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Expanded the Article to cover the usual usage of the term Auto-loader in 40k fiction
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'''Auto-loaders''' are [[Imperial]] devices used by vehicles of the [[Astra Militarum]],{{Fn|2}}{{Fn|3}}{{Fn|4}}{{Fn|5a}}{{Fn|5b}}{{Fn|9}}{{Fn|12}}{{Fn|13a}} the [[Adeptus Astartes]],{{Fn|6}}{{Fn|7}} the [[Adeptus Mechanicus]],{{Fn|10}} the [[Imperial Navy]],{{Fn|2b}}{{Fn|11}}{{Fn|14}} and even of the [[Ork]]s{{Fn|8}} to automatically feed ammunition to a weapons system breach.{{Fn|15}} On voidships, Auto-loaders incorporate huge semi-automated machinery to help the loading process.{{Fn|14}} In the Astra Militarum Auto-loaders are incorporated into [[Chimerro]]s,{{Fn|3}} [[Leman Russ Demolisher]]s,{{Fn|4}} [[Leman Russ Exterminator]]s,{{Fn|13a}} [[Macharius Vulcan]]s,{{Fn|9}} [[Stormsword]]s,{{Fn|5a}} [[Hydra]]s{{Fn|12}} and [[Salamander Scout]]s.{{Fn|5b}} Furthermore, Auto-loaders can be carried by [[Basilisk]]s.{{Fn|2}} Space Marine vehicles that carry Auto-loaders include [[Predator Destructor]]s{{Fn|6}} and [[Whirlwind Scorpius]]{{Fn|7}} The Adeptus Mechanicus uses Auto-loaders on [[Titan]]s like the [[Warlord]].{{Fn|10}} The Imperial Navy uses Auto-loaders on [[Imperial Aircraft|aircrafts]] like the [[Thunderbolt]]{{Fn|12b}} and on [[Attack Craft|attack crafts]] like the [[Faustus Interceptor]].{{Fn|11}} Navy voidships can be refitted to incorporate Auto-loaders.{{Fn|14}} Orks use a [[grot]]-served Auto-loader on the [[Kill Krusha]].{{Fn|8}} ==Archeotech Auto-loader=='''Archeotech Auto-loaders''' are rare [[Archeotech]] used by the [[Astra Militarum]], to automatically reload the ammo of their projectile hand-held weapons. Brave [[Guardsmen]] can even use them on [[Plasma Gun]]s.{{Fn|1}}
==Sources==
*{{Endn|1}}: [https://www.warhammer-community.com/2021/08/04/new-equipment-rules-give-your-kill-teams-the-right-tools-for-the-job-no-matter-the-mission/ Warhammer Community: New Equipment Rules Give Your Kill Teams The Right Tools for the Job, No Matter the Mission (Posted on 04/08/2021)] (Last accessed on 4 August 2021)
*{{Endn|2}}: [[Desert Raiders (Novel)]] — [[Hammer of the Emperor (Omnibus)]], Chapter Eight, Part 6
*{{Endn|3}}: [[White Dwarf 185 (UK)]] pg. 27 — ''Chimera Assault!''
*{{Endn|4}}: [[Inferno! 3]], pg. 37 — ''Leman Russ Demolisher Siege Tank''
*5: [[Imperial Armour Volume One - Imperial Guard and Imperial Navy]]:
**{{Endn|5a}}: pg. 105
**{{Endn|5b}}: pg. 131
*{{Endn|6}}: [[Imperial Armour Volume Two - Space Marines and Forces of the Inquisition]], pg. 27
*{{Endn|7}}: [[Imperial Armour Volume Two - Second Edition: War Machines of the Adeptus Astartes]], pg. 93
*{{Endn|8}}: [[Imperial Armour - Apocalypse II]], pg. 50
*{{Endn|9}}: [[Imperial Armour Volume Six - The Siege of Vraks - Part Two]], pg. 114
*{{Endn|10}}: [[Epic 40,000]] Battle Book, pg. 105
*{{Endn|11}}: [[First And Only (Novel)]] — [[The Founding (Omnibus)]], Part One — ''Nubila Reach''
*{{Endn|12}}: [[Honour Guard (Novel)]] — [[The Saint (Omnibus)]], Chapter Eleven — ''The Rainwoods''
*13: [[Double Eagle (Novel)]]:
**{{Endn|13a}}: Day 253 — ''Interior Desert, 10.10''
**{{Endn|13b}}: Day 262 — ''Over the desert, 09.35''
*{{Endn|14}}: [[Battlefleet Gothic Rulebook]], pg. 156
*{{Endn|15}}: [[Imperial Armour Volume One - Second Edition: Imperial Guard]], pg. 86
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