RULES OF COMBAT

POSTED BY: Veteran
UPDATED: Monday, March 17, 2008 12:51
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VETERAN

Wednesday, March 12, 2008 2:53 AM

A friend of mine sent me these, don't know if he made 'em up or found them some place. Anyway a couple of these make me think of our Big Damn Heroes. For instance #6 produces a mental picture of a large man in a strange hat carrying a Callahan fullbore automatic. Nos. 13, 14 and 22 could have been penned by Mal himself. 23 brings Zoe to mind.

1. Bring a weapon; preferably bring at least two. Bring all of your friends who have weapons; bring their friends who have weapons.

2. Anything worth shooting once is worth shooting twice. Ammo is cheap; life is expensive.

3. Only hits count. Close doesn't count - the only thing worse than a miss is a NEAR miss.

4. If your shooting stance is good, you're probably not moving fast enough - or using cover correctly.

5. Move away from you attacker: distance is your friend (lateral and diagonal movement is preferred.

6. If you can chose a weapon to bring to a gunfight, bring a BIG one; and if you can, bring a friend with a big weapon too.

7. In ten years nobody will remember the details of caliber, stance, or tactics. They will only remember how lived and who didn't.

8. If you are not shooting you should be communicating, reloading, and running.

9. Accuracy is relative: most combat shooting is more dependant on "pucker factor" than the inherent accuracy of the weapon.

10. Use a weapon that works EVERY TIME: "All skill is vain when an Angel pisses in the flintlock of your musket."

12. Someday, someone may kill you with your weapon...but they should have to beat you to death with it because it is empty.

13. In combat, there are no rules: ALWAYS cheat; ALWAYS win - the only unfair fight is the one you lose.

14. Have a plan. Have a back-up plan; because the first one won't work.

15. Use cover or concealment as much a possible. The visible target should be in front of your weapon.

16. Flank your adversary; protect yours.

17. Don't drop your guard.

18. Always tactical reload and threat scan 360 degrees.

19. Watch their hands - hands kill. (In God We Trust: everyone else, keep your hands where I can see them)

20. Decide to be aggresive enough early enough.

22. The faster you finish the fight, the less shot you will get.

23. Be courteous to everyone, friendly to no one.

24. Your number one option for personal security is a lifelong commitment to Avoidance, Deterrence and De-Escalation.

25. DO NOT attend a gunfight with a handgun, the caliber of which does not start with a ".4".

OUT2THEBLACK

Wednesday, March 12, 2008 4:14 AM

Quote:
Originally posted by Veteran:

...Anyway a couple of these make me think of our Big Damn Heroes. For instance #6 produces a mental picture of a large man in a strange hat carrying a Callahan fullbore automatic. Nos. 13, 14 and 22 could have been penned by Mal himself. 23 brings Zoe to mind.

23. Be courteous to everyone, friendly to no one.

Someone should fix the spelling errors and whatnot , and rename these the Browncoat Rules of Combat...

Number 23 reminds me of Mal as much as Zoe , as in :

" Shoot them . Politely..."

Oh yeah , Veteran , wummo thing , and I know you know this...Should be Callahan 'autolock' , not automatic...And he threw 'thoroughgauge' in there somewhere , too...

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IREMIST

Wednesday, March 12, 2008 4:20 AM

Ohh, I like those and I'm sure me hubby will, too

My family's crest motto is "You may break me but you shall not bend me" so #12 is the one that tickes my fancy... but I like #2 just because I'm a thorough kinda gal.

OUT2THEBLACK

Wednesday, March 12, 2008 4:28 AM

Hey , Misty...

Fine to see you slippin' about...

Got your note...Sorry , mei-mei , I've been busy like a mean old man...Will dash you a wave when I get a tick...
O2tB

FREMDFIRMA

Wednesday, March 12, 2008 6:56 AM

Imma throw in one from David Drakes Belisarius series, because it applies so very well.

"Every plan gets fekked up the moment the enemy arrives, that's why he's called the enemy."

I admit that imma somewhat notorious breaker of rule #25 there, as my personal is a Colt Pocketlite, but hell, if I were *expectin* trouble, I'd borrow Pierces RPK with 75 round drum!

-F

NEWOLDBROWNCOAT

Wednesday, March 12, 2008 10:23 AM

I saw a similar set online somewhere a couple of years ago. The one that stuck with me is: " Always be sure you are well hidden from your sergeant. If he can see you, so can the enemy."

AGATSU

Wednesday, March 12, 2008 10:40 AM

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Originally posted by Fremdfirma:
Imma throw in one from David Drakes Belisarius series, because it applies so very well.

"Every plan gets fekked up the moment the enemy arrives, that's why he's called the enemy."

-F

Lol, I love that.
Some of the other rules above are helpful as well.
To add something productive for a change, something from an old movie stuck to me, a Western I think: "Wait till you see the white in their eyes."

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SPACEANJL

Wednesday, March 12, 2008 10:59 AM

Yep, most of these I can hear growled out round a fat stogie, but with considerably worse grammer.

Can I have some of these? I'm playing with the idea of Mal at boot camp. (Read the Heinlein thread and went and dug out 'Starship Troopers'...)

FLATTOP

Wednesday, March 12, 2008 11:14 AM

There's another list called "Murphy's Laws of Combat" that includes:

Never forget that your weapons were made by the lowest bidder.

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Wednesday, March 12, 2008 3:00 PM

Jayne would take issue with Rule #3, even though he is probably the best shot.

"We could sure use some hand grenades about now!" -Jayne-

I would add a rule too: Leave no witnesses, win by attrition.

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