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Autoloader

Autoloader (Magazine Loader)

In one sentence:

Magazine-fed gun system that fires multiple shells in rapid succession before requiring a long reload.

What it means

An autoloader replaces the conventional crew-loaded breech with a mechanical magazine that holds 2–6 shells. Instead of a steady cadence, the gun fires its entire magazine in seconds (the 'clip dump'), then sits idle through a long reload (20–40+ seconds) while the magazine refills. This 'burst damage' profile makes autoloaders the highest-alpha-strike vehicles in the game — but also the most punishing if you waste the clip.

How it's calculated

Clip potential = shells per magazine × damage per shell. Intra-clip = time between shots within the magazine. Reload = time to refill the empty magazine.

Example

The French AMX 50 100 (Tier 8 heavy) has a 6-shell magazine × 300 damage = 1,800 burst potential, intra-clip ~2 seconds, magazine reload ~30 seconds. Compare to its same-tier IS-3 with single-shot 390 damage × 5 RPM = 1,950 DPM — but the AMX dumps 1,800 in 10 seconds while IS-3 needs 60.

Why it matters

Autoloaders trade sustained DPM for moment-of-opportunity damage. They excel at finishing low-HP enemies, ambushing a single target, and exploiting a flank breakthrough — but lose 1v1 brawls against single-shot tanks because their long reload becomes a defensive liability.

Common pitfall

⚠ New autoloader players dump the full clip on first contact. The skilled play is firing 1–2 shells and disengaging before counterfire — saving shells for high-value targets and resetting between magazines.
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