I can counter most protoss rushes as terran, but the 1 thing I have trouble with is when the opponent sends his workers and starts building pylons+cannons inside my base. My SCVs cant put out enough damage to do much, and by this time I usually only have 1-2 marines. WHat can I do to counter this?
First of all you should ALWAYS scout for a proxy Pylon near your base to prevent any sort of cheese. These are just some suggestions to help you counter Protoss cheese as a Terran. 1.) Get some barracks up and mass up a sizeable amount of Marines. Only then can you start attacking the Cannons one by one - remember your unit placement. 2.) Always try to tech up to Siege Tanks with Siege Mode. Just one of these tanks will stop the Protoss from making anymore Cannons. Things you can do before your upgraded Siege Tanks are produced : - 1.) Ok here is the creative bit while waiting for the Siege Tanks to come out get a few reapers and harass his mineral line. If you manage to take out all his probes the game is already won =D 2.) Here is another tip get some Marauders to act as meat shields for the Marines. Micro is important here =)
Thanks for the advice, but I think you misunderstood my post. Im asking for advice when their workers come INTO my base(on maps where the "choke" is too big to cover with the 2 depot/1 rax) and start building cannons next to my SCVs. By this time I only have 1-2 marines, so the cannons cant be held against.
If he is dropping cannons right next to your SCVs and you see it, then you should be able to surround the pylon as soon as it starts building with all your SCVs and knock it down before the cannon finishes. I haven't tested it but that should work just fine. It becomes more difficult if that probe sets up a pylon just outside your view range and you don't see it go down, then he starts leapfrogging cannons. Oddly enough I came across a tutorial video dealing with exactly this. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3J1Sxgh4gvI
