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Grey Templar wrote:I don't think many people realize just how fortified Terra is.
you have 2 Space Marine chapters based there(Gks and Imperial Fists),
it has an entire segmentum sized fleet assigned to its defense. Hundreds of Battleships, thousands of cruisers, untold escorts. Massive Space stations in their thousands, ground defenses.
then there is the defense forces of Mars and Saturn. Saturn's navel acadamy produces the finest Captains, Navy ratings, and best trained fleet in the Galaxy.
the the ground forces of the Mechanicus and the Terran PDF. Terras pop is in the hundreds of trillions as the most densly populated planet in the Galaxy. the PDF would match its size.
there is an entire Titan Legion that guards the palace. 2 Warhounds guard the gate into the Throne room.
and the Custodes, all 10,000 of them.
not to mention all the other imperial forces which would rush to the aid of terra in the event of an invasion.
Most I do agree with but the IF are not actually based on Terra, it is just a title, the IF are spread around the galaxy.
Relictors: 1500pts
its safe to say that relictors are the greatest army a man , nay human can own.
I'm cancelling you out of shame like my subscription to White Dwarf. - Mark Corrigan: Peep Show
Avatar 720 wrote:Eau de Ulthwé - The new fragrance; by Eldrad.
We know that the Orks usually can't mass enough forces to be really dangerous. However, if some WAAAGH! did manage to reach Sol, might that not be like a beacon for all the other Orks that there is the best fighting ever there?
A Tau invasion of Terra would be a negotiation, not a war.
"AM are bunch of half human-half robot monkeys who keep tech working by punching it with a wrench And their tech is so sophisticated that you could never get it wrapped it out" thing a LITTLE to seriously. It also goes "Tau tech is so awesome I wish I was Tau and not some stupid Human" thing.
Oh God, I see the direction this thread is going in. BeefCake, please refrain from mentioning Tau, lest the amount of threadlock in store causes a rip in reality and the Sun to explode. It'll turn in to a representation of what would happen in universe. Tau fans: Oh hai there! We were just thinkin dat- IoM: PUUUUUURRRRGE!!!
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Coolyo294 wrote: You are a strange, strange little manchicken.
Believe me I'm a fanboy, but I have no doubts in the present 41st the Tau wouldn't have a shot in hell against Terra.
A battle between Terra and the Tau would be a bunch of battlesuits running around like Johnny 5 in a doomsday war, with piles of KFC miles high that were once kroot. Won't even go into how lopsided the fleet battle would be.
Unless the Tau got a totally canon MOON GUN
"AM are bunch of half human-half robot monkeys who keep tech working by punching it with a wrench And their tech is so sophisticated that you could never get it wrapped it out" thing a LITTLE to seriously. It also goes "Tau tech is so awesome I wish I was Tau and not some stupid Human" thing.
It's not that the Tau are bad, it's that, within the context of the 40k fiction, they aren't even on the same scale as the Imperium. I wasn't kidding when I said that the Imperial military presence in Terra was possibly greater than that of the whole Tau Empire. The Imperium does it bigger than anyone, and though a lot of their technology is on the lower end of the spectrum, the best equipment that they can muster is found in the Sol system. Honestly, the Tau would never, ever assail Terra. They would carve out a well supported presence on the other side of the galaxy from Terra, defend it decisively, and then win a (teeth gritting, curse mumbling) non-aggression treaty from the Imperials. That's what makes the Tau interesting and unique in the 40k universe. If Tau players wanted to play the guys whose policy is to blast things to buggery, they should have picked an Imperial army!
@SkaerKrow I know, I was just referencing Beef's...er....tendencies. I'm a Tau fan myself, but usually as soon as they're mentioned the thread becomes an off-topic flame war.
And Beef, what is a Moon Gun? Is it a gun the size of a moon, or a gun that fires moons?
Coolyo294 wrote: You are a strange, strange little manchicken.
Reminds me of the Ewok cannon It fires ewoks...at tanks!!!
The Viletide: Daemons of Nurgle/Deathguard: 7400 pts
Disclples of the Dragon - Ad Mech - about 2000 pts GSC - about 2000 Pts
Rhulic Mercs - um...many...
Circle Oroboros - 300 Pts or so
Menoth - 300+ pts
TrollPie wrote:@SkaerKrow I know, I was just referencing Beef's...er....tendencies. I'm a Tau fan myself, but usually as soon as they're mentioned the thread becomes an off-topic flame war.
And Beef, what is a Moon Gun? Is it a gun the size of a moon, or a gun that fires moons?
That totally fake gun of fakeness the Tau got in DoW!
"AM are bunch of half human-half robot monkeys who keep tech working by punching it with a wrench And their tech is so sophisticated that you could never get it wrapped it out" thing a LITTLE to seriously. It also goes "Tau tech is so awesome I wish I was Tau and not some stupid Human" thing.
TrollPie wrote:@SkaerKrow I know, I was just referencing Beef's...er....tendencies. I'm a Tau fan myself, but usually as soon as they're mentioned the thread becomes an off-topic flame war.
And Beef, what is a Moon Gun? Is it a gun the size of a moon, or a gun that fires moons?
That totally fake gun of fakeness the Tau got in DoW!
Pouncey wrote:I wonder if the Imperium's figured out how to power a... whatsit called again... basically, it's a weaponized atomsmasher that takes a single proton and accelerates it to near-light velocities, aimed at the enemy ships. This, for some reason beyond my comprehension, causes it to become the size of a planet. Apparently when this planet-sized object impacts a vessel at .99999~c, even if the ship is structurally perfect and manages to survive, if the artificial gravity has any delay whatsoever in compensating, the crew becomes red jelly on the walls. According to my source, the problem with the whole thing is the power required - roughly the same as our star's entire output.
Wait, this is 40k we're talking about, not real life... Nevermind.
Particle Cannon, which is a weaponized version of a Particle accelerator (which smashes atoms), except it would fire much more than just a single proton.
Gods? There are no gods. Merely existences, obstacles to overcome.
"And what if I told you the Wolves tried to bring a Legion to heel once before? What if that Legion sent Russ and his dogs running, too ashamed to write down their defeat in Imperial archives?" - ADB
Void__Dragon wrote:The Eldar would not let Terra fall, if Terra falls, the Imperium falls, which is largely what keeps the Tyranids, Necrons, Orkz, and Chaos at bay.
Similarly, I have no doubt the Eldar would be willing to help defend Terra against a massive enough force, especially if it was a Necron or Chaos force, the Necrons being their ancient enemies, and Chaos being responsible for their race's decline.
The Eldar already helped the Imperium in 13'th Black Crusade and they would probably helped at Terra to.
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TrollPie wrote:Oh God, I see the direction this thread is going in. BeefCake, please refrain from mentioning Tau, lest the amount of threadlock in store causes a rip in reality and the Sun to explode.
You can't help the traitor. When there is a thread about anything on Dakka ( even Chaos and Necron related topic ) this traitor show's up and started talking about Tau all like this:
Then they start talking about Titan and Manta, Taros and Guard...so please - just ignore him....
So, back on topic. Do Terra has it's own sustained system for water and food or they import everything from local agri-worlds?
And do they have emergency supplies ( in case of invasion )?
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For Emperor and Imperium!!!! None shall stand against the Crusade of the Righteous!!! Kanluwen wrote: "I like the Tau. I just don't like people misconstruing things to say that it means that they're somehow a huge galactic threat. They're not. They're a threat to the Imperium of Man like sharks are a threat to the US Army."
"Pain is temporary, honor is forever" Emperor of Mankind:
"The day I have a sit-down with a pansy elf, magic mushroom, or commie frog is the day I put a bolt shell in my head."
in your name it shall be done" My YouTube channel: http://www.youtube.com/user/2SSSR2
Viersche wrote:
Abadabadoobaddon wrote:
the Emperor might be the greatest psyker that ever lived, but he doesn't have the specialized training that a Grey Knight has. Also he doesn't have a Grey Knight's unshakable faith in the Emperor.
The Emperor doesn't have a GKs unshakable faith in the Emperor which is....basically himself?
Ronin wrote:
"Brother Coa (and the OP Tadashi) is like, the biggest IoM fanboy I can think of here. It's like he IS from the Imperium, sent back in time and across dimensions."
Imperial palace is after all on level of Himalayas, with building on that level you wonder if they have water reserves size of Pacific and food reserves size of Asia...
They after all have library with no end...
For Emperor and Imperium!!!! None shall stand against the Crusade of the Righteous!!! Kanluwen wrote: "I like the Tau. I just don't like people misconstruing things to say that it means that they're somehow a huge galactic threat. They're not. They're a threat to the Imperium of Man like sharks are a threat to the US Army."
"Pain is temporary, honor is forever" Emperor of Mankind:
"The day I have a sit-down with a pansy elf, magic mushroom, or commie frog is the day I put a bolt shell in my head."
in your name it shall be done" My YouTube channel: http://www.youtube.com/user/2SSSR2
Viersche wrote:
Abadabadoobaddon wrote:
the Emperor might be the greatest psyker that ever lived, but he doesn't have the specialized training that a Grey Knight has. Also he doesn't have a Grey Knight's unshakable faith in the Emperor.
The Emperor doesn't have a GKs unshakable faith in the Emperor which is....basically himself?
Ronin wrote:
"Brother Coa (and the OP Tadashi) is like, the biggest IoM fanboy I can think of here. It's like he IS from the Imperium, sent back in time and across dimensions."
Kilkrazy wrote:Nothing is 100% efficient, so new supplies will be needed.
Kan once told on one topic that they get water from asteroids that are in belt around our solar system.
It's not 100, but it is surely 80% efficient. It's not like Terrans will just sit and let enemy take out their outer colonies after all...
For Emperor and Imperium!!!! None shall stand against the Crusade of the Righteous!!! Kanluwen wrote: "I like the Tau. I just don't like people misconstruing things to say that it means that they're somehow a huge galactic threat. They're not. They're a threat to the Imperium of Man like sharks are a threat to the US Army."
"Pain is temporary, honor is forever" Emperor of Mankind:
"The day I have a sit-down with a pansy elf, magic mushroom, or commie frog is the day I put a bolt shell in my head."
in your name it shall be done" My YouTube channel: http://www.youtube.com/user/2SSSR2
Viersche wrote:
Abadabadoobaddon wrote:
the Emperor might be the greatest psyker that ever lived, but he doesn't have the specialized training that a Grey Knight has. Also he doesn't have a Grey Knight's unshakable faith in the Emperor.
The Emperor doesn't have a GKs unshakable faith in the Emperor which is....basically himself?
Ronin wrote:
"Brother Coa (and the OP Tadashi) is like, the biggest IoM fanboy I can think of here. It's like he IS from the Imperium, sent back in time and across dimensions."
Horus, ambitious and a good general, gets stabbed with magic sword and almost dies, becomes evil and sets fire to the galaxy in a mahoosive civil war.
Guilliman, ambitious and a good general, gets stabbed by magic sword... currently in stasis, I wonder why...
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"Further proof that Purple is a fething brilliant super villain " -KingCracker
"Purp.. Im pretty sure I have a gun than can reach you...."-Nicorex
"That's not really an apocalypse. That's just Europe."-Grakmar
"almost as good as winning free cake at the tea drinking contest for an Englishman." -Reds8n
Seal up your lips and give no words but mum.
Equip, Reload. Do violence.
Watch for Gerry.
Waiting for my shill money from Spiral Arm Studios
wasn't it the same magic sword too?
Self-proclaimed evil Cat-person. Dues Ex Felines
Cato Sicarius, after force feeding Captain Ventris a copy of the Codex Astartes for having the audacity to play Deathwatch, chokes to death on his own D-baggery after finding Calgar assembling his new Eldar army.
Grey Templar wrote:wasn't it the same magic sword too?
I don't think so...
Though i wasn't there so i could be wrong...
I don't know what happened to the sword after that undead fellow spiked Horus with it though...
Dakka Bingo! By Ouze "You are the best at flying things"-Kanluwen
"Further proof that Purple is a fething brilliant super villain " -KingCracker
"Purp.. Im pretty sure I have a gun than can reach you...."-Nicorex
"That's not really an apocalypse. That's just Europe."-Grakmar
"almost as good as winning free cake at the tea drinking contest for an Englishman." -Reds8n
Seal up your lips and give no words but mum.
Equip, Reload. Do violence.
Watch for Gerry.
Grey elder wrote:Wow total Feth up , ment Calgar.... My bad.
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coolyo294 wrote:
Grey elder wrote:Another Horus Heresy anyone, This time with Roboute being Horus, I might enjoy watching terra burn for once.
Except Roboute is a corpse stuck inside a stasis field.
Plus its Healing .
You really think that Matt Ward is going to make him heretic?
For Emperor and Imperium!!!! None shall stand against the Crusade of the Righteous!!! Kanluwen wrote: "I like the Tau. I just don't like people misconstruing things to say that it means that they're somehow a huge galactic threat. They're not. They're a threat to the Imperium of Man like sharks are a threat to the US Army."
"Pain is temporary, honor is forever" Emperor of Mankind:
"The day I have a sit-down with a pansy elf, magic mushroom, or commie frog is the day I put a bolt shell in my head."
in your name it shall be done" My YouTube channel: http://www.youtube.com/user/2SSSR2
Viersche wrote:
Abadabadoobaddon wrote:
the Emperor might be the greatest psyker that ever lived, but he doesn't have the specialized training that a Grey Knight has. Also he doesn't have a Grey Knight's unshakable faith in the Emperor.
The Emperor doesn't have a GKs unshakable faith in the Emperor which is....basically himself?
Ronin wrote:
"Brother Coa (and the OP Tadashi) is like, the biggest IoM fanboy I can think of here. It's like he IS from the Imperium, sent back in time and across dimensions."
He's already a heretic...
Mat Ward is actually a CSM fan.
Soon he will unveil the new Codex and doom will be brought to those of the Impeial Creed.
Dakka Bingo! By Ouze "You are the best at flying things"-Kanluwen
"Further proof that Purple is a fething brilliant super villain " -KingCracker
"Purp.. Im pretty sure I have a gun than can reach you...."-Nicorex
"That's not really an apocalypse. That's just Europe."-Grakmar
"almost as good as winning free cake at the tea drinking contest for an Englishman." -Reds8n
Seal up your lips and give no words but mum.
Equip, Reload. Do violence.
Watch for Gerry.
purplefood wrote:He's already a heretic...
Mat Ward is actually a CSM fan.
Soon he will unveil the new Codex and doom will be brought to those of the Impeial Creed.
CSM fan?
Yeah, Draigo go trough the Warp raping Chaos Daemons and such is representation of his CSM fanbase...
We already know that he has a "thing" for Ultramarines...
For Emperor and Imperium!!!! None shall stand against the Crusade of the Righteous!!! Kanluwen wrote: "I like the Tau. I just don't like people misconstruing things to say that it means that they're somehow a huge galactic threat. They're not. They're a threat to the Imperium of Man like sharks are a threat to the US Army."
"Pain is temporary, honor is forever" Emperor of Mankind:
"The day I have a sit-down with a pansy elf, magic mushroom, or commie frog is the day I put a bolt shell in my head."
in your name it shall be done" My YouTube channel: http://www.youtube.com/user/2SSSR2
Viersche wrote:
Abadabadoobaddon wrote:
the Emperor might be the greatest psyker that ever lived, but he doesn't have the specialized training that a Grey Knight has. Also he doesn't have a Grey Knight's unshakable faith in the Emperor.
The Emperor doesn't have a GKs unshakable faith in the Emperor which is....basically himself?
Ronin wrote:
"Brother Coa (and the OP Tadashi) is like, the biggest IoM fanboy I can think of here. It's like he IS from the Imperium, sent back in time and across dimensions."
purplefood wrote:He's already a heretic...
Mat Ward is actually a CSM fan.
Soon he will unveil the new Codex and doom will be brought to those of the Impeial Creed.
CSM fan?
Yeah, Draigo go trough the Warp raping Chaos Daemons and such is representation of his CSM fanbase...
We already know that he has a "thing" for Ultramarines...
You think he has a 'thing' for Ultramarines?
You think Draigo's fluff was supposed to be him being awesome?
Wait until you see Mat's CSM codex...
It will rock your world.
Dakka Bingo! By Ouze "You are the best at flying things"-Kanluwen
"Further proof that Purple is a fething brilliant super villain " -KingCracker
"Purp.. Im pretty sure I have a gun than can reach you...."-Nicorex
"That's not really an apocalypse. That's just Europe."-Grakmar
"almost as good as winning free cake at the tea drinking contest for an Englishman." -Reds8n
Seal up your lips and give no words but mum.
Equip, Reload. Do violence.
Watch for Gerry.
707th Lubyan Aquila Banner Motor Rifle Regiment (6000 pts)
Battlefleet Tomania (2500 pts)
"Pain is temporary, honor is forever" 
in your name it shall be done" 
