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I got to thinking about this at work:
typically when I equip my tactical squads with my space marines I give my sergeant a combi weapon that matches my special weapon. E.G. combi-flamer for the sgt and a flamer for the unit.
Then I got to thinking, what what kind of issues would I have if I put a normal bolter in my sgt's hands and convert the special weapon into a double barreled or similar "super" version?
Rules wise, it'd be a combi-weapon on my sgt and a special in my squad.
Fluff wise, I'd say that the chapter's techmarines have engineered modified special weapons capable of doubling their firepower for a short period, but due to the complicated design the special weapons man needs the sgt's assistance to fire it like this.
For the flamer, I'm thinking of removing the canister from the bottom and putting half of an IG flamer pack along the bottom. For the melta I'd make an over/under dual barrel version, with the bottom barrel being a normal melta gun barrel and the top one being half a multi-melta's barrel. I haven't figured the plasma gun out out.. but I'll come up with that later.

Soo.. how many people think the rules nazis would try to linch me? I think more than likely most people would be cool with it as long as the conversion turned out well and I let them know about it ahead of time.

Hmm. IDK. Why not just give your Sarge a Combi-Weapon? Why go to all that extra trouble?

Of course, the insane converter in me says go for it!

And BE SURE to post pics when you do.

As far as why, I pose a better question: why not? Besides, it'd look boss

Why not indeed?
Go for it.

essentially you're turning a melta into a bonified multi-melta. as in multiple meltaguns :-p

Plasma Machine gun methinks.

Wow thats confusing

a double barrel bolter you suggesting???why not use a stormbolter??

da-chaos-orks wrote:Wow thats confusing

a double barrel bolter you suggesting???why not use a stormbolter??

Not a stormbolter or double barrelled bolter. But double barrelled meltagun a souped up flame thrower and a modified plasmagun. Instead of both a marine carrying a flamer and the sgt carrying a combi-flamer, it will be a marine carrying a wicked looking super flamer and the sgt carrying his boltgun

themandudeperson wrote:
Soo.. how many people think the rules nazis would try to linch me? .

Any chance they get!

Imo it's a nice idea but unnecessarily confusing. Maybe make a few extra models per squad.
If you really like the idea and it matches your army fluff.
I know people with 20 man tac squads for this reason.