• If you're short on everything except the enemy, you're in combat.
• When you have obtained air superiority, don't forget to tell the enemy.
• The odds of radio failure are proportional to your need for assistance.
• Tracers work both ways.
• Suppressive fire won't.
• If it's stupid, but works, it's not stupid.
• Don't look conspicuous-it draws fire.
• Never draw fire, it irritates everyone around you.
• Never fly wing on another braver than you.
• The lowest bidder made your aircraft and weapons.
• If your attack is going really well, it's an ambush.
• If you can't remember, the claymore is pointed towards you.
• You aren't Superman.
• All delayed fuses are instantaneous.
• Combat units often fail inspections.
• Inspection ready units often fail in combat.
• Formation flight is essential; it gives them other people to shoot at.
• Try to look unimportant, they may be low on ammo.
• Incoming fire has the right of way.
• If the enemy is in range, so are you.
• Friendly fire isn't.
• The enemy diversion that you are ignoring is the main attack.
• If you are forward of your position, their artillery will be short.
• The easy way is always mined.
• Important things are very simple.
• Simple things are very difficult.
• Anything can get you shot-including nothing.
• The only thing more accurate than incoming enemy fire is incoming friendly fire.

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