Editing Using Weapons (section)

== Reloading a Weapon ==
Most weapons can be reloaded anytime during a combat (exceptions noted below), and so long as you have ammo for the weapon in the vehicle's cargo area, and the weapon has a gunner assigned.

A weapon that is not completely empty ''can'' be reloaded, but the partial magazine in the weapon is discarded and the ammo is lost before loading a new, full magazine.  Therefore it is an important strategic decision whether you should conserve your ammo (reloading only when empty) or start the next phase of combat (in a multi-wave encounter, for example) with full magazines.

=== Reloading ===
# Go to the 'Manage' tab for vehicle management
# Right-click the weapon you want to reload
# The popup menu will show either 'Reload Weapon' or 'Empty and Reload Weapon' depending on the amount of ammunition left in the magazine
#* You will get a confirmation dialog when performing an 'Empty and Reload' action to ensure you didn't accidentally click the menu option
#* If you don't have ammo available in the cargo area for the weapon, the reloading menu options will not be shown
#* If you are attempting to reload a weapon manned by your driver, and he doesn't have the [[Specialisms#driving|Reload in Motion]] specialism, you will see 'Driver can't reload while vehicle is in motion' instead of the other reload options
#* If your driver has the specialism, but is going too fast, you will also see the above message
# You will see confirmation that the weapon is being reloaded in the chat window.

=== Reloading Exceptions ===
Some weapons cannot be reloaded during combat.  These include the single-shot rockets (Light, Medium, Heavy) and the Light and Heavy Rocket Racks and Mini Rocket Pod.

The single-shot rockets can only be reloaded in town at the various auto shops.

The Rocket Racks and Pod can be reloaded between wilderness encounters, either during the [[darkwind:events:scouting:looting|looting stage]] or during the Setup Phase prior to the event starting.