1. If it's stupid but works, it's not stupid. 2. Don't look conspicuous, it draws fire. 3. When in doubt, empty your magazine. 4. Never share a foxhole with anyone braver than you are. 5. Remember: Your weapon was made by the lowest bidder. 6. If your attack is going really well, it's an ambush. 7. Try to look unimportant. The enemy may be low on ammo. 8. The easy way is always mined. 9. If you are short of everything except enemy, you're in combat. 10. If the enemy is in range, SO ARE YOU. 11. Beer math: two beers times 37 men equals 49 cases. 12. Body count math: two guerillas plus one portable plus two pigs equal 37 enemy KIA. 13. Things that must be together to work usually can't be shipped together. 14. Radios will fail as soon as you need fire support desperately. 15. Anything you do can get you shot, including doing nothing. 16. The only thing more accurate than incoming enemy fire is incoming friendly fire. 17. Professional soldiers are predictable, but the world is full of amateurs. Back to The Gauntlet No. 9 Table of Contents Back to The Gauntlet List of Issues Back to Master Magazine List © Copyright 1997 by Craig Martelle Publications This article appears in MagWeb (Magazine Web) on the Internet World Wide Web. Other military history articles and gaming articles are available at http://www.magweb.com