Ancients Weapon (Fusion Pistol) Question

[Terry Mixon]

I found some notes I took for the bastardized Ancients' game I'm running and have a question about a weapon.

WEAPON: Fusion Pistol
TL: 22
RANGE: 30m
DAMAGE: 8d+8
KG: 0.5
COST: —
MAGAZINE: 16
POWER PACK COST: —
TRAITS: AP 20, Zero-G

The Fusion Pistol holds 16 shots but has no mention of how it is reloaded/repowered. I know some weapons have an endless power supply, but this doesn't seem to. Nothing in the book mentions it running out of ammo or charge.

In contrast, the Mesonic Rife has these stats, though also not explanation of how it works.

WEAPON: Mesonic Rife
TL: 25
RANGE: 300m
DAMAGE: 1D-6D
KG: 2
COST: —
MAGAZINE: —
POWER PACK COST: —
TRAITS: AP Special, Scope, Zero-G

As you can see, no magazine, so presumably unlimited ammo.

Does anyone have any insight into what the writer intended for the Fusion Pistol? Does it have unlimited power and, second, do you load pellets of something to make the magic happen? Human fusion weapons don’t have ammo and the book doesn't indicate that once it is empty it's useless, so there must be something.

 

[Sigtrygg]

Antimatter batteries.

Quantum foam taps.

Jump space syphons.

Gravitic capacitors.

Psionic handwavium.

 

[Terry Mixon]

Antimatter batteries.

Quantum foam taps.

Jump space syphons.

Gravitic capacitors.

Psionic handwavium.

Yep, could be any of those, I suppose for the power, but what goes into the magazine, if there really is one? Human fusion weapons don’t have a magazine.