STEYR prototype anti material sniper rifle

[da'Ritz]

gotta love this... the Steyr IWS 2000 prototype.... check out the link, the round it shoots is INSANE . can pass though an APC easily at 1000m? if anyone can find a video of this... please post :P

http://world.guns.ru/sniper/sn46-e.htm

[robbo]

Looks Crap utterly CRAP.
Id rather have this anyday http://world.guns.ru/sniper/sn67-e.htm or this http://world.guns.ru/sniper/sn56-e.htm

[dunkellic]

robbo, the steyer rifle is basically a little tank cannon, it doesnt just fire simply big ammunition, but small sabots - which most likely pierce through a lot more armor than one of those 5cal or whatever anti-material rifles

[NikovK]

Remember children, penetration does not equal kill! Shooting pub darts through a metal box will not make it explode!

Its interesting this thing goes through 4 centimeters of rolled steel at 0 degrees, because good armor is neither rolled homogenous steel nor at a 0 degree impact angle. I don't buy the in-and-out claim, the penetrator will be on a crazy wobble after exiting the first wall and will probably lodge in a subsystem.

Basically I think its your typical wonder-weapon; wonderfully hyped.

[SiN|ScarFace]

If you knew where to hit the APC you could do some serious damage.

[{9thInf}Dr!fter *E*]

Originally Posted by [R-DEV]NikovK

Basically I think its your typical wonder-weapon; wonderfully hyped.

And hype sells. My father has a friend who is a gun dealer. He said when glocks first came on the market there was a lot of hype that because of the plastics and syths they could pass through a metal detector... total BS but if people hear something they sometimes believe it.
Still, its a pretty impressive gun.

[ArmedDrunk&Angry]

I want to see Bond use it to snipe some guy.
I thought Barret was developing a 25mm like that for Spec op kinda thing.

[dunkellic]

Originally Posted by [R-DEV]NikovK

. I don't buy the in-and-out claim, the penetrator will be on a crazy wobble after exiting the first wall and will probably lodge in a subsystem.

uh, that´s exactly what it is supposed to do - anti material rifles are supposed to take uot sub-systems, it would be ludicrous to think that they could destroy a real vehicle

i think the weapon would have fared quite well, in it´s primary role, but i doubt that it would fare bad as anti-personnel

[Mekstizzle]

Back to the good ol' days of the anti tank rifle.

Remember children, penetration does not equal kill! Shooting pub darts through a metal box will not make it explode!

When you scale things up, the penetration makes the metal fly everwhere and causes alot of internal damage. Also i heard that the actual friction heats up the inside alot and causes further damage, although i know what you're saying and i'm probably wrong as usual.


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It is in essence a portable semi-automatic cannon with a scope. Not really practical either imo.

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Seems like .50 cal rifles are becoming the norm these days and only bigger will suffice.

[[R-COM]strima]

That's why most modern vehicles are fitted with anti-spall armour to stop the nasty little fragments.