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[Joseph Mallan]

Pygar, on 13 December 2012 - 07:14 PM, said:

I like Stoic's QOTD better

For some odd reason...
So do I!!!

[PurpleNinja]

If brute force isn't solving your problem, you're not using enough.

[stjobe]

1. Pillage, then burn.
2. A Sergeant in motion outranks a Lieutenant who doesn't know what's going on.
3. An ordnance technician at a dead run outranks everybody.
4. Close air support covereth a multitude of sins.
5. Close air support and friendly fire should be easier to tell apart.
6. If violence wasn’t your last resort, you failed to resort to enough of it.
7. If the food is good enough the grunts will stop complaining about the incoming fire.
8. Mockery and derision have their place. Usually, it's on the far side of the airlock.
9. Never turn your back on an enemy.
10. Sometimes the only way out is through. . . through the hull.
11. Everything is air-droppable at least once.
12. A soft answer turneth away wrath. Once wrath is looking the other way, shoot it in the head.
13. Do unto others.
14. "Mad Science" means never stopping to ask "what's the worst thing that could happen?"
15. Only you can prevent friendly fire.
16. Your name is in the mouth of others: be sure it has teeth.
17. The longer everything goes according to plan, the bigger the impending disaster.
18. If the officers are leading from in front, watch out for an attack from the rear.
19. The world is richer when you turn enemies into friends, but that's not the same as you being richer.
20. If you're not willing to shell your own position, you're not willing to win.
21. Give a man a fish, feed him for a day. Take his fish away and tell him he's lucky just to be alive, and he'll figure out how to catch another one for you to take tomorrow.
22. If you can see the whites of their eyes, somebody's done something wrong.
23. The company mess and friendly fire should be easier to tell apart.
24. Any sufficiently advanced technology is indistinguishable from a big gun.
25. If the damage you do is covered by a manufacturer's warranty, you didn't do enough damage
27. Don't be afraid to be the first to resort to violence.
28. If the price of collateral damage is high enough, you might be able to get paid to bring ammunition home with you.
29. The enemy of my enemy is my enemy's enemy. No more. No less.
30. A little trust goes a long way. The less you use, the further you'll go.
31. Only cheaters prosper.
34. If you’re leaving scorch-marks, you need a bigger gun.
35. That which does not kill you has made a tactical error.
36. When the going gets tough, the tough call for close air support.
37. There is no 'overkill.' There is only 'open fire' and 'I need to reload.' Alternate version: There is no 'overkill.' There is only 'open fire' and 'time to reload.'
38. Just because it's easy for you doesn't mean it can't be hard on your clients.

- The Seventy Maxims of Maximally Effective Mercenaries, Schlock Mercenary

[Joseph Mallan]

Funny how several of these support the use of Fire Support

Specially:
22. If you can see the whites of their eyes, somebody's done something wrong.

Edited by Joseph Mallan, 14 December 2012 - 06:08 AM.

[bucurmish]

Burn the heretic. Kill the mutant. Purge the unclean.

Oups... Wrong forum

[stjobe]

bucurmish, on 14 December 2012 - 07:16 AM, said:

Burn the heretic. Kill the mutant. Purge the unclean.

What is our duty? To serve the Emperor's will.
What is the Emperor's will? That we fight and die.
What is death? It is our duty.
- Litany of the Space Marines

[J4ckInthebox]

"this is a FPS-only game"
-PGI

[bloodnor]

simply

KHAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAN