Baher or Bahr (
Persian
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* People and things from Iran, historically called ''Persia'' in the English language
** Persians, the majority ethnic group in Iran, not to be conflated with the Iranic peoples
** Persian language, an Iranian language of the ...
: باهر) is an Iranian
anti-materiel rifle
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designed to damage
watchtowers
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,
fortification
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s,
aircraft
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,
APC,
IFV and
radar systems.
Design
The Baher has a long barrel to increase its
muzzle energy
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, the standard version is mounted on a
tripod
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. The
trigger
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must be pulled to eject a case and to fire separately.
Users
* The
Islamic Republic of Iran Armed Forces
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use an improved version of the Baher, which utilizes a
bipod
A bipod is a V-shaped portable attachment that helps support and steady a device, usually a weapon such as a long gun or a mortar. The term comes from the Latin prefix and Greek root , meaning "two" and "foot" respectively.
Bipods are design ...
instead of the tripod.
See also
*
Arash anti-materiel rifle
Arash () is an Iranian 20mm semi-automatic anti-materiel sniper rifle. This weapon is used by Iran and Hezbollah, and is named for the mythical Arash the Archer.
Features
The Arash sniper rifle is a semi-automatic weapon with rotating bolt a ...
*
Anzio 20mm rifle
The Anzio 20mm rifle is an American anti-materiel rifle designed and marketed by Anzio Iron Works. It is the first American anti-materiel rifle designed and mass-produced for public sale with a bore diameter in excess of .50 caliber in over 80 y ...
References
Anti-materiel rifles
Sniper rifles of Iran
23 mm artillery
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