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Posted by: Recovery 25
Posted by: ROBERTO jh
Posted by: red alert447
So since both sides is pretty equal, the war will be won only by superior tactics,
The generals with the best tactics will win.
Posted by: ROBERTO jh
Posted by: Cmdr DaeFaron
Perhaps, though the topic did devolve into "Precursor and Forerunners, halo wins!"
Its because the OP never have any rules. He merely said the Star Wars universe vs the Halo universe.
Anyway, with UNSC/Covenant vs the Empire/Republic, It'd be a close fight for sure that could really go either way.
UNSC advantages:
1) Hihgly powerful Weapons
2) Nimble ships
3) NOVA and nuclear bombs
4) Slipspace bombing
Disadvantages:
1) No shields.
2) Most ships have an exposed bridge.
3) Primary weapon takes time to charge.
4) Slowest FTL of these 4.
Empire Advantages:
1) A LOT of ships.
2) Covered head to tail in weapons
3) Fastest FTL of these 4
4) Clone Army
Disadvanteges:
1) Not very maneuverable
2) Epically exposed bridge that when hit, the ship usually goes with it.
3) Infinite army of clones can be defeated by a decisive capture of Kamino.
4) When cloaked, cannot get signals back and forth. Are essentially blind.
Covenant Advantages:
1) Most powerful base-line ship weaponry of these 4
2) Extremely maneuverable ships.
3) Perfectly accurate point-defense lasers make fighters nearly useless.
4) Extensively powerful shields.
Disadvanteges
1) For a brief second after dropping from FTL, they're dead in the water
2) Not the most innovative in using technology.
3) TBH, I'm having trouble thinking of two more.
Republic: *see Empire*
It almost always falls to superior tactics. If I asked "who'd win? A race of teddy bears with stick and stones or the strongest legion of troops in a galactic superpower?" You'd say the Empire.
But if you look at it statistically, the UNSC/Covenant have more available to them in terms of tactical capabilities. More maneuvers pulled off more easily, more variety in weaponry and so on.
Also let's not forget the Halo universe is composed of some of the most tactically brilliant minds in science fiction. From Keyes all the way to the Elites.
So if it comes to tactics, which it seems too, then my money's on the UNSC/Covenant
I'm a huge Halo fan and a huge Star Wars fan and just because I can judge how good both sides are my money is still on the Star Wars universe. If you want a good idea at how smart the Star Wars universe's commanders can be then read the rogue squadron series or the wraith squadron series. Plus they are really good books. If the UNSC won against the Star Wars universe I wouldn't be that upset, but I would hate for the Covenant to win just because they're the Covenant and I would hate for the Forerunners to win because in Cryptum it was revealed that they are -blam!-s and -blam!- over humanity.
Well, the Forerunners would sh1t all over any two Wars factions, that's for sure. Their starfighters and ground-based artillery eviscerated an entire planet, I think its safe to say Forerunners>>Star Wars.
But as I said above, the UNSC/Covenant simply have far to many tactical advantages--and weapon advanteges--to lose easily. I mean I know about Thrawn and all that, but you must also consider the capabilities of ships and the track record for each side. The UNSC seems to inject "intelligent syrum" into their commnders for them to get that good, and Elites are naturally gifted tacticians and warriors.