The experience, gained by the Israeli Defense Forces (IDF) during the Six-days war of 1967, showed the deficiencies of the FN FAL rifles, which were the main armament of the IDF infantry. The FAL rifles were too sensitive to fine sand and dust of Arab deserts, and too long and bulky to carry and maneuver. On the other hand, the same war showed the advantages of the Kalashnikov AK-47 assault rifles, used by Arab infantry with great success. After the end of this war IDF decided to develop a new assault rifle, which will eventually replace the FN FAL battle rifles and some of the UZI submachine guns. It was also decided that the new assault rifle should be built around the new American low-impulse cartridge, known as 5.56x45mm. This then lead to the development of the Galil. #20080714 #39 #45 #556 #51 #762 #ak47 #armalight #ARMY #Assaultrifle #Barrett #Beretta #Colt #FN #g3 #g36 #gewehr #HK #m14 #m16 #m4 #m9 #machinegun #MARINES #MG #mtar #NAVY #pistol #SAS #SAW #scar #SEAL #SMG #sniper #SOCOM #submachinegun #SWAT #tavor #TEACAKE #USMC #uzi
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