Best HFY Reddit Stories: Human Commanders (r/HFY)

[@Designed0022]

The very last line really got me there. "Learning about how they were learning" actually sent a shiver up my spine at the same time as my brain said "yep, that's about right"

[@runehashman8256]

Science and Magic can only get you so far. Numbers and Mass can only give so much of an advantage. However, knowledge can win wars every time, as long as it is used right.

[@abnegazher]

Good argument. But my counter point is: RUSH 🅱

[@hmdragon1638]

ten men in the right position and with the supply can stop an army of ten thousand.

[@LtCWest]

"Knowledge is power, guard it well" - Blood Raven proverb.

[@Cheezymuffin.]

@@abnegazher Shovel

[@samuelevans738]

@@abnegazher Counter-counter point: Rocket Jump-Market Gardener.

[@whtwolf100]

"Learning about how they were learning" by gods this makes that terrifying

[@TarsonTalon]

There's a saying in Battletech: "Information is ammunition."

[@mage3690]

If you have PGMs or accurate artillery fire, that statement is quite literally true. The more you know, the less you have to waste on recon by fire and deleting grid squares.

[@tjunn936]

"You want weapons. We're in a library. Books are the best weapon in the world. This room's the greatest arsenal we could have. Arm yourself!" The 10th Doctor

[@JEL625]

One of the most important innovations in all human history is the ability to write. That skill alone allowed us to pass on knowledge and training of ancient generations long past. We stand on the shoulders of every generation that has come since.

[@bogustoast22none25]

And May our children stand on ours

[@Jim-dy4wv]

Even then some culture didnt even need writing to pass these things down. Im Australian Aboriginal and the way my people passed down knowledge for 65,000 years was through stories and its worked really well.

[@danielstellmon5330]

Or said quickly "the pen is mightier then the sword".

[@calvingreene90]

@@Jim-dy4wv But the knowledge is easily lost or mutated. Don't get me wrong I have much respect for it and the people that do it well but one must acknowledge their weaknesses or they will fall to them.

[@sebastian114]

@@Jim-dy4wv Except that look at where they were when Europeans came to Australia. Its similar to how our ancestors would do it in the rest of the world before they advanced further but in Australia the Aboriginal people stagnated in terms of advancing their people. I am not saying they lived in a worse way than anyone else but maybe they had no need to advance how they lived but in some parts of the world people had the need and drive to go further and further and thats why you and me can communicate over something where we cannot even see eachother we dont know if we are across the world or not but its a marvel of technology if you think about it cause all it takes is a second and you will get notified of my message I sent maybe thousands of kilometers away from you.

[@NotoriusBEN1]

"Information is ammunition." -Adam Steiner, Main character of a Tharkad Telenet propaganda cartoon

[@jackotheclanner]

attention sommerset this is star Colonel nikoli malphis of the jade falcon a full trinary stand to conquer your world what force's dear opose us

[@lanereynolds4567]

Human soldiers don't have nearly as much faith as this mithril clad man has for their officers... well... most officers. The soldier's saying is that officer will give the order but only a soldier can perform the order.

[@TPixelAdventures]

the key here is "well-trained" officer. XD

[@lanereynolds4567]

@@TPixelAdventures not wrong...

[@kiritotheabridgedgod4178]

@@TPixelAdventures arguably your best officers are forged a soldiers, then pass an officer selection program. You're going to be a lot better off with an officer who made it to Sargent before considering being an officer, than someone who went in as an officer from the beginning. (The only exception being engineering officers, because either way, you're getting an engineer, and we engineers aren't afraid to get our hands dirty.)

[@pealucky1]

Learning about how they were learning. Good job u/Firestormecho22.

[@catwithsomeears2206]

Really enjoying these readings. A love reading the different aspects of what authors think make humans standout or differ from our unknown universe. Some go with a biological view of endurance or strength, others technology, but I prefer the ones who value wit and cunning, like this story. It’s an approach that allows for a deeper analysis of what interactions with xenos could look like and how an alien culture could be inferior or superior to our own. A species that has no concept of lying, one with no emotion, a hive mind, one that views concepts as tangibles; the paths you can take are limitless. It’s a really fun dive to take.

[@nobodyfromnowhere3597]

Agh the person of culture I see.

[@kyriss12]

My favorite HFY stories are the ones that favor human adaptability and the motivational stories about humanities willingness to make peace with enemies and risk our lives for complete strangers.

[@UnrepentantFenian]

Lies and Heresy. No filthy xeno culture could outshine the majesty of humanity

[@spencerquimby4726]

I've sometimes been asked "if you could travel back in time to change the course of a pivotal battle in history such as waterloo what military tech would you bring if you could only bring one thing?" You might think an AK47 or other assault rifle, even something simple we take for granted like self contained ammunition or so.ething super advanced like a predator drone or tank. My answer was and always will be "a pair of radios".

[@donanthebarbarian5177]

I'll pass on the radios and go for a police helicopter. Just fly around observing the enemy and using the speaker to pass orders as needed. I'd much rather have an imperfect communications system in favor of a bird's eye view of the battlefield.

[@spencerquimby4726]

@@donanthebarbarian5177 Helicopters are thirsty though, where does the fuel come from? Also, if you are loudly broadcasting orders over a PA, all your troops *might* hear it over your rotors and the din of battle, but the enemy is just as likely to hear you too.

[@spencerquimby4726]

@@donanthebarbarian5177 The Bell 407gx (a common helicopter used by state police) has a range of about 600km (370 miles) but that range will be drastically reduced when hovering over a battle, you'd probably o ly have a few hours of endurance before needing fuel.

[@donanthebarbarian5177]

@@spencerquimby4726 fair point but I mean given a few hours with a bird's eye view of the battle and the ability to pass orders to the ground it seems like it would be basically your victory for the day so even if you only got 1 tank of fuel per day you'd probably win overwhelmingly in the long run.

[@spencerquimby4726]

@@donanthebarbarian5177 One tank of fuel a day? From where though? A radio and some guy on a horse accomplishes the same thing and you could build a simple hand cranked generator to keep them charged.

[@apathymanthemundane4165]

Skill! Power! Strength of arms! none of those are gonna win you anything if you don't know what to do with it.

[@xtratic]

All those are useless without information and knowledge...

[@wstavis3135]

The very last line is both comforting and chilling at the same time. Bravo. Or, Bravo- Zulu

[@Danieljfriend275]

Knowledge is power

[@tonts5329]

Guard it well.

[@warden-1894]

Bloody Magpies

[@tonts5329]

@@warden-1894 They totally are right? Like they keep finding/acquiring/stealing wargear from other Chapters.

[@warden-1894]

@@tonts5329 Don’t you mean ‘Accepting Generous Gifts from their fellow Astartes’

[@Danieljfriend275]

Huh hearted interesting

[@justinbean4359]

that human at the end, watching them learn really got me. it drove the point home.

[@cybeermancom1]

if you know yourself, and you know the enemy. you must not fear the outcome of a thousand battles

[@strikerarmy1145]

@@robertcrawshaw9978 if you know neither the enemy nor yourself, you will succumb in every battle

[@Dryosaurus01DMD]

if you know yourself and not the enemy, for every victory gained you must also suffer a defeat. Hence to fight and conquer in every battle is not supreme excellence. Supreme excellence is breaking the enemy's resistance without fighting

[@prestonjones1653]

Every time I see one of these stories, my Imperialist heart flutters at the prospect of such easy targets.

[@calvingreene90]

Yea though I walk through the Valley of the shadow of death I fear no evil because I have four battalions of 155s providing fire support.

[@calvingreene90]

The most important person on the battlefield has binoculars, map, radio, and knows how to use them.

[@generictimestamperstupendi9021]

At the end im imagining the guy thinking "you better be saying GOOD things about us... Or Else"

[@nickpossum3607]

This one kinda reminds me of a manga/anime called Gate, where magical monsters invade Japan and the Japanese sends men to not just secure the Gate but assess the other side/return the ones taken.

[@ballsacsincorp]

why does this keep coming back to me

[@stalinsoulz7872]

"Gate would literally be a different story if it opened in America" This joke never ceases to crack me

[@kennethmana3103]

@@stalinsoulz7872 Murican Fuck Yeah!!!!!!!!!!

[@jayeisenhardt1337]

@@stalinsoulz7872 Imagine the city gate scene as it opens up on the bad side of town. lol

[@stalinsoulz7872]

@@jayeisenhardt1337 dragon riders exists* American MILITARY . "ANYWAYS I STARTED BLASTING*

[@WallNutBreaker524]

"Information, it's the new Currency." - The Samaritan's Spokesman

[@realistic-location9213]

I like the end with that officer watching them

[@appachaihoppachai1246]

Outsmarting your outsmarting

[@LtCWest]

When the enemy is one step ahead, but you are playing 5D chess ^^

[@biggsdarklighter0473]

@@LtCWest with time travel and Multiple timelines.

[@jojoemcgeejoe457]

The enemy's greatest and most successful secret weapon is a 2nd LT with a map and compass. - Proverb 32 of the Book of Lance Corporal Mafia Wisdom.

[@cripto130]

the pride that teacher must have felt would be immense

[@nekkog1744]

Always a step ahead

[@victortahlor4038]

Thank you for the reading

[@maurizioginanneschi9402]

Really well written! I enjoyed it a lot!

[@drewgilbertson]

I'm now imagining a mithril starship with railguns that shoot adamantine projectiles.

[@brayachdragonbane7529]

Tukayyid proved just how much Information meant, the Clans were better armed, more skilled, by every measurable military metric better than the white comguard and house elites... and yet, the clans were broken to a degree that even if they HAD won, the war was OVER because Anastasius FOCHT them with Knowledge and preparation

[@PolymurExcel]

You'd be shocked how much the logistics are directed via Excel Spreadsheets. Holy fuck, PIVOT TABLES!

[@Man-O-Little-Tan]

I feel like a lot of people who watch these would like the skyward books

[@Self-replicating_whatnot]

"Fight smarter, not harder"

[@cteal2018]

"Knowledge is Power" - Francis Bacon (1597)

[@alphadragon4347]

Master Chief And Commander Shepard Can Attest To This.

[@masa461]

The strongest point and the weakest point here is the overreliance on the technology.

[@NoName-rl5xn]

"Those who know themselves shall win half of their battles" oH was that a sun tzu quote? edit : it was :D I would know, I watched Technoblade for knowledge on war mmm

[@gantzllat]

The art of war is a pretty straight forward book. There's another teaching of Tsun Tzu that was not quoted, but showed. "When taking over Opposition, change their banners with your banners, paint their chariots with your colors and arm your men with their weapons. The horses of war will always move if you feed them with the spoils of war"

[@chrisb9143]

"If you know the enemy and know yourself, you need not fear the result of a hundred battles. If you know yourself but not the enemy, for every victory gained you will also suffer a defeat. If you know neither the enemy nor yourself, you will succumb in every battle." Sun Tzu, _The Art of War_

[@DarianXLP]

I literally thought it was a bad alien translation of "Knowing is half the battle" and a GI Joe joke.

[@Eldritch_TeddyBear]

Hello fellow voice

[@ballsacsincorp]

bad news man, technoblade died

[@DaleDixieMafia]

Author has never met a lieutenant lmao

[@Chokah]

Depends on how that got their bar, doesn't it?

[@nadjasunflower1387]

or is one. 🤪

[@SupCom78]

wise words in this story wise words respect.

[@ProjectNetoku]

Oh shit theyre learning how theyre learning !|KNOWLEDGEPTION!

[@KuDastardly]

Defeat in detail, aka Divide and Conquere.

[@someasiandude4797]

Weapons win battles and logistics wins wars

[@wallend4013]

I know I can't expect perfect grammar from reddit and I can usually ignore it for the story but this is a bit much for me.

[@genericname42]

For the ALGORITHM

[@rulyon7222]

Praise the Algorithm.

[@NoName-rl5xn]

a bit late but I'm back again after the small hiatus I was on :')

[@polasamierwahsh421]

AMAZING

[@DEMONOFLOVEANDDEATH]

For the Narrator

[@purpledevilr7463]

For the Algorithm!

[@ozzni1]

Cool story but how the fuck did that guy dodge bullets? Bullets, especially fired from a powerful rifle, travel at literal mach speeds

[@queenbee8045]

The guys from a magic warrior race

[@mugenokami2201]

@@queenbee8045also no idea how much experience the student had with guns. Harder to hit moving targets after all.

[@Minotaur-ey2lg]

There’s a severe lack of proofreading in a lot of these.

[@brayachdragonbane7529]

they're old reddit posts mostly... the lack of polish honestly adds to it, its not the bleached perfect crap modern media peddles

[@catalinadavila9967]

🎉muy bueno

[@shehzadali8127]

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