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Sorting out ammunition_belt

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BUR #14439 has been rejected.

create alias ammunition_belt -> ammunition_belt_(firearms)
remove alias ammunition_belt -> ammunition_belt_(firearms)
create alias belt_feed -> ammunition_belt_(firearms)
create alias belt-fed -> ammunition_belt_(firearms)
deprecate ammunition_belt

Continuing from topic #22584. This tag is just too ambiguous. I don't like the qualifier, so if someone has suggestions please say so, but as it stands it's just too prone to mistags for bandolier. Even a glance at the tag shows that there's a shitton of mistags currently, it's a complete mess.

"(firearms)" is the qualifier that wikipedia uses.

Also aliasing the existing belt feed and the utility belt-fed to it, for findability, and because imo it doesn't much matter if the ammunition belt in question is attached to a gun or not, but if there's disagreement on that I'll separate the request for voting.

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nonamethanks said:

BUR #14440 has been rejected.

create alias bandolier -> ammunition_belt
create alias belt_feed -> belt-fed_weapon

The alternative is just getting rid of the distinction, and using belt-fed weapon for when an ammunition belt is actually being used on a weapon, because let's get real, given the current usage nobody's ever going to tell apart one from the other.

I support all the BURs, captain. post #5978913 shows ammunition belt which is not made to be inserted into firearms. The belt-fed weapon is extremely useful to describe the RPD, M60, PKM and others.

nonamethanks said:

BUR #14440 has been rejected.

create alias bandolier -> ammunition_belt
create alias belt_feed -> belt-fed_weapon

The alternative is just getting rid of the distinction, and using belt-fed weapon for when an ammunition belt is actually being used on a weapon, because let's get real, given the current usage nobody's ever going to tell apart one from the other.

Bandoliers can also be used to hold grenades and (jokingly) cans and healing potions. +1 on belt feed -belt-fed weapon.

Note that Wikipedia calls it "belt (Firearms)", not "ammunition belt (firearms)". This might make a difference.

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