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The [[T'au]] also colonize asteroids{{Fn|17}} and [[pirates]]{{Fn|18}} of various species use them as bases as well.{{Fn|19}}{{Fn|21}}{{Fn|22}} The [[Orks]] are well known for using their technology to displace asteroids{{Fn|16}} or to turn them into bases{{Fn|20}} and even [[Rok]] warships.{{Fn|21}} This can make attacking these occupied asteroids difficult if they have a metal composition, as this will prevent [[Auspex Scanner|energy-scans]] from providing details results of their inner workings.{{Fn|20}}
==Known Asteroid Fields and Belts==
*[[Acata Ring]]{{Fn|24}}
*[[Cerberian Field]]{{Fn|8}}
*[[The Girdle]] — Asteroid belt located in the [[Kalidar System]].{{Fn|23}}
*[[Kalidar's Noose]] — Asteroid belt located in the [[Kalidar System]].{{Fn|23}}
*[[Maelanel Reef]] — Asteroid field located in the [[Laevanir Archipelago]].{{Fn|25}}
==Known Asteroids==
*[[Burbeck's Asteroid]]{{Fn|20}}
*[[Pharos (Asteroid)|Pharos]]{{Fn|2}}
==Sources==
*{{Endn|23}}: [[Baneblade (Novel)]], ''Interstitial (after Prologue)'', pgs. 17-18
*{{Endn|24}}: [[Imperial Armour Volume Two - Second Edition]], pg. 20
*{{Endn|25}}: [[Warhammer 40,000 9th Edition Rulebook]], pgs. 162-163
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