Poll: The greatest army.
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Yeah the instant if posted this I remember my avatar and how stupid that was going to make me look. But heh all well.Tamminga said:What? No Daleks? With that avatar I would at leas have expected you to include them.silver wolf009 said:
I'm voting high tech Dalek.
High tech: Imperial Guard from 40k! Space marines can suck my dick, it's the imps that end up doing all the real wars. While they lose points for attrition and relatively poor organization, they kick ass just in a show of force.
That or the Galactic Federation marine core from Metroid Prime. Those guys have the technology, ships and organization. Yeah GF Marines win that.
Mid tech: That's hard to decide. Both of the options there are pretty terrible. But I'd go with the Earth Forces in obscure military sci fi novel series The Posleen War. They may start out disorganized, but they end up kicking copious amounts of ass. But I'm not sure if they really count as "Mid tech" with all their armoured exoskeleton elites or space travel though. But if UMSC counts as mid tech, then yeah.
Low tech: Possibly the Roman legions. But if Saruman didn't dick around in the Two Towers, a more widespread and more imperial Uruk-hai army would kick anyone's ass.
That or the Galactic Federation marine core from Metroid Prime. Those guys have the technology, ships and organization. Yeah GF Marines win that.
Mid tech: That's hard to decide. Both of the options there are pretty terrible. But I'd go with the Earth Forces in obscure military sci fi novel series The Posleen War. They may start out disorganized, but they end up kicking copious amounts of ass. But I'm not sure if they really count as "Mid tech" with all their armoured exoskeleton elites or space travel though. But if UMSC counts as mid tech, then yeah.
Low tech: Possibly the Roman legions. But if Saruman didn't dick around in the Two Towers, a more widespread and more imperial Uruk-hai army would kick anyone's ass.
I'm going to be a bit of a 'tard and say that The Helghast rank pretty high for me, if it isn't due to the technology they they have, it's also because of their ruthlessness. However, the Spetsnaz and SAS are very highly placed too, mostly for their efficiency. Apparently a Spetsnaz soldier can leap over a low wall for cover, and in the process, throw a knife and hit the target.
Your half right. During the movie they are the United States Marice Core, But in the comic books and novels, during the Alien Infestation of earth, all military grouped up to the United System Marine Core.Dana22 said:United States Colonial Marines. There, I fixed it
Except that the Adeptus Astartes is a precision tool for specific occasions, they don't have the numbers to be deployed in every occasion. It's the Imperial Guard with their pure weight of numbers and masses of heavy equipment that keep the Imperium going.The Ambrosian said:
Now if ya generalised it to the Imperium of Man, that gives ya all of the Adeptus (Astartes, Sororitas etc), the Guard, Titan legions, Inquisition, everything. After all it's all the armed forces of the emperor
Think I'll go with that under High Tech Other lol
Mid tech I'd go with the Colonial Marines (USMC Aliens on the list, there's just summut about them I like)
Low Tech I'll take Ancient Rome (Always a good choice and something that always peaked my interest)
That's 2 from the list and one other, that'll do
Edit: I see in typing that lot out I was beaten to it lol
Tau Empire. Yes, I'm biased. That does not take away from the fact they are likely the rulers of the 42nd millennium.
In terms of raw power, Space Marine Astartes.
In terms of real armies, Wehrmacht for sure.
In terms of raw power, Space Marine Astartes.
In terms of real armies, Wehrmacht for sure.
You may want to see Aliens one more timesilver wolf009 said:Your half right. During the movie they are the United States Marice Core, But in the comic books and novels, during the Alien Infestation of earth, all military grouped up to the United System Marine Core.Dana22 said:United States Colonial Marines. There, I fixed it
This ought to answer it.
Where one of us falls, ten more will take his place. And for each of those ten, there will be billions more, on millions of planets, waiting for the order to charge into the breach, and die fighting.
We are the living wall of the Imperium Of Man. We are His unmovable shield. We are His unstoppable hammer. Our blood is the price paid for the safety of Mankind; neither heretic nor mutant nor alien or xeno shall pass. We draw a line to the sand and for the glory of the Emperor, die holding it.
We are the Imperial Guard. In nomine Deus Imperator.
Where one of us falls, ten more will take his place. And for each of those ten, there will be billions more, on millions of planets, waiting for the order to charge into the breach, and die fighting.
We are the living wall of the Imperium Of Man. We are His unmovable shield. We are His unstoppable hammer. Our blood is the price paid for the safety of Mankind; neither heretic nor mutant nor alien or xeno shall pass. We draw a line to the sand and for the glory of the Emperor, die holding it.
We are the Imperial Guard. In nomine Deus Imperator.
This. But I'm not sure if it's fair to group them all together. The space marines are required since the Heresy to be completely detached from the Guard and they operate separately, while the Inquisition is much more of a crazed dark age police force rather than an actual war-waging tool.verindae said:Except that the Adeptus Astartes is a precision tool for specific occasions, they don't have the numbers to be deployed in every occasion. It's the Imperial Guard with their pure weight of numbers and masses of heavy equipment that keep the Imperium going.
Now if ya generalised it to the Imperium of Man, that gives ya all of the Adeptus (Astartes, Sororitas etc), the Guard, Titan legions, Inquisition, everything. After all it's all the armed forces of the emperor
Oh... Obivous fail on my part. woops.Dana22 said:You may want to see Aliens one more timesilver wolf009 said:Your half right. During the movie they are the United States Marice Core, But in the comic books and novels, during the Alien Infestation of earth, all military grouped up to the United System Marine Core.Dana22 said:United States Colonial Marines. There, I fixed it
Now i feel stupid.
hmm... the way I understand this, the idea is to pick an army that can cause largest amount of death and destruction in a shortest amount of time possible.
If that's so I pick Covenant Armada.
0:00 hours- arrival on the planets orbit.
1:00 hours- starting up energy projectors and beginning to glass the planet.
3:00 to 5:00 hours (depending on size of the planet and fleet)- glassing complete, planet reduced to a irradiated ball of molten rock with its atmosphere on fire if not already gone, making any attempts of recolonization impossible.
6:00 hours- move to the next planet.
Rinse out, repeat.
If that's so I pick Covenant Armada.
0:00 hours- arrival on the planets orbit.
1:00 hours- starting up energy projectors and beginning to glass the planet.
3:00 to 5:00 hours (depending on size of the planet and fleet)- glassing complete, planet reduced to a irradiated ball of molten rock with its atmosphere on fire if not already gone, making any attempts of recolonization impossible.
6:00 hours- move to the next planet.
Rinse out, repeat.
They still have nothing on the Imperial Guard, if the Astartes went to war against the Guard with no Xeno influence the Guard would easily win with sheer numbers, tanks, and artillery (or even without support)...stinkychops said:
The Emperor Protects!!!
This is true, however, I thought if I was going to group under the flag of the Imperium I might as well include everything. The Titan Legions and the Skitarii are attached to the Adeptus Mechanicus for instance, who operate somewhat independently under the blessings of the Omnissiah, it's pretty complicated so I went for a simplistic approachBlue_vision said:This. But I'm not sure if it's fair to group them all together. The space marines are required since the Heresy to be completely detached from the Guard and they operate separately, while the Inquisition is much more of a crazed dark age police force rather than an actual war-waging tool.verindae said:Except that the Adeptus Astartes is a precision tool for specific occasions, they don't have the numbers to be deployed in every occasion. It's the Imperial Guard with their pure weight of numbers and masses of heavy equipment that keep the Imperium going.
Now if ya generalised it to the Imperium of Man, that gives ya all of the Adeptus (Astartes, Sororitas etc), the Guard, Titan legions, Inquisition, everything. After all it's all the armed forces of the emperor
Everyone is fighting for the Imperium of Man after all, even if it is in different ways with differing agendas
