Exo-Planar Weapon

Exo-Planar Weapons are a type of energy weapon used by the Dark Mechanicum, first developed during the Horus Heresy when they were free of technological restrictions placed on them by the Imperium.^[1a] Exo-Planar weapons are described as being æther-powered weapons which can shred armour or flesh in equal ease.^[1b]

Types

• Exo-Planar Repeater - Small type mounted on Harpax robots.^[1b]
• Exo-Planar Cannon - Medium type mounted on Dark Mechanicum Stalkers.^[1b]
• Exo-Planar Bombard - Heavy siege type mounted on Serperos "Overlord" Pattern Stalkers.^[1b]

Trivia

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Exoplanar is a term used to describe an atom or group of atoms that is outside the major plane of a molecule.

Sources

• 1: Legions Imperialis: Rise of the Dark Mechanicum
  • 1a: pgs. 58-59
  • 1b: pgs. 120-122