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Title: Combat for Dummies - Actual Advice & Instructions!
Post by: Saintaw on May 26, 2005, 07:04:35 AM

Advice and instructions taken from actual military
sources. Some of these guys must have had a sense of
humor

"Aim towards the enemy."
--Instruction printed on U.S. Rocket Launcher

"When the pin is pulled, Mr. Grenade is not our
friend."
--U.S. Marine Corps

"Cluster bombing from B-52s is very, very accurate.
The bombs are guaranteed to always hit the ground."
--USAF Ammo Troop

"If the enemy is in range, so are you."
--Infantry Journal

"A slipping gear could let your m203 grenade launcher
fire when you least expect it. That would make you
quite unpopular in what's left of your unit."
--Army's magazine of prevention maintenance

"It is generally inadvisable to eject directly over
the area you just bombed."
--U.S. Air Force manual

"Try to look unimportant; the enemy may be low on
ammo."
--Infantry Journal

"Tracers work both ways."
--U.S. Army Ordnance

"Five-second fuses only last three seconds."
--Infantry Journal

"Bravery is being the only one who knows you're
afraid."
--David Hackworth

"If your attack is going too well, you're walking into
an ambush."
--Infantry Journal

"No combat-ready unit has ever passed inspection."
--Joe Gay

"Any ship can be a minesweeper....once."
--Anon

"Never tell the platoon sergeant you have nothing to
do."
--Unknown Marine Recruit

"Don't draw fire; it irritates the people around you." --Infantry
Journal

"If you see a bomb technician running, try to keep up
with him."
--USAF Ammo Troop

Title: Combat for Dummies - Actual Advice & Instructions!
Post by: rpm on May 26, 2005, 07:14:08 AM

Some oldies, but goodies. :)

Title: Combat for Dummies - Actual Advice & Instructions!
Post by: DREDIOCK on May 26, 2005, 07:15:41 AM

They forgot

"When being shot at, Shoot back"- Irwin Rommel

Title: Combat for Dummies - Actual Advice & Instructions!
Post by: cpxxx on May 26, 2005, 08:30:02 AM

One I made up by myself.

Always stand behind a Non Com looking for 'volunteers'

Title: Combat for Dummies - Actual Advice & Instructions!
Post by: Dinger on May 26, 2005, 10:49:57 AM

The claymore has "FRONT TOWARDS ENEMY" on one side and "DO NOT EAT" on the other.

Title: Combat for Dummies - Actual Advice & Instructions!
Post by: bigsky on May 26, 2005, 01:11:45 PM

if you loose power to one engine in a two engine plane, the remaining engine will always have enough power to get you to the crash site.

Title: Combat for Dummies - Actual Advice & Instructions!
Post by: Wolfala on May 26, 2005, 04:41:47 PM

Whenever occasional icing and precipitation is forecast, you will be the first PIREP without the right equipment.