von Schalburg Posted February 18, 2001 Share Posted February 18, 2001 1. If the enemy is in range, so are you. 2. Incoming fire has the right of way. 3. Don't look conspicuous, it draws fire. 4. There is always a way. 5. The easy way is always mined. 6. Try to look unimportant, they might be low on ammo. 7. Professionals are predictable, it's the amateurs that are dangerous. 8. The enemy invariably attacks on two occasions: a. When you're ready for them. b. When you're not ready for them. 9. Teamwork is essential, it gives them someone else to shoot at. 10. If you can't remember, then the claymore is pointed at you. 11. The enemy diversion you have been ignoring all day, is the main attack. 12. A "Sucking chest wound" is natures way of telling you to slow down. 13. If you attack is going well, you have walked into an ambush. 14. Never draw fire, it irritates everyone around you. 15. Anything you do can get you shoot, including nothing. 16. Make it tough enough for the enemy to get in and you won't be able to get out. 17. Never share a foxhole with anyone braver than yourself. 18. If you're short of everything but the enemy, you're in a combat zone. 19. When you have secured an area, don't forget to tell the enemy. 20. Never forget that you're weapon is made by the lowest bidder. ------------------ PanzerLeid Mit donnernden Motoren, So schnell wie der Blitz, Dem Feinde entgegen, Im Panzer geschützt. Voraus den Kameraden Im Kampfe ganz allein, Steh'n wir allein, So stossen wir tief In die feindlichen Reihn. von Schalburg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vanir Posted February 18, 2001 Share Posted February 18, 2001 Unoffical Best Post of the Day. ------------------ What a bunch of horsecrap. -Steve Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest ckoharik Posted February 18, 2001 Share Posted February 18, 2001 One other: -Friendly fire isn't. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Warmaker Posted February 18, 2001 Share Posted February 18, 2001 Your rule #3 is incorrect IIRC, it goes like "Don't look conspicuous, the enemy may be low on ammunition," so they'll be lookin' around and seeing you and say,"Nah, I'm not gonna waste a bullet on some plain old guy with a rifle... wait, who's that over there? An officer?" ------------------ "Uncommon valor was a common virtue"-Adm.Chester Nimitz of the Marines on Iwo Jima Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Compassion Posted February 18, 2001 Share Posted February 18, 2001 Originally posted by Warmaker: Your rule #3 is incorrect IIRC, it goes like "Don't look conspicuous, the enemy may be low on ammunition," so they'll be lookin' around and seeing you and say,"Nah, I'm not gonna waste a bullet on some plain old guy with a rifle... wait, who's that over there? An officer?" That would be #6, though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlueFalcon Posted February 18, 2001 Share Posted February 18, 2001 22. The most accurate fire is friendly fire. ------------------ Hook 'em! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Commissar Posted February 18, 2001 Share Posted February 18, 2001 23. If anything can possibly go wrong, it will. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlueFalcon Posted February 18, 2001 Share Posted February 18, 2001 24. Tracers work both ways. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Check6 Posted February 18, 2001 Share Posted February 18, 2001 Originally posted by The Commissar: 23. If anything can possibly go wrong, it will. Murphy's Law, paraphrased a little less abstractly: If there are two or more ways to do something, and one leads to catastrophe, someone will do it that way. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Commissar Posted February 18, 2001 Share Posted February 18, 2001 Check6, Never heard that one before, I got mine from a valid source a while back. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Instincti Posted February 18, 2001 Share Posted February 18, 2001 Murphys Law is also known as "Sod's Law" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Humus B. Chittenbee Posted February 18, 2001 Share Posted February 18, 2001 The generic "Law" heard for years is the "If anything can go wrong it will go wrong." -- the first corollary of which is "If you drop a piece of buttered toast, the buttered side always falls down." Which, of course, engendered some unknown wag to question what would happen if one tied a piece of buttered toast (buttered side up) onto the back of a cat (who "...always land on their feet"). Another wag (mahap the same) then posited the creation would then hover a short distance off the ground and perhaps even spin and possibly be the source of limitless energy - if harnessed correctly. I, however, am a purist. I revert to the original premise. I would like to point out that when considering which of the of the three possibilities (butter down, cat on its feet, spinning while hovering) is the most likely, there are undoubtedly an endless number of other possibilites, and the one you LEAST want/predict is the one that will happen. And you can bet on it!! -g- ------------------ ***Sôphrosunê*** Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Commissar Posted February 18, 2001 Share Posted February 18, 2001 Originally posted by Humus B. Chittenbee: Which, of course, engendered some unknown wag to question what would happen if one tied a piece of buttered toast (buttered side up) onto the back of a cat (who "...always land on their feet"). Another wag (mahap the same) then posited the creation would then hover a short distance off the ground and perhaps even spin and possibly be the source of limitless energy - if harnessed correctly. Y'know, this we can actually try out! Here, Kitty-Kitty-Kitty... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pacestick Posted February 18, 2001 Share Posted February 18, 2001 Humus You only stated part of the law, the full text reads: If you drop a piece of buttered toast,the buttered side always falls down except when dropped for the express purpose of proving this law Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
patboivin Posted February 18, 2001 Share Posted February 18, 2001 (Friendly fire demands retaliation.) If you are playing on a huge map in wet terrain, and you decided to surprise your opponent by placing most of your units on one side, rest assured that he is doing the exact same thing on the other side. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Black Five Posted February 18, 2001 Share Posted February 18, 2001 If you're forward of your stated position artillery will fall short. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
von Schalburg Posted February 18, 2001 Author Share Posted February 18, 2001 Keep them coming people, there most be more out there! ------------------ PanzerLeid Mit donnernden Motoren, So schnell wie der Blitz, Dem Feinde entgegen, Im Panzer geschützt. Voraus den Kameraden Im Kampfe ganz allein, Steh'n wir allein, So stossen wir tief In die feindlichen Reihn. von Schalburg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Patrocles Posted February 19, 2001 Share Posted February 19, 2001 yet another heard from National Guard: "suppressive fire never suppresses the enemy" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bry Barnard Posted February 19, 2001 Share Posted February 19, 2001 - And another: "When in doubt empty the magazine" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
drkuw Posted February 20, 2001 Share Posted February 20, 2001 O'Neil's Law: Murphy was an optimist. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EricM Posted February 20, 2001 Share Posted February 20, 2001 When you finally get a clear shot, you forget the safety Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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