Board Thread:Warhammer 40k General Discussion/@comment-4851119-20140323173912/@comment-93.220.31.229-20140411132022

problem 1: in the IOM nearly all it's industry is geared towards wartime production (and most of it's populus)

problem 2: the IOM when put up against the Gal Imp, is geared towards a single purpose, whereas the gal imp is suppressing it's citizens, meaning that far less stormtroopers can be put to use as they are on garrison duty to counter civil unrest. the IoM does not have that problem

problem 3: size and ships:

let's compare a light cruiser to a class 2 star destroyer:

a dauntless [b]light[/b] cruiser is ~ 4,5km long and has a crew of 65000

the class 2 star destroyer is 1600 metres long and has a crew comliment of between 5000 and 37000 men and additional 9700 passengers

if we now use " In the Horus Heresy book, Know No Fear, they actually give you a few lenghts and ship sizes. battleship Spirit of Konor = 17 km grand cruiser Antrodamicus = 12 km

the gal Imp does not have anyhting on that scale.

problem 4: psykers

problem 5: troop morale (comissars vs 0 on gal imp side)  heck, the imp guard faces 75% fatalitiy rates+ per campaign and they keep going and get the job done, compare that to stormtroopers)

problem 6: larger engagements done by the IoM

problem 7: comparison: your stromtrooper legion amounts to less than 10k troops, compare that to most of the guard regiments, gal imp is dwarfed