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A [[Sub-Trope]] of [[Awesome Backpack]], the '''Ammunition Backpack''' is there if you use [[More Dakka]], but don't have [[Bottomless Magazines]], or just don't have enough space to carry more ammo in your pockets or [[Badass Bandolier]].
Common for characters using hand-held [[Gatling Good|miniguns]] (such as Blaine in ''[[Predator]]'' and the T-800 in ''[[Terminator]] 2'') or other portable machine guns.
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== [[Comic Books]] ==
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* The [[Green Arrow]]'s most famous arrow quiver is a wide rucksack design that covers his entire back.
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** Let's not forget Blaine's Mini-Gun backpack ''magazine'' in the first ''Predator''. Yes, it may just be an oversized magazine, but considering it's Blaine, ''Predator'', and the whole awesomeness in general of that movie, well, it becomes awesome by proxy.
* ''[[Terminator]] 2'': for the minigun the T-800 uses against the police.
* ''[[Lara Croft: Tomb Raider
* The proton packs from ''[[
** The packs from ''[[
** The Slime-Blowers from the second film ''definitely'' count.
* ''[[The Matrix]] Revolutions'' had a variation on this with the humans' mecha, which would load ammunition ("knuckle-up") by lifting the guns behind them and magnetically attaching the chains. The ammo was loaded in a manner similar to an ammunition backpack.
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== [[Live Action TV]] ==
* ''[[
* In the 1960's ''[[Batman (TV series)|Batman]]'' TV series, Mr. Freeze wore a tank of freezing gas on his back to fuel his [[Freeze Ray]].
== [[Tabletop Games]] ==
* ''[[Warhammer 40,000]]'' has several weapons used with a backpack, though it doesn't affect game mechanics, because in wargame ammunition is counted only for some larger missiles.
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** Stormtroopers' "Hellguns" (high-powered lasguns) use backpack power source, worn under a common infantryman's backpack, ditto for "hellpistol" - shortened version for close combat.
** With weapons made for normal-sized humans, it can go either way, but generally portable heavy weapons (like heavy flamer) have backpacks, and medium-sized ones may have both backpack and magazine fed variants (e.g. plasma gun [https://web.archive.org/web/20150503120852/http://www.games-workshop.com/en-US/Steel-Legion-Plasma-Gun] [https://web.archive.org/web/20160114162137/http://www.games-workshop.com/en-US/Vostroyan-with-Plasma-Gun]).
** ''[[Warhammer 40,000 Roleplay]]'' expands into more details; some weapons use small ammo backpacks - mostly heavy (Heavy Flamer, Plasma Cannon, Heavy Webber), but also pistol-sized Pyrophoric Vambrace; hot-shot lasguns ("hellguns"). Some weapons are made in both variants (Mars pattern meltagun uses canister attached like a magazine, Mezoa pattern uses backpack canister), which generally is a trade-off (greater magazine capacity at the cost of greater reload time and weight). ''[[Only War]]'' simply allows to rig medium sized flamers and meltaguns either way (2x more shots than from canister and 6 or 10 kg heavier respectively).
** Since RPG ''does'' count shots, backpack feed option is available for most weapons - though different series disagree on the exact values. A backpack ammo pack/power pack, which is a normal sized backpack with appropriate feeder lines sticking out and half of the internal volume taken up by ammunition storage/fuel tanks/capacitors. It can be used with most Basic (rifle-sized) weapons, including exotics like Techxorcism Rifle ([[EMP]] gun), at least when the developers don't forget there is such an option. Heavy weapons are limited in that one can't feed bigger munitions, so no grenade launchers, but it works for weapons like Heavy Stubber (machinegun), Heavy Bolter (high caliber rocket-assisted-shell "machinegun") or Techxorcism Cannon (''[[BFG|huge]]'' [[EMP]] gun). And of course anything that's normally backpack-fed anyway (it has 2x or greater ammo capacity of those basic versions).
* The [[BFG|PGMP/FGMP]] (Plasma/Fusion Gun, Man Portable) and laser carbine/rifle in ''[[Traveller]]'' had backpack power packs.
* ''[[Paranoia (game)|Paranoia]]''
** Flamethrowers and plasma generators. On the down side, a malfunction means they're about to explode, and the wielder must spend time unstrapping themselves before trying to outrun the blast radius. Hand flamers avoid it, but hold less fuel (and are only legal at Violet clearance).
** The adventure "Send in the Clones" had an Ice Gun with its water supply in a large backpack instead of inside the gun as usual.
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* ''Terran Trade Authority'' RPG: the Power Backpack can be used as a power source for all portable energy weapons. It doesn't just store energy, it actually generates it, so it provides effectively infinite shots.
* ''[[GURPS]] Technomancer'':
** The Portable Mana Disruptor had a backpack ERTG power pack and the Manpack Necrolaser was connected to a 20
** Flamethrowers have a backpack fuel tank.
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== [[Video Games]] ==
* The Ammunition Backpack in ''[[Starsiege: Tribes]]'', which doubles your ammo capacity. It's rarely used, however, since you end up sacrificing the ability to repair yourself, shield yourself, cloak yourself, or create a radar jammer.
* ''[[Doom]]'': The Backpack allowed you to carry double the ammo. This was very useful for the weapons with high fire rates such as the chaingun and
* The minigun in ''[[Resident Evil 5]]'' comes with a HUGE backpack-o-ammo, whether it's being used by an enemy or Chris. It's actually somewhat problematic when you use it, since the huge backpack blocks off so much of your vision that large parts of the screen becomes obstructed while in aim-mode. But it does have the huge plus of both giving the chain gun it's ammo and it will also block attacks from the back, making it hard to get grappled or struck from behind.
* ''[[Metal Gear Solid]]'': Vulcan Raven wears a massive ammo tank for his [[Gatling Good|M61 Vulcan]] on his back.
* Certain enemies in ''[[
* ''[[
* Robotic example from ''[[Too Human]]'' - some of the 'Troll' class enemies use heavy [[Grenade Launcher
* ''[[
* Flamer units in ''[[
** Incredibly dangerous, that is, unless you have the Incinerate or Overload tech powers. In that case, flamers are more of a threat to their allies than to their enemies.
* ''[[
* Jorge in ''[[Halo: Reach]]'' has one for his minigun. It doesn't slow him down one bit.
== [[Real Life]] ==
* Some [[Fire-Breathing Weapon|flamethrowers]] require tanks to hold fuel. They are very visible and draw fire from enemy forces, and the fuel inside can be ignited easily if it leaks out (the wielder certainly wouldn't want either of those things) <ref>Unlike Hollywood portrayals, an explosion won't happen from simply ''shooting'' the tank, however.</ref> which is one of the reasons flamethrowers have fallen out of favour in combat.
** The Russians developed a flame thrower with a fuel tank that resembled a standard ammo pouch, and built the nozzle to resemble a normal rifle. Flame weapons have been since outlawed by the Geneva Convention.
* The US Navy SEALs and MACVSOG had [https://web.archive.org/web/20130605055337/http://seahound1969.hp2.jp/wswu/Uthin/SEAL%20DMS%2001.JPG this] during [[The Vietnam War]]. In Panama, the Delta Force used [http://img827.imageshack.us/img827/189/deltam249backpackairbor.jpg this]. And last year, [https://web.archive.org/web/20120628155307/http://soldiersystems.net/blog1/wp-content/uploads/2010/09/MICO-Pack.jpg this] [http://www.everydaynodaysoff.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/09/Machine-Gunners-Assault-Pack-MICO.jpg backpack] was unveiled.
* Arguably, quivers for archers count, when not worn at the belt instead.
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