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The '''Whirlwind Artillery Tank''' is an [[Rhino]]-based artillery support vehicle. The Whirlwind along with the [[Land Raider Helios]] are the closest weapons [[Space Marine]] [[Chapter]]s use that could be considered true artillery. It is primarily used to soften up a heavily-fortified or well-defended target prior to the main attack. It mounts a [[Whirlwind multiple missile launcher]] on its turret, firing either tactical warheads or rapidly deploying minefields with the special 'Castellan' missiles. The Whirlwind design is not available to [[Chaos Space Marines]], since the [[STC]] technology from which is was derived was discovered after the [[Horus Heresy]].<sup>1</sup>
===Hyperios variant===
The '''Whirlwind Hyperios''' is a rarer version of the standard [[Whirlwind]], designed as an anti-aircraft vehicle. It mounts in place of the standard missile launcher, an anti-aircraft missile launcher designed to target and shoot down enemy aircraft. They are used when [[Thunderhawk Gunship]]s are not available to defend important positions from air attacks.<sup>2</sup>
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