HK MP-5A3. Sidearm - any.

The range is at 500m so the gov. doesn't have to buy new rifles.

Maybe this gonna be interesting, Croatian Army tenks crews got ERO 9x19 mm,
same as UZI, but Croatian product.

Stay well!

israeli tank crews used to have the uzi before 1973...one of the lessons learned was that tank crews carrying uzis stood no chance of survival when dismounting

Originally Posted by SHERMAN

israeli tank crews used to have the uzi before 1973...one of the lessons learned was that tank crews carrying uzis stood no chance of survival when dismounting

Yes this is a thrue thing, but are you gonna say that you had lot of Mercava destroyed, or what? Tank crews are not allone, they should never be, so they can carry RPG, or M 240, but they need a wpn for first hand not for a long defense war.
Small automatic pistol, or whatever.
Stay well my brother!!

Yes this is a thrue thing, but are you gonna say that you had lot of Mercava destroyed, or what?

There were no Merkava tanks in 1973, unfortunatly. Mainly M48, Centurions, some Shermans and T-55s. Israel lost about 400 tanks in that war.

Tank crews are not allone, they should never be, so they can carry RPG, or M 240, but they need a wpn for first hand not for a long defense war.

RPG is pushing it. The M240 is mounted on the tank and israeli crews take it with them when the tank is hit, if they have the time. However, the Uzi and its relatives has a practical range of 50 meters, compared to 150-250 with most assault rifles. if you get off your tank and face even a squad of infantry at medium range, your dead unless you have a short assault rifle.

The L22A2 has a range of 500 metres and is only 36 inches long, it can fire 650 rounds a minute which gives you range and hitting power. Any one that thinks a pistol is a good idea must be a couple of sandwiches short of a picnic