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page 44 in the IG codex, "Two Guardsmen may form a single weapon crew. A heavy weapon crew must be armed with one of the weapons from the following list:..."

This quote supports Yak's interpretation. Clearly stating both models are armed differently from the other lasgun guardsmen in the squad, but the same as each other.