| Autoloader: Thousands of moving parts.
Loader: One moving part.
Which one is more prone to failure? Sure the autoloader can't show up for duty drunk, but in most armies neither can the loader. An autoloader just adds one more piece of equipment for the crew to maintain with one fewer pair of hands to work on it. Every member of a tank crew is required to be a shade tree mechanic and is generally field promoted to grease monkey within a few months. Performance wise I am sure the autoloader can match the human loader, but it's the out of combat situations where a loader comes in handy, such as maintenance, and an autoloader probably doesn't make a very good wingman.
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Please note that 98% of what I say is my opinion and/or my "version" of the facts. Most of what I say is rumor with little to no evidence to back it up, just something I picked up somewhere.
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