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The text describes the Tyranocyte as a living, void-born delivery system that launches pod-borne invasions, survives atmospheric entry with armored plates, deploys gas-inflated flotation tentacles, and attacks with a crown of bio-weapons and a ravenous maw. Sporocysts are framed as living artillery emplacements that burrow, release corrosive toxins, generate Spore Mines, and project sporeforms via multiple chimney and cannon elements, alongside kit options for weapon loadouts.","ISSUE 41 8th November 2014  \nEditor: Jes Bickham [jes@whitedwarf.co.uk](jes@whitedwarf.co.uk)[ ](jes@whitedwarf.co.uk)[Publisher: Paul Lyons](Publisher: Paul Lyons)[ ](Publisher: Paul Lyons)[paul@whitedwarf.co.uk](paul@whitedwarf.co.uk)  \nHurtling towards earth, containing a payload of horrific alien killing machines, comes the Tyrannocyte. Nothing less than a malevolent living delivery system for hordes of Tyranid invaders, it’s a huge and imposing new plastic kit for fans of the Hive Mind everywhere.  \nBut that’s not all: the Tyrannocyte kit also makes the Sporocyst, a fleshy bastion thatspawns Spore Mines and a grotesque new Tyranid bioform, the Mucolid Spore. You’ll find full rules for all these new nasties later in the issue; can the indigenous races of the galaxy hold firm against their vile predations? That’s up to you, dear readers. Why not [write in to team@whitedwarf.co.uk and let us know about](write in to team@whitedwarf.co.uk and let us know about) the games you’ve played recently: send us some high-quality pics, too, and we may even feature your reports in the magazine. Enjoy the issue and remember – watch the skies!  \nDuring the opening stages of a Tyranid assault, tens of thousands of Tyrannocyte pods will be launched from their hive ships. Thundering through the atmosphere, they deliver the Tyranid invasion force planet-side before satisfying their own voracious appetite.  \nThe Tyrannocyte is a living creature, a void-born entity designed to survive the trauma of entering a planet’s atmosphere. Nestled within a Tyranid hive ship, the Tyrannocyte clings to its parent craft with five hooked claws, the chimneys between them acting as umbilical cords. When the invasion begins, Tyranids both large and small are directed into the Tyrannocyte’s maw and secured within its fleshy interior.  \nUpon being launched, the Tyrannocyte ploughs through the planet’s atmosphere, its heavy chitinous plates protecting it and its precious cargo from the heat of atmospheric entry. Nearing the ground, its armoured shell cracks and fans out to act as an air brake. Indeed, the kit reflects this, enabling you to build the Tyrannocyte with the armour plates raised prior to landing or lowered following deployment.  \nThe most disturbing part of the Tyrannocyte is undoubtedly its fleshy underbelly. Having landed planet-side, whip-like arms emerge from its distended body, which quickly inflates with gas, lifting it off the ground. As it floats up, the barbed tentacles hanging beneath unfurl, lowering the Tyrannocyte’s deadly cargo to the ground. The clever design of the kit – raised up on these tentacles – reinforces the image of a vast, floating alien entity.  \nBut the Tyrannocyte isn’t just an alien transport. Having disgorged its cargo, it drifts ominously across the battlefield, its crown of bio-weapons shooting anything in range. 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Upon impact with the planet’s surface they burrow into the ground, where they unleash Spore Mines, small arms fire and the dreaded Mucolid Spore.  \nThe Sporocyst is a crucial part of Tyranid efforts to process the biomass of conquered worlds. No sooner does it ","cbCaidZBp6GReyOx","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCaidZBp6GReyOx","pdf",11485621,79,"English","en",105,"# Tyranocyte: living alien delivery system\n## Launch, atmospheric entry, and deployment\n## Battlefield drift and bio-weapon crown\n# Sporocyst: living artillery emplacement\n## Burrowing, toxins, and spore node\n## Chimneys, guns, and sporeform firing\n# Kit contents and build options\n## Spore Mines and Mucolid Spore","[{\"question\":\"What is the Tyrannocyte and what role does it play in a Tyranid assault?\",\"answer\":\"The Tyrannocyte is a living delivery system carrying alien killing machines and Tyranid invaders. 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