Oh absolutely. I don't think anyone sets out to abuse their tools, but there are always other constraints. I imagine that a lot of these wartime machinists were given a rulebook, then told to make X units per day more than was possible. The rulebook was then ignored to get the job done, at whatever cost. Drill bits were broken. Management was upset at the cost. So a passive-aggressive "guide to sabotage" was written to guilt them into somehow meeting their quotas while hopefully breaking fewer tools.

Have an open mind, bit don't let your brain fall out.

Good HSS drill bits like Wedevåg are cheap by proportion and can last 24h in tough materials like acid-resistant stainless steel under optimal conditions. Once dull you can just touch them up in a sharpener. Carbide bits last longer and do quicker work but are expensive.

Today. I doubt that was the case in 1940 or even in 1980, especially on the Soviet side.