Gaunt

Overview
Gaunts are the basic foot-soldier of the Tyranid race. They are normally very numerous in the hive fleets of the Tyranids and are used to swarm the enemy. Often entire broods of Gaunts are used by the hive mind to expend the enemy's ammunition killing low value targets. After the Gaunts are slain the Tyranid leaders may attack in relative safety. Gaunts are divided into a number of subgroups, although all Gaunts share the feature of being small and agile.

Termagants
Termagants serve as the Tyranid's standard foot troop. They are armed with the fleshborer, which fires a living beetle which buries into the target's flesh. They are designed for ranged combat, and many Termagants have the enhanced senses biomorph.

Spinegaunts
Spinegaunts are a variation of the termagant that have twin-linked spinefists.

Hormagaunts
Hormagaunts are the standard assault unit of the Tyranids. They are armed with scything talons, which are large, scythe-like claws and can leap exceptionally fast. These claws easily cut infantry to ribbons, and are a force to be reckoned with.

Hypergaunt
Hypergaunts are Hormagaunts that have acid sacs and addrenal glands. They are even more dangerous than the fearsome Hormagaunts.

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