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What do you guys think, Multilaser or Heavybolter? Which is better, why, and how?
Also any instances where you have had them do great or poorly.

Multi-Laser and Hull Heavy Flamer.

Multilaser, pintle-mounted heavy stubber, and hull heavy flamer.

What do you plan to do with them? My Al-Raheim out-flankers have a heavy flamer chimera and two multi-laser chimeras. The two multi-lasers have an off chance of taking out side armor (S6). Autocannons less so (S5). Against infantry, I rely on hull flamers or my flame/flame chimera.

I just wish there was an autocannon option, especially since I accidentally bought 3 from Forge World a couple weeks ago.

blackdiamond wrote:

I just wish there was an autocannon option, especially since I accidentally bought 3 from Forge World a couple weeks ago.

I hate when that happens. I'll just be browsing the forums, and the next thing I know I'm ordering from Forge World.

Multilaser.
Except for the Chimera for my PCS with flamers. They might get a Heavy Flamer turret and hull Heavy Bolter.

Ya, multi-laser all the way. Str 6 is the real kicker, although it is odd to watch guardsmen get their armor save against the multi-laser

Multilaser is better because it is Strength 6 so it can actually kill av11 rhinos or av10 chimera sides, dark eldar raiders, speeders and can insta kill heavy weapons teams as well as wounds easier if shooting infantry. The heavy bolter does have a better ap value but since cover saves are so easy to get and ap4 doesn't help against the most common enemy space marines, the multi laser comes out top.

Ya the Multilasers has killed many Rhinos.