Murphy's Laws of Combat - put to Latin.

If the enemy is in range, so are you.

 

Si hostes visibilis, etiam tu.

Incoming fire has the right of way

 

Missiles invenientes semper potestatem viae habent

Don't look conspicuous, it draws fire

 

Noli eminere, catapultas allicies

There is always a way

 

Putamus viam semper esse

The easy way is always mined

 

Via perfacilis laqueis semper plena

Try to look unimportant, they may be low on ammo

 

Conare nullius momenti videri fortasse missilibus careant

Professionals are predictable, it is the amateurs who are dangerous

 

Peritissimos semper praevidere possumus, rudi autem periculosi sunt

The enemy invariably attacks on two occasions: (a) when you are ready for them, (b) when you are not ready for them

 

Duobus temporibus oppugnant hostes: cum parati estis, et cum imparati estis

Teamwork is essential, it gives them someone else to shoot at

 

Collaboratio maximi momenti est, quia eis alterum scopum praebet

If you can't remember, the claymore is always pointed at you

 

Si id memini non potes, scutula dirumpens semper at te collineata est

The enemy diversion you have been ignoring will be the main attack

 

Negligentia hostium quam non coluistis primus impetus erit

A sucking chest wound is nature's way of telling you to slow down

 

Vulnus pectoris sugens ne properetis mos naturae dicendi est

If your attack is going well, you have walked into an ambush

 

Si impetus bene it, in laqueum incessistis

Never draw fire, it irritates everyone around you

 

Numquam catapultas allice, iram omnium concitabis

Anything you can do can get you shot, including nothing

 

Ex quocumque facere poteris te sauciabit, nihilo comprehenso

Make it tough for the enemy to get in and you won't be able to get out

 

Si hostibus difficile incedere facias tu quoque male extricabis

Never share a foxhole with one braver than yourself

 

Numquam fossam compartire cum viro tibi fortiore

If you are short of anything but the enemy you are in a combat zone

 

Si nihilo carueris nisi hostibus loco pugnae es

When you have secured an area, don't forget to tell the enemy

 

Si locum inexpugnabilis facias, memento hostibus de hoc profiteri

Never forget your weapon is made by the lowest bidder

 

Numquam obliviscaris tua tela facta ab eis qui minima liciti sunt

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