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Hive Crones are bred with the same basic components as the [[Harpy]], but are nonetheless markedly different due to their set of dorsal chimneys which emit a cloud of toxic gas. In addition, the Hive Crone has bulging sacs on its underbelly which carry the acidic bile for the creature's drool cannon.{{Fn|2}}
Hive Crones often use flocks of [[Gargoyles]] to screen their attacks against enemy aircraft, dropping out at the last moment to fall upon their prey in one decisive strike. At the [[Battle of St. Mere-Salias]], several wings of [[Valkyries]] were lost when the Hive Mind employed such tactics. The Hive Crone that came to be known as [[Bloodwing]] was responsible for no less than thirteen confirmed kills during this engagement, each marked by a precision thrust of its wing-tip through the cockpit of an Imperial fighter, impaling the pilot through his flight chair. These distinctive tactics have led to several [[Aeronautica Imperialis]] training facilities seeking out veteran pilots of the [[Tyrannic Wars]] to better tutor their pilots in combating these biological horrors. Unfortunately for the [[Imperium]], such surviving experts are few and far between.{{Fn|4}}
==Images==
*{{Endn|2}}: [[White Dwarf]] January 2014 - ''Hive Crone''
*{{Endn|3}}: [[Codex: Tyranids (6th Edition)]] (E-Book) - ''Forces of the Hive Mind''
*{{Endn|4}}: [[Codex: Tyranids (8th Edition)]] (E-Book) - ''Skyswarm Bioforms'', pg.47
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