I was just rummaging through old emails, and this is one of the things that turned up.... thought it was amusing
MURPHY'S LAWS OF COMBAT
1. You are not Superman.
2. If it's stupid but works, it's not stupid.
3. Don't look conspicuous - it draws fire
4. When in doubt, empty your magazine
5. Never share a foxhole with anyone braver than you are
6. Never forget that your weapon was made by the lowest bidder
7. If your attack is going really well, it's an ambush
8. No plan survives the first contact intact
9. Five second fuses always burn down in three seconds
10. Try to look unimportant, because the bad guys may be low on ammo.
11. If you are forward of your positions, the artillery will fall short
12. The enemy diversion you're ignoring is the main attack
13. The important things are always simple
14. The simple things are always hard
15. The easy way is always mined
16. If you are short of everything except enemy, you are in combat
17. When you've secured an area don't forget to tell the enemy
18. Incoming fire has the right of way
19. Friendly fire - isn't
20. If the enemy is in range, SO ARE YOU!!!
21. No combat-ready unit has ever passed inspection, while no inspection
ready unit has ever passed combat
22. Beer math : 2 beers times 37 men = 49 cases
23. Body count math is: 2 guerrillas plus one probable plus two pigs = 37
enemy killed in action
24. Things that must be together to work usually can't be shipped together
25. Radios will fail as soon as you need fire support desperately
26. Anything you do can get you shot - including doing nothing
27. Tracers work both ways
28. The only thing more accurate than incoming enemy fire is incoming
friendly fire
29. Make it tough for the enemy to get in and you can't get out
30. If you take more than your fair share of objectives, then you will have
more than your fair share of objectives to take
31. When both sides are convinced they are about to lose, they are both
right
32. Professional soldiers are predictable, but the world is full of
amateurs
33. Murphy was a grunt!
McGarvey's Laws of Combat Operations
1. Recoilless rifles - aren't!
2. Suppressive fire - won't!
3. A sucking chest wound is Mother Nature's way of telling you you've been
in a firefight.
4. The enemy inevitably attacks on two occasions: when they're ready and
when you're not.
5. Things that must be shipped together as a set aren't.
6. Never draw fire; it irritates everyone around you.
7. The Cavalry doesn't always come to the rescue.
8. Mines are equal opportunity weapons.
9. B-52s are the ultimate close support weapon.
10. The sniper's motto is: "Reach out and touch someone".
11. Killing for peace is like screwing for virginity.
12. The side with the simplest uniform wins.
13. Combat will occur on the ground between two adjoining maps.
14. Field experience is something you don't get until just after you need
it.
15. If your ambush is properly set the enemy won't walk into it.
