- Eldor Thug 37
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Posted by: Makko Mace
Posted by: Eldor Thug 37
I don't see how anyone can deny the vastly superior battle strategy of Humanity. The Elites have the tendency to literally just throw their ships at us in an all out charge. That is poor strategy to say the least and the only reason the Covenant won any space battles was due to numbers, shielding, and weaponry of their craft. Not to mention it was said that in ground engagements humanity was able to hold their own against the Covenant and Spartans just made it all the better. We could easily rise up the ranks in the Covenant. Maybe at first we would start low, I suppose that depends on the terms upon which we enter the Covenant, but eventually we would rise up after demonstrating out vastly superior knowledge of tactics and military strategy. Not to mention our technology was all discovered on our own so we would likely be able to improve the Covenant's technology beyond what it already is. Cortana actually did this when she upgraded the plasma weaponry and the slip-space capabilities of the Covenant ship Ascendant Justice.
Again, that was the fault of the Covenant religion and the restrictions of the Prophets rather than the stupidity of the Elites themselves.
I don't really see that much evidence supporting that claim. The prophets gave the Elites grand strategy for their overarching cause, the Elites had direct control over tactical decisions as far as Naval battles and ground engagements went. In addition the prophets only helped the Elites technologically, they in no way held them back as you are implying. On the other hand humans were able to win a few battles in space, where they were vastly out powered, through the use of sheer brilliant tactics against the ignorant charging techniques that the Elites favored. This tendency to blindly charge in most cases is even seen with the Elites in ground engagements, where the use swords. Really, swords? I mean yes the swords are bad-ass and made of energy, but they are no match in a standard battle on the ground where the majority of the fighting can be done at range. I mean that is just plain stupidity in most cases if you ask me and demonstrates the blind rush that the Elites like to utilize.