Author: A Murphy's Military Law Page 3

The enemy never watches until you make a mistake.

Military

The tough part about being an officer is that the troops don't know what they want, but they know for certain what they don't want.

Military

All-weather close air support doesn't work in bad weather.

Military Murphy’s Laws

Tracers work BOTH ways.

Arms Military Murphy’s Laws

Automatic weapons – aren’t.

Arms Military Murphy’s Laws

Neutral countries – aren’t.

Government Military Murphy’s Laws Places

No one ever carries too much ammo.

Military

The enemy never monitors your radio frequency until you broadcast on an unsecured channel.

Communication Military

A retreating enemy is probably just falling back and regrouping.

Military Murphy’s Laws

Never share a foxhole with anyone braver than you.

Characteristics Military Murphy’s Laws

It's not the bullet with your name on it; it's the shrapnel addressed to ‘occupant’ you've got to worry about.

Military

The difficult we do immediately; the impossible takes a little while longer.

Military Murphy’s Laws

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

Arms Military Money Murphy’s Laws

All five-second grenade fuses will burn down in three seconds.

Arms Military Murphy’s Laws

Recoilless rifles – aren’t.

Arms Military Murphy’s Laws

Don’t look conspicuous – in the combat, it draws fire; out of the combat zone, it draws sergeants.

Military Murphy’s Laws

When the enemy is closing, the artillery will always be long

Military Murphy’s Laws

No plan survives first contact intact.

Military Murphy’s Laws

Suppressive fires – won’t.

Military Murphy’s Laws

If you take more than your fair share of objectives, you will have more than your fair share to take.

Military Murphy’s Laws

Whoever said the pen is mightier than the sword obviously never encountered automatic weapons!

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