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So, while reading through the new rulebook I came across this:

If a weapon can fire in more than one mode, or can fire more than one type of ammo, select weapon mode/ammo type - treat weapons firing in different modes/ammo types as differently named weapons. (page 30)

Does this mean a monstrous creature with a multiple firing mode weapon (such as the Miasma Cannon, Ion Accelerator, Bioplasmic Cannon, etc.) can shoot both modes in a single turn as two different weapons? It doesn't sound right, but there doesn't appear to be anything that says otherwise...

I would say that means as MCs can fire two weapons, they can fire two ammo types or modes, yes. That's just as it reads though, I'm assuming this is meant for the likes of multiple combi weapons in a unit however so I would expect an FAQ in the future.

It sounds like this is meant for how the weapons allocation now works in 7e, but how it is written sounds like it would allow them to fire both modes.

I feel like there is something we are missing in this.

It means that, when you come to group all named weapons together, treat "Missile launcher - frag" as differently named from "Missile launcher - krak"

It does not mean you get to fire the missile launcher weapon twice.