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[[Image:TiametWarrior.jpg|thumb|right|250px|A warrior of Tiamet]]
'''Hive Fleet Tiamet''' is a [[Tyranid]] [[Hive Fleet]] encountered in [[M35]] and is theorized to be a Tyranid implant-probe sent into the [[Galaxy]] ahead of the larger Hive Fleets{{Fn|1}}. It is also unique, in that it has claimed the worlds of the [[Tiamet System]] without entirely stripping them of biomass and continues to guard its conquered territory with single-minded ferocity.{{Fn|3a}}
==Traits==
===Tactics===
The carapace of every single organism spawned by Hive Fleet Tiamet is made of a unique chitin composite that provides excellent protection against extreme bursts of energy and kinetic force. The Hive Fleet's organisms and Bio-ships may great use of this and when in combat they fight in dense clutches, grinding their way forward through hails of enemy fire, as their diamond-hard exoskeletons form a formidable living shield.{{Fn|3a}}
===Genestealer Origins===
It is believed that the [[Genestealer]] was introduced to the moons of [[Ymgarl]] from Tiamet, carried inside the vessels that had been sent to destroy the system.{{Fn|1}}
==History==
In 998.[[M41]], remnants of Hive Fleet Tiamet were confirmed to be in the [[Segmentum Obscurus]] {{Fn|2}}, although there is no information of how they got from the Eastern Fringe to the Segmentum Obscurus.
==See Also==
