The ability to exploit the advantages of night operations. Frequent use of all types of ambush. Extensive use of booby traps. Evading decisive engagements. The terrorists are normally well armed with modern automatic or semiautomatic rifles, submachine guns and machine guns.
Hand grenades are in abundance.
More sophisticated arms are in use on an ever increasing scale, e.g., grenade launchers, mortars, guns and even anti-aircraft machine guns. The use of mines is a favorite terrorist tactic. Most arms originate from communist countries, but the terrorists are also trained to use the military forces I own weapons against them, be they stolen or captured in combat. When forced to, he can revert to primitive weapons such as muzzle loaders, spears and bows and arrows. The terrorists are well equipped with modern items such as radio sets, plastic explosives, map reading aids, first-aid kits and rations.