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Many races make use of the same basic technology. In the Imperium they are called meltas, and often referred to as 'fusion guns', 'melters', 'cookers' and 'vape guns'. Equivalent weapons used by other races have similar effects, although sometimes completely different technology and methods of operation. Both the [[Tau]] and [[Eldar]] use melta weapons, primarily for tank hunting like the [[Imperium]].{{Fn|1a}}
A melta beam will vaporize anything hit, causing a human to be instantly dissapear or a more solid object to glow white hot for a moment then explode into vapour. These vapours are a searing gas. In an enclosed area, the melta wash will cook human lungs if inhaled.{{Fn|16}}
==Imperial Melta Weapons==
*{{Endn|14}}: [https://web.archive.org/web/20250514183311/https://www.warhammer-community.com/en-gb/articles/v9jvkrt4/sekhetar-robots-are-the-stealthiest-killer-automata-youve-never-seen/ Warhammer Community: Sekhetar Robots are the stealthiest killer automata you’ve never seen (posted 14/5/2025)] saved page, original link: https://www.warhammer-community.com/en-gb/articles/v9jvkrt4/sekhetar-robots-are-the-stealthiest-killer-automata-youve-never-seen/ (last accessed 14/5/2025)
*{{Endn|15}}: [https://web.archive.org/web/20250725061925/https://www.warhammer-community.com/en-gb/articles/4rwcqh72/inside-the-secret-daemon-killing-armoury-of-the-grey-knights/ Warhammer Community: Inside the secret daemon-killing armoury of the Grey Knights (posted 24/7/2025)] saved page, original link: https://www.warhammer-community.com/en-gb/articles/4rwcqh72/inside-the-secret-daemon-killing-armoury-of-the-grey-knights/ (last accessed 25/7/2025)
*{{Endn|16}}: [[Flesh and Steel (Novel)]], Chapter 18
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[[Category:Weapons by Type]]
