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==Overview==
One of the earliest encounters of an Attack Moon by the Imperium occured occurred during the [[Great Crusade]] at the [[Taras Division]] by the [[XVIII Legion]].{{Fn|88a}} The [[Primarch]] [[Vulkan]] himself would lead a task force inside a [[Termite]] drill to bore into the very core of the Attack Moon in order to defeat it.{{Fn|8a8b}}
As the flagships of the [[Warboss]] known only as [[The Beast]], an Attack Moon was a hollowed out planetoid that traveled via transitioning into the [[Materium]] from a realm known as "subspace".{{Fn|1e}} Its arrival from subspace could take some time, and nearby planets were wracked with gravity and geological catastrophes,{{Fn|1a}} sometimes even torn apart.{{Fn|2a}}
Attack Moons were not purely machines of war, but rather simple experiments as the Orks sought to perfect their gravitic planetoid concept. The perfected method, the "Attack Planet" of [[Ullanor]], was intended to wipe out [[Terra]] while the Attack Moons acted as mere beacons for its travel.{{Fn|6b}}
==See Alsoalso==
*[[World Engine]]
*[[Port Maw]]
==Sources==
*1: [[I Am Slaughter (Novel)]] by [[Dan Abnett]]:
**{{Endn|1a}}: Chapter 21
**{{Endn|1b}}: Chapter 31
**{{Endn|1e}}: Chapter 25
**{{Endn|1f}}: Chapter 34
*2: [[Predator, Prey (Novel)]] by [[Rob Sanders]]:
**{{Endn|2a}}: Chapter 1
**{{Endn|2b}}: Chapter 9
**{{Endn|2c}}: Chapter 4
*{{Endn|3}}: [[The Emperor Expects (Novel)]] by [[Gav Thorpe]], Chapters 17-19*{{Endn|4}}: [[Throneworld (Novel)]] by [[Guy Haley]], {{Cite Marker End}}
*{{Endn|5}}: [[The Hunt for Vulkan (Novel)]], Chapter 9
*6: [[The Beast Must Die (Novel)]]:
**{{Endn|6a}}: Chapter 9
**{{Endn|6b}}: Chapter 22
*{{Endn|7}}: [[The Last Son of Dorn (Novel)]], Chapter 12
*{{Endn|8}}: [[Vulkan: Lord of Drakes (Novel)]], :**{{Endn|8a}}: Chapter 1**{{Endn|8a8b}}: Chapter 5
[[Category:Fleet (Orks)]]
[[Category:Naval Vessels]]
[[Category:The Beast]]