Showdown: Terran Dominion vs The Covenant

Terran Dominion	The Covenant
Marines Reapers Marauders Ghosts(Terran) Jackals(Terran) Siege Tanks Vikings Dropships Battlecruisers	Grunts Brutes Elites Hunters Ghosts Banshees Scarabs Wraiths Brute Choppers Phantoms Shadows
60 Votes	78 Votes

Comments
agentCDE 2008-Jun-23 14:31	Hm. Gotta give this one to the Terrans. Their tech is a lot like the Halo human's, but with the "badass" and "power" knobs turned up to 11. Add in that their marines all have powerarmor, they've got their own cloaking tech and directed-energy weapons...
agentCDE 2008-Jun-23 14:34	...their specops dudes are psycics, and they're more than willing to use nukes... it'd be a really good fight, but I think the Terrans would win in the end.
teh_master_chief 2008-Jun-23 19:11	Props to whoever suggested this one, cause it would be one awesome fight. However, I'm leaning towards the Covvies to take this one. Covenant Assault Carriers, some of their strongest ships, are at least 5 km in length, and Supercarriers are even larger.
teh_master_chief 2008-Jun-23 19:13	The largest Terran ships, the Battlecruisers, are probably 2-3 km in length at most. The size advantage goes to the Covenant. As for firepower, I'm sure the Assault Carrier's plasma torpedoes are more than a match for the Bc's laser batteries, while their
teh_master_chief 2008-Jun-23 19:14	pulse lasers and energy projectors could match the feared Yamato Cannon. So if a single Assault Carrier can beat a single Battlecruiser, and there are more Assault Carriers to begin with, the Covenant would win in space. Wraiths, Valkyries, and other
teh_master_chief 2008-Jun-23 19:15	Terran fighters can almost be discounted entirely because they can't touch on Covenant capital ships, and there's a TON of different Covenant hulls while the Battlecruiser is the only capital ship the Terrans get.
teh_master_chief 2008-Jun-23 19:17	The fight would be much closer on land. Siege Tanks would bombard the Covenant from miles away, and the Covenant ground troops would melt before them similar to the Protoss. Vultures' Spider Mines can decimate entire squads of Zealots, so there's no doubt
teh_master_chief 2008-Jun-23 19:18	that Elites will die. Not to mention, the Vulture's frag grenades would be deadly against any infantry, and the bulk of the Covenant force is comprised of infantry and more infantry. Goliaths would render any aerial assault useless because they deal with
teh_master_chief 2008-Jun-23 19:20	Protoss Carriers all the time. That implies their missiles are ridiculously powerful. And also, the Terrans aren't afraid to use nukes, which would devastate the Covenant. However, Terran infantry is rather pathetic because Marines are simply criminals
teh_master_chief 2008-Jun-23 19:21	who have underwent rehabilitation and mental conditioning, and have little to no combat training. Their power suits and gauss rifles are powerful, but if the wielder is incompetent and can get torn apart by a single Zergling, they won't fare any better vs
teh_master_chief 2008-Jun-23 19:23	an Elite, Hunter, or Brute. Firebats would probably be of more help to the Covenant because Jackal Snipers can pick out their propane tanks and kill their surroundings. And since the Covenant controls the air and space, they can orbitally insert troops,
teh_master_chief 2008-Jun-23 19:24	directly on top of the tanks. This would be deadly, just like "Zealot Bombs" the Protoss can pull, and Siege Tanks won't fare well against an Energy Sword or Gravity Hammer. If all else fails, the Covenant can just glass the entire planet, nuclear silos
teh_master_chief 2008-Jun-23 19:25	and all. Then again, the Terrans might insert their Ghost operatives; psychic warriors and assassins, as an equalizer and try to control or influence the minds of the Covenant Fleet Commanders. This might tip the battle in the Terrans' favour, though the
teh_master_chief 2008-Jun-23 19:26	sheer number of Covenant capital ships would outnumber the Ghosts, and the range might be too great for them to exert their control.
teh_master_chief 2008-Jun-23 19:27	In conclusion, the Covenant would win, but only because their fleets would dominate the Terran fleet. On the ground, the Terrans would win, but then they'd get glassed during celebration.
teh_master_chief 2008-Jun-23 19:28	Now a really good showdown would be Protoss vs Covenant or UNSC vs Terran.
Mu La Flaga 2008-Jun-23 19:38	Holy hell, now this is what I call impressive. I still think Terrans can hurt Covenant in space though, I mean what if the Yamato Cannon hits a critical point in the Assault Carrier, it's a relatively low chance of it happening but higher than a Plasma
Mu La Flaga 2008-Jun-23 19:39	Torpedo. But otherwise your summary is pretty perfect, I have to say I agree and sooner or later I could make one of those requested Showdowns.
Kennedy 2008-Jun-24 01:14	posting thru psp sucks i check for new showdowns tho anyway i think the the terran will win post more tomorrow the zerg would pwn both tho
teh_master_chief 2008-Jun-24 08:18	Haha, thanks lol. Yamato Cannons would damage an Assault Carrier for sure, but since they can't kill a Protoss Carrier in one hit, which is lighter and smaller than a Covenant Assault Carrier, they won't be killing Assault Carriers easily at all. On the
teh_master_chief 2008-Jun-24 08:19	other hand, the Assault Carrier's Pulse Laser completely pierced a Halcyon-class Cruiser at the start of Halo 2 (the scene where MC flies the mine), and since Battlecruisers are of similar hull and armor, then they'd suffer a similar fate. And let's not
teh_master_chief 2008-Jun-24 08:20	forget who has more mobility. The Covenant's faster-than-light travel is ridiculously advanced, and they can cross galactic distances within hours or days. The Terrans took years to reach the Korprulu Sector (where Starcraft takes place), and they had to
teh_master_chief 2008-Jun-24 08:20	put all the commanders and crews in cryo to keep them alive to reach there.
Mu La Flaga 2008-Jun-24 15:34	Ok, I seeing as how I decided WH40k is too overpowered compared to Halo and Starcraft I decided the Tag-Team has to be slightly milder but still exciting, I took both of those suggestions and put them into 1. I hope that works.
teh_master_chief 2008-Jun-24 16:12	Hah, cool. It does indeed work.
Kennedy 2008-Jun-26 01:10	posting thru psp sucks i check for new showdowns tho anyway i think the the terran will win post more tomorrow the zerg would pwn both tho
P1nk_L3m0n4de 2008-Jul-29 14:26	terrain all the way
lord_pumpkin 2008-Aug-25 13:55	these terrans don't fuck around. elites are going down.

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