Twin-Linked Weapons on the XV-8

Many weapons in the Warhammer universe have the ability to be twin-linked, allowing you to re-roll your attacks if you miss. While I am a fan of not missing and I do tend to roll badly, I am not a fan of twin-linking. Here's why:

Twin-Linking Only Covers Your Hit Roll
The lowest-end XV-8 trooper has a 50% chance to hit assuming no modifiers to his BS. Re-rolling a miss still has a 50/50 chance to miss, but of course it does have a 50/50 to hit. As an example you could either twin-link a fusion blaster for just six more points or you can purchase a Targeting Array for 10 to bump your odds of hitting up to about 66%. and you still have a hard-point open for an additional option. Of course the converse to this is a twin-linked fusion blaster with a targeting array to give you a 66% chance with a re-rolled miss, or on a Shas'el to give him a 83% with a re-roll.

Twin-Linking Does Not Re-Roll Saves
Just because you hit does not mean you damage. Armor, cover, and invulnerability all can stand in the way of your extra investment. To me this factor is the biggest argument against twin-linking weapons.

More Shots Equals More Hits
While I definitely see the value of twin-linking and probably will have one or more suits twin-linked in the future I feel that the basic XV-8s are better suited to sporting more weapons or support systems. Higher-ranked XV-8s are better served by hard-wiring in extra support systems and equipping one twin-linked and one standard weapon but for the brunt of my army I will likely shy away from it.

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I need to remember this for when I start tinkering with the XV-8 crisis suit again.

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