http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/list/69.page JForum - http://www.jforum.net IG save, and wound on a 2+ or 3+. Even if veterans all come in on turn 2 and each blow up their target, the whirlwinds could have reasonably earned their points back already by blowing up a guard squad each, and this basically gives up the veteran squads. I've considered spacing out all my units hugely, but I don't usually have enough room to deploy all my units in good firing positions, much less spread them out, without giving my opponent cover by shooting through myself. So, how do I prevent whirlwinds from wiping out my infantry platoons?]]> http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/226846/513003.page http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/226846/513003.page GMT beyond that ya, just spread out your troops a bit more. You have to remember those whirlwinds are in their element shooting guard, there's not all that much you can do but throw everything you have at them until they die.

You could also try suicide demo squads. I think its a 5 man heavy weapons team with a demo charge and drop troops doctrine. Just hope you're not playing kill points .]]> http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/226846/513059.page http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/226846/513059.page GMT
Unless your store only has shoeboxes for terrain, they should be really easy to see, and you should be able to spare a few guns for stunning/shaking/weapon destroying them, which is pretty dang easy to do. Autocannons should crush them.]]> http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/226846/513062.page http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/226846/513062.page GMT http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/226846/513075.page http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/226846/513075.page GMT http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/226846/513259.page http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/226846/513259.page GMT
outflanking sentinels - equipped with autocannons or lascannons they'll easily put the hurt on whirlwinds

basilisk - hardly the ideal, but when it hits it will definitely mess the Whirlwind up but good]]> http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/226846/513285.page http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/226846/513285.page GMT http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/226846/513298.page http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/226846/513298.page GMT IG you have lots of options. This first is to just put all your squads in tanks. Whirlwinds can't really do much to armor. The second would be to get some fire power on them as fast as possible. Well deployed autocannons or las cannons on your flanks should have a decent chance at being able to see targets in your opponent's back field. If that isn't working out for you, you can always go to him. Take sentanals and have them outflank. With a 48" range gun, they should have no problem getting to the whirlwinds regardless of which side they come in on. The other similar option is to go after them with drop troops. A squad with a couple of melta guns should do a number on the whirlwind. Failing all that, you could also fight fire with fire and use some long range artillery (basalisk) to trade shots with him.]]> http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/226846/517605.page http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/226846/517605.page GMT
Without that info here are some generic things you can do.

Make sure at least one vehicle in the list has improved comms.

This helps vet's and other reserves come down faster. The other option is sentinnels with autocannons either flanking or just scouting up on the first turn.

Basilisks returning indirect fire.

Infiltrate on some of your squads to line up heavy weapons fire on the whirlwinds.

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