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'''Techxorcism Guns''' are guns effective against highly technological [[Xeno]]s races like the [[Tau]]. These weapons are unique among other [[Deathwatch]] weapons in their ability to directly attack [[machine spirit]]s. Known colloquially as techxorcism guns, they fire crackling, bright blue bolts of energy that not only damage a machine's body but can harm or even drive out its machine-spirit. These weapons can even stun living creatures if they hit exposed flesh. {{Fn|1}}
It is unknown, even among the learned [[enginseer]]s of the Deathwatch, whether these weapons are [[Archeotech]] or of [[xenos]] origin. Whatever their provenance, they have proven to be a valuable anti-xenos tool, and are requisitioned by or assigned to [[kill-team]]s facing known technological threats. Techxorcism weapons affect the machine-spirits of nearly all known xenos races, with one exception: technology fielded by [[Orks]] can be physically damaged by these weapons, but their machine-spirits seem to be immune to the special properties of these weapons. Research done by Deathwatch [[Techmarine]]s has so far turned up no explanation for this phenomenon.{{Fn|1}}
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