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[[Image:Exterminatus.jpg|thumb|300px|right|Exterminatus being performed on [[Dolumar IV]] using [[Cyclonic Torpedo]]s{{fn|6}}]]
[[File:Typhon.jpg|thumb|200px|right|[[Typhon Primaris]] during Exterminatus{{Fn|2}}]]
Exterminatus is essentially one of the many tools in the armoury of the [[Imperium]], used in those cases where complete destruction is deemed a better solution than more subvert or conventional methods. The world in question may have fallen to [[Chaos]] worship, or its Imperial government overthrown and replaced by the rule of aliens such as [[Genestealer]]s, or it may be a non-Imperial world harbouring an extraordinarily powerful and dangerous species of alien. Exterminatus is often resorted to when the world is deemed to be not worth the amount of men and material that would be required to conquer or reclaim it. Exterminatus is very rarely used on planets vital or valuable to the Imperium. It has also been used as a method of denying resources to alien invasion.{{Fn|5}}
The Exterminatus order can be given by any [[Inquisitor]], [[Space Marine]] [[Chapter Master]], [[Lord High Admiral]], or [[Lord Commander]]{{Fn|1}}. The Imperial Navy usually resorts to mass bombardment. Space Marines prefer to plant a bomb on the surface. The Inquisition has access to more exotic weapons such as virus bombs and cyclonic torperdoes.
==Exterminatus-class Weaponry==
|[[Truan IX]]
|Unknown
|Destroyed by the [[Dark Angels]]
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|[[Truub II]]
==Sources==
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*{{Endn|1}}: [[Warhammer 40,000 6th Edition Rulebook]], pg. 154
*{{Endn|2}}: [[Dawn of War 2]]
*{{Endn|5}}: [[Warriors of Ultramar (Novel)]] by '''Graham McNeill''', Chapter Seven
*{{Endn|6}}: [[Warhammer 40,000: Fire Warrior]], Epilogue video
*{{Endn|7}}: [[The Emperor's Gift (Novel)]] Chapter 19-20Chapters 19–20
*{{Endn|8}}: [[Warden of the Blade (Novel)]], by [[David Annandale]], Epilogue
*{{Endn|9}}: [[The Lords of Silence (Novel)]] - — Chapter 5
===Uncited===
*[[Draco (Novel)]] (1990), by [[Ian Watson]]
*[[Medusa V campaign booklet]]
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