Thanks for the responses guys, will try playing with the friend who legit managed to turn a game around with a painboy later today and see if the tac + scout + dev + dev strategy works.

So the best way to deal with the Painboy in t1 is suppression teams... The Painboy is a pain in the arse and should either have his melee dps reduced, from say 50 power-melee down to about 35 or 40 or so, or have his armor changed, he appears to have commander armor, which means that there is probab...

Could i get some advice on how to deal with the Painboy? I've tried many things, but when the Painboy comes my way with a few sluggas and a warboss, my devestators, tac marines, scouts and FC can't stop them. What do i have to do to deal with this durable bastard? Thanks. "~ SQUAD BROKEN!"