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The 14.5mm KPV heavy machine gun is human portable in the same way that an 80/81mm mortar is. As in, if you bring a couple of friends and don't want to use it much, it's not completely impossible.
There are also anti-materiel rifles (generally bolt-action) which use that ammunition.