Autoreloader
A magazine gun that refills one shell at a time, so it can fire a single shot and keep loading in the background.
Also known as auto reloader, reloading magazine.
An autoreloader replaces the all-or-nothing clip with a rolling one. Each shell reloads individually, and the shells reload faster when the magazine is emptier, so the vehicle can fire once and keep its remaining rounds ready.
It plays like a normal gun that can burst on demand. The decision each engagement poses is whether to spend the magazine now for a kill or hold shells and stay a threat.
Related terms
AutoloaderA magazine gun that must empty its clip before reloading it, all at once.MagazineA set of shells a gun can fire in quick succession before a long reload, the mechanism behind autoloaders and autoreloaders.Intra-clip reloadThe short delay between two shells of the same magazine, which sets how fast a burst is delivered.