▁control ▁of ▁communic ations ▁before , ▁during , ▁and ▁after ▁the ▁coup ▁is ▁st aged . ▁ ▁Simple ▁sab ot age ▁against ▁physical ▁communic ations ▁platforms ▁using ▁semi - sk illed ▁techn icians , ▁or ▁even ▁those ▁trained ▁only ▁for ▁this ▁task , ▁could ▁effectively ▁silence ▁the ▁target ▁government ▁of ▁the ▁coup , ▁leaving ▁the ▁information ▁battle ▁space ▁open ▁to ▁the ▁domin ance ▁of ▁the ▁coup ' s ▁leaders . ▁ ▁To ▁unders core ▁the ▁effect iveness ▁of ▁sab ot age , ▁" A ▁single ▁co oper ative ▁techn ician ▁will ▁be ▁able ▁tempor arily ▁to ▁put ▁out ▁of ▁action ▁a ▁radio ▁station ▁which ▁would ▁otherwise ▁require ▁a ▁full - scale ▁assault ." ▁ ▁Rail ro ads , ▁where ▁strateg ically ▁important ▁to ▁the ▁regime ▁the ▁coup ▁is ▁against , ▁are ▁prime ▁targets ▁for ▁sab ot age — if ▁a ▁section ▁of ▁the ▁track ▁is ▁dam aged ▁entire ▁port ions ▁of ▁the ▁transport ation ▁network ▁can ▁be ▁stopped ▁until ▁it ▁is ▁fixed . ▁ ▁Der iv ative ▁us ages ▁ ▁Sab ot age ▁radio ▁ ▁A ▁sab ot age ▁radio ▁was ▁a ▁small ▁two - way ▁radio ▁designed ▁for ▁use ▁by ▁resistance ▁movements ▁in ▁World ▁War ▁II , ▁and ▁after ▁the ▁war ▁often ▁used ▁by ▁exped itions ▁and ▁similar ▁parties . ▁ ▁Cy bot age ▁ ▁Ar qu illa ▁and ▁R ond feld t , ▁in ▁their ▁work ▁entitled ▁Network s ▁and ▁Net w ars , ▁differenti ate ▁their ▁definition ▁of ▁" net war " ▁from ▁a ▁list ▁of ▁" tr end y