The Twin Bolter is a two-barreled version of the Bolter weapon, equipped with a 100-round magazine and capable of rapid fire. As it is heavier and causes more recoil than a normal boltgun, it is rarely used by human troops and generally seen on Terminators or mounted on a vehicle.

Jul 31, 2024 · Twin-linked Bolter (Combi-Bolter) Used by the Space Marines since before the Horus Heresy. The Combi-Bolter is essentially two Bolters attached together. While they are no longer produced in the Imperium, in favour of the more advanced successor: the Storm Bolter, some are still held as ancient relics.

Aug 8, 2023 · Twin linked bolters are mechanically just two bolters side by side. You pull the trigger, both mechanisms load and fire a shell simultaniously. Its like those WW developed machine and AA guns where they reused existing weapon designs, increasing their volume of fire simply by mounting two or more together.

Oct 1, 2022 · Storm bolter, IMO, should be better for covering fire and is best when shooting a broad area, while a combi bolter should be better for dealing consistent and direct damage, and is used on tougher, less numerous infantry.

Similar to the Storm Bolter, the Twin-Linked Bolter or "Combi-bolter" is simply two standard pattern boltguns slaved to fire together. It was a bulky and somewhat crude, but very effective, weapon prototype that was gaining widespread use at the time of the Horus Heresy.

Jun 20, 2024 · A twin-linked weapon is effectively two weapons of the same type positioned next to each other firing in tandem, therefore increasing the chances that the selected target will be hit.

Combi-bolter (Twin-linked Bolter) Similar to the Storm Bolter, the Twin-linked bolter or Combi-bolter is simply two standard bolters that have been mechanically combined into a single weapon, rather than having been constructed that way in the first place like a Storm Bolter.

The Twin Heavy Bolter is an Imperial weapon that is essentially 2 Heavy Bolters twin-linked to fire as one weapon. A Twin Heavy Bolter is often deployed as part of the standard weapons load-out of the Primaris Space Marine Repulsor grav-tank.

May 5, 2012 · A twin-linked weapon is not necessarily a bolter, it is just a weapon that is more accurate because it has a higher rate of fire and saturates the target. A twin-linked weapon can be a single weapon or can consist of a system of two or more synchronised weapons.

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