Unconventional or " off label " use of modern [ post 1945] weapons

MILAN anti-tank missiles used in an anti-bunker role, apparently during the falklands war.

The first British use of Milan in combat was as an anti-aircraft weapon - a Skyhawk that tried coming at San Carlos Water over Sussex mountain at very low level and was engaged by 2 Para's anti-tank platoon. Unfortunately the pilot saw it coming at the last minute and was able to evade.
 
One of the drivers for the UK Sniper programme that lead to the L96 was that the existing Enfield snipers were just not accurate enough to shoot through slits in bunkers so they had to resort to using MILAN instead.
Thats cool, I didn't know that. A little bit funny that they went from "7.62 rifle" to anti-tank missile.
The first British use of Milan in combat was as an anti-aircraft weapon - a Skyhawk that tried coming at San Carlos Water over Sussex mountain at very low level and was engaged by 2 Para's anti-tank platoon. Unfortunately the pilot saw it coming at the last minute and was able to evade.
Thats hilarious. Definitely did not know that.
 
There's the classic: The 88 mm AA gun was murder on tanks.
The quad .50 AA gun was known as the meatchopper for its use on infantry.
 
How about Rockeye anti tank cluster bombs being used against naval vessels? I believe the US used a couple during it's skirmishes with Iran and Libya during the 80's to destroy vessels up to the size of a small frigate.
 
Other way around, PAF used C130 as bombers.

The Pakistani's may have done that. But the IAF did use modified AN 12 cargo planes as bombers. They modified them with conveyor belt type arrangements to drop bombs out the rear cargo door.
One of the drivers for the UK Sniper programme that lead to the L96 was that the existing Enfield snipers were just not accurate enough to shoot through slits in bunkers so they had to resort to using MILAN instead.

Rocket launchers and ATGM's tend to be used much more frequently against fortifications and personnel then tanks strangely enough.
 
The Iranians couldn't get new AIM-54s so they adapted the MIM-23 Hawk missile for the F-14's hardpoints. Not quite sure if it's as effective as the -54, but it looks cool.
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About the only bad thing you could say about the Bren gun was that it was to accurate for a LMG . It had too small a beaten zone apparently . My dad got to fire them back in the late 60's in OZ and he mentioned some being capable of very impressive groupings out to 1000 yds .
Not so, although widely claimed on t'internet. The Bren gave an adequate beaten zone when used in the sustained fire role from a tripod as well as from the shoulder/bipod. Otherwise it would not have been accepted for service and certainly not issued with a tripod.
 

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Thats cool, I didn't know that. A little bit funny that they went from "7.62 rifle" to anti-tank missile.

Thats hilarious. Definitely did not know that.
The rapiers on the heights around san carlos waters were firing down rather than up, after a morning of action they had a message off the para's on the low ground if they did not stop firing at them they would come up there and sort them out!
 
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