Venom Cannon
The Venom Cannon is a Tyranid Bio-weapon used by heavier Tyranid organisms such as Hive Tyrants[6a], Tyranid Warriors,[6b] and Carnifexes[6c].
Overview
The Venom Cannon fires salvos of crystals formed of highly corrosive poison[2] and then coated in a metallic, venomous reside. They are launched with an electrostatic charge at tremendous velocities. A target, if not killed outright by the impact, will be shredded by the hailing shards of shattered crystal, or by the corrosive poison from the shattered crystals. They are also effective against vehicle armour, shattering within the bulkheads of a tank and killing the crew.[1][3]
Heavy Venom Cannon
The Heavy Venom Cannon is a larger and deadlier version of the venom cannon that launches a greater crystal payload at supersonic speeds. The shot collides with enough force to cave in enemy tanks, and also releases a residue of the electrostatic firing charge upon collision in a lethal blast of electrical energy.[1]
Heavy Venom Cannons have been observed on Hive Tyrants[5], Carnifexes[6c], and Harpies.[6d]
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Trivia
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The "Venomous Sting" was included among the rare biomorphs of Hive Fleet Harbinger in The Citadel Journal 37 rules for 3rd Edition, which was a spike launched by Hive Tyrants which would embed itself within heavily armoured vehicles with a corrosive and deadly venom – a description which closely resembles the Heavy Venom Cannon.[7]
Sources
- 1: Codex: Tyranids (5th Edition), pg. 82
- 2: Codex: Tyranids (4th Edition), pg. 30
- 3: Codex: Tyranids (2nd Edition), pg. 58
- 4: Warhammer 40,000 6th Edition Rulebook, pg. 217
- 5: Games Workshop Hive Tyrant (archived 6/29/2021) (last accessed 6/29/2021)
- 6: Codex: Tyranids (8th Edition)
- 7: The Citadel Journal 37, pgs. 51-52
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