Whirlwind Tactics

“We had almost reach the objective, the Dark Reapers were giving us excellent cover fire, all we had to do now was plant the charges and run. Suddenly a loud sound of rockets launching could be heard all over the battlefield. As I turned around, to my horror, The Dark Reapers had being blown away. Immediately I knew it was a whirlwind, but before I could order the vipers to handle it we had already being ambushed by a group of Space Marines who fell from the sky wearing jump packs. I was the only one to escape that horrible day, we were so close to victory…how could I have not foreseen the whirlwinds attack?”

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A Use of Whirlwind Castellian Missiles

The whirlwind is one of the most underrated vehicles in the space marine arsenal, maybe because they suck as units in Dawn of War. However, when used properly, the Whirlwind becomes a force to be reconed with. The strategy outlined here is one of the ways to make the Whirlwind that force. Thus far, this strategy has been tested against: Tyranids, Eldar, IG, Tau, and Space Marines. The only army that came close to winning were the Space Marines. Every other battle was a massacre. This is not to say that it cannot be beaten, I’m more than sure that it can, but it is not easy.

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