• The_v@lemmy.world
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    1 year ago

    Anti-material rifles were initially designed to take out tanks. However all modern tanks have thick enough armor to deflect its bullets.

    Now APC’s, trucks, vans, and most engines and electronics are destroyed by these rounds. Hence the anti-material label now.

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      1 year ago

      Given some of the antique tanks the Russians pulled out of the moth ball heap, it might still be an anti-tank-weapon occasionally …

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        The barrel is thicker than the armor on tanks. Usually they weigh in at over 2 tons of steel. The circular shape also makes it very likely to deflect the impact like sloped armor.

        It might make a little ding in the paint.