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[[Image:Exterminatus.jpg|thumb|300px|right|Exterminatus being performed on a planet using Cyclonic Torpedoes]] | [[Image:Exterminatus.jpg|thumb|300px|right|Exterminatus being performed on a planet using Cyclonic Torpedoes]] | ||
| − | '''Cyclonic Torpedoes''' are a | + | '''Cyclonic Torpedoes''' are a category of weapons utilized by the [[Imperium]] for orbital bombardment of a planet once [[Exterminatus]] has been invoked. A wide variety of weapons fit the definition of cyclonic torpedoes, and employ varying means of scouring the world's surface, from nucleonic fire to raw plasma.<sup>1</sup> Whatever their method of destruction, the effect of cyclonic torpedoes is the same: the complete destruction of all life on the planet, its atmosphere burned away in a storm of fire and its oceans boiled to vapour, leaving it a barren rock.<sup>2</sup> |
The only factions within the Imperium known to have these weapons are the [[Inquisition]] and [[Space Marines|Astartes]], though the Inquisition is the only power with the authority to order an Exterimatus. | The only factions within the Imperium known to have these weapons are the [[Inquisition]] and [[Space Marines|Astartes]], though the Inquisition is the only power with the authority to order an Exterimatus. | ||
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==Two-stage Torpedoes== | ==Two-stage Torpedoes== | ||
A more exotic version of the cyclonic torpedo. Though the warhead is still the same, the delivery system is radically different. Instead of exploding on impact, this device will burrow though a planet's surface with a [[Melta weapon|Melta charge]], and detonate at the core. This will destabilize a planet, and will shatter that world in many cases. They are used against worlds that are devoid of atmosphere or biological life, such as [[Necron]] [[Tomb worlds]]. | A more exotic version of the cyclonic torpedo. Though the warhead is still the same, the delivery system is radically different. Instead of exploding on impact, this device will burrow though a planet's surface with a [[Melta weapon|Melta charge]], and detonate at the core. This will destabilize a planet, and will shatter that world in many cases. They are used against worlds that are devoid of atmosphere or biological life, such as [[Necron]] [[Tomb worlds]]. | ||
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| + | *<sup>1</sup>: [[Tactica Imperialis]], p. 66 | ||
| + | *<sup>2</sup>: [[Nightbringer (Novel)]] by [[Graham McNeill]], p. 280 | ||
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Revision as of 19:23, 30 October 2011
Cyclonic Torpedoes are a category of weapons utilized by the Imperium for orbital bombardment of a planet once Exterminatus has been invoked. A wide variety of weapons fit the definition of cyclonic torpedoes, and employ varying means of scouring the world's surface, from nucleonic fire to raw plasma.1 Whatever their method of destruction, the effect of cyclonic torpedoes is the same: the complete destruction of all life on the planet, its atmosphere burned away in a storm of fire and its oceans boiled to vapour, leaving it a barren rock.2
The only factions within the Imperium known to have these weapons are the Inquisition and Astartes, though the Inquisition is the only power with the authority to order an Exterimatus.
Two-stage Torpedoes
A more exotic version of the cyclonic torpedo. Though the warhead is still the same, the delivery system is radically different. Instead of exploding on impact, this device will burrow though a planet's surface with a Melta charge, and detonate at the core. This will destabilize a planet, and will shatter that world in many cases. They are used against worlds that are devoid of atmosphere or biological life, such as Necron Tomb worlds.
Sources
- 1: Tactica Imperialis, p. 66
- 2: Nightbringer (Novel) by Graham McNeill, p. 280
