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Originally Posted by Xerxes During the so called Dark Ages of Europe. The Middle East and China advanced in learning and technology; That was just one world. What could exist in a Galaxy of a million plus worlds?
But the Middle East and China weren't in the Dark Age, that's why they could advance; in 40k the whole Galaxy is under a Dark Age. A better question to ask would be did Europe advance much during the Dark Ages. And the answer would be no.. |
I look at the Galaxy as a very big place and one could spend several lifetimes going from one place to the other encountering
feral worlds; Fenris - Vikings with no advance tech whatsoever.
Medusa - Mobile Fortresses with the help of the Adeptus mechanicus.
to high tech worlds such as Thracian Primaris with the ubiquitous use of Star ships.
in this century there are millions of people who have never used a telephone. Then we have people who are gadget freaks and would suffer a nervous breakdown if they lose a signal with their mobile phones.
It is a logical assumption that at least one world or system would have an enclave of humans with technology more advance than the Imperium. They may even be part of the Imperium, but are withholding their secret away from the Inquisition and the Adeptus Mechanicus.
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Originally Posted by Xerxes But indoctrination (which is what the Imperium gives, not just superstition) can go further. The above scenario would never happen in the Guard; xenotech is believed to be worse than Imperial tech, despite its effectiveness. The basic belief is that an equivalent-role Imperial gun would be better than xenotech if they were in the same situation. No guardsman would go to confidently to war knowing he could definitely get a better gun than he already has. |
Reminds me of the time when the European military tactic was a line of men with bayonets charging the enemy. They learned their lesson during the first world war. The other sides weaponry can be just as effective in killing you.
In the 40k universe, the commissars tend to have a short shelf life, particularly among the Catachans. They're not exactly what you would call indocrinated .
Indoctrination is one thing, but NATURAL human greed is another.
I've been told of cases with soldiers in the boundaries of the old Soviet states engaging in barter with their Soviet counterparts
The European soldiers had chocolate and the Soviets had coffee...