Thread:Montonius/@comment-31.53.240.50-20120909041024

While Tau technology is high it has yet to exceed that of the Imperium. If you took the best of Imperial tech and compared it to that of the Tau then the Imperials would therefore be more advanced. The Tau can provide high tech equipment to its warriors because of its size and the close proximity of their worlds. Whilst the Imperium provides low end technology to the Guard but outnumbers the Tau Fire Warrior millions to one. Indeed you can equip stormtroopers with carapace and plasma rifles and STILL outnumber the Tau, it's all about logistics.

The Imperium out do the Tau on:

Phase tech (first edition)

Warp drives (common knowledge)

Energy field technology

Vortex weapons

Warships (BFG)

Plasma engines (BFG)

Medical Technology (Rejuve techniques - Cain novels)

Teleportation

None of this exists within the Tau Empire and there are some relics from the Dark Age of Technology that are so ridiculously advanced, complicated and powerful that it would blow the minds of even the most intelligent Earth caste engineer.

I will also note that I have never seen any source that states the Tau are more advanced than the Imperium. Plenty that says they're advanced and in SOME cases exceed Imperial designs, but not on anything else.

Tau Warships do not measure up to Imperial navy equivilants.

Lastly the Fr'aal are more advanced than the Tau and Imperium. 