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From Warhammer 40k - Lexicanum
It does not say anything of the sort in the 8th edition, unless you have a bad translation.
The '''{{PAGENAME}}''' is an experimental [[Tau]] device to allow for [[FTL|faster-than-light]] travel.
The device was developed by [[Earth Caste]] scientist [[Ka'buto]] through years of studying [[Imperial]] FTL technology and old wreckages of [[Kroot]] [[Warsphere]]s. Once fitted to a space vessel, the module creates a bubble of [[Wikipedia: Anti-Matter|anti-matter]] around the ship and propels it at such a speed that it can pierce the fabric of reality itself. The technology would potentially give the Tau their first true FTL capability and allow for a new [[Spheres of Expansion|Sphere of Expansion]].{{Fn|1}}
However despite Ka'buto's warnings, the [[Ethereal Council]] activated hundreds if not thousands of of AL-38 modules simultaneously at [[Numenar Point]] to begin the [[Fourth Sphere of Expansion]]. The resulting mass use of anti-matter created a tear of reality that swept the Tau fleet away. In the aftermath of the Numenar Point disaster the Ethereals scrapped the entire AL-38 program.{{Fn|1}}
