Night movement.

    The Soviet army does 30-40% of its training at night.  At  night sounds
    and  light  distort.  Bobby  traps,  chemical  warfare,  etc.  are more
    effective at night. Sound travels further  at  night.  At  night  sound
    carries   1.5   miles-rifle   shot,   600  yards-troop  movements,  500
    yards-rifle loading, 40 yards-1 man walking through  the  woods,  1,000
    yards-digging.   Rain,   wind  disguise  sounds.  Light.  At  night  .5
    miles-cigarette or match, 1.5 miles white flashlight, 4 miles campfire,
    1.5 miles rifle flash, 3-5 miles-car headlights. From the air  multiply
    the  above  by a factor of 2 or 3. A pilot sees darkness coming up from
    the ground. It's dark below sooner than it is above, this can  be  used
    to  your  advantage.  Don't  silloette  yourself  or  movements  on the
    skyline, check to see that your equipment doesn't reflect, or  generate
    noise  during  rapid movement. Sophisticated infra-red search equipment
    can see your body heat in the dark, sophisticated  night  weaponry  has
    just  about  eliminated  secret night operations. One ploy is to shield
    your body heat with a "space blanket" as a last ditch effort to  escape
    detection  from  infra-red  search from above. Your body heat will look
    more like a small animal than a man if most heat is reflected by  space
    blanket.  For  night  operations your flashlight must have a red filter
    and a lanyard. Men  have  to  be  closer  spaced  during  travel.  Your
    security  has to be 360 degree during movement AND DURING STOPPING!! If
    you have to scatter, have a fall back  point  (perhaps  your last  stop
    point  or last major landmark or map feature). Move along, not across a
    shadow's line. While going through the woods, lift your foot high,  put
    toe  down  first,  test for noise generation (twigs, leaves, branches).
    All clothing must be tight, use rubber bands on  leggings,  to  prevent
    swishing.  Walk  10 paces and then stop & listen & look. Slowly move to
    fire postion, clear your postion of twigs, etc., feel your way down  to
    the ground. Trip flares, mousetrap/flash-cubes, cans on a wire. You can
    make  a  "sound  barrier"  around your campsite by making a 6 to 8 foot
    area filled with twigs, leaves, branches, etc. that might not  even  be
    recognized  as a trip-up system even while the enemy is moving  through
    it. Most attacks come at  4AM  when  the  guards  are  sleepiest.  Good
    technique  is  to  attempt  to  counter  attack at dusk. You are in the
    woods, while the attackers are over-running  your  campsite.  Take  old
    socks  and  dye  them  black and slip over your boots for night travel.
    Have flashlight with a remote switch so if you turn on  your  light  to
    illuminate  a  noise  and  the  noise  fires at the light, you won't be
    behind it. Simple example would be a doorbell button and 10-20' of wire
    on a lantern. On Face camo you can go for total coverage  (causes  more
    sweating)  or  partial,  broken lines. Spandoflague or nets to break up
    your shape. A dot of "liquid paper" (white) applied to your front  site
    help  aiming. If your flashlight rattles, wrap paper or tape around the
    battery, particularily a problem  with  GI  elbow  heads.