Rupture Cannon
From Warhammer 40k - Lexicanum
Tyrannofex with Rupture Cannon
The Rupture Cannon is an enormous Tyranid Biomorph found on the Tyrannofex and is the most powerful Tyranid weapon to be carried by anything smaller than a biotitan.[1]
Each time the rupture cannon fires, two different cannonball-sized projectiles are launched in quick succession. The first is a bloated tick that bursts upon impact, showering the target in an oily substance. The second is a seedpod with a near-impenetrable shell. As the seed smashes into the target, it is coated in the oily substance left behind by the tick. The fluid dissolves the toughened shell in a fraction of a second which triggers a chemical implosion powerful enough to decimate armoured vehicles from the inside out.[1]
Sources
- 1: Codex: Tyranids (5th Edition), pg. 53
