Murphy's Laws of Combat
Recommended by: Jim Cook
Recoiless rifles...aren't.
Suppressive fire.....won't.
Friendly fire.....isn't.
Automatic weapons....aren't.
Incoming fire has right-of-way.
If the enemy is in range, so are you.
When in doubt, empty the magazine.
A sucking chest wound is nature's way of telling
you it's time to slow down.
Never draw fire, it irritates everyone around
you.
Anything you do can get you shot...including doing nothing.
Make it tough enough for the enemy to get in and
you won't be able to get out.
Never share a foxhole with anyone braver than
yourself.
Professionals are predictable, amateurs are
dangerous.
The easy way is always mined.
Try to look unimportant, they may be low on ammo.
No battle plan ever survives contact with the
enemy.
If you're short of everything but the enemy,
you're in a combat zone.
If your attack is going really well, it's an
ambush.
No combat-ready unit ever passed inspection.
No inspection-ready unit ever passed combat.
Communications will always fail the moment you need air or artillery support.
If it's stupid but works, it isn't stupid.
You are not Superman. (Freshly graduated recruits
from Marine boot camp and all fighter pilots,
especially, take note.)
Never forget that your weapon was made by the
lowest bidder.
When both sides are convinced that they are about
to lose; they are both right.
Don't look conspicuous, it draws fire (This is
why aircraft carriers are called bomb magnets.
All five-second grenade fuses will brun down in
three seconds.
If you are forward of your position, the
artillery will fall short
The enemy diversion you are ignoring is the main
attack.
The important things are always simple
The simple things are always hard
When you have secured an area, don't forget to
tell the enemy.
If the enemy are in range, SO ARE YOU.
Beer math is: Two beers times 37 men equal 49
cases.
Body count math is: Two guerrillas plus one
portable plus two pigs equal 37 enemy KIA
Things that must be together to work, usually
can't be shipped together.
Tracers work BOTH ways.
The only thing more accurate than incoming enemy
fire is incoming friendly fire.
If you take more than your fair share of
objectives, you will have more than your fair
share of objectives to take
Professional soldiers are predictable, but the
world is full of amateurs
Murphy was a grunt.
