So, How Often Do Inquisitors Use Exterminatus?

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**Emperors Faithful**

They can't use them against hive fleets becuase most Exterminatus weapons work against the atmosphere. They would have little effect (if any) in space.

The best time to use an exterminatus would be when the tyranids have JUST conquered the planet. So they can't harvest the bio-force.

**Gwar!**

n0t_u wrote:Why don't they use it on hive fleets then?... Wait.. That would make too much sense, don't worry about it.

They do, you just underestimate just how vast a Hive Fleet actually is

**Waaagh_Gonads**

There have been instances where virus bombs have been used vs individual ships.

There was short story on extermiatus on a planet that had been lost to tyranids, just before the hive ships dropped down to feed, the idea being they expend all their energy killing humans then they lose all the organisms sent down, and all the possible biomass (food). Everything was killed except ripper swarms.

**Durandal**

The black fortresses could link together to disintegrate planets and cause stars to go nova. It was hinted that more then 3 linked together could cause unparalleled destruction, but they were all destroyed by the eldar.

The necron world engine possibly could crack planets.

The planetkiller scorches a planet of all life.

Of course inquisitors don't have access to any of these and are limited to cyclonic torpedos, virus bombs and overcharged lance batteries, according to BFG. But it does seem they have "Get Birdman coffee" moments all the time.

**SagesStone**

Gwar! wrote:
n0t_u wrote:Why don't they use it on hive fleets then?... Wait.. That would make too much sense, don't worry about it.
They do, you just underestimate just how vast a Hive Fleet actually is

Yeah I guess so

Not knowing the size didn't help either though

**Emperors Faithful**

Or mabye we are just overestimating the marksmanship of the Navy.

"Fire the Cyclonic torpedoe!"
"Whoops!"
"What is it sailor?"
"I kind of...well, missed...sir"
"...missed?...you missed...a planet?"

**Orkeosaurus**

Emperors Faithful wrote:But there are different exterminatus methods. Some just incerate the atmosphere, some use cyclonic missile but would there be stuff that could rip apart the planet itself? Worse than hive fleets?

If I recall correctly, Caliban was destroyed by bombardment from the Dark Angels, so I'd say they do have the capability to completely destroy a planet, by volume of fire if nothing else. I doubt they have the spare resources to put into something like that without a very good reason, though.

**Deadshane1**

augfubuoy wrote:Anybody know?

...not often enough on this planet.

**Emperors Faithful**

Wait...Why is the sky darkening?...

**Dreadwinter**

Emperors Faithful wrote:Hmm. A PLANET has a weak point?

A weakness in the Magnetic field, massive underwater trenches that cut deep into the planet so you can get to the core easier.

Soft spots where there is no hard rock or metals.

A planet can have those things, very easily.

**Emperors Faithful**

hmmm, so are geographists are...planing global domination! (Gasp) DUN!DUN!DUN!

**SagesStone**

Emperors Faithful wrote:hmmm, so are geographists are...planing global domination! (Gasp) DUN!DUN!DUN!

Seems more like global destruction to me... I never really got why some villans would have that goal. It's like they forgot that they're on the planet as well.

**Emperors Faithful**

he,heh, Yeah, I know.
But I mean that the DUN!DUN!DUN! geographists (is that right?) would be planning to hold the planet ransom. We pay them, they don't blow up its weak point.

**Gwar!**

Emperors Faithful wrote:he,heh, Yeah, I know.
But I mean that the DUN!DUN!DUN! geographists (is that right?) would be planning to hold the planet ransom. We pay them, they don't blow up its weak point.

There is a huge flaw in that plan, in that if they don't pay up, you kill yourself

**Emperors Faithful**

I know, but hey, Geographists are crazy aren't they!

But why would people NOT pay up?

**Gwar!**

Emperors Faithful wrote:I know, but hey, Geographists are crazy aren't they!

But why would people NOT pay up?

Because they know the Geologists won't kill themselves.

**Emperors Faithful**

Or would they? DUN!DUN!DUN!!!!!!!

**kirsanth**

Was it not also mentioned that the planet's "weak spot" was where the Primarch crashed from space? (personally!!)

IIRC they theorized he was swimming through the magma or something.

The whole thing was pretty wierd.

shrug

**Emperors Faithful**

Eh? Probably the slamanders dude. And it would more have been a baby protected by the wards on the pod.

**BOSS_PIMPALOTZ**

Durandal wrote:The black fortresses could link together to disintegrate planets and cause stars to go nova. It was hinted that more then 3 linked together could cause unparalleled destruction, but they were all destroyed by the eldar.

The necron world engine possibly could crack planets.

The planetkiller scorches a planet of all life.

Of course inquisitors don't have access to any of these and are limited to cyclonic torpedos, virus bombs and overcharged lance batteries, according to BFG. But it does seem they have "Get Birdman coffee" moments all the time.

The Planetkiller smashes a bloody great hole through a planet causing geological upheaval that adventually rips the planet apart i.e the magnetic field goes six ways to sundown.

**Emperors Faithful**

Hmmm, so if magneto was a bit more powerful, Earth would be sca-rewed?

**foil7102**

Emperors Faithful wrote:Hmm. A PLANET has a weak point?

Yeah, but its only about the size of a womp rat. Usually takes a t-16 to bulls-eye one.

**Gwar!**

That's no planet, that's a moon!

**Emperors Faithful**

that's no moon! That's a space station!