Techxorcism Gun
Techxorcism Guns are guns effective against highly technological Xenos races like the Tau. These weapons are unique among other Deathwatch weapons in their ability to directly attack machine spirits. Known colloquially as techxorcism guns, they fire crackling, bright blue bolts of energy that not only damage a machine's body but can harm or even drive out its machine-spirit. These weapons can even stun living creatures if they hit exposed flesh. [1]
It is unknown, even among the learned enginseers of the Deathwatch, whether these weapons are Archeotech or of xenos origin. Whatever their provenance, they have proven to be a valuable anti-xenos tool, and are requisitioned by or assigned to kill-teams facing known technological threats. Techxorcism weapons affect the machine-spirits of nearly all known xenos races, with one exception: technology fielded by Orks can be physically damaged by these weapons, but their machine-spirits seem to be immune to the special properties of these weapons. Research done by Deathwatch Techmarines has so far turned up no explanation for this phenomenon.[1]
Source
- 1: Deathwatch: Rites of Battle, pg. 138
