Author: A Murphy's Military Law

Smart bombs have bad days too.

Arms Military Murphy’s Laws

The one item you need is always in short supply.

Military

No matter which way you have to march, its always uphill.

Military

If you are short of everything except enemy, you are in combat.

Conflict Military Murphy’s Laws War

Whenever you have plenty of ammo, you never miss; whenever you are low on ammo, you can't hit the broad side of a barn.

Military

When both sides are convinced they are about to lose, they're both right.

Murphy’s Laws

Suppressive fires – won’t.

Military Murphy’s Laws

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

Military Murphy’s Laws

Field experience is something you never get until just after you need it.

Military Murphy’s Laws

Any ship can be a minesweeper… once.

Arms Military Murphy’s Laws War

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

Military Murphy’s Laws

We are not retreating, we are advancing in another direction.

Military Murphy’s Laws

The complexity of a weapon is inversely proportional to the IQ of the weapon's operator.

Arms Intelligence Military

The enemy invariably attacks on one of two occasions:
1. When you’re ready for them. 2. When you’re not ready for them.

Military Murphy’s Laws

Neutral countries – aren’t.

Government Military Murphy’s Laws Places

Try to look unimportant, because the bad guys may be low on ammo and not want to waste a bullet on you.

Military Murphy’s Laws

A Purple Heart just proves that were you smart enough to think of a plan, stupid enough to try it, and lucky enough to survive.

Military

Don’t draw fire, it irritates the people around you.

Military Murphy’s Laws

If only one solution can be found for a field problem, then it is usually a stupid solution.

Military Murphy’s Laws Problems

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

Military Murphy’s Laws

Radios will fail as soon as you need fire support desperately

Corollary: Radar tends to fail at night and in bad weather, and especially during both

Communication Murphy’s Laws