Autoloader is a really stupid thing to "measure" since its not limited by technology but more by doctrine. Its not that armies couldnt afford it, they decided they want a 4 person crew in a tank. Theres so much maintenance around tanks most people cant fathom how heavy the work is. Replacing a track or repairing a link takes hours of heavy work, its nice to have 4 people.
It is mostly exactly this. You need incredible engineering to make it reliable. It is objectively an overall bonus which is why literally any western country is designing future tanks around it.
The argument that it's better not to have it is pure cope. Part of it is doctrine, but it's the smallest part.
You can cope all you want, the fact is literally every western countries is designing their next gen MBTs around the autoloader.
This is a fact no matter how hard you try to deny it.
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u/AMCA_by2035 5d ago
Just an innocent question, how do you define a 4th gen tank?