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The '''Life-Eater Virus''', as used on Isstvan III and Stalinvast, is terrifyingly voracious, capable of spreading across the entire surface of a planet in a matter of minutes. The virus can penetrate power armour and [[rebreather]]s. The virus quickly rots and breaks down anything of biological origin, reducing it to sludge. Jungles and forests quickly rot into lakes of sludge. The rapid breakdown of organic matter releases tremendous amounts of flammable gas. The gas eventually ignites, either on its own or with the intentional insertion of an incendiary device, into an apocalyptic, planet-wide firestorm, searing the planet's entire surface to bare rock, as well as burning the atmosphere of all oxygen.{{Fn|1b}}{{Fn|2}}{{Fn|3}}
The [[Emperor]] himself was said to have loathed to using virus bombs during the [[Great Crusade]].{{Fn|1b}}
==Tactical use==