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Virus bomb

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{{Spoiler|source=Galaxy In Flames (Novel)}}'''Virus bombs''' are potent weapons of mass destruction, and were commonly used to carry out [[Exterminatus]] in pre-[[Horus Heresy |Heresy]] times. In this role they have largely been superceded by [[Cyclonic Torpedo]]es, however virus bombs are still retained by some Imperial arsenals.
==Strategic use==
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{{Spoiler|source=The Flight of the Eisenstein (Novel)}}
Virus bombs were used on [[Isstvan III]] at the start of the [[Horus Heresy]] by [[Horus]] to destroy the [[Space Marines]] who remained loyal to the [[Emperor]].<sup>1</sup>
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