that as may be wp, but as pointed out, once you take a few casualties you start loosing the effectiveness very quickly. whereas normal devastators have the ability to take 'spare wounds'.
also, splitting fire is all well and good unless your split fire means they don't manage to do the job. if you use them in an anti tank role, and try shooting at different targets, it reduces the chance of destroying the target considerably.
that being said, it could mean you eliminate armour much quicker, so i guess it depends on your luck/cunning and by the same token, that of your opponent
the same obviously applies to anti infantry setups |