Armour vs. civilian

[gingertanker]

Speaking as a former IDF tank driver, the personal weapon was the short-barreled Galil, not the M16. The M16 is much too fragile because of the soft plastic it uses - when you throw it onto the tank it would just crack.

Speaking as a much younger and humbler ex-IDF tank commander, we switched to short M16s in 2004/2005. I had the Galil and afterwards the M16. I agree the Galil is more durable, but the M16 dose not break or anything. You just need to clean it better than the Galil. On the plus side its much lighter, and its much more accurate.