- Scoopicus
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- Fabled Legendary Member
Poll: Who would win in a planetary engagement? [closed]
| The Imperium of Man:
55%
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(11 Votes)
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| The Covenant:
45%
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(9 Votes)
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Total Votes: 20
Since my last was pretty unfair, let's pair two forces up in a fight for a planet. We'll have The Imperium of Man from Warhammer 40,000 against the Covenant in a battle. Now, let's just see how this turns out. On the Imperium side, we'll have roughly 10 million Imperium soldiers and 1000 Space Marines. Sound good? Alright, let's give the Covenant 2 million Elites, 3 million Grunts, 2 million Jackals, 1 million Skirmishers, 1.5 million Brutes, and half a million Hunters. Those numbers are a bit ridiculous, but whatever. Each gets their respective ground vehicles, and each gets 1000 ships in orbit. There are no off-world re-enforcments available. The troop numbers don't count for the ones in orbit. There will be no Glassing/Exterminatus. Now, let's examine the statistics. The Imperial Guard's wepons are inferior to the Covenant's, some soldiers still equiped with firearms as opposed to lasguns. An Imperium plasma rifle is lethal to it's user if overheated. Still, I believe that the Imperium are superior in morale. They won't back down from any situation. They could fight through things that would turn an Elite into a nervous wreck. They are so brave that a Commissar is ready to put a bullet into ones head at the first sign of cowardice. And that's not even considering the Ministorum Priests, who carry chainswords capable of cutting tanks in half. Still, the Covenant ground forces may prove superior, which is where the Space Marines come in. These are nothing like Halo's Space Marines. These are cloned from the Emperor of Man himself. They fear absolutely nothing, and are next to impossible to kill. One could probably take out ten Hunters on his own. They are equiped with weapons capable of destroying small vehicles, and have known nothing but combat since their creation. And that's not even counting the Dreadnoughts, who are piloted by a Space Marine who's body is too battle-ravaged to function normally. Speaking of vehicles, I think that the Imperium would have the upper hand there too. They have tanks with armor that can get 200mm think in some places, though a well placed Wraith shot may take care of that. A Scarab could probably take down a few dozen vehicles before they could kill it. Where the Imperium most shines is in space. Their ships are phenominal. They can be armed with weapons so powerful that a fleet of them can destroy a planet in minutes. The Covenant glassing beams have nothing on these. And if Covenant were to board Imperium ships, it would be hard for them to destory the ship from from the inside, as there are roughly 10,000 troops on each ship. For this and the above reasons, I believe that the Imperium of Man would win this battle. What do you think?