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    Murphy’s Laws Of Combat

    If the enemy is in range, so are you

    Incoming fire has the right of way

    Don’t look conspicuous; it draws fire

    There is always a way

    That way is always mined

    Try to look uminportant; they might be low on ammo

    What gets you promoted from one rank gets you killed in the next rank

    Teamwork is essential; it gives them someone else to shoot at

    If orders can be misunderstood they will be

    The tank is a monument to the inaccuracy of indirect fire

    Odd objects attract fire. You are odd

    Your mortar barrage will put exactly one round on the intended target. That round will be a dud

    Mine fields are not neutral

    If they’re shooting at you, it’s a high intensity conflict

    The weight of your equipment is proportional to the cube of the time you have been carrying it

    The enemy diversion you have been ignoring will be the main attack

    If your attack is going well, it’s an ambush

    Never draw fire, it irritates those around you

    When you have secured an area, don’t forget to tell the enemy

    Never forget that your weapon is made by the lowest bidder

    Friendly fire isn’t

    Never stand when you can sit

    Never sit when you can lie down

    Never stay awake when you can sleep

    A grenade with a 7 second fuse will always burn in 4 seconds

    The enemy never watches until you make a mistake

    Whenever you are low on ammo, you can never hit anything

    The more a weapon costs, the further you will have to send it to be repaired

    Interchangeable parts are not

    The item you need is always in short supply

    The complexity of a weapon is inversely proportional to the IQ of it’s operator

    No combat ready group ever passes inspection

    No inspection ready group ever survives combat

    Peace is our profession, mass murder is just a hobby

    All battles are fought at the junction of two or more maps

    Things that must be together to work can never be shipped together

    If you need an officer in a hurry take a nap

    Radar tends to fail at night and in bad weather, and especially during both

    Tracers work both ways

    The only thing more accurate than incoming enemy fire is incoming friendly fire

    The effective killing radius is greater than the average soldier can throw it

    Military intelligence is a contradiction of terms


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