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Modern Russian tanks with autoloaders tend to explode when hit because the ammunition is stored inside the crew compartment, a feature not shared by the older T-62.—David Hambling, Popular Mechanics, 14 July 2023 Virtually every rifle maker chambers for both of these popular rounds, especially in bolt actions, but also in lever-actions, autoloaders, single shots, and pumps.—Ron Spomer, Outdoor Life, 5 July 2023 This is probably because the old T-62 does not have the autoloader and exposed ammunition which causes more modern Russian tanks to explode spectacularly, often throwing the turret some distance clear.—David Hambling, Forbes, 7 July 2022 First built in the eastern Ukrainian city of Kharkiv in the 1960s, the T-64 revolutionized tank design by including an autoloader, which cut the crew size from four to three.—Washington Post, 29 Apr. 2022 See All Example Sentences for autoloader
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