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Hammerhead Railguns are also capable of firing a special bundle of sophisticated submunitions useful against large groups of enemies.{{Fn|1}}{{Fn|2b}} The solid slug fired by these weapons will easily punch through the armoured front glacis of a [[Space Marine]] [[Predator]]{{Fn|3a}} but will not penetrate the same spot on a [[Baneblade]], though multiple hits are capable of causing some damage to the side armour.{{Fn|3b}}
The '''heavy Railguns ''' found on [[Manta]]s and [[Tiger Shark#A-X-10|Tiger Shark]] variants are terrifying weapons, capable of taking out [[Super-heavy vehicle]]s and even [[Warhound Scout Titan]]s. They are also capable of firing a special submunition round, guided by a [[Drone]]-level intelligence and fitted with stabilising fins for extra lift and range in an atmosphere. While useful against ground targets, their primary purpose is for targeting the weakspots in enemy starship armour since they lack the same penetrating power as the standard slug.{{Fn|4a}}{{Fn|4b}}
Despite Tau advances in superconductor technology, Railguns mounted on [[Tau Vessels (List)|Tau Starships]] are of such monstrous size and require such large amounts of energy to fire that they are grouped into batteries and fired one barrel at a time sequential order, ensuring the first barrel is loaded and ready before it is charged again. They are considered comparable to [[Imperial]] [[Weapons Batteries]].{{Fn|5}}
