• Gork@lemm.ee
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    1 year ago

    That thing looks like it can cause some serious damage, even to things that are relatively well hardened.

    Like, what would happen if a sniper fired that gun into the barrel of a T-80 that had an HE shell loaded?

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      Don’t have to hit the barrels they usually aim for weak spots hoping for penetration then the round bounces around inside taking everyone out.

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        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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          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.

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      It would be hard to get the angle just right to get the bullet all the way down the barrel without it impacting the sides of the barrel

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      Technically, it would be sufficient of they lodge a bullet into the barrel. As soon as the tank fires, the bullet will wedge between the shell and the barrel, destroying - at least - the barrel.

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        You’d have to be pretty lucky for a bullet to enter from the front in a way that it wouldn’t just get blown back out by the shockwave before the shell reaches it.