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hi all!

I play marines and i have 1650 points of marines and i need another tactical squad and devastator squad but i dont know which tank to get. i have a rhino but i want a predator a whirlwind or a vindicator.
i prefer defending then deep striking units (when they get close) behind them.

any ideas on what i can use for defensive and possibly some attacking

for the emperor

Vindicators. Every time. I love my vindicator tanks ad after having tried whirlwinds and both varieties of predator I much prefer my vindicators, especially when there are 3 on the table. With regards to defending, they should make your opponent think twice about where they go on the board. Having said that though, the new SM codex is out soon so I'd wait and see. Maybe the predators will become awesome or the whirlwind will become viable again. I can't remember ever seeing a whirlwind on the table for years to be honest.

Vindys are too short-handed and their pie-plates can by tricky to place (to prevent scatter to your own troops), Predators are much better from my point of view.

They all have their good points, depends on the rest of your list, and which one you think looks coolest.

I'm a big fan of auto/las preds. They are low risk, low reward, but reliable. Vindis are high risk, but get to kill everything under the pie plate. WW have some barrage tricks, and don't cost a lot (but are overshadowed by the TFC)

If you are just getting one tank, I'd go with the pred. It has the most versatility. If you need to thin out hordes, AC/HB. Need AT? Lascannons.

Blood angels vindicators are best vindicators

Wait for the new dex, see of there's any changes, and go off that.


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In less your BA, which looking at your tAg you prolly are...

thx for help