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[[File:Magazines.png|thumb|right|Two kinds of magazines.]]
'''Magazines''' (or '''mags''') are devices designed to '''hold''' and feed ammunition into a firearm.
Though they can be internal or integrated to a firearm, the magazines covered as weapon accessories are specifically ''detachable magazines'', intended to be carried as individual items in the inventory, in order to differentiate them with ''internal magazines'', which are an integral part of a weapon and are therefore not treated as items.
* '''Example:''' The [[Colt M16A4]] is compatible with [[STANAG magazines|STANAG magazines]], and can therefore accept any type of STANAG magazine, such as the ''STANAG 30-round magazine'', the ''STANAG 40-round extended magazine'', or even the ''STANAG 100-round C-MAG drum''.
Many magazines may also receive extra descriptors, such as ''extended magazine'', ''drum magazine'', ''casket magazine'', and more. These descriptors do not change their function and only exist to give the player an idea of their shape and purpose. For example, a magazine may be referred to as ''extended'' because it has a greater capacity than what is normally found on firearms using this magazine typenormal, whereas a ''drum'' or ''casket magazine'' are called that way to draw attention to their shape.
* '''[[List of magazines]]'''
'''Stripper clips''' are long, thin strips of claw-shaped metal, designed to hold rounds of ammunition in place vertically. They are designed to be inserted in compatible firearms (which must have a clip guide of some sort), so that the ammunition can be pushed down and into the weapon all at once. Stripper clips are designed to '''drop''' the ammunition they carry into a compatible firearm, and typically, a type of stripper clip will only be compatible with one, or a few given weapons. Upon completing a reload, the stripper clip has effectively transferred its ammunition to the weapon; though the user can perform a partial reload and end up with a partially loaded clip. This can be done deliberately (by explicitly announcing the amount of rounds one wishes to load in), or out of necessity (if the clip holds more ammunition than the firearm needs to be fully loaded again).
* '''[[List of stripper clips]]'''
=== Speedloaders and moon clips ==='''[[File:Speedloaders''' and '''moon clips''' are similar in that they are both used in revolvers; specifically.jpg|thumb|right|Two speedloaders, DA/SA one loaded and double-action only revolvers with a swing-out or top-break systemone empty.]]
'''Speedloaders''' are round devices, into which the user inserts compatible rounds of ammunition, which is held in place until the knob is turned and all of the ammunition loaded is released all at once. Speedloaders are designed to '''drop''' the ammunition they carry into a compatible revolver. Upon completing a reload, the speedloader has effectively transferred its ammunition to the weapon and will become empty. Speedloaders have a capacity and a caliber (sometimes, more than one); they '''must''' be used with a revolver '''of the same capacity''', and the ammunition loaded '''must be compatible with the revolver'''.
* '''[[List of speedloaders]]'''
=== Moon clips ===
[[File:Moon clips.jpg|thumb|right|Two moon clips, one loaded and one empty.]]
'''Moon clips''' are thin strips of metal designed to hold rounds of ammunition and be held in place between a revolver's cylinder and frame; they are designed to '''hold''' and feed ammunition into a revolver. Reloading with a moonclip is very similar to reloading with a box magazine; remove old one, insert fresh one. But similarly to speedloaders, moon clips have a capacity and one or more calibers; they '''must''' be used with a revolver '''of the same capacity''', and the ammunition loaded '''must be compatible with the revolver'''.
* [[List of speedloaders]]* '''[[List of moon clips]]'''
=== Speed strips ===
'''Speed strips''' areprimarily (but not always, as see below) used for reloading single-action revolvers. Though they do not make the name impliesunloading process any faster, long strips made out of rubber, designed they can reduce loading fresh ammunition down to hold rounds of ammunition into a straight linesingle turn. The rubber strip can be bent and stretched to allow faster insertion than with loose rounds, the idea being to partially insert one round, "rip" it out of the rubber strip, turn the cylinder, and repeat until Fully unloading then fully loaded, until the strip is empty, or until the user wishes to stop. They are therefore '''droppers'''. Speed strips have reloading a capacity and one or more calibers, but unlike speedloaders and moon clips, capacity doesn't need to match; '''only the ammunition loaded must be compatible single-action revolver with the revolver'''. Therefore, it is possible to use a 5-round, 6-round, or even 8-round speed strip with a 6-shot revolver, as long as the caliber is compatibletherefore always takes 2 turns.
Speed strips are, as the name implies, long strips made out of rubber, designed to hold rounds of ammunition into a straight line. The rubber strip can be bent and stretched to allow faster insertion than with loose rounds, the idea being to partially insert one round, "rip" it out of the rubber strip, turn the cylinder, and repeat until fully loaded, until the strip is empty, or until the user wishes to stop. They are therefore '''droppers'''. Speed strips have a capacity and one or more calibers, but unlike speedloaders and moon clips, capacity doesn't need to match; '''only the ammunition loaded must be compatible with the revolver'''. Therefore, it is possible to use a 5-round, 6-round, or even 8-round speed strip with a 6-shot revolver, as long as the caliber is compatible. * '''[[List of speed strips]]'''
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=== Ammo belts ===
'''Ammunition belts''' are, as the name implies, used to feed a belt-fed firearm; typically a machine gun. There are two major kinds of ammo belts: '''Disintegrating''' and '''Non-disintegrating''' belts. All ammunition belts are designed to '''hold''' and feed ammunition into a firearm.
Rounds of ammunition that are loaded in ammo belts may be referred to as ''belted ammunition'' or more rarely, ''linked ammunition''.
==== Non-disintegrating belts ====
[[File:ND belt.jpg|thumb|right|Part of a loaded non-disintegrating belt.]]
Non-disintegrating belts are the simplest type of ammunition belt available, and can be thought of as essentially large magazines. They function the same way; they have a fixed capacity, and typically are only compatible with one or a few weapons.
They are called "non-disintegrating' because the links holding each round of ammunition are not stripped from the belt and removed as the ammunition is fired. Instead, a machine gun that fires all of the ammunition in a non-disintegrating belt will simply eject the empty belt on the other side, ready to be picked up and reloaded.
==== Disintegrating belts ====
[[File:Belt and belt links.jpg|thumb|right|A 3-round disintegrating ammunition belt (top), and a single belt link (bottom)]]
Disintegrating belts are a little more involved; they are made up of metallic clamps called '''belt links'''. The type of belt link determines which weapons (and in turn, calibers) they are compatible with.
Loose ammo belts:
* Have a variable capacity, which depends on however many rounds are linked together.* Cannot be carried held by a firearm like a magazine or a belt box- can only be carried in the inventory.
** You may load a loose ammo belt into a compatible firearm, but only if the belt is in a directly accessible part of the inventory. Firearms loaded with such belts are therefore "loaded from the inventory".
Ammo belt boxes:
* Are designed to contain ammo belts of a specific type (e.g. M13 belt boxes can only contain M13 belts, and so on).* Can be loaded into a compatible firearm, which will carry hold it, like a magazine. '''It takes 1 turn to load a loose belt into a belt box'''.* Have a listed maximum capacity(e.g. "ammo belt box, 100 rounds").
** You may load a loose belt of any length inside a belt box, as long as it's equal or inferior to the listed capacity. For example, a 74-round loose belt loaded in a 100-round belt box is fine, but a 124-round loose belt is not.
* '''[[List of ammo belt types]]'''
=== Reload packs ===
The only other type is the '''flamethrower reload pack''', which is a kit containing enough fuel to completely refill the compatible weapon's gas tank alongside any other necessities (starter fuel, etc.).
Flamethrowers cannot be reloaded until they are empty, reload packs cannot be refilled (as their purpose is to completely refill a flamethrower to full capacity), and once used as part of a reload action, the reload kits are removed from the gamediscarded completely, making them one-use items.
* '''[[List of reload packs]]'''
= Muzzle devices =
