The EA would be able to adapt the Shadow tech, in what two years, whereas the Minbari have been working with the Vorlons for over a thousand years. All the Shadow Tech involved in the Warlock was destroyed by the Shadows when they left, and any working models were destroyed when Sheridan's assault fleet destroyed their R&D facilities and construction yards. So Basically, the EA has their tech and minbari gravity drive tech. As for how far advanced EA tech is, I heard the Centauri helped push us 200 years ahead, not 500. Plus, the bulk of that is related to Jump Gate and Hyperspace technology, meaning evey other race most likely got a similar boost in tech. Even if the EA did receive a 500 year jump and no one else did, why did they get decimated by the Minbari when they fought them. Only one real victory came out of that, and that was because Sheridan pulled a brilliant trick that would only work once.
Yes the EA was paying for construction on the VCD, but it was designed by Minbari and built by the ISA, not the EA.
Posted on Jan 12, 2002, 7:48 AM from IP address 208.58.106.167