Can The Tau Empire Ever Win? | Warhammer 40,000
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- Can the Tau Empire every dominate the galaxy? Probably not. #shorts
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Basically the tau are new players in an rpg thats old but still has a ton of people playing with pvp permanently on
In the Imperium's POV, they were basically just background passive mobs (rats, crabs, critters, etc.) and, suddenly, they became a faction of their own after one surprise update by the developers that occurred in the middle of the night.
So by the end of it they'll be the best player
With one of those "Join The Game now and receive a FREE XP BOOSTER"
It's like trying to play Dark Orbit nowadays.
Eve online?
About as likely as the Imperium shutting the Eye of Terror forever.
Wasnt there a chance for them in the 13th black crusade?
@@emperorrazor7733 its speculation tbh. We don't know what would have happened if the Cadian Pylons had worked due to bad writing and hissy fit from Failbbadon
Nah, the Pylons are a clear indicator the warp can be shut off it's just a matter of convenience for the Imperium. It's not really their goal to remove all the warp, even the Emperor wouldn't be in favor of that
@@4f52 no, the pylons remove the warps influence in a certain area, but whether or not it would completely seal the Eye of Terror is a different story.
@@4f52 also, that was Necron technology which may not be possible to replicate for the Imperium
I think that the Tau will most likely have to ally with the less-zealous elements of the Imperium against the Tyranids. If that happens, it's possible that they'll gain enough breathing room to consolidate their holdings while the Imperium might be rejuvenated by associating with a young, advancing civilization.
that's never gonna happen, the imperium are basically tecno barbarians that hate anything nonhuman to a stupid degree, maybe if the emperor woke up and cut the heads of all the religious pricks as he was a man of science that hated religion.
As of now, It would be easier to become allies/slaves with the orcs to survive, or go to Trazyn and become part of his collection or something.
If it was my call i would sell advanced technology to the Orks and send them in the direction of the Tyranids, the orks will win in the end and become stronger and stronger the more they fight.
Never in the fucking inquisitions life!
@@zetoboogaloo8802 not with Our big blue golden boy around.
You can dream that the Imperium will work with Xeno filth less zealous or not!
Well Zotan (squat ) just come out so maybe?
Tau be like:
_YOU ARE BEING RESCUED_
_DO NOT RESIST!!!_
_YOU WILL NOW EXPERIENCE A CALM AND PEACEFUL LIFE!! IF YOU WISH TO JOIN OUR ARMY, WE _*_WILL_*_ WELCOME YOU._
Du bist nicht Bismarck
Dreadnought rushes in with a power fist: *repent motherfucker*
@@davisdf3064 what if I say no?
@@buukute
THEN YOU _WILL_ LIVE A PEACEFUL LIFE WITH YOUR FAMILY AND YOUR OPINION.
*DO NOT* TRY TO STOP US FROM TAKING YOU HOME FOR FREE AND BUYING A CANDY FOR YOU ON THE WAY BACK
The Tau won't dominate the galaxy.
However if their technological evolution keeps up it's pace and they focus on keeping the sectors they've got I can see them holding out for at least a few thousands of years to come as a small but heavily fortified empire.
That depends on if their tech advancement is truly their own doing. Judging by how quickly they advanced I’m skeptical of that.
The tau technology advances has significantly slowed down, and the rest of the galaxy is taking its toll on them. Don't really think the tau will just keep advancing non stop like there fans think they will, at one point they'll reach there cap.
@@venom0825 honestly, their rapid advancement followed by their current slow advancement hints to me that they’re reverse engineering someone else’s tech. Like they found a dark age of humanity cache or something and that’s what flung them into their current tech level. So when they have to start inventing on their own cuz the cache is running dry, they’ll start to have more and more problems.
@@nikik5567 that would explain something.
@@venom0825 that’s my theory. I mean they went from a pre flight species to a force that could fight off imperial ships in what, a couple millennia or something? I forget the exact time frame but it’s way earlier than they should have been able to do so. In roughly the time it took us to get from cave men to having cars the tau went from cave men to a space faring race. It makes the most sense to me that that’s what happened. The uh…oh what’re those leader cast dudes called again…anyway, discovered a cache, used it to unite their people and upgrade their society to a space fairing race that could actually stand a chance in a fight against one of the other factions in 40k.
That Tau trooper was doing his best impression of Tom Hanks at the end of Saving Private Ryan.
No air support for them tho
They got the STL of old terra movies
At this point you dont have to conquer the entire galaxy in order to "win". Just being strong enough to survive the upcoming shitstorm that is about to happen.
Actualy, I think they have good chances of doing just that, they're tech and tactics are really good to deal with Orks and Tyrannids, to the point where hive fleet tend to avoid them because they're loosing way more biomass than they're gaining when they fight, they aren't really "appetizin" to Chaos since they aren't really "compatibles" with the Warp, and the Imperium and Necrons have bigger priorities than a comparatively small empire in a little corner of the galaxy.
Ehh they kinda got screwed by a tyrannid splinter fleet, but that was their first encounter with them
The only way the tau can truly have a chance to survive is if they somehow by a miracle enter a alliance or an agreement with the eldar and/or the emperium. Definitely won’t be peace but it’s better then extinction
There is a chance for the Imperium to absorb the Tau Empire via Ancient Rites of Imperial Compliance.
Guilliman is aware that the Imperium has protocol for alien alliances and integration. But he would have to work with the Inquisition which does not like Xenos after all their previous vassals decided to try and take out the Imperium in the wake of the Horus Heresy.
The Tau must also be willing to kneel before man as the rightful custodians of the galaxy. Mind you that is part of the ancient protocol.
After that they become an Imperial sector that is relatively free to do as it wishes as long as it doesn't worship chaos, actively tries to fuck over its neighbors, and pays its taxes
Emporium lol
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Most Eldar consider other xeno races to be inferior, making any form of alliance with them impossible or extremely disadvantageous for the other side.
The Imperium consider themselves the rightful rulers of the universe. Most of them follow the motto of "Kill First, Kill Later, Kill Again, Kill Some More, Then Kill Again to Make Sure". A few of them might want to establish something, but it all goes moot once the Inquisition finds out about it.
@@justanotherinquisitor7962
Imperial beliefs are changing after the awakening of Guiliman. Eldar beliefs seem to be changing too. The imperium has a full on alliance with the Ynnari eldar.
I suspect that the imperium is on the verge of collapsing into many smaller galactic empires, if that happens the Tau might be able to survive longer than you’d think and may even be able to hold their territories while working military alliances against the Tyranids with even the Necrons as they need biomass to continue with their goals and the fractured empires of humanity would be looking for Allie’s in a hostile universe. The area immediately around the Tau Empire has the best chances if the Imperium collapses.
Ever read 50k? If that happens they'll also absorb the Imperium's Nihilism or it's Zeal.
The Imperium gonna collapse under the weight of their own failures, times goes on chaos grows, and they'll continue to feed chaos till it overwhelm them
Lol nah, the imperium is for all intents and purposes the “protagonists” of 40k. GW won’t break it apart.
@@nikik5567 unless...
@@suacemanaquiatan9380 last time they did something like the end times it didn't go all that well for them
Two words: The Squats
We’re yet to find out the full standing of the Leagues of Votaan and exactly the nature of their suspected alliance with the Tau (which many claim is inferred by the gear we see the Squats wielding).
Didnt GW said that the tech the Votann use dates back to the Dark Age of Technology? Most of tech from that age are either lost to the Imperium while the Votann preserved theirs.
@@kuyagab4444 they must have only a few weapon from the dark age of technology, i mean during that time terminator armor was for mining ! Humanity was on god mode it could just delete sun and planete. At this point in time humanity could just kick necron primitive ass back to their grave.
@@puebespuebes8589 actually they do have some neat things from the DAOT, but their mega pcs are slowing down to a halt. a simple answer for "hey, show me a rifle" can take years, if not decades, to show up.
so while they can have some of the bat shit insane tech humanity did have, it could take centuries for the thing to actually show how to do it
@@clairelili873 century is nothing in the face of thousaud of year
@@puebespuebes8589
The Votann/ancestor cores are intelligent AI
Inquisitor? I have spicy heresy for you.
Yeah seen it
If the tau dont get completely wiped out by literally anything, they could really be unstoppable technologically. Maybe if they hook up with the eldar finally they could start turning things around but as it stands now they just gotta survive
And yet. We must prevail! For Tau! For our survival! For The Greater Good!
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If the necrons wake up entirely they will "save" the galaxy as they want to return to their biological bodies so they would termanatr all the tiranids and seal off chaos so they can take all the biomass in the galaxy
I still think the tau could be a major threat in the galaxy if they managed to learn how to use the webway.
Give GW and the writer of the shadowsun books 6 more years and we'll have something like that, considering there is a greater good goddess now
Counterpoint: this is exactly how it was when the Aeldari Empire fell and the idealistic Imperium of Man arose.
We can expect the T'au to change, to grow jaded, violent and corrupt, but not to die out entirely.
It was the arrival of hive Fleet Leviathan that saved the Tau by distracting the Empire of Man.
Another factor is the fact that compared to other factions, they are tiny.
The Tau don't have the manpower to wage a large scale war against the other factions. They can win a battle here and there, and maybe hold out a bit, but eventually they'll run out of soldiers while the Imperium, for example, will still have trillions of bodies to drown them in.
The Tau are powerful, but they are simply too small to win against the insane numbers of the other factions, even the Eldar.
Incorect, by taw numbers the tau can easily defeat the eldars, the only thing about the space elves is their affinity to warp powers and their titans being more difficult to deal with than those of the imperium
Discovers a tech that can hide their entire existence. Evolve while others are killing each other. Necron v.2
Gw need that cash so the tau will never will or lose
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So Imperium during golden age was smallest and most centralised and could face anyone. But when Tau are small and centralised they are weak? Get your shit together people.
I think the issue comes down the ability to project power and that the threats the Tau are facing are MASSIVE. They could stand their own against anyone, but not against everyone.
The age where just being a Centralized power was enough has long passed.
Now, you have to have actual weight to throw around.
@Necron Lord of Earth exactly volkites was a choice for standard Astartes weapons, that alone tells you how hard the imperium actually fucked.
"So you're saying there's a chance?"
"Ya know its never gonna happen.....but it miiiight. It won't.... but it cooould" 😂
I'm still waiting for the Melee Samurai Tau power suit or something
Commander farsight
@@spencervance8484 well yes.. but like. As an army... not just him, but many..
(Tho historically acurate samurai are bow using horse riders originally, so its not wrong that they are range focused... would still be epic to have a katana like blade wielding power armour tau unit that could rival astartes, even if in smaller numbers... just wanna see the Tau adapt to this close combat universe with their melee anwser, if even just for the farsight enclaves, who are slowly accepting the truth of the universe
The tau are so immensely tiny compared to literally every other faction. The only reason they aren't extinct is because those factions barely take notice of them. Merely surviving is their highest victory they can hope to achieve.
The Tau are more populous and powerful than a number of factions in the lore such as the craftworld eldar. They also perform extremely well against most enemies they come into conflict with causing many times the casualties they take. With the concentration of their forces in one area and the constant expansion of their empire they can adequately “punch up” against any faction they encounter. Its realistic to assume they could threaten major imperial sectors.
@@sturm9087 hahahahaha. Oh. You're serious. Let me laugh louder! HAHAHAHAAHAHAHAAHA.
@@Harvest133 well the Tau decisively won the taros campaign and that was when they were outnumbered 10-1 against imperial guard, space marines, titans, and ad mech forces. Not to mention the imperium lost 2-3 times as many forces as the Tau had fielded. So if the imperium decisively loses battles with a 10-1 numerical superiority with some of their most elite and powerful forces present, I think its fair to say the Tau could punch up pretty easily. Especially since that was before the Tau developed any of their new battlesuits.
@@sturm9087 and it effectively meant nothing. Tau are insignificant. Period. End of story. If the imperium wanted to, and truly so, the Tau would be gone. Same for the Tau with orcs. Same with Tyrannids. Same with Dark Eldar. Same with Chaos. The Tau are a very, very, VERY small amoeba in a sea full of leviathan.
@@Harvest133 hey man you don’t know anything about the Tau and I can’t blame you since 40k has a ton of lore. Can’t expect someone to know everything. The Tau routinely win battles while outnumbered 10-1 or more. So if the imperium wanted to crush the Tau they would need hundreds of regiments of guard, hundreds of companies of marines, titan legions, etc. I really doubt the imperium could afford to open another front with as many if not more resources than they’ve put into defending the armageddon sector against ghazgull. Thats just to reach a stalemate against the Tau as well, not a swift victory.
Well, I'm glad you gave them 5%. Couse thay had 0% at the beginning and now their a galactic power. A small for sure. So I'll take that 5% and add that to the Greater Good!
5% is around the same chance that the Empire of mankind will do anything meaningful like: remove the ban on the technology (as long as it isn't unsafe or too risky) or finaly improves its ability to transfer resources and manpower
The tau as a faction have the thickest plot armour in all of 40k.
Have you seen the stuff space marines do?
@@sturm9087 not all space marines do and are the same , they are the exception in there order's that do crazy stuff
@@assassinangel7234 sure ultramarines are worse than iron hands, but marines in general still get away with stuff nobody else could purely because of their plot armor. The only exception that beats them in plot armor is the custodes
If the Eldar could get over themselves and stop being so damned haughty, I’d see no reason why they wouldn’t benefit from a semi-permanent alliance with the Tau. Unfortunately, the Dark Eldar May have screwed the pooch on that one….
i like the new templin direct its like a little cherry or strawberry u find in the wild of youtube. Also if the Tau would ever win with an alliance between tau imperium and aeldari. :D
The Tau are the slaves of the eldar. Where do you think the Ethereals came from?
@@vermilion7777 Chaos.
@@Meinalptraum No. The Tau and an insectoid species in the other end of the galaxy were secretly given a leader caste by the eldar to manipulate them to bow to the will of the Old Ones, since the eldar are a dying species and need a replacement for the great plan.
The Tau have no connection to the warp and neither a "soul" nor psykers. Why should Ethereals come from chaos?
*"I Like Those Odds"*
The tau advance on tech incredibly fast. Once they achieve tech on par with humanity's dark age of technology they basically curb stomp everyone else with sheer tech power, and they don't have to worry about chaos. They could hit this point in another 2k years considering how far they got in 3k
The necrons would probably be ok with them, maybe not friendly but at least tolerate them being around (and with enough tech the tau can just slap the necrons too)
I like how you mention Chaos won't be a threat to them, please read at what happened in the 4th sphere expansion, or when Shadowsun encountered the Death Guard
Also How tf will the necrons be ok with them, _especially if they are expanding into their territory?_
Judging on how you describe the necrons it seems your lack a *lot* of lore knowledge on how powerful they are, and I'm saying this an Imperium fan
I'll say this to illustrate their power, currently Necron lords use _time travel_ (tech that is literally impossible for other factions unless warp magic is involved) *frequently to troll each other*
Yes you heard me right basically necrons uses one if not THE most powerful ability in Warhammer to have a good laugh and banter with eachother
Perhaps given enough time they could develop their technology to the point of being similar to pre-age of strife humanity, then maybe they have a chance. Given that humans are currently using what amounts to souped up mining equipment, if anybody could rediscover some of the more advanced and specifically military focused lost technologies (or just redevelop it) then that would be a game changer.
The only real way I can see them winning is if they are able to reverse engineer parts of Necron tech or are able to translate some very powerful STC’s from humanity’s golden age. That or the breakaway faction does something truly out there.
The farsight enclave is the goodest guys in 40k imo
That isnt saying a lot.They stillbtreat the Guevessa as a 2nd class citizen.
Isnt the Farsight Enclave a military junta whose leader wants to xtrmin8 humans?
@@jirojhasuo2ndgrandcompany745 Exterminate?No.He does see them as 2nd class citizens and whats funny is he is the most mercifull of 40K leaders.
Up there with salmanders
If any faction “won” then there’d be no more Warhammer… 🤨
GW shaking in their boots rn at that thought
I love that of all things that could’ve introduced the Tau to the rest of the galaxy it was Typhus and his death guard war band lol
"The chances of tau surviving are at 5%"
.... Brother, you sure you didn't forget to put a decimal point or two before that number?
He put it so the Tau fans would feel better
They can, if they can survive long enough. And honestly. They very well might with the ever increasing ammount of problems for the imperium.
I've never seen anything so wrong
Tau is the new necrontyre
Honestly the Tau are just one Primarch returning away from Extinction.
The Imperium has beaten enemies far more advanced than the Tau with the Aid of Primarchs and their sons.
Let's say Johnson wakes up, Russ returns, Dorn appears. The Tau would be a memory.
On the flipside the Plague Marines being headed up by Mortarion, Typhus, and a Great Unclean one will pretty much bring their end
beaten? like who? helpless species that haven't even reached orbit?
@@urmomgay0166 there’s been a few that almost beat the imperium early on even with the emperor
@@urmomgay0166 there were quite a few races and micro empires that rivaled the Tau in tech back then.
Primarchs were a siege breaker weapon capable of fuckery inconceivable to normal man
"Blood will be shed, as it has always been. There is nothing else in this forsaken existence" *Last words of Sergaant Avitus, Blood Ravens 4th Company*
I think it's very likely that the T'au will be able to convince the Eldar to join them over time, and possibly work out a temporary ceasefire with the Imperium. But their biggest leg up is that when other new species become space-fairing, the T'au Empire will be the only species out there willing and eager to bring them into their ranks. They've even successfully converted human settlements to their cause.
I think the Taus greatest advantage is that they aren't any one empire's biggest threat or top priority. They could emerge victorious simply by being the last empire standing.
I honestly think the best chance for the T’au is going for the Stellaris mentality of going wide or tall.
Wide; as in continue to expand territory hence the Spheres of Expansion. Basically trying to conquer the galaxy.
Tall; as in just accept the territory you and don’t expanded. Become an isolationist empire and putting all your focus on making more weapons of war or new research on advance technology. And also more required man power for defenses against new threats
Tau: "both... both is good."
The Tau are going for the Giant approach.
The reason the tau haven’t been wiped out yet is because everyone is too busy with chaos orks and tyrinds to deal with them
I don't think T'au players would say its about 'absoulet victory' but living and co-operating with others. 'Absoulet victory ' is an Adeptus Astartes/Tyranid thing.
Not only that, they're very ill equipped to fight against the chaos legion.
That scene here of the pistol being shot at the tank reminds me of saving private Ryan so much
If the Tau submit to the true Greater Good, the Emperor's will. Sure
So under a boot. Because he was a xenophobe.
@@bthsr7113 The only Xenos he got rid of were those who stood in Mankind's way. He has and was willing to work with the Eldar proving he isnt a xenophobe.
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honestly even if the tau became willing servants of mankind wouldn't the imperium just eradicate them with prejudice?
They need another few thousand years of growth
The problem with the tau is worse than this; one reason the imperium, and chaos I guess, ignores them so much is that they have bigger fish to fry, or not get consumed by… the tau are “winning” right now because they can gain local superiority against the other empires. if the tau keep getting more powerful the other players will start taking them more seriously and commit more resources to put them down.
Which will require taking resources from all over. He who defends everything, defend nothing.
5% ?
You haven't seen how they survive the tyranids, deathguard and the demons.
Mainly by plot armour thicker than the ultramarines
@@tarektechmarine8209 HA ! Tell that to Cain
Will they become the top dog in the universe? No.
Will they be around for a long time? Yes.
The Tau's best move is the do what they already are doing, create spheres of influence, make allies and become too difficult to completely get rid of
I could see the Tau having some nearly impossible to invade core worlds and having small colonies all over the galaxy.
The Tau Doom has already set upon the will of man and the Empror
The tau could make a united front and win if they can change enough minds and fight for collectivism
They need to build tall and just turtle up and let the galaxy smash itself apart.
War is a numbers game. So I can’t see the tyranids not becoming the dominant faction.
Forgot to mention that the bigger their empire gets, the harder it would be to defend themselves and attract more attention of their competitors.
No one can win. If anyone does, the whole point of 40K is gone. In the interest of making money, games workshop will never let anyone win.
Nice little saving private Ryan scene at the end
Realistically yes easily. But 40k is nothing if not unrealistic.
I think people keep ignoring the fact that they were able to go from discovering fire to achieve space travel in just 3000 years, while like for humans it took million of years to achieve it and then lose it again for a couple of thousands of years
The tau's only hope if for major changes in the imperium. The emperor awakens and decides the because the tau don't have the goal of wiping out all mankind the they might be the only zenos worth working with. The other option is a massive civil war within the imperium that See's the over throw of the emperor worship cult that has taken over with that the imperium might be open to working with zenos and using alien technology. This provides for the possibility of a space Marine with tau derived armor and weapons and imperium ships that don't need the warp.
"Aaaaaaahaaaa-Oh wait, you're serious... lemme laugh even harder!"
Your profile logo reminds me of Supreme Commander and one of their faction's logo. I like it.
To me it always felt like they are winning and somehow end up a vassal state. Especially with the whole tyranide thing
İf they could reverse engineer the eldars webways or even better ally with them they could utilise the webways to gain foothold in other places of the galaxy so that a single attack against their empire doesnt wipe them out, and since the eldars are low in numbers they probably cant even fully populate most of the planets they own, they also could cover them from behind while the eldar fight in front lines
Eldar are far to vein to share webway secrets with anyone. As they see other species as lesser ones
If they can take out a necromancy dynasty they might have a chance but it might be hard to make a story out of it
The Tau are naturally immune to chaos and pose a threat to the nids. If they ever master faster than light travel then they will be a force to be reckon with.
They adapt fast in war it's just they don't have has much experience as the imperium. The Tau have a lot of potential. They just need to travel faster than light speed without using warp travel.
5%? That's an optimistic number
Alll they gotta do is sit in the back and tech rush while the imperium ignores them.
For the greater good!!!
I've never heard of any planet destroying weapons from the Tau before
Read lords of mars , belasarius cawl the great work , theirs also a gaunts ghosts story about a black market dealer selling black stone . Also cadia isn’t the only planet with pilons Theo’s a lot of places still with them . A lot of info in these stories
I'd like to imagine that after a few thousand years, they hold out with their evolution until Roboute fixes some of the stagnation in the Imperium, or another primarch returns, and they make an alliance. They then could technically "win", but it would probably be under the Imperium's flag.
In the grim darkness of the future, there can be no victor.
"Aggressive"
It really depends on what is meant by "victory." If victory means galactic domination, then they can't win, but if victory means survival and the establishment of oneself as a society that can last and provide for its people, they're more likely to achieve that goal than the imperium will ever be. It's like how even if the imperium collapses, Ultramar will likely remain intact. Smaller, more tightly defended and more locally aware space empires are inherently more stable and efficient than gigantic galaxy spanning empires like the ancient Eldar or the Imperium.
Honestly their best bet is to throw their lot in with Guilliman and the Ynnari
With time distortion and particular battles either ongoing or being prepared for I think they have the time they need to become a major threat, with Farsight and his enclaves being introduced to the warp and chaos I thing their evolution may take great leaps as well, ps. I'm not a big tau fan boy but in terms of them becoming a threading major faction I still think they have lots of potential to be dangerous
I think The humans The orks and The tau should team up or something and fight The demons and tyranids together
Well they always say that but no ones done it yet
Should the emperor --get a Text to speech device-- wake up they COULD win a eldari-human-tau combined victory
Actually, the imperium was split in due to the warp storms and eye of terror becoming bigger and the tau live in the dark side of the imperium which is reconnected. I see great potential for them here.
5%? The only way that's possible is if some alliance is formed and the tau survive as a result
Ever wonder why Robot Space Mummy used to look similar to Taus? And Taus just so happened to have no projection in the Warp?
If the tau showed up during the dark age of technology, or really any time before the imperium consolidated, then they would have been able to kick some serious but. Now imagine if they showed up during the eldar and necron sleep cycle, and had 60+ million years to advance
Between every other races in the 40k universe. The Tau are the only ones who utilize resources better than any faction. The Imperium probably waste 80% of its resources and even Exterminatus whole planets on something they're literally fighting for thousands of years. They've genetically reversed the Tyranids infection and treat Chaos the same as they treat any other Alien species in the Galaxy.
Between all of them, the Tau are so logical that they're necessary for the continued existence of every faction in the 40k universe. Hell, if we're really gonna be realistic about this. The Tau would've already surpassed the Imperium after 10k years. The reality is the battles would be like sticks vs a plasma cannon. No matter how many you are, you cant hit something thats firing from the moon that's orbiting the planet.
IF Tau empire + G'uela Navigators + Gellar Fields + Men of Iron + G'uela Blanks = The Greater Good Wins!
They don't have an immortal vegetable on a golden throne that can fight all 4 chaos goda at once
The Tau victory scenario would imo actually be to stop expanding, send out ships into deep space, hunker down and try and wait for the storm to blow over. They have a fair chance of survival in that case.
Unfortunately I don't think they small enough or humble enough to seriously pull off this strategy anymore, as it would require the Tau collectively agreeing that they are too weak to succeed with a conventional strategy.
If only the Imperium of Man, Tau Empire and Eldars could cooperate
Imagine if the tau got their hands on a stc or an old ai
Well maybe if they use the current rules set in the table top........lol
If your enemy is incompetent at home than in battle then you've already won your enemies wars.
The Imperium rules with more than just an iron fist even with children, literally killing billions to hide their secrets. The Tau rules with warm food, soft bed and a chance at having your family live a normal life. What the Emperor promised is what the Tau can provide. Faith in him while having a good life.
Hell, just imagine what the Custodes could be with Tau R&D. Not even the Chaos Gods would survive.
Especially since the Tau ethereals are like the inquisition, they do hide secrets, but do so to protect the rest of the species, its why they hid the reality about the warp, alsp mind control just aint a thing otherwise every single action in shadowsuns new book makes no sense, but unlike the inquisition they are more capable of doing things in an extremely organized way and rather quickly and swiftly, the inquisition is just too slow and incompetent.
Lets make an example: across the imperium if you wonder anything about the faith in the emperor beyond "how much more faith can i put in him", you are enslaved or killed. Doesnt help that the living conditions for about 97% of the humans of the imperium are abysmal, hence why they reproduce so quickly: to try survive (pretty much what lobsters, rabbits and many fishes do), and as soon as they find out about chaos they are likely to start a cult, it just offers a better living prospect.
Ethereals provide all races with help and resources to live dignified lives, allowing them to venerate the god emperor without necessarily killing them if they dont, if you dont serve the greater good the way you were supposed to... you are looked down upon, but thats it. This is why the:"chemical castration" is not a real thing, they may do that with dissenters and criminals, but humans under the Tau flag just dont feel the necessity to reproduce profusely.
Was that tau recreating saving private Ryan at the end lol
The Tau are winning technically, if their objective is defensive. As long as they don’t get overrun by larger scale threats such as a full on tyrannid infestation, a green tide WAGHHH or warrant a full scale invasion of their angry human neighbors, they keep everything intact and win. Unless it’s specified in lore somewhere I don’t know, they don’t *need* to expand much at all resource wise as much as it is desirable.
If they gain the focus of the imperium or any other major faction they are pretty much fucked.
Never tell me the odds
The way I see it, all of the factions all have the same chances. That's the burden of designing a world for a game rather than just for the story. Game balance has to be a consideration when you're trying to move product.