UN Squadron was one of my favorite games growing up! The game is very much inspired by it, Phalanx, Einhander, and Darius Twins.
I expected the reload mechanic to be an adjustment to players of the genre and hope it wasn't too jarring. I did find it useful in limiting overall DPS and incentivizing weapon diversity. I do like the reload in this context compared to weapon pickups and limited ammo.
Thanks for taking the time to play and review!