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Tango01 Supporting Member of TMP25 Dec 2020 8:46 p.m. PST

"The antimaterial (antimateriél or equipment) rifle is the successor to the antitank rifle of World War I and early World War II. Essentially a large-caliber, high-velocity rifle firing special armor-piercing ammunition, it is designed to operate against enemy equipment, such as thin-skinned and lightly armored vehicles. The weapon can also be used for long-range sniping. Antimaterial rifles are often favored by special operations military units.

The offensive use of anti-materiel rifles or special application scoped rifles (SASR) is termed hard target interdiction (HTI) by the United States military.

Anti-materiel rifles can also be used in non-offensive roles – for example, for safely destroying unexploded ordnance…"

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skipper John26 Dec 2020 6:04 a.m. PST

An Antimatter rifle! WooHoo!!

JMcCarroll26 Dec 2020 7:39 a.m. PST

My shoulder hurts just looking at the rounds.

Tango01 Supporting Member of TMP26 Dec 2020 10:44 a.m. PST

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