what are the uses of an anti-tank rifle in the modern era?

>>34978318
ruining technicals

>>34978318
shooting things and stuff

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>>34978318
There isn't, the role of a big ass man portable gun is being taken by the anti material rifle. Modern armor has outpaced anything one person can carry and still be effective after one round.

>>34978318
Fuck

>>34978318
eating light vehicles

>>34978342
Anti tank rifles aren't man portable, and the M136 would like a word with you

>>34978318
They can serve to shoot regular unarmored vehicles as anti material rifles. So they could destroy enemy equipment.

>>34978318
Killing VBIEDs.

>>34978318
Removing unironic Tankies

>>34978382
Ahhhh, the good old M136

>>>/wsg/1846141 (turn your speakers up)

>>34978342
>and still be effective after one round.
>the M136 would like a word with you
>literally a useless smoking fiberglass tube after one shot
The only individually portable weapons that could challenge modern armor are the RPG 29, 32 and probably certain tandem warheads for the CG. Anything that can reliably damage modern armor is 2-3 man sized teams , like metis/kornet/Javelin/spike.

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>>34978409
>FUCK YOOOOOOOU

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>>34978318
penetrating lightly armored vehicles, such as technicals with improvised (lol whats RHA) armor, or police APCs in civil unrest

>>34978430
>Year 2017
>There is literally no tank protected against top attack ATGMs.
It really bothers me every time I think about it.

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>>34978450
>the rounds got stuck in the plate

>>34978468
I wanna see that with AP round

>>34978382
>cant be reloaded
eh

If the barrel is in good condition (unlike most PTRD and PTRS examples in functional condition today), they can be used to harass enemy troops (especially in lightly-fortified positions like outposts or checkpoints where men can feel somewhat safe in a hole behind sandbags) from a distance for psychological effect similar to what you see in Syria footage of guys with large caliber rifles and homemade anti-materiel rifles. Mortars are much better for this job since they come from above and blow men apart and shake the ground, though. I suppose they could also be useful against lightly armored riot control trucks in a case of public disorder or to be used to fend off technicals if you are dug in in a rural or wilderness area. In this case, though, you would be better off with a machine gun of large caliber because hitting a moving target with a single shot is difficult. The best use they have is alongside modern anti-materiel rifles being used to take potshots at guys and take away the safe cozy feeling being in a fortified position gives, preferably with video phones or camcorders recording so you can edit the footage to make your guys look like badass elite snipers and attract dumb Call of Duty playing teenagers and 20-somethings to join your cause. ISIS and the Kurds seem to have this concept down, because they use it a lot with their shitty old PTRS rifles and shitty homemade 12.7mm Russian breechloaders.

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AMR = AT Rifle

>>34978318
Wouldnt they still work against APCs and such?

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>>34978318
Technically it's a rifle.

>>34978318
There are a lot of BTRs in this world that you could probably penetrate with one of them. Not to mention walls or sights on tanks.

>>34978608
Dude look at the rounds, they aren't deformed at all, they are made out of steel.

>>34978318
Taking out cold war era soviet shit or the engine block in a modern car.

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could one of those disable an mrap?

>>34978342
I thought The Chinese came up with a fire and forget that could shrek an abrahms

>>34980034
Not sure, but antimaterial rifles will definitely perforate all of those surplus M113s being dispersed among police departments.

Can the 20mm aircraft cannons be remounted for for ground use? Can the 25mm chain guns be rebarreled for 20x102.

Why use an antimaterial rifle when you can have an HMG?

>>34978430

>Only RPG-29, 32 and CG individual portable weapons can challenge modern armor

You don't know a lot of weapons then, do you? There's fucktons more than that.

>what is fucking NLAW

>>34981067
>>34978342
Barrett XM109 program was an upper swap for the Barrett .50 that allowed it to shoot 25 x 59mm for in theory Light Armor engagement to 2km. The only true "complaint" was the stupidly high recoil on it (60 foot pounds vs 37 for the M107).

>>34981067
Technically any gun can be rebarreled it's just a matter of how much work you are willing to put into it.

>>34981474
I'd consider that a significant complaint.

>>34978451
The reason for a lack of top armour is that it's literally the only way to shave enough weight to be able to afford thick frontal armour. It's not just a question of power: weight ratio. A tank that was as armoured in all aspects as an M1A2 is too heavy to cross almost all road bridges, more difficult to maintain, etc.
There will always be weak spots, and hell as ATGMs get better they'll be looking for hatches and viewports.
APS is the only real option for all aspect protection, and everyone and their mother is working on it at least.

>>34978318
In Ukraine AT rifles are commonly used as emplaced heavy penetrators for taking pot shots at enemies holed up in buildings far away. Good for anti-sniper/MG stuff since the rounds will penetrate most walls and send shit flying around on the other side.

>>34978318
Ruining Achmed / Achmed's Hilux.

>>34980034
Be more specific with what you mean by "disable"

Significant damage to suspension components, the actual tires and wheels, the on board air system, drive lines, things like that could be possible.

Remember, an MRAP isn't impervious, and it's designed to protect the people it carries, not the vehicle itself.

who /was gonna buy a 20mm raifu if he won the powerball jackpot/ here?

>>34978332
This

Trucks, troop transports, maybe even LAVs

>>34981779
Yes I understand that, but it still baffles me why not everyone using top attack ATGMs, I mean the Javelin is +20 years old, yet it should be able to eliminate every single MBT in production today. Even worse, I have yet to find an APS in use or in development which targets treats at top-attack angles, they still seem to be focused on the 30° ( Rule exeption seems to be the Trophy, but still to low for Top attack ATGMs.)

>>34981832
i would assume he meant would it make it stop moving