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I was looking at the land speeders in the new Space Marine codex. People usually go for the heavy bolter/assault cannon combo. However, I was looking at taking two heavy bolters or two multi meltas for cheaper. One gun is usually with the passenger and one is under the land speeder. However, I realized if you take two they become twin linked......is this correct?

While I know that on some units (Pentient (sp) Engine comes to mind) taking two of something makes it twin linked, I just looked at the SM codex and this isn't the case with the Land Speeder. They'd be treated as two seperate weapons.

As far as I can tell, most of those 'take two and it's TL'd' rules seem to be in older codices and are the exception rather than the norm.

rebmonk wrote:However, I realized if you take two they become twin linked......is this correct?

It would be true if it were somehow in the Tyranid Codex. There is no rule in the BGB or the Marine Codex that states that carrying two of the same weapon makes it Twin-linked. Anytime this is true is if it is stated as such or there is an army wide rule dictating such(Tyranids).

I for one have never heard of a rule that makes two identical weapons on the same model twin-linked.
I don't know the exact wording in the SM codex though, so it's just my guess that they would count as two weapons.

EDIT: I was a bit slow, Platuan pointed it all out.

Two weapons of the same type are not twin linked unless otherwise stated.

The problem stems from the fact that many codex's use that option (tyranids for example)

The Eldar book uses it for some things (Wraithlord, for example), but not others (War Walkers & Vypers)

I wonder if it is a Monstrous Creature vs. Vehicle thing?

Thanks guys. Yeah i am a tyranid player and i thought i had read it in the BRB. Guess not.

No. Two of the same weapon on a landspeeder DO NOT make them twin-linked. It means it has TWO of the same weapon, and unless it is moving 6" or less, it won't get to fire both (as all of the weapon options are S5 or above and not 'defensive' as a result).