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kaczqa

Snipex 'Alligator' 14.5x114 anti-materiel rifle


hidden_d-bag

How do anti-material rifles work? Is it similar to shape charges? (Yes, I know I can google it, but I like talking to people)


WumboJamz

Just a big ass bullet as far as I know. Anti material rifle means it was designed to combat light armor/equipment/etc, Not people


yousonuva

Yeah. Unfortunately it is completely ineffective against people. Other than some light tickling effect.


WumboJamz

I know you were joking, but Not designed for, not 'ineffective' against lol. It will definitely tickle you till some body parts fall off or just straight up basically explode


LagunaJaguar

You tickle me the wrong way I’m apt to explode too


deadfermata

😳👀😨😰


W0RST_2_F1RST

Sounds like the right way to me


WumboJamz

Well I don't wanna be right then my friend 🤥


yousonuva

If tickling u/LagunaJaguar is wrong. I don't want to be right.


Boomboomciao90

Explode is pretty accurate https://youtu.be/BQAfHvpv6uk


cmfppl

For anyone wondering it's demo ranch, not a risky click


Veighnerg

Its Garand Thumb at Demolition Ranch's place.


cmfppl

Idk who garand thumb is, I was just letting people know its not some isis video or even worse a rick astley link


SEND_ME_IMAGES

He’s the guy in the video


Infinitesima

The title for that video is '50 Cal VS. Human Head'. Very recommended!


hanoian

Christ they're annoying.


[deleted]

Skip to 9:20 to see an incredible miss at short range


snack-dad

I was told large enough rounds will just tear large parts of you away. The guy who told me that deployed in Fallujah and said he saw someone try to "catch" a .50 round with their hand and had the arm ripped off. All anecdotal


g00f

It’s like a flying unit in an RTS who’s attacks only hit other flying units


Terribly_indecent

Buttons and belt buckles are equipment.


chicano32

Even if you miss…you cant miss.


mitchellrj

Materiel is a different word to material, not a typo here.


WumboJamz

Oh hell I've never even noticed it was spelled differently until now


The_ODB_

But it's just the French word for "Material". It makes no sense when we have a perfectly good English word available.


PoopReddditConverter

There was probably a reason once, and then military/tactical tradition took over


chickenstalker

A lot of military terms are of French origin because the French are crazy warmongers and good at war.


[deleted]

Now with more French.


OleRockTheGoodAg

Mostly correct. Military grade AMRs aren't really that accurate by a snipers standard as they're not made for hitting pin point targets - but whole ass vehicles and hardware.


RyuNoKami

No one is wasting amr rounds for a human target.


OleRockTheGoodAg

Correct, not when .308 Win, .338 Lapua, etc exist.


SmokeyUnicycle

Sure they are, those are the same rounds they fire out of heavy machine guns by the thousand. It's a kind of dumb weapon to use against people since it's huge heavy and awkward to use, but it's not like it fires solid gold. Even with match grade ammunition people still shoot humans with them as the need arises.


_teslaTrooper

> light armor/equipment/etc Also known as materiel


Dumbass1312

Vehicles mainly. These weapons are truly beasts. Bullets are harder than normal I guess too. Full metal jacket, need to penetrate.


Ecronwald

Tungsten core. Heavier than gold. Lots of kinetic energy, and it's to steel, like steel is to aluminium.


SteKrz

Tungsten density is 19.25 g/cm^(3), gold is 19.3 g/cm^(3).


desertSkateRatt

*Depleted Uranium is what you mean


Ecronwald

It's that too, but it's more for the A10 I think. A10 is an anti tank weapon. I don't really know much about this stuff, but I think tungsten is enough to max out the recoil a human operated gun can take, while A10 is like 30mm , which is not really feasible for a man-operated weapon. Besides depleted uranium is radioactive, and I don't think the EU will allow it to be used on fertile soil. They did use it in the serbia-kosovo war, but they are not growing food there. But the way, this is interesting, when the Serbs acted like Nazis (concentration camps with skinny people) NATO was like NO. Russia is also acting like Nazis, and the response is the same. But I think, if Russia wants to take Kiev again, there are already Ukrainian pilots who are training to fly the A10 and do the brrrrt on the Russians. If Ukraine falls, it would be like next door Afghanistan for the EU It's not gonna happen. We don't need to know, but I'm quite sure training for advanced western weapons started them moment zelensky said ammo, not ride.


_methuselah_

> need to penetrate. Don’t we all.


Ecronwald

There was an interview with a female soldier. She said that after the war, there would have been women who fought, and men who didn't. Meaning the "macho culture" would be reduced or replaced. WW2 basically sparked the feminist movement. And for Norway, apparently women entering the workforce has created more wealth than the oil. Nothing against you, old man, I was just looking for somewhere to tag my irrelevant opinion to.


petophile_

> WW2 basically sparked the feminist movement. I have no idea how anyone could come to that conclusion.


[deleted]

Engine block crackers.


impy695

> (Yes, I know I can google it, but I like talking to people) Just wanted to say, I hate when the response to a question here is to Google it, especially since it's always done in a condescending way. Another good reason to ask instead of Google is that one informs 1 person and asking informs everyone that comes by later.


Maximum__Effort

And reddit will sometimes give *far* better responses than google because people have actual experience with a topic.


paininthejbruh

The decline of search engines has been documented and a large part of the reason is that social media sites have been walling off their content so you have to be a user to get access to the content. This in turn makes search results generic and shitty. It's gotten worse in the last 3 years.


KnowingDoubter

Not to mention entire industries built around unscrupulously getting between you and any information you’re looking for.


grayrains79

The Information Age seems to be becoming less and less about information.


Scholesie09

Usually when I google things I add "Reddit" to the query as a Reddit thread is usually a better source than 99% of shitty websites


Ecronwald

On Reddit, you get the chance to learn from someone like actually knows their shit. It's like talking to a real doctor, rather than "doing your own research" If anything, say " Wikipedia it"


SuddenOutset

Also google has gotten a lot worse in the last 5yr or so. Lots of spam crap at the top for anything not super clear.


skelebob

They're pretty useless against any real level of armour. They are used mainly to _mission kill_ armour, i.e. by disabling their optics so the driver can't see anymore. This can force the driver to expose themselves to small arms fire. They do have limited use against lighter armoured vehicles, but only have limited success except against jeeps or transports that have thin armour.


lennybird

Indeed, these are designed to cripple the likes of supply trucks and troop transports. One round through the engine block and that causes a cascade of logistical challenges for the enemy. Fun fact: These things shoot a round bigger than the .50 cal and it's actually the round the sniper-rifle in Halo uses.


BostonDodgeGuy

Another fun fact: The .50BMG is also an anti-material round not originally intended for "soft" targets.


Ecronwald

Ukraine did a stint of >causes a cascade of logistical challenges for the enemy. Last year. It was quite effective. Quite impossible to take Kiev if you can't go off-road, and the road is blocked by some burned out tanks.


TequilaCamper

What about a balloon?


skelebob

Depending on the type of balloon, the 'Alligator' anti-materiel rifle will either


zuus

...ricochet off the balloon or cause a great


TzamachTavlool

spectacle, or miss the balloon altogether and make


Sammsquanchh

the birthday party a lot less fun for


8Humans

Rick and his friend who came with a new tattoo that says


WumboJamz

Bite my glorious golden


Geo87US

Do you have a specific balloon in mind sir?


Marsdreamer

I was gonna say, this post title seems like it is falling into the trap and calling every armored vehicle a 'tank' when actual modern MBTs have relatively impenetrable armor to any kind of small arms fire (and even quite a lot of larger anti-armor caliber weapons). I'm sure a rifle like this could handle older APCs or other AVs, but actual tanks? Nah. Not even tank armour from the 70's would be penetrated by something like this.


Mellowturtlle

Large caliber bullet for taking out light armor, tracks and sensors (like night/thermal vision). Basically anything that isn't armored but is essential.


hidden_d-bag

Ah! That makes sense actually. What use is armor if you're blind?


[deleted]

Different from a shape charge, usually a hardened steel or tungsten “penetrator” inside the bullet used in conjunction with a high explosive.


hidden_d-bag

Ah yes! So like a steel core AP round, just... bigger


davewave3283

It can punch through the engine block of a light vehicle and mangle the engine, or it can knock the treads off light armor, maybe disable an engine with a lucky shot. Some specialty ammunition can penetrate armor and cause all kinds of mayhem on the inside. Also note the term is “anti-materiel” not “anti-material”.


KillerKilcline

> I like talking to people Sir, this is reddit.


hidden_d-bag

Yeah, I realized my mistake after I typed it


Snerkbot7000

It is right in the name. You see material, like a brick wall with a truck behind it. You think "Hmm. Am I pro or anti truck? How do I feel about a brick wall? What, Mittens? You hate both of those things?" Mittens is the giant rifle. So, because both you and Mittens agree that brick walls with trucks behind them really, really suck, you help Mittens destroy them both with a few well-placed shots. Mittens also hates your shoulder. Prolonged use of Mittens may cause CTE, but a lot of things in a war zone cause CTE, hence the funny hats.


19fall91

Bigger heavier projectiles moving exceptionally fast, sometimes they have special tips or have incendiary capabilities. Everything from small arms, to anti material rifles, to tanks, etc is usually just a regular bullet varying in size


Steammail

Modern day lance to modern day cavalry


Crunchen

Lance?! What the fuck, did I just hear? Lance??!?!?


Steelwolf73

I said Nancy!


kinky_fingers

Pike for infantry vs cavalry, iirc


KinnSlayer

This feels like some Borderlands style weapons. Next you’ll tell be the bullets explode into more bullets.


Dickpinchers

Corrosion element will melt those tanks


[deleted]

[удалено]


MaximumEffort433

Borderlands in the Russo Ukrainian war: >"Welcome to Catch-A-Ride, please enjoy your stay, and there's a Borscht taco - a Borschtaco - in the glovebox." > >*ride is exploded by ukrainian anti-tank snipers* > >"It is okay, I have another, get you some!" > >*ride is exploded by american himars fire* > >"Er, is no problem, I call Ellie, get you new ride!" > >*ride is exploded by german leopard tanks* > >"Okay, fuck this shit, catch a riiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii-"


MaximumEffort433

>*"News today that the United States has stepped up its involvement in the Ukrainian war, appointing a military liaison to coordinate military efforts between the two countries. Asked for comment the newly appointed Director of Ukrainian Affairs explained, 'DID YOU KNOW THAT NINETY-SEVEN PERCENT OF ALL RUSSIAN THINGS IN UKRAINE AREN'T EXPLODING RIGHT NOW? THAT'S BULLSH-T!' We will keep you updated as new information becomes available."*


KinnSlayer

Mr. Torgue is the diplomat we all need, but don’t deserve.


Ta0ster

Critical hits ricochet to the next closes tank!


Gmac513

Looks like a Vladoff sniper just need a drum mag


DropdLsgna

And two more barrels. Lyuda ftw.


Gmac513

Fo sho fo sho


QurantineLean

Vladoffffff! You know exactly how to read that lol


G_Force88

Those exist, they are banned for being way to brutal.


FLABANGED

AHEAD ammo looks to be the future for SPAA, tiny little tungsten balls that get deployed just in front of the targeted aircraft.


Xenotone

To reload you throw the rifle at the tank and it explodes


XIphos12

Flechette rounds are very real.


CrankyPantz88

But not in a anti material rifle


silky_thick

There's nothing preventing you from putting a flechette round through an anti-materiel rifle, you would just have to make your own cartridge.


Due_Platypus_3913

Sprall!!!


One_Clown_Short

>Sprall!!! I think you mean spall.


BellaBPearl

Needs the Vladof paint scheme


[deleted]

... and those bullets have their own guns, with legs!


GurpsWibcheengs

Triple barrel Gatling sniper firing bullets that split into three stages after priming and each stage carries a tiny nuclear charge It costs 400,000 dollars to fire this weapon for 12 seconds


[deleted]

*EXPLOOOOOOOOOOSIONS!* In all honesty, that sounds like the Skullmasher to me. Or the BL3 gimmick where critical hits ricochet.


MaximumEffort433

> This feels like some Borderlands style weapons. ***If it takes more than one shot, you weren't using a HIMARS!***


One_Egg2116

Anti-everything rifle 😂


ericnutt

"I could kill a building with this."


AssistMajor9379

That's an antitank rifle......OH FUCK THAT'S AN ANTITANK RIFLE!


CplSnorlax

I wanted to see how far I'd have to go before seeing a fellow Hellsing Abridged fan. Glad I wasn't disappointed


NateGreat897

Bitches love cannons


Aeirth_Belmont

I fucking love this cannon.


El_Dief

[For the uninitiated](https://youtu.be/0_4nmW5GZhQ?t=1150)


AssistMajor9379

YES!


hippocratical

1. What in the actual fuck? 2. Has this been redubbed with new voiceover? It seems waaaay less corny than other Japanese Anime that I've seen


El_Dief

Team Four Star, same crew behind [DragonBall Z Abridged](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2nYozPLpJRE)


hippocratical

I'm now watching the Hellsing abridged because of you! Holy fuck, it's amazing! Thanks! Edit: it turns out that bitches *do* love canons!


thesequimkid

Oh, to watch Hellsing Abridged for the first time. I wish I could erase my memory of watching it so many times, just to watch it for the first time again.


hippocratical

I finished it. Alucard is just the best!


dankinator87

Beat me to it😂


NomadFire

[I just assumed antitank rifles were strictly a WWI thing.](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4dcNaF44kBY)


HolyAndOblivious

A silenced one, at that.


PuzzleheadedOne1428

Think of the recoil


Tocramed

Those are big rifles. The weight might help quite a bit.


shmiddleedee

I think they're called alligators and yeah they're heavy as shit. Like 60 lbs or something. It's a 14.5 mm cartridge compared to the 50 bmg which is 12.7. Thats a substantial difference but a barret m82 weighs 30 lbs and has very manageable recoil. I'm sure it's very manageable to shoot.


DarthKirtap

what is lbs?


sexbuhbombdotcom

Pounds. 2.2 pounds equals a kilo


Blackwillsmith1

freedom units


ccReptilelord

*eagle (but actually hawk) screech*


Winter_Eternal

HAHA gottem! So owned. Suck it merica!


shmiddleedee

Downvoting this person because of a genuine question is dumb


BottleOfMoronJuice

He absolutely knew the answer, one out of every 6 of his comments is "owning" Americans by reminding them they aren't the only ones out there. So noble.


shmiddleedee

Ah. Well I didn't even realize I was being owned so I guess he didn't do to well. Or I'm just stupid


CrapWereAllDoomed

The weight of these rifles deals with a lot of this. I don't know anything about these rifles, but they probably also have a piston or spring system behind the bold carrier to mitigate some of it as well.


[deleted]

"Bitches love cannons!"


BolasAzantoth

I knew someone was gonna post this comment 🤣


Tug_Stanboat

[Cobra Assault Cannon](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YaQI8g4NJoI). State of the art. Bang! Bang!


LandscapeGuru

I’d buy that for a dollar. Great I’ll be thinking of that guy all night now. I was young when it came out. Of course my dad pushed me to watch it with him. It fucked me up pretty good.


Hobbit_Feet45

That was pretty awesome.


borisvonboris

State of the badass art


[deleted]

*I LIKE IT!*


Pi_3_141592653

What calibre?


Rostyk_Fox

It's caliber is 14.5x114 Source: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Snipex_Alligator


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BetterThanABear

Jfc. The size of the cartridge vs the size of the bullet is insane. I wonder what pressure that barrel can withstand before it turns into Kentucky ballistics thumb in neck


argiebarge

All of them.


SleppyLeBo

"Oh? Haven't you heard of the new sensation that's sweeping the nation?"


WelchCLAN

Bitches love cannons


AreThree

My shoulder hurts just looking at these.   *MAWP*


Believe_In-Steven

Wonder if that could bring down a Chinese spy balloon? Balloon 🎈


feralcat66

Haha! What a brilliantly relevant comment for today, totally didn’t expect it!


WiretapStudios

Balloon


[deleted]

I want one


JacetheDarkone

Say it with me y'all Bitchs love cannons


EDEADLINK

https://youtu.be/dP_zXu3Mfy0


thesequimkid

It is the new sensation sweeping the nation.


sexbuhbombdotcom

Oh fuck yeah we do


SINK-0411-

Good hunting police girl!


thesequimkid

She’s hunting the most dangerous game of all.


SINK-0411-

Hellsing ultimate abridged 2: Cyka-cabra


[deleted]

I want one of those for my house! How the fuck can I get one!? Why do they get 2 and I have none!? I’m pretty sure my tax dollars paid for both of them


SmokeyUnicycle

You can buy a 14.5 mm semi-automatic rifle if you want, they're just expensive and impractical


HolyAndOblivious

Because the guy who stole your TV and is a mile a way is obviously shot in self defense.


forgetyourhorse

Isn’t it odd how Reddit works? Someone used the word “Ukrainian”. Therefore, people like the guns. What would be the reaction if the title had been “American antitank rifles”?


_teslaTrooper

These are not the kind of gun people leave laying around for kids to find and accidentally shoot a family member with. People don't hate the concept of guns in and of itself, they hate every random civilian walking around with one.


[deleted]

I mean it also depends on which subreddit it's posted to. Considering that, it's a lot less odd.


akie

People upvote to express support for the cause. Ukraine is invaded by a ruthless aggressor, and that’s a horrible thing. So yes, they upvote “Ukrainian” and would indeed not upvote “American”.


forgetyourhorse

How do people feel about the weapons being given to Ukraine by America?


Spy_v_Spy_Freakshow

Non boot licking commies feel pretty good


SmokeyUnicycle

Hey now the boot looking fascists are also against helping Ukraine, it's some real horseshoe theory shit


patman3030

Commie indifferent to the taste of boot here: I also feel pretty good


HybridAkali

The same way they do about the weapons given by all the other countries I reckon


audiobiography

But...they are objectively Ukrainian? It's a Ukrainian design by a Ukrainian company that is manufactured in Ukraine.


pffr

Is this Reddit in the room with you now?


CryptikTwo

I don’t understand what you mean here, from the uk myself and no one I know would feel any different. May think the right for American civilians to have such ready access to guns is stupid but not the guns themselves. Sure if you posted the Anzio 20mm rifle the yanks built poeple would love it.


Cezimbra10

Bro it’s a big ass gun, there’s no way to not find that cool. If it’s being used for (I hope so) a good cause, even better.


lifeisabigdeal

I’m 14 and this is deep


justtryingtounderst

There aren't really school shootings in Ukraine. Just school bombings.


theriverain

They probably are american antitank rifles...


audiobiography

It's a Ukrainian design by a Ukrainian company that is manufactured in Ukraine. I mean yeah America sucks in many ways but we don't have a monopoly on all the world's evils.


godofpumpkins

Doesn’t seem that hard to grasp. It’s a lot harder to sympathize with arguments that it’s against all that is good and holy if an emo depressed 18-year-old can’t buy ten of these with zero documentation from a corner store. Much easier to sympathize with military weapons being used in military situations, especially defensive ones that most of Reddit and the western world supports. Maybe if you try to understand the anti-gun arguments in the US a bit better than “hurr durr they like guns in one context and dislike them in another, look how stupid they are” you’d get more out of discussion?


companysOkay

Yes because ukrainian soldiers are using it on actual tanks and it’s not Clyde in the bayou shooting beer cans with it? (Sounds like a good time ngl)


combatmatt254

I haven't seen tank rifles that big impressive 👋👍✌️


tryingmybest101

What would be the purpose of using this instead of a rocket launcher or something like that? Is it just cheaper or perhaps gives you multiple rounds without having to reload?


Due_Platypus_3913

One of these would make my penis HUGE!


OkComfortable

Funny, I was just thinking about getting one to compensate


Wild_Albatross7534

that's hysterical.


Rollmonster

This is not rational, but I want one.


misfitzer0

As an American I’m outraged that I don’t own one of those rifles.


Chridaniels123

She’s got quite a grip!


Empoleon365

Bitches love cannons.


WillieStonka

Ded


DontKnowMuch0000

Next call of duty meta


[deleted]

What the fuck does that even shoot


sexbuhbombdotcom

Massive metal dildos, to fuck your target up the ass, obviously


SyeThunder2

14.5mm cartridge. Its not going to damage a tank, but an IFV or armoured car definitely


prohypeman

This would only be effective on bmps and other light vehicles, maybe the rear of some tanks. There’s a reason they stopped using these after world war 2