User blog comment:Rampantlion513/BattleNews June 21st, 2012/@comment-50.124.152.164-20120622062358/@comment-2224289-20120624194045

.50 BMG's original intention was actually for anit-tank rifles and use of armor-piercing, and since the Recons have little to no counter against tanks, wouldn't be that much of a bad idea, with the counterpart that it's just effective in the lightest armor parts of the vehicle.