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I have some questions regarding the razorback with a lascannon and a TL Plasma Cannon

1- They were bought together so therefore they are a weapon system, correct?
2- If the lascannon fires so must the plasma cannon right? Therfore if the target is in range of the las but out of range of the plasma, the las fires at the intended target and the plasma cannon fires at its max range and scatters normally

I heard a big no from my friend but what does dakka think

If I am not mistaken, the lascannon and TL plasma gun are treated as separate weapons. It is not a plasma cannon, it is a plasma gun.

NamTaey wrote: I have some questions regarding the razorback with a lascannon and a TL Plasma Cannon

1- They were bought together so therefore they are a weapon system, correct?

This is from the November 2009 GW Space Marine FAQ;

Q. If a Razorback armed with a lascannon and
twin-linked plasma gun suffers a weapon
destroyed result, does it destroy both (ie. the
lascannon and the plasma gun) or just one?
A. Only one weapon – either the lascannon or the
twin-linked plasma gun.

This verifies that they are 2 separate weapons.

NamTaey wrote:2- If the lascannon fires so must the plasma cannon right? Therfore if the target is in range of the las but out of range of the plasma, the las fires at the intended target and the plasma cannon fires at its max range and scatters normally

I heard a big no from my friend but what does dakka think

Because they are 2 separate weapons, one or the other can fire if only 1 weapon can be fired (due to movement speed). If both fire however, they must fire at the same target because they are mounted on the same vehicle. If the target is out of the range of the plasma gun, the shot misses as per the weapon rules.

This actually came up this weekend.

I was moving my razorbacks to put them in position to unload troops so i could only fire one weapon.

I chose to fire the plasma gun because it was twin linked. When the enemy was at range, I selected to only fire my lascannon.

This caused me some problems I must say though as you really start to miss the twin linked ability when you are whiffing, but I guess it evens out when the enemy gets close and you have the option to hit them with 3 powerful weapons.

Time Wizard's on the ball again.

The wizard is indeed correct. Weapons that are dependent on the other will state so - check DCCWs for example, the rulebook plainly states that you'll lose the built-in gun if a Weapon Destroyed takes the arm.