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[[Image:Exorcist fw.jpg|thumb|right|200px|Exorcist Launcher mounted on top of the eponymous vehicle{{Fn|5}}]] | [[Image:Exorcist fw.jpg|thumb|right|200px|Exorcist Launcher mounted on top of the eponymous vehicle{{Fn|5}}]] | ||
− | The '''Exorcist launcher''', main weapon of the [[Exorcist]] tank, is a large multitube artillery piece firing in salvos of up to six missiles.{{Fn|4}} It is used solely by the [[Adeptus Ministorum]] and its armed branch, the [[Orders Militant]] of the [[Adepta Sororitas]].{{Fn|2b}} | + | The '''Exorcist launcher''', main weapon of the [[Exorcist]] tank, is a large multitube artillery piece firing in salvos of up to six missiles.{{Fn|4}} It is used solely by the [[Adeptus Ministorum]] and its armed branch, the [[Orders Militant]] of the [[Adepta Sororitas]].{{Fn|2b}}{{citethis}} |
==Overview== | ==Overview== | ||
− | The system | + | The system dates back at least to the [[Age of Apostasy]]. The weapon is barely understood by the [[Techpriest]]s servicing it and needs constant maintenance as a result.{{Fn|2b}} It has therefore acquired a temperamental reputation{{Fn|2b}} |
− | The weapon's primary loadout is armor-piercing ammunition, for destroying enemy emplacements and armoured vehicles, although the system is able to fire high-explosive or incendiary projectiles suck as [[Conflagration Rocket]]s, and even be a threat to | + | This temperamental reputation can refer to being able to shoot a single missile instead of an entire volley, or to refuse to fire altogether. For the sisters operating them, this is a sign of the their holy nature, as they interpret these malfunctions as the [[Machine Spirit]]s being infused by the [[Emperor]]'s power and experiencing rapturous delight.{{citethis}} |
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+ | The weapon's primary loadout is armor-piercing ammunition, for destroying enemy emplacements and armoured vehicles, although the system is able to fire high-explosive or incendiary projectiles suck as [[Conflagration Rocket]]s, and even be a threat to aircraft.{{Fn|3a}}<sup>,</sup>{{Fn|3b}}<sup>,</sup>{{Fn|3c}} Some versions of the ''Exorcist'' resemble more conventional weapon systems, others feature complex arrangements of gilded baroque pipes.{{Fn|2b}} | ||
==Known patterns== | ==Known patterns== |
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The Exorcist launcher, main weapon of the Exorcist tank, is a large multitube artillery piece firing in salvos of up to six missiles.[4] It is used solely by the Adeptus Ministorum and its armed branch, the Orders Militant of the Adepta Sororitas.[2b][Needs Citation]
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Overview
The system dates back at least to the Age of Apostasy. The weapon is barely understood by the Techpriests servicing it and needs constant maintenance as a result.[2b] It has therefore acquired a temperamental reputation[2b]
This temperamental reputation can refer to being able to shoot a single missile instead of an entire volley, or to refuse to fire altogether. For the sisters operating them, this is a sign of the their holy nature, as they interpret these malfunctions as the Machine Spirits being infused by the Emperor's power and experiencing rapturous delight.[Needs Citation]
The weapon's primary loadout is armor-piercing ammunition, for destroying enemy emplacements and armoured vehicles, although the system is able to fire high-explosive or incendiary projectiles suck as Conflagration Rockets, and even be a threat to aircraft.[3a],[3b],[3c] Some versions of the Exorcist resemble more conventional weapon systems, others feature complex arrangements of gilded baroque pipes.[2b]
Known patterns
The Prioris pattern launcher originally built on Mars is the most prized model,[2b] duplicating a pipe-organ with its vertical-launch missile tubes, and using a console made of several several keyboards to input targeting solutions and impact coordinates.[Needs Citation] Other patterns also exist like the Dominica pattern[2c] and Sanctorum pattern[2b]. Known versions of the Dominica pattern include patterns I to IV and specifically the Mark IId Dominica pattern whose Forge World of origin is Ophelia VII.[2c] The Ecclesiarchy does not consider non-Prioris pattern examples of the system as potent a symbol of the Emperor's power as the earlier Prioris pattern.[2b]
Due to the looks and operation of the Prioris-pattern, the gunner is called an organist as well as an artillerist[Needs Citation]; firing procedures also follow the musical lexicon, with terms such as adagio, movement, recital and refrain.[2a],[3d],[3e]
Sources
- 1: Codex: Witch Hunters (3rd Edition), pg. 36
- 2: Imperial Armour Volume Two - Second Edition: War Machines of the Adeptus Astartes:
- 3: Codex: Adepta Sororitas (8th Edition),
- 4: Codex: Sisters of Battle (5th Edition) (second part), White Dwarf 380 (US), pg. 95
- 5: Forgeworld - Sisters of Battle (Archived) (Saved archive page, dated Feb 2003, last accessed 29 January 2021)
Uncited
- Chapter_Approved_2001 pgs. 6, 15