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Do vindicator do well against 'Ard Boyz or are predators better againts
'Ard Boyz?

Depends how many there are and how tightly they're packed I guess. A vindicator has a large blast, and it's AP2 so it will effectively ignore any armor save in the game. It's also strength 10 so it'll wound on a 2+ on anything in the Ork codex, and pretty much anything else. A predator can punp out a nice amount of fire, but a Vindicator, especially on tightly packed troops, is effective against absolutely everything.

Does the vindicators reduced range of 24 in make a major difference?

i dont think so vincators range is enough and it will kill orks in wave but if enemy has cover thats not much

What about whirlwinds? They have increased range and ignore cover. Are they any good at destroying hordes of orks?

Whirlwinds are generaly third stick to Vindis and Preds.

Yes they are versitile, but they arn't real good at any one thing. They will punish regular groups of boys, but most nobs and heavy infantry will laugh at it.

Anything out of cover is dead if the Vindicator scores a hit. The problem is scatter, sometimes range, and they are useless if they lose a weapon or get shaken.

The predator is cheap and can be built to tackle almost anything. The main problem is the second you move you lose most of your fire power.

I take it you're not playing BA's so you won't be able to move 12 and shoot still.

So remember your range is actually like 30"

But other than that, all you have to worry from 'Ard Boyz is the KFF cover save of a 5+.

But... with a Predator you can run it with some Heavy Flamers, that would probably upset your opponent.