Combi-weapon confusion

[The emperors chosen]

I have a question on combi-weapons, in the rules in the SM codex, it says you can fire the secondary weapon "oncer per battle". Does this mean once per game, or once per player turn? thanks in advance ;)

[Hubernator]

Once per game is how I interpretted (sp?) it. Which is a slight downer - why take a combi weapon when the combi bit can only ever fire once in a game? ;)

[JamesI]

Once per game is how I interpretted (sp?) it. Which is a slight downer - why take a combi weapon when the combi bit can only ever fire once in a game? ;)

Emergencies. Plus, its the only way to get a melta/flamer/plasmagun onto an IC.

 

Its definetly once per game. The combi-weapon is just a bolter with an addon for one shot.

[Koremu]

Once per game is how I interpretted (sp?) it. Which is a slight downer - why take a combi weapon when the combi bit can only ever fire once in a game? ;)

Frankly, most Combi-Weapons are only really needed once per game. I can't think of many battles where I really missed a second shot.

[Kronk]

Once per game is how I interpretted (sp?) it. Which is a slight downer - why take a combi weapon when the combi bit can only ever fire once in a game? ^_^

 

Because I can't give my black templar marshal a flamer or a melta gun. Situationally, having that one-shot melta or flame template comes in handy. I don't often use the combi-weapons, though.

[OwlandMoonGuy]

The upgrade is fairly cheap & can be massed up on Chaos Terminators & Sternguard. Having a unit that can either deep strike or be delivered via Rhino and unload concentrated, melta, flamer and/or plasma fire can do devastating damage with very little to counter the attack.

 

As stated, you get one shot per game but that one shot can be used very decisively.

 

-OMG

[Brother Tanthius]

And also you're not going to have large reserves of promethium for an underslung flamer...

[brakkar]

Each game you play is considered a "Battle" so therefore only once per game.