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The '''Whirlwind Artillery Tank''' is the closest thing [[Space Marine Chapters ]] [[Chapter]]s use that would be considered 'artillery'. They are based on the [[Rhino ]] design, as are most Marine tanks. It mounts a [[Whirlwind multiple missile launcher]] on its turret, firing either tactical warheads or rapidly deploying minefields with the special 'Castellan' misslesmissiles. The Whirlwind design is not avalible available to [[Chaos Space Marines]], since the [[STC Technology ]] 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>
==Images==
{| border="0" cellpadding="2" align="center" style="border-collapse:collapse" !colspan=2 | Whirlwind Types|----|[[Image:Whirlwindfw.jpg|center|thumb|325px|Forgeworld Whirlwind]]|[[Image:Hyperiosstore.jpg|center|325pxthumb|355px|A Whirlwind Forgeworld VariantHyperios of the Dark Angels chapter]]|}
==Sources==
*<sup>1</sup>:[[Codex: Space Marines (4th Edition)]]*<sup>2</sup>:[[Imperial Armour Volume Two - Space Marines and Forces of the Inquisition]]
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