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Tavor has become the staple firearm of Indian Special Forces units with Full Length Barrel variants in service with Primary Special Operations Units while shorter barrel variants are in service with various SWAT and Commando units in India. Tavor has been increasingly favored over other weapon systems and specially the M4 Carbines which has been the staple weapon for various Special Operations Forces and Counter-Terrorism Organisations. The reason why Indian Special Forces prefer Israeli Tavor Family of Rifles over the American M4 Carbines are many , some of which I will discuss below : > Bull-Pup Configuration :  Tavor Family of Rifles took the Bullpup configuration to a newer level eliminating those problems which earlier plagued the Bullpup firearms. Bullpup Configuration means that the receiver , magazine and Bolt Carrier is placed behind the Pistol Grip thus helping the weapon to reduce its overall length while retaining the actual barrel length. This configuration is a...

Combat helmet A  combat helmet  or  battle helmet  is a  helmet,which is a one of the most important piece of personal armor designed specifically to protect the head during combat. There are various different COMBAT HELMET's used by the Army.Different Helmet's are used due to various factors which include ease of mobility , weight , cost and upgradable equipment. 1.  M1 Helmet ( Old One) M1 Helmet  was used   e arlier  by the Indian Infantry.   They were made of an inner liner(made of Manganese Steel) and a outer core(made of canvas). They weighed around 1.2 kg(pretty heavy by today's standards), but they were effective in stopping a 9mm round. Weight : 1.2 KG. Stopping Power : 9mm round. 2.  Model 1974 The Indian Army currently uses (in very large quantity)the  Model 1974  Helmets as the standard issue for any Infantry Soldier. These are composite fiber gl...