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Rumors abound regarding Hive Ships. Some believe that though most swarms have multiple Hive Ships, there is still just one ship that maintains a central control of the entire swarm, allowing it to coordinate its fleet's assault, though this can not be confirmed. There are also unsubstantiated reports of indescribably huge Hive Ships that arrive in the final stages of a world's consumption, which would explain how the Hive Fleets can consume the vast quantities of material represented by a planet's life, air, and oceans.{{Fn|1a}}
Whatever the truth, the Hive Ships that have been observed tend to share some similarities, despite their otherwise significant physical variety. Stone-like armor armour plating and densely-clustered weapon growths are common among Hive Ships, and though slow and ungainly, a Hive Ship is almost invariably akin to a [[Battleship]] in the magnitude of the threat it poses on the battlefield.{{Fn|1b}}
==Types of Hive Ships==
[[Image:BioTentaclesHiveShip.jpg|thumb|right|200px|Bio-Tentacles Hive Ship]]
Equipped with [[Feeder Tentacle]]s and launch sacks for [[Harpies]] and [[Ether-Swimming Brood]]s.{{Fn|4}}
===Bio-Acid Hive Ship===
[[Image:BioAcidHiveship.jpg|thumb|right|200px|Bio-Acid Hive Ship]]
Equipped with batteries of [[Bio-Plasma]] and [[Pyro-Acid Battery|Pyro-Acid]] and launch sacks for [[Harpies]] and [[Ether-Swimming Brood]]s.{{Fn|4}}
===Acid Infestation Hive Ship===
[[Image:AcidInfestationHiveShip.jpg|thumb|right|200px|Acid Infestation Hive Ship]]
Equipped with [[Bio-Plasma]] batteries, [[Pyro-Acid Battery|Pyro-Acid]] batteries, and launch sacks for [[Harpies]] and [[Ether-Swimming Brood]]s.{{Fn|4}}
==Unique Hive Ships==
