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Ominously for mankind, it appeared that the Orks operated several of these monstrosities{{Fn|2}}, whose technological sophistication dumbfounded even the [[Adeptus Mechanicus]].{{Fn|2b}} However several weaknesses did become apparent during the battle for [[Port Sanctus]]. The Moon's [[Void Shield]]s dropped after repeated firing of the gravitic whip, allowing for a desperate charge of half of [[Segmentum Solar]]'s fleet to destroy the moon's gravitic drives with [[Attack Craft]]. With its reactors destroyed, an attack moon immediately explodes.{{Fn|3}} If the moon itself could not be destroyed, the Waaagh! gate could be disabled to prevent further Ork reinforcements.{{Fn|4}}
Attack Moons were not purely machines of war, but rather simple experiments as the Orks sought to perfect their gravitic planetoid concept. The perfected method, the "Attack Planet" of [[Ullanor]], was intended to wipe out [[Terra]] while the Attack Moons acted as mere beacons for its travel.{{Fn|6}}
==See Also==
*{{Endn|4}}: [[Throneworld (Novel)]]
*{{Endn|5}}: [[The Hunt for Vulkan (Novel)]] Chapter 9
*{{Endn|6}}: [[The Beast Must Die (Novel)]] Chapter 22
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