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Originally posted by Guesswho
It IS a fact that 25% of the Isreali defense budget is being paid
by the US.
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Yep.
But also, goes back entirely to the US market since thats the conditions for the grant.
Regarding the Uzi.
Indeed Uzi is not a sniper riffle, so accuracy is not an issue.
Not only it is Jam prone, it is also known to be trigger happy when it falls, meaning, bullets might escape and get shot unintentionally.
However, you have to remember when it was invented and for what purpose/use.
It is a compact urban warfare gun, rapid fire power, and for that it is very useful. It is being phased out and now there is the new Arava gun (kickass piece if you ask me).
The Galil is a kickass weapon. Really reliable. However, I personally didn't like the handling of it. Especially the upward handle (Kalatchnikov style). Especially since I am left handed.
Regarding Jams though (which the Galil almost never have), jams are not that important as suggested here, even in combat, if you know how to treat them. Remember, you are not alone in the battlefield. As to Uzi, I wouldn't say it is much worse than the M-16 and for the combat type, I would worry more about M-16 jamming on me than Uzi.
About Mirage. It is long now that there aren't any in the Israeli airforce.