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Page 4 of a Special Operations Executive (SOE) document continuing the weapons training syllabus for Force 136 personnel during the Second World War. This final page lists four additional training activities: rifle grenade firing, firing Japanese rifles and light machine guns, and instruction and firing practice with the PIAT (Projector, Infantry, Anti-Tank), a British anti-tank weapon. The syllabus specifies 1½ hours for rifle grenade firing, two hours for Japanese weapons and three hours for PIAT instruction. A final one-hour session included general review, a museum visit and instruction in rendering equipment ineffective for enemy use. The inclusion of Japanese weapons demonstrates that Force 136 personnel were trained to handle and operate enemy equipment as well as Allied weapons, an important skill for clandestine operations in Japanese-occupied territory.