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The Bane Wolf uses a [[Chem Cannon]]. Bane Wolves are used when the complete eradication of the enemy is warranted, as they smother their targets in broiling clouds of noxious gas that dissolve organic material in moments. The victims' blood boils in their own veins and their flesh sloughs from one as the mixture of toxins do their horrific work{{Fn|2a}} before rendering even that down into a bubbling pool of rank, festering ooze.{{Fn|4}}
Using such a horrific weapon is not without its risks as should environmental conditions change on the battlefield, the highly acidic clouds of gas can quickly drift over the [[Astra Militarum|Imperial Guard]] 's own troops , killing and maiming infantry and even affecting tank crews if their vehicles vehicle is not completely sealed against such toxic airborne contaminants. So when a Bane Wolf rumbled rumbles past, it is up to a regiment's [[Commissar]]s to ensure that the Imperial Guard troops do not immediately flee in fear of the death their own engines of war can unleash.{{Fn|4}}
The sacrosanct formula of gas used in a BaneWolf’s chem cannon is dictated by the Tech-Priests of the Adeptus Mechanicus. Even so, various regiments have been known to employ their own makeshift concoctions. One such mixture, known as ‘the penitent’s breath’, was used to scour a heretical uprising from the scum-pits of Savlar. The iridescent spray proved effective, but the BaneWolf crews who employed it were themselves swiftly executed for heresy afterwards.{{Fn|5}}
