Cybertrivia:

Murphy’s Laws of Combat

Never forget that your weapon is made by the lowest bidder.

 

When a flight is proceeding incredibly well, something was forgotten.

 

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

 

The easy way is always mined.

 

If it moves, salute it; if it doesn’t move, pick it up; if you can’t pick it up, paint it

 

Any military project will take twice as long as planned, cost twice as much, and produce only half of what is wanted

 

If at first you don’t succeed, call in an airstrike

 

The quartermaster has only two sizes, too large and too small.

 

If enough data is collected, a board of inquiry can prove anything.

 

If your advance is going well, you are walking into an ambush.

 

All battles are fought at the junction of two or more map sheets… printed at different scales.

 

Military Expert: One who tells you what’s going to happen tomorrow – then tells you why it didn’t.

 

The most dangerous thing in the combat zone is an officer with a map,

 

The enemy invariably attacks on one of two occasions: When you’re ready for them / When you’re not ready for them.

 

If you find yourself in front of your platoon they know something you don’t.

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