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So I see this subject has been addressed before, but I was hoping someone could cite some rules. It is my thinking that side sponson weapons, though bought together, are functionally two separate weapons, and so can be fired at different targets if using POTMS. thanks!

Yes, POTMS allows a separate shot as per the rule.
Read up on how many guns can be fired based on your movement. One more shot can be fired due to the POTMS rule.

Nothing tricky there.

One sponson can be fired at a different target. Not both.

What grendel said, he's spot on. Each sponson is counted as a separate weapon for the purposes of shooting and vehicle damage allocation but PotMS allows one of them to shoot at something else if you like. Always handy!

Yes as I said that was my thinking, but I can't actually find any rules that state as much. I played an opponent who felt that both sponsons (having been bought together) have to fired at one target regardless of POTMS, and while I think pretty much anyone would say he is wrong it is always nice to have a rule to cite.

See the way that they are not 1 gun? That is how you know they are two weapons.

If your opponent can show you a reason why they must be fired at the same target then go with it but since no such rule exists you're fine.

They very much separate weapons. With weapon arcs it's not very easy to fire both sponsons at the same target.

Side sponson weapons are counted separately for the results of a weapon destroyed, so why in this instance would they be counted as one.

POKEYtheBIG wrote:
Side sponson weapons are counted separately for the results of a weapon destroyed, so why in this instance would they be counted as one.

They wouldn't. Shoot your primary weapons, then declare a POTMS attack to use one sponson to hit another target. Simple.

 SoloFalcon1138 wrote:
Shoot your primary weapons, then declare a POTMS attack to use one sponson to hit another target. Simple.

You have to declare all of your shots, then shoot.

You can not shoot your main weapons "then declare a POTMS attack to use one sponson to hit another target."