Anti-materiel rifle
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An anti-materiel rifle is a rifle designed for use against military equipment, structures, and other hardware targets. Most of the modern anti-materiel rifles are a variant of the sniper rifle. Anti-m
The Barrett M82 .50 BMG is an example of an anti-materiel sniper rifle
New Zealand Division officers of the British Expeditionary Force with a captured German 13.2mm T-Gewehr anti-tank rifle in Second Battle of Bapaume, France, during World War I
Red Army soldiers with a PTRD-41 anti-tank rifle during the Battle of Kursk
U.S. Navy Explosive Ordnance Disposal technician firing a McMillan TAC-50 anti-materiel rifle at a shooting range
Anti-tank rifle
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An anti-tank rifle is an anti-materiel rifle designed to penetrate the armor of armored fighting vehicles, most commonly tanks, armored personnel carriers, and infantry fighting vehicles. The term is
Anti-materiel rifle
…with designated sniper rifles. Anti-materiel rifles are made in both bolt-action and semi-automatic designs. The anti-materiel rifle originated in the anti-tank rifle, which itself originated during World War I. While modern tanks and most other armored vehicles are too well protected to be affected by anti-materiel…
Soviet PTRS anti-tank rifle in a museum
Mauser 1918 T-Gewehr 13.2 x 92 mm anti-tank rifle at the Musée de l'Armée in Paris.
Polish kb ppanc wz. 35 7.92 mm anti-tank rifle was used extensively during the Polish Campaign.