Board Thread:Warhammer 40k General Discussion/@comment-27642965-20160211003725/@comment-44249-20160418182714

Kriegsman wrote: Wow. I think I left this post about two months this ago and it exploded. I think maybe EU Star Wars or the Ancient Races of Halo can take a whip outta 40k. Of course, I mean each faction at its peak, so the results will never be certain. Not unless someone builds some portal into each universe and watch them fight it off here on earth... I just got an idea for another debate :D Arguing about whose franchise would kick other franchise's ass = classic geek pastime. :)

The Galactic Empire at its peak would probably overmatch the Imperium at its peak in space just because of the strategic implications of hyperdrive. Travel by Warp is slow, unreliable, and incredibly dangerous (yes, I know we have Han's speech to Luke in A New Hope, but come on, it's space: orbits are mathematically predictable and space is 99.9-repeating% empty), whereas Star Wars is a setting where people casually talk about traveling to the other side of the galaxy like they were jogging down to the corner store. Add in the logistical and manufacturing capability that must exist to build 2/3 of Death Star II in a few months, plus the fact that, like the Tau, the Empire actually properly understands its technology. And though I'm inclined to give ground battles to the Imperium due to proper combined arms and godawful-huge blind spots on Galactic Imperial armored vehicles, it would probably work out a lot like the Covenant-Earth War in Halo: every minor victory for the Imperium on the ground turns into a major defeat in space.