Cyrodils Goblins would eat the Altmer Goblins for lunch.The Altmer breed them to be tough but not too tough.Cyrodils are free range baby and tough as hell.

The dominion has no troops that are competent in set piece battles.The Khajit are not really into the whole fighting in formation idea.Plus they can be taken out of a battle by rolling a big ball of string laced with moon sugar down a hill.
The Bosmer are excellent archers but with no meatshields to keep the enemy of them they are not as effective.

And both sides could summon hordes of Dadra so to me that is a push.

so 99.99% chance Thalmor are scrod unless the Hist lickers sign on to the cause.Even then still 97% chance of being scrod

Plus every damm thalmor, even the damm grunts, Use magic!!!

Greybeards follow the way of the voice. That is not possible. The dragons likely are too stubborn to help, nor would they follow a dovahkiin.

And the psijics may help, after Skyrim gets smashed.

Lore supports my claims and not your baseless desparation to refute my statements.

I have always loved goblins, can you link me a link about the Thalmor "Goblin slave army"?

In short, we need someone better than Talos to win or even survive.

I think we need the sloads help...

http://www.uesp.net/wiki/Lore:Altmer
Check society and religion.

http://www.uesp.net/wiki/Lore:Pocket_Guide_to_the_Empire,_3rd_Edition/Summerset


Goblins are mentioned as servants of the Altmer. Enjoy the extra lore.

Or get the Hist to care and life will be better...

Where are the maomer?

A few things to consider, particularly regarding those things marked in red.
1) Bosmer are VERY pacifist-minded and will not happily join in a crusade against foreign nations. This pacifism is why they get dominated time and again by shifting forces.
2) Khajiit are *not* a solidified nation and do not care much for politics. The odds of them joining the Thalmor war-machine in any sort of significant numbers are terrible. The average Khajiit cares about his tribe and the mane, but that's it. They don't see themselves as a "nation" and they don't fight for the glory of Khajiitistan or anything like that.
3) The Imperial Legion is in no way an "inferior force". As armies go, the Legion is one of the finest for open warfare. If the Thalmor would care to fight on an open battlefield, the Legion would wipe the floor with them. Which is why the Thalmor don't do that.
4) The Nords are not inferior to Altmer soldiers. In fact they're quite the opposite. Read the book "The Great War". A Nord force shield-walled the crap out of the Elves on multiple occasions.
5) I don't know exactly what you're basing that probability estimate on. It depends very much on who gets to decide the terms of battle. On a big, grassy field with maybe some trees here and there but largely open, with both forces putting everything they have into it, the humans will win. It would be different if the Khajiit and Bosmer turned up in force, but that's just never going to happen.

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If they were that uber, they would have taken both Cyrodiil and Hammerfell in the Great War. Yes, invading Alinor would be more difficult, but if they can be pushed out of Valenwood and Elsweyr, it wouldn't be impossible. Especially if the Psijics were to lend aid against the Thalmor (they usually stay out of such affairs, but they're definitely no friend of the Thalmor)

As for the Justiciars, I believe they're special Thalmor, not rank-and-file Dominion soldiers.

In the embassy there's "Thalmor soldiers" and they use magic.

Using the somewhat lame combat mechanics of TES5, yes. So what? If we're basing things that directly on Skyrim then Tulius is immortal and could win the war all by himself. By the way, please don't think that ebony and glass equipment doesn't exist anymore. Please don't think that there are no Orc smiths around to forge proper weapons.

As I said...We have Fricken Orc Shock troopers on our side.

Elven armor is superior in lore too.

Besides, Hammerfell and High Rock reduced the number of orcs a lot. That means less ebony and orcish stuff.

Imagine A hundred orcs clad to head to toe in orcish armour...All armed with massive two-handed swords, Backed by imperial legionaries, Stormcloak soldiers, Redguard warriors, And all kinds of others.

We don't have enough after what Hammerfell and High Rock did to them.

We're going to have to start an orc breeding program.

Lol, I can imagine "Orc" Breeding centers and "Provincial" parks sprouting up.

Elven armor is superior to regular steel armor in lore, yes. That's about the extent of it, though. Altmer are not stronger or better in combat than humans, in fact they're quite the opposite. There is also no lore suggesting that Altmer soldiers are pound for pound better or more lethal than human troops, be it Nord, Redguard, or Imperial. Using the combat mechanics in Skyrim is hardly a fair way of figuring out which kind of troop is better.

Finally, don't forget that Orcs and Dunmer, while relatively few in numbers, also aren't exactly friendly with the Thalmor. You didn't mention them before, which I find a bit strange. They're not a huge factor but they are a factor.

Whats Left of morrowind is still considered a Imperial Province,

Good post OP. I'm playing through the Legion quest line now. It's good to see the other side, but my Stormcloak is much more my character.

The empire threw him under the bus in Markarth, so that argument is hollow, and jarls who oppose Ulfric are gonna say what they say. I suppose the empire is fighting the war purely for altruistic reasons.

It was more an attempt at humor but at least one book claims The Khajit always have an escape plan from a battle so not the ideal guys to watch your back from a lore perspective anyway

Anyway, I'd like to repeat, just for the heck of it, that Khajiit and Bosmer would never turn up in numbers to help the Thalmor. Khajiit because they just aren't that politically motivated and Bosmer because they don't actually like the Thalmor and don't care to fight wars, particularly not when there are still trees to hug back home in Valenwood.