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The Galil is one of the standard assault rifles used by the Israel Defense Forces. It was designed by Yisrael Galili, and bears his name. It uses 5.56 mm NATO ammunition, like an M16, but uses the more reliable and easier to manufacture action of the Russian AK-47. M16A2 (US). ...
The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) (Hebrew: ×¦×‘× ×”×”×’× ×” לישר×ל Tsva Ha-Haganah Le-Yisrael â–¶(?) ([Army] Force for the Defense of Israel), often abbreviated צהל Tsahal, alternative English spelling Tzahal, is the name of Israels armed forces, comprising the Israel army, Israel air force and Israel navy. ...
Yisrael Galili (10 February 1911-8 February 1986) was an Israeli politician and member of Knessset. ...
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History
The Galil project began after the Six-Day War, and the design was selected by the IDF from two competing designs. The winner was based on the Finnish Rk 62 (a variant of the AK-47). The first rifles began to arrive in 1974, after the Yom Kippur War. The Galil was designed to be a domestically produced main battle rifle for the IDF, taking the best features of other rifles, such as the M16 and AK-47, and putting them into one rifle. That rifle could be adapted to any number of tasks. The result was the IMI Galil. The Galil was used by the infantry during the Lebanon War in 1982; but towards the mid-1980s, it was determined to be less than optimal. The Six-Day War (Hebrew: מלחמת ששת ×”×™×ž×™× transliteration: Milhemet Sheshet Hayamim), also known as the 1967 Arab-Israeli War, Six Days War, or June War, was fought between Israel and its Arab neighbors Egypt, Jordan, and Syria. ...
The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) (Hebrew: ×¦×‘× ×”×”×’× ×” לישר×ל Tsva Ha-Haganah Le-Yisrael â–¶(?) ([Army] Force for the Defense of Israel), often abbreviated צהל Tsahal, alternative English spelling Tzahal, is the name of Israels armed forces, comprising the Israel army, Israel air force and Israel navy. ...
Rk 62 (Rynnäkkökivääri 62 or M-62) is an assault rifle manufactured by Valmet and Sako. ...
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The Yom Kippur War, Ramadan War or October War (Hebrew: מלחמת ×™×•× ×”×›×™×¤×•×¨×™×; transliterated: Milkhemet Yom HaKipurim or מלחמת ×™×•× ×›×™×¤×•×¨ Milkhemet Yom Kipur; Arabic: Øرب أكتوبر; transliterated: Harb October or Øرب تشرين transliterated: Harb Tishrin), also known as the 1973 Arab-Israeli War, was fought from October 6 (the day of Yom Kippur) to October 24, 1973, between Israel...
M16 is the U.S. Military designation for a family of rifles derived from the Armalite AR-15. ...
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1982 (MCMLXXXII) is a common year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar. ...
In the beginning of 1990 the newborn Estonian republic purchased some Galil rifles for its army. As result, Estonian soldiers considered them very unreliable and stated that they can`t even be compared with AK rifles as the weapons became useless in very little change of temperature, also small amount of sand and dirt made arms malfunction. Look up AK, aK, and ak in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ...
Usage The Galil's main problem is weight; it is heavier than the M16, at around 3.9 kg (8.6 lb) empty vs the M16's 2.9 kg (6.4 lb), and therefore often considered to be a greater burden as a personal weapon for infantrymen, although its short length due to the folding stock made it very popular with the troops (Galil 840/614 mm vs M-16 986 mm). The weapon never caught on among Israel's numerous special forces units, who used AK-47's both for reliability, and because of the Galil's cumbersome weight. Fighting infantry units therefore were reissued M16s (new or upgraded to improve reliability and reduce weight). The Galil SAR's compactness resulted in it remaining a personal weapon for soldiers in armour and artillery units since its compact size does not get in the way of tank and self-propelled gun crews while using their main, crew-served ordnance. M16 is the U.S. Military designation for a family of rifles derived from the Armalite AR-15. ...
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Special Forces are relatively small military units raised and trained for special operations missions such as Special Reconnaissance (SR), Unconventional Warfare (UW), Direct Action (DA), Counter-Terrorism (CT), and Foreign Internal Defense (FID). ...
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The Galil includes a folding stock, tritium illuminated night sights, a bipod that can cut barbed wire, and even the unusual feature of an integrated bottle-opener to avoid damage to the rifle through a previously common misuse of weapons to open beverage bottles. A folding stock is a weapon stock that folds. ...
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Variants Nowdays, there is a number of models used: - Galil ARM - the main version.
- Galil SAR ("short") - no bipod or carry handle, shorter barrel.
- Galil MAR ("micro") - which retains the internal features with a completely new frame and even shorter barrel. It has been reported that this weapon is subject to severe overheating, becoming too hot to touch after sustained automatic fire. A redesigned version is now in service with Israeli special forces in undercover operations, small enough to conceal under a jacket, yet extremely powerful. A Galil MAR variant with a redesigned receiver and front sight is in widespread service with Israel's police.
Another version, the Galil AR, has a significantly longer barrel and fires heavier 7.62 mm ammunition and is intended to be used as a sniper or tactical rifle. Special Forces are relatively small military units raised and trained for special operations missions such as Special Reconnaissance (SR), Unconventional Warfare (UW), Direct Action (DA), Counter-Terrorism (CT), and Foreign Internal Defense (FID). ...
The South African R4, developed in 1982, is partly based on the Galil. This version was the base for some further variants, the R5, the R6 and a light machine gun. R4. ...
1982 (MCMLXXXII) is a common year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar. ...
The R5 assault rifle is, along with the R4, one of the primary assault rifles in use by the military of South Africa. ...
See also - Assault rifles in IDF service
The Fusil Automatique Leger, or Light Automatic Rifle (LAR). ...
M16 is the U.S. Military designation for a family of rifles derived from the Armalite AR-15. ...
The Yom Kippur War, Ramadan War or October War (Hebrew: מלחמת ×™×•× ×”×›×™×¤×•×¨×™×; transliterated: Milkhemet Yom HaKipurim or מלחמת ×™×•× ×›×™×¤×•×¨ Milkhemet Yom Kipur; Arabic: Øرب أكتوبر; transliterated: Harb October or Øرب تشرين transliterated: Harb Tishrin), also known as the 1973 Arab-Israeli War, was fought from October 6 (the day of Yom Kippur) to October 24, 1973, between Israel...
M16 is the U.S. Military designation for a family of rifles derived from the Armalite AR-15. ...
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