Deathstorm Drop Pod... How many weapons/ how many shots?

[Charlo]

So I'm looking at the rules for the Deathstorm and they are confusing to say the least...

 

It's described as being armed with a "Deathstorm frag launchers system" and the profile for this is 

 

Range Str    AP    Type

48"        5      4      Heavy 2, Blast (3"), Pinning

 

Which is fine, but nowhere in the rules does it indicate how many of these it has? I always assumed 5 because of the model - each with a different facing, but the rules suggest it is just one? Are the 5 there just for the sake of the Automated weapons rules?

 

So when the Pod lands it:

 

Shoots it's weapon D3 times at every unit within 12 at BS2.

 

And in later turns it gets a single shot at a single unit with it's weapon, reducing it's later output to 2 Frags templates a turn?

 

Bonus Question:

 

Is the model just a normal plastic pod with a Resin weapon in the middle? The £40 Price tag suggests yes.

[carnosaur93]

iam pretty sure it only has a single gun, otherwise it woudl be specified that it had five and that they could all fire in different directions, etc...

and if it actually had five, i have a feeling that they would be seen commonly converted and in many many lists since that would be quite the steal :p

[Runefyre]

Actually, in the old LACAL, Deathstorm's are in fact equipped with 5 DFL's. It also has the independent machine spirits usr.

 

So those weren't included in the updated book?

 

Another difference is in the old book the DFL's are only heavy 1.

[Charlo]

That makes sense then. Hmm quite expensive for what you get, but I sulks keep shooting off up to 8 KRAK missiles or 6 whirlwind templates per target at 12" upon landing is pretty baller.

[Supe robot gangster #1]

It still has the rules for independent machine spirits. Which mentions firing it's weapons at seperate targets... Hopefully it's just a typo... Seeing as it can't fire weapons at seperate targets if it only has one weapon.