《美军作战手册—墨菲法则》(2)

很实际的道理

那支你以为是敌军疑兵而不加注意的部队其实是进攻主力。

15. The enemy invariably attacks on two occasions: a. When they're ready. b. When you're not. 敌人总会在以下两种情况发生时展开攻击：1)他们准备好的时候；2)你没准备好的时候。

16. No OPLAN ever survives initial contact.

任何作战计划在接敌之后都会变成废纸。（早期33条翻译版本译为“交火”，但contact在美军用语里指“发现敌踪”，不一定是双方的，有时也只是单方的。）

17. There is no such thing as a perfect plan.

完美的计划是不存在的。

18. Five second fuses always burn three seconds.

手榴弹的五秒引信总会在三秒内烧完。

19. There is no such thing as an atheist in a foxhole.

散兵坑里不存在无神论者。

20. A retreating enemy is probably just falling back and regrouping.

逃跑的敌军大概只是打算先撤退后反击。

21. The important things are always simple; the simple are always hard.

重要的事情总是简单的；简单的事情总是难以做到的。

22. The easy way is always mined.

好走的路总已被布上地雷。

23. Teamwork is essential; it gives the enemy other people to shoot at.

集体行动非常必要；起码敌人有其他目标可以射击了。

24. Don't look conspicuous; it draws fire. For this reason, it is not at

all uncommon for aircraft carriers to be known as bomb magnets.

不要太显眼，因为那会吸引敌方火力。因此，航空母舰被称作“炸弹磁铁”就不奇怪了。

25. Never draw fire; it irritates everyone around you.

不要吸引敌人火力；这会使你身边所有的人都恨你。

26. If you are short of everything but the enemy, you are in the combat zone.

如果你除了敌人什么都缺，那你一定在交战区了。

27. When you have secured the area, make sure the enemy knows it too.

你攻占一个地区后，确保敌人也知道。

28. Incoming fire has the right of way.