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Anti Tank Rifles
- Thread starter BIKER13
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Makes me think about the Macon guy who stole one and didn’t register it....he’s doing 8 years Federal
Didnt he make partial payment and then when he didnt pay or bounced checks the seller notified ATF?
Come to think of it, didnt he have a gatling gun for sale on here?
These are awesome because you reach the point of "anti-tank" you could really add anything. Anti helicopter, anti building, anti whatever's through the glass.
Great read! Thanks, Biker!!
Forgotten Weapons (YouTube and Full30) has a whole series on these kinds of guns.
One thing he mentions is about how they are still called 'anti-tank' guns, even though they stopped being useful against tanks in the 1930s or so. That was when tank armor became too thick and shaped-charge weapons like bazookas became available (and necessary).
They did see a lot of use in WWII as anti-material guns against unarmored targets like trucks, and he talks about the Finns (I think) using them in a sniper role. Talk about leaving nothing but a red mist behind.
I want to say that a lot of these videos were collected up and released as an hour long video on Prime as well. He has a whole bunch of his videos there bundled up in that format, usually around a theme like "Guns of Italy" or "Winchester Lever Actions".
One thing he mentions is about how they are still called 'anti-tank' guns, even though they stopped being useful against tanks in the 1930s or so. That was when tank armor became too thick and shaped-charge weapons like bazookas became available (and necessary).
They did see a lot of use in WWII as anti-material guns against unarmored targets like trucks, and he talks about the Finns (I think) using them in a sniper role. Talk about leaving nothing but a red mist behind.
I want to say that a lot of these videos were collected up and released as an hour long video on Prime as well. He has a whole bunch of his videos there bundled up in that format, usually around a theme like "Guns of Italy" or "Winchester Lever Actions".
Like to see a world class sniper use one and the little red puff at the end
From what he mentions they were kind of a opportunity thing... They would be after a German convoy and see a high-ranking officer out there with the troops, so they would go after the officer to demoralize the men around him.
Having a major or colonel explode right next to you would tend to do that.
Having a major or colonel explode right next to you would tend to do that.
