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The '''Fire Wasp''' is an [[Adeptus Mechanicus]]-produced{{Fn|2}} drone used by the [[Space Marines]] since the times of the [[Great Crusade]]. Usually sent before a boarding action, they are designed to trigger any traps, mines or other surprises laid by the enemy and clear the path to the Marines' main objective.{{Fn|1}}
They are extremely robust and posses possess an inbuilt [[Flamer]], [[Close Combat Weapon]] and a [[Searchlight Illuminator]].{{Fn|1}}
In the [[Jericho Reach]] they are used by [[Deathwatch]] [[Kill-Teams]], when they are boarding a [[Space Hulk]] or [[Tau]] spacecraft.{{Fn|1}}
===Known Patterns===
*'''Erioch-pattern'''{{Fn|1}}
===See also===
*[[List of Artificial Beings]]
**[[Cyber-Altered Task]]
===Sources===
*{{Endn|1}}: [[Deathwatch: The Achilus Assault]], pg. 66
*{{Endn|2}}: [[The Horus Heresy Book One - Betrayal]], pg. 180
====Uncited====
*[[Imperial Armour Volume Nine - The Badab War - Part One]], pg. 154
