TAR-21


   The TAR-21, or simply Tavor, is a modern assault rifle of caliber 5,56 mm manufactured by Israel, considered one of the best weapons in its category for its reliability in adverse conditions.2 The acronym "TAR-21" mean in English "Tavor Assault Rifle - XXI Century", when "the new century rifle" is chosen by the Israel Defense Forces (Tzáhal), while the name Tavor comes from Mount Tabor north of Israel. It is expected that in the next few years it will serve as the main infantry weapon of this country. The Tavor was designed by Zalmen Shebs, head of the project, and is the result of the work of the engineers of Israel Military Industries (IMI), a public mega-company whose light weapons factory, "Maguén" (shield in Spanish) was privatized in 2005 changing its name to Israel Weapons Industries (IWI).

  The Israeli army actively participated in the design of the rifle towards the end of the 20th century, and it was even it who defined the requirements, both operative and technical, of the same. The objective was to manufacture a weapon that would significantly improve the capabilities of the infantry soldier, so comparative tests were conducted with the American assault rifles M16 (AR-15) and the most advanced M4, in different scenarios, including urban operations , CQB (combat in closed spaces) and a proper term of the IDF - conquest of a fortified objective. The results of those tests gave Tavor the advantage over the M4 carbine, both in terms of precision and drive, resistance and reliability. An Israeli soldier with a rifle Model С.T.A.R. 21 hung on the shoulder.

   The first units entered service during the Defensive Shield operation, and according to the good reviews it was selected as the future long endowment weapon in the infantry and parachuting units of the IDF. However, due to budgetary constraints, sufficient quantities were purchased to supply only a part of the infantry battalions (until the end of 2006, 16,000 units had been delivered). The army opted for the CTAR-21 model (Tavor Comandos), with its reduced-length gun suitable for urban operations. The recruits of the Guivati ​​infantry brigade were the first to receive it in August 2006, followed by the Golani brigade in August 2008, the Caracal battalion in 2009, and as of March 2011, the recruits of the Nahal brigade.

   Nevertheless, the IDF did not endow all of its infantry with the CTAR. In 2007 the cessation of supply was announced due to "youth problems" that had been detected in the rifles, including the stuffing of bullets. Once these were overcome, taking advantage also to improve the firing mechanism, he was reintroduced into the Armed Forces with the decision to equip the soldiers with the improved version, TAR-21 block 81. In December 2008 they were handed over to the elite unit Sayeret Guivati ​​several copies of the Micro-Tavor, MTAR-21, during a kind of two-month pilot program, after which the soldiers reported zero incidents.

   In late 2009 the Israeli Army announced the provision of all its soldiers with the Micro Tavor, considered the most coveted by its soldiers as it combines very small dimensions with an impeccable precision at distances of up to 500 meters, replacing the CTAR 21 and M-4 in service. The first to receive it as a weapon were the members of the reconnaissance battalion of the Guivati ​​Brigade, followed by the other infantry battalions. In October 2011 he was made the elite company of the Army Corps of Engineers, owing to the advantage of a short weapon in demining operations, one of the objectives of the unit. In 2012 the GL40 grenade launcher was introduced, specially designed to be coupled to the MTAR-21 (taking into account its tiny dimensions).


TAR-21



TAR-21


   The TAR-21, or simply Tavor, is a modern assault rifle of caliber 5,56 mm manufactured by Israel, considered one of the best weapons in its category for its reliability in adverse conditions.2 The acronym "TAR-21" mean in English "Tavor Assault Rifle - XXI Century", when "the new century rifle" is chosen by the Israel Defense Forces (Tzáhal), while the name Tavor comes from Mount Tabor north of Israel. It is expected that in the next few years it will serve as the main infantry weapon of this country. The Tavor was designed by Zalmen Shebs, head of the project, and is the result of the work of the engineers of Israel Military Industries (IMI), a public mega-company whose light weapons factory, "Maguén" (shield in Spanish) was privatized in 2005 changing its name to Israel Weapons Industries (IWI).

  The Israeli army actively participated in the design of the rifle towards the end of the 20th century, and it was even it who defined the requirements, both operative and technical, of the same. The objective was to manufacture a weapon that would significantly improve the capabilities of the infantry soldier, so comparative tests were conducted with the American assault rifles M16 (AR-15) and the most advanced M4, in different scenarios, including urban operations , CQB (combat in closed spaces) and a proper term of the IDF - conquest of a fortified objective. The results of those tests gave Tavor the advantage over the M4 carbine, both in terms of precision and drive, resistance and reliability. An Israeli soldier with a rifle Model С.T.A.R. 21 hung on the shoulder.

   The first units entered service during the Defensive Shield operation, and according to the good reviews it was selected as the future long endowment weapon in the infantry and parachuting units of the IDF. However, due to budgetary constraints, sufficient quantities were purchased to supply only a part of the infantry battalions (until the end of 2006, 16,000 units had been delivered). The army opted for the CTAR-21 model (Tavor Comandos), with its reduced-length gun suitable for urban operations. The recruits of the Guivati ​​infantry brigade were the first to receive it in August 2006, followed by the Golani brigade in August 2008, the Caracal battalion in 2009, and as of March 2011, the recruits of the Nahal brigade.

   Nevertheless, the IDF did not endow all of its infantry with the CTAR. In 2007 the cessation of supply was announced due to "youth problems" that had been detected in the rifles, including the stuffing of bullets. Once these were overcome, taking advantage also to improve the firing mechanism, he was reintroduced into the Armed Forces with the decision to equip the soldiers with the improved version, TAR-21 block 81. In December 2008 they were handed over to the elite unit Sayeret Guivati ​​several copies of the Micro-Tavor, MTAR-21, during a kind of two-month pilot program, after which the soldiers reported zero incidents.

   In late 2009 the Israeli Army announced the provision of all its soldiers with the Micro Tavor, considered the most coveted by its soldiers as it combines very small dimensions with an impeccable precision at distances of up to 500 meters, replacing the CTAR 21 and M-4 in service. The first to receive it as a weapon were the members of the reconnaissance battalion of the Guivati ​​Brigade, followed by the other infantry battalions. In October 2011 he was made the elite company of the Army Corps of Engineers, owing to the advantage of a short weapon in demining operations, one of the objectives of the unit. In 2012 the GL40 grenade launcher was introduced, specially designed to be coupled to the MTAR-21 (taking into account its tiny dimensions).


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