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The '''Attack Moon''' was the [[Imperial]] designation for a massive [[Ork]] vessel encountered during the [[War of the Beast]]. The flagship of the [[Warboss]] known only as [[The Beast]], the Attack Moon was a hollowed out planetoid which 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}} Once in-system, the Attack Moon would "recharge" by shattering and consuming worlds via powerful tractor beams.{{Fn|1b}} The largest feature of the Ork Moon was an enormous snarling face, which could move and even speak in synch with the will of The Beast.{{Fn|1b}} In truth, the Attack Moon was neither a true sphere or an independently operating vessel. It was simply the end-point for the Ork subspace tunnel dubbed a "Waaagh! Gate" by the greenskins.{{Fn|1c}} This allowed it to employ endless waves of Orks warships and landing craft.{{Fn|1d}}

In truthOminously for mankind, it appeared that the Attack Moon was neither a true sphere or an independently operating vessel. It was simply the end-point for the Ork subspace tunnel dubbed a "Waaagh! Gate" by the greenskins.Orks operated several of these monstrosities{{Fn|1c2}} This allowed it to employ endless waves of Orks warships and landing craft, whose technological sophisticated dumbfounded even the [[Adeptus Mechanicus]].{{Fn|1d2b}}