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[[File:Thornback.jpg|thumb|300px|a '''Thornback''' Carnifex]]
'''Thornback''' is a [[Tyranid]] sub-species of [[Carnifex]]{{Fn|3}} which is the renown master of shock-assault.{{Fn|4}} They appear to be adapted to tear their way through mass infantry formations. They are named for their bristling rows of [[Chitinchitin]] thorns.{{Fn|5}}
Thornback [[Biomorph]]s are usually short-ranged and with a high rate of fire. As such, it can be armed with [[Deathspitter]]s, [[Devourer]]s, [[Spine Banks]], [[Stranglethorn Cannon]], Monstrous [[Scything Talons]] and [[Thresher Scythe]].{{Fn|3}}
==Previous Editions==In [[4th Edition]] '''Thornback''' was a nickname given by [[Imperial Guard]] soldiers to Tyranids with large blade protrusions from their carapace. They were often seen charging into ranks of soldiers using pure body mass as their primary weapon and simply impaling any enemies they come across.{{Fn|1}}{{Fn|2}} =Trivia=Trivia==
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*[[The Citadel Journal 37]], which released in the months prior to [[Codex: Tyranids (3rd Edition)]], included a divergent "Spiked" [[Carnifex]] found among [[Hive Fleet]] [[Harbinger (Hive Fleet)|Harbinger]]{{Fn|6}} – a model which shares conceptual similarity with the Thornback.
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File:SpikedCarnifexFront.jpg|'''Spiked Carnifex''' (front){{Fn|6}}
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====Previous Editions====*In [[4th Edition]] '''Thornback''' was a nickname given by [[Imperial Guard]] soldiers to Tyranids with large blade protrusions from their carapace. They were often seen charging into ranks of soldiers using pure body mass as their primary weapon and simply impaling any enemies they come across.{{Fn|1}}{{Fn|2}} ===Sources===
*{{Endn|1}}: [[Codex: Tyranids (4th Edition)]], pg. 33
*{{Endn|2}}: [[Warhammer 40,000: Wargear]], pg. 62
*{{Endn|3}}: [[Codex: Tyranids (8th Edition)]], pg. 104
*{{Endn|4}}: [https://www.warhammer-community.com/2017/11/03/codex-tyranids-preview-units-nov-3gw-homepage-post-2/ Warhammer Community Codex: Tyranids Preview – Units] ''(last accessed 9 09 January 2018)''
*{{Endn|5}}: [[Codex: Tyranids (9th Edition)]], pg. 115
*{{Endn|6}}: [[The Citadel Journal 37]], pg. 1
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