tyranid bioweapon description for dark heresy
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Tyranid bioweapons for dark heresyGeneral note: most can use poison/acid ammunition for improved effect personnel or armour.
Gaunts
Wielded in 2 hands; effectiveness comparable to Bolt pistol, but lamer at penetrating armour.
Closely similar in effect to SMG/ autopistol, with better armour penetration. Has full-auto mode.
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When used by gaunts, similar in effect to pistol caliber machine gun. Effectiveness drops
dramatically vs sealed armour, as worms cant get to flesh. Causalities caused by it damage morale
Strangleweb
Analogous to web pistol but held in 2 hands
Spike Rifle
Similar in effect to autogun, with better range and armor penetration, but single-shot only.
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Tyranid Warrior
SpineFists
Bigger version. Dmg and rate of fire as heavy stubber, range as autopistol
SpineFists2
Version from Older descriptions, used alone in conjunction with Bonesword or Lashwhip.
Effect as large bore Fletchete gun/ dart shotgun, releasing all dart in one blast, not as stream. Also
has tusks for use in close combat like a knife/tigers claws
Singe-shot gun with range of a rifle and big acid dmg (comparable to krak grenade dmg) to target
and acid fragmentation (similar in effect to frag grenade)
Devourer
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Bigger version with bigger worms. Similar in effect to HMG, with same notes as gaunt version.
Warriors heavy weapon, 1/brood. Single-shot mode only. Range of a grenade launcher/heavy
bolter. Seeds impact is comparable to that of a bolter shell, if penetrates armour victim is autokilled
by tentacles bursting from within. No matter if penetrates or misses, burst of tendrils cause damage
comparable to Frag missile. Victims also can be entangled and immobilized, suffering further dmg
for a few turns until the strangler organism dies, but even then will need help/Str check to get free.
Essentially Biological railgun. Close to autocannon in effect. Some description point on electric and
crystal shard fragmentation damage to bystanders. Other describe more durable crystals ammo,bursting after penetration of vehicular armour. Usually described as rapid-firing.
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Close combat Weapons
Kinda Sword.
High armour penetration and armour damage.
Used to grapple victims. In other descriptions used to lash at multiple lesser opponents at once.
Used in conjunction with bonesord or sometimes in pairs.
Used by warriors and Tyrants. Biological powerswords/forcesword.
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