Murphy's laws of Combat

Jackal<QSF> · 24th Sep 2001, 05:31 PM

1.You are not superman.
2.If its stupid but works, it isn't stupid.
3.Don't look conspicuous, it draws fire.(This is why aircraft carriers are called,"Bomb Magnets".)
4.When in doubt empty your magazine.
5.Never share a foxhole with anyone braver than you are.
6.Never forget that your weapon is made by the lowest bidder.
7.If your attack is going realy well, it's a ambush.
8.No plan survives the first contact intact.
9.All five-second granade fuses will 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 position, the artillery will fall short.
12.The enemy diversion you are 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 shot every thing except enemy,you are in combat.
17.When you have secured the area, don't forget to tell the enemy.
18.Incomeing 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.
22.Beer math is: two beers times 37 men = 49 cases.
23.Body count math is: two guerillas plus one portable pluse two pigs = 37 enemy killed in action.
24.Things that must be together to work, usually can't be shipped together.
25.Raido's 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 incomeing enemy fire is incomeing friendly fire.
29.Make it tough for the enemy to get in and you cant get out.
30.If you take more than your fair share of objectives, you will have more than your fair objectives to take.
31.When both sides are convinced thay 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.

The_Fur · 24th Sep 2001, 05:34 PM

not again!

/me jumps off a cliff

Jackal<QSF> · 25th Sep 2001, 01:30 AM

*bump*

WhackZero · 25th Sep 2001, 03:04 AM

hehe, purty funny.

Battosai · 25th Sep 2001, 03:41 AM

DamienW · 25th Sep 2001, 06:09 AM

Well, seems a "murphy laws" counter should be set up

Los Pescados · 25th Sep 2001, 09:28 AM

the vrrc · 25th Sep 2001, 03:09 PM

Wasn't this already posted, an a whole lot more of em?

Wikkan · 25th Sep 2001, 10:06 PM

Yes many moons ago... there should be a "search forum" rule before posting.

Jackal<QSF> · 26th Sep 2001, 07:28 AM

Ya i figured some one would have posted it by now. But when I looked about 5 pages back and I didnt see any so i figured we needed them.

And besides I think I should be allowed to post that sence after all I have been playing INF a lot longer than you guys.

Fenris · 26th Sep 2001, 07:33 AM

This post proves "Murphy's law of forums".

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342. They don't search before they post.
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St0rmcaller · 26th Sep 2001, 11:33 AM

Hey guys, I just saw something really funny. I'm going to post it. I like to call it, All your base are belong to us. Bet you never saw it before!

the vrrc · 26th Sep 2001, 02:18 PM

What you say? Is it in the funness, being? This all your base?

JasonBook · 26th Sep 2001, 03:50 PM

You should look back further than 5 pages buddy. 5 pages is a few hours on this forum.

But good try.

the vrrc · 26th Sep 2001, 04:05 PM

Acutally, more like a day or near day on normal days. Still, 7 days of it not being posted... who posts it next week!?

[amel_#umper · 27th Sep 2001, 11:07 AM

You lame-o, that's just copied from HL opposing force .

asmodeus · 27th Sep 2001, 11:12 AM

yurch · 27th Sep 2001, 11:34 AM

just because I can...
http://forums.planetunreal.com/showt...ghlight=murphy

beat that.

{GD}Ghost · 27th Sep 2001, 01:11 PM

ROFL!! Now I have to get a band aid cuz I hit my head when I fell off of my chair laughing.

<P^R>Imperial · 27th Sep 2001, 09:41 PM

I remember last time we did this we found over 150+ murphys laws. Hehe that was a few months ago and 5 pages back only goes 1 month back at the most I think.

24th Sep 2001, 05:31 PM	#1
Jackal<QSF> One of the last INF OG's!!! Join Date: Jul. 13th, 2000 Posts: 271	Murphy's laws of Combat 1.You are not superman. 2.If its stupid but works, it isn't stupid. 3.Don't look conspicuous, it draws fire.(This is why aircraft carriers are called,"Bomb Magnets".) 4.When in doubt empty your magazine. 5.Never share a foxhole with anyone braver than you are. 6.Never forget that your weapon is made by the lowest bidder. 7.If your attack is going realy well, it's a ambush. 8.No plan survives the first contact intact. 9.All five-second granade fuses will 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 position, the artillery will fall short. 12.The enemy diversion you are 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 shot every thing except enemy,you are in combat. 17.When you have secured the area, don't forget to tell the enemy. 18.Incomeing 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. 22.Beer math is: two beers times 37 men = 49 cases. 23.Body count math is: two guerillas plus one portable pluse two pigs = 37 enemy killed in action. 24.Things that must be together to work, usually can't be shipped together. 25.Raido's 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 incomeing enemy fire is incomeing friendly fire. 29.Make it tough for the enemy to get in and you cant get out. 30.If you take more than your fair share of objectives, you will have more than your fair objectives to take. 31.When both sides are convinced thay 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. __________________ 1 shot 1 kill

24th Sep 2001, 05:34 PM	#2
The_Fur Back in black Join Date: Nov. 2nd, 2000 Posts: 6,205	not again! /me jumps off a cliff __________________ "States are not moral agents; those who attribute to them ideals and principles merely mislead themselves and others." -Noam Chomsky "Ignorance, and admiration arising from ignorance, are the parents of devotion and obedience" -Dostoyevski

25th Sep 2001, 01:30 AM	#3
Jackal<QSF> One of the last INF OG's!!! Join Date: Jul. 13th, 2000 Posts: 271	bump __________________ 1 shot 1 kill

25th Sep 2001, 03:04 AM	#4
WhackZero whack0 Join Date: Sep. 13th, 2000 Location: bellevue, wa Posts: 129	hehe, purty funny. __________________ zzz

25th Sep 2001, 06:09 AM	#6
DamienW I'm no stranger to sarcasm, sir Join Date: Feb. 4th, 2001 Location: Bayonne, France Posts: 1,678	Well, seems a "murphy laws" counter should be set up __________________ Formerly known as Max Sterling

25th Sep 2001, 03:41 AM	#5
Battosai The Great Southern Thread Killer Join Date: Jun. 6th, 2001 Location: Roaming Posts: 739

25th Sep 2001, 09:28 AM	#7
Los Pescados Infiltration Team Member Join Date: Nov. 3rd, 2000 Location: Surrey, BC, Canada Posts: 1,020	__________________ Saturn ascends, comes 'round again. Ignorant to the damage done.

25th Sep 2001, 03:09 PM	#8
the vrrc noexistant user Join Date: Jun. 16th, 2001 Posts: 1,834	Wasn't this already posted, an a whole lot more of em? __________________ If you are ever given a chance to pick up a quater, run. Run with whatever speed God has given you and pray "They" don't catch you.

25th Sep 2001, 10:06 PM	#9
Wikkan Dickhead Fulfilled! Join Date: Feb. 15th, 2001 Posts: 1,350	Yes many moons ago... there should be a "search forum" rule before posting. __________________ <Shrap> What is pubes ?

26th Sep 2001, 07:28 AM	#10
Jackal<QSF> One of the last INF OG's!!! Join Date: Jul. 13th, 2000 Posts: 271	Ya i figured some one would have posted it by now. But when I looked about 5 pages back and I didnt see any so i figured we needed them. And besides I think I should be allowed to post that sence after all I have been playing INF a lot longer than you guys. __________________ 1 shot 1 kill

26th Sep 2001, 11:33 AM	#12
St0rmcaller [AFA]'s unoffical godfather Join Date: Apr. 4th, 2001 Location: United States of America Posts: 1,690	Hey guys, I just saw something really funny. I'm going to post it. I like to call it, All your base are belong to us. Bet you never saw it before! __________________ AFA Message Board "Beer is proof that God loves us and wants us to be happy."-Ben Franklin -To believe in the life of Love, to walk in the way of Honor, and to serve in the light of Truth... -When the soldier gets to Heaven, to St. Peter he will tell, "One more soldier reporting, sir. I've served my time in Hell."

26th Sep 2001, 02:18 PM	#13
the vrrc noexistant user Join Date: Jun. 16th, 2001 Posts: 1,834	What you say? Is it in the funness, being? This all your base? __________________ If you are ever given a chance to pick up a quater, run. Run with whatever speed God has given you and pray "They" don't catch you.

26th Sep 2001, 03:50 PM	#14
JasonBook American Warmonger Join Date: Oct. 21st, 2000 Posts: 117	You should look back further than 5 pages buddy. 5 pages is a few hours on this forum. But good try. __________________ "I hate signatures!"

26th Sep 2001, 04:05 PM	#15
the vrrc noexistant user Join Date: Jun. 16th, 2001 Posts: 1,834	Acutally, more like a day or near day on normal days. Still, 7 days of it not being posted... who posts it next week!? __________________ If you are ever given a chance to pick up a quater, run. Run with whatever speed God has given you and pray "They" don't catch you.

27th Sep 2001, 11:07 AM	#16
[amel_#umper Registered User Join Date: May. 16th, 2001 Location: london Posts: 109	You lame-o, that's just copied from HL opposing force . __________________ supp bre

27th Sep 2001, 11:12 AM	#17
asmodeus DB addict Join Date: Mar. 25th, 2001 Posts: 1,609	__________________ Deathball (sports mod for UT2k4) NADBL season 2 rookie of the year

27th Sep 2001, 11:34 AM	#18
yurch Swinging the clue-by-four Join Date: May. 21st, 2001 Location: USA, Maryland. Posts: 5,781	just because I can... http://forums.planetunreal.com/showt...ghlight=murphy beat that. __________________

27th Sep 2001, 01:11 PM	#19
{GD}Ghost Counter Terrorist Operative Join Date: Mar. 25th, 2001 Location: Classified Posts: 1,436	ROFL!! Now I have to get a band aid cuz I hit my head when I fell off of my chair laughing. __________________ * Forgivness is between them and God. My job is to arrange the meeting.- John Creasy * Real life blows....but at least you don't die every 5 minutes. -{GD} Shoany Visit the: Ghost Dogs' Online Store The Ghost Dogs' Forum

27th Sep 2001, 09:41 PM	#20
<P^R>Imperial Bleh Join Date: Mar. 19th, 2001 Location: San Diego, CA Posts: 730	I remember last time we did this we found over 150+ murphys laws. Hehe that was a few months ago and 5 pages back only goes 1 month back at the most I think. __________________

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