Predator Vs. Vindicator

[Intrepid]

For what it's worth, a single Vindicators usually serves as a fire magnet rather than a big gun. They always seem to be the first tank killed. This is useful, of course, but if you want actual performance then you'll probably need two Vindicators.

[Col. Dracus]

As said before it does depend what else is in the army. As for my personal opinion goes, I don't like the Vindi that much as you don't have to destroy it to take it out of the fight, an immobilized or weapon destroyed result will work just as well. So with the Vindi 4 of the 6 results make it pretty useless, you can't say the same for the Predator.

[Guthbrand]

Vindicator: Fire magnet to take the heat off your rhinos/razorbacks while they get into position. Gun is unreliable but scary when it works. Scatter makes you about as accurate as an ork unless your target is really big.

Standard Predator set ups:

Predator with lascanon sponsons and TLLC or Autocanon turret: Snipe enemy armor/monstrous creatures. Much more reliable and easier to protect.

Predator with heavy bolter sponsons and autocanon: Cheap AV 13 to rush in front of your Rhinos and provide cover. Mostly used in low point games.

That's my 2 cents.

[SWAY]

Predator with heavy bolter sponsons and autocanon: Cheap AV 13 to rush in front of your Rhinos and provide cover. Mostly used in low point games.

I never thought of doing this... I might try it out. I think it depends about not only what else your taking but what your playing against ie: if your up against a horde army taking 2 peds with heavy bolters and an autcannon may take prference over a vindicator or 2 or an all round lascannon pred or 2

[Lord Ramon]

Vindicators - you need a plan because their side armour is terrible, and they need to advance to fire, therefore exposiong their side armour.

Predators are very static if you want to shoot their sponsons.

In both cases the Blood Angels get fantastic versions. BA Preds rock! Otherwise I never take Preds at all.

[Guthbrand]

AV 13 spam with blood angels is a scary thought to be sure. But I'm thinking necron do AV 13 spam better now. (thanks to quantum shielding).