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An '''Exocrine''' is a large [[Tyranid]] creature bred for long range fire support. Its forelimbs are fused together to form a skeletal platform for a powerful bio-cannon that fires high velocity chitin shells with a silicon-based penetrator core. The bio-cannon is powered by a sudden surge of muscle contractions starting in the creature's head frill combined with an electromagnetic boost from adapted nerve bundles.<sup>1</sup> | An '''Exocrine''' is a large [[Tyranid]] creature bred for long range fire support. Its forelimbs are fused together to form a skeletal platform for a powerful bio-cannon that fires high velocity chitin shells with a silicon-based penetrator core. The bio-cannon is powered by a sudden surge of muscle contractions starting in the creature's head frill combined with an electromagnetic boost from adapted nerve bundles.<sup>1</sup> | ||
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Revision as of 20:53, 20 December 2011
An Exocrine is a large Tyranid creature bred for long range fire support. Its forelimbs are fused together to form a skeletal platform for a powerful bio-cannon that fires high velocity chitin shells with a silicon-based penetrator core. The bio-cannon is powered by a sudden surge of muscle contractions starting in the creature's head frill combined with an electromagnetic boost from adapted nerve bundles.1
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- 1: Chapter Approved 2001, p.103
