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Originally Posted by kcdusk
ATR's.
50 call, 12.7mm or other calibers. Are any anti-tank rifles really used in an anti-tank role?
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In the inter war years and in WWII the antitank rifle had a place - but todays tanks are much to hardened to be taken out this way .
The old tanks had thinner armour plate etc .
I sometimes see someone writing that you could snipe the periscopes etc on a MBT . But imho that is a stretch.The tank will move,and of course look for you with a thermal imagimg system to deploy its maingun ..I think you wouldnt get many rounds loose before he runs you over or slams you with a 120mm round..
But there are APCs ,other vehicles and equipment that can be got- so up here we still use it ( Barret Light .50 and MacMillian M87 I think ) both .12,7X109 mm I think )
We call them AMR -Anti material rifles. ( MØR in our language ) .