Terminators of the Blood Angels Chapter fighting Genestealers aboard the space hulk Sin of Damnation However, space hulks are huge and durable, and even Nova Cannon blasts are not always powerful enough to destroy one.

In such cases the bombardment and total destruction of the hulk is the only viable alternative. In some cases this is an impossible task, due to powerful enemy resistance, too few available Imperial troops, the space hulk being too close to vital Imperial star systems, etc. Congruent with the expansive bio-mass consumption of the Tyranids, these Genestealer-infested space hulks are doubly dangerous for the cargo they may contain and the Hive Fleets they could psychically call down upon an inhabited planet.Īs a result of the dangers, the mission of boarding and exploring space hulks is normally entrusted to Terminators, an Astartes Chapter's most experienced elite warriors who are heavily armed and protected by Tactical Dreadnought Armour. It is even suspected by the Adeptus Mechanicus' Magi that the Tyranid Hive Mind implants Genestealers to lay in stasis on space hulks to purposely serve as unwitting living vanguards for a nearby Tyranid hive fleet intent on finding new worlds to consume. Many space hulks are known to be breeding grounds for the Tyranid species known to the Imperium as the Genestealers, often being the product of a starship inflicted with a Genestealer infestation where the Genestealers took over and killed the crew. The reason for this intense interest is that space hulks have been adrift in the void often for hundreds or even thousands of Terran years, forming an unrecognisable huge mass, in which technological and scientific bounties from the Age of Technology could be stowed that would be of great commercial value. The space hulk Judgement of Carrion entering the Sub-sector Aurelia.ĭepending on the strategic situation (availability of troops, proximity to vital Imperial star systems, safety margins, etc.) Space Marines are usually sent to purge the hulk of any alien or Chaos infestations. Thus elite Imperial forces are sent aboard to clear out infestations and determine if anything aboard the hulk is valuable enough to merit recovery. The hulks often consist of starships and items of technology millennia old, and the recoverable technology can be of immense value to the Imperium, and especially to the Adeptus Mechanicus.

The Imperial Navy, and all Imperial forces and authorities as a whole, have standard orders to survey such objects and to report their location. These monstrosities often drop in and out of the Warp, threatening to carry Chaos Space Marines, Orks or Genestealers that have entered stasis who can launch attacks upon the unsuspecting planets of the Imperium. As the Warp jump of space hulks is essentially made in a random direction, this gives them the advantage of surprise over Imperial or Asuryani forces. The Orks, the Genestealers, and even Heretic Astartes Renegades use them occasionally to invade other worlds. Space hulks have many times been used as a means of transport by certain unsophisticated factions. Since the hulks often exit and re-enter the Warp seemingly at random, searching or traveling within them is dangerous in the extreme. Many times they are so huge that they have their own atmosphere and gravity. The Enhanced Edition brings a host of fresh features to enjoy in both solo and multiplayer: a new class, an expanded arsenal, deadly new enemies, a deep online customisation system, and a new Special Missions mode bringing infinite replayability with randomly-generated missions for every game chapter.For the board game, see Space Hulk (game)įor the video games, see Space Hulk (Video Game) and Space Hulk: TacticsĪ Blood Angels battle barge approaches the space hulk Sin of Damnation.Ī space hulk is the term given by the Imperium of Man to the wreckage of a starship or a mangled twist of various starships and artificial debris found drifting through the vacuum of the Milky Way Galaxy without apparent direction. Grow stronger, gaining skills, new abilities, and powerful equipment as you earn experience across perilous missions. Play as a Terminator of the Deathwing – the feared 1st Company comprised of the elite of the secretive Space Marine Chapter, the Dark Angels – and engage in a desperate battle against Genestealers, within the claustrophobic confines of a Space Hulk.Expanding upon the original game, and featuring a host of new content, new features and a richer multiplayer mode, the Enhanced Edition is the ultimate Space Hulk: Deathwing experience. Space Hulk: Deathwing - Enhanced Edition is a First-Person Shooter based on Games Workshop’s cult classic board game set in Warhammer 40,000 universe.

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