Brother nobody said CRPF has same number as Army, what I said is entire paramlitary personnel number is approximately equal to Army. But my references was about budget allocation. If you see it propotionately
their is huge difference. Well its absolutely out of topic and my apologies for bringing it up. Lets not discuss it more. Army fans will go nuts
Btw on topic Tavor is one of the worst rifle ever aquired, its mere show off.
I am damn sure that not one more of it will be aquired.
1- Has serious problem of jamming with slightest of obstruction on round ejector.
2- Red dot target seeker has too much bubbling, so aiming is difficult.
3- Small barrel leads to missing of target.
4- Most importantly its ejector is made of carbon fibre. Which melts and break by continuous fire. Happened several time with my team during range fire.
5- Carbon fibre body makes it more vulnerable to wear and tear, hence not suitable for Indian conditions.
6- Foresight is not adjustable therefore not zeroing is very difficult.
7- Small barrel lead to extremely loud firing sound. Its creates concentration problem
Well there are so many paramilitaries in India it is difficult for a civilian like me to keep track. LOL!! But just from the back of my hand there is the BSF, ITBP, Assam Rifles, CRPF, CISF, SSB. Don't know if I missed out any. These are central paramilitaries. I don't know if they count state armed police forces under center but lets assume they do for now. Even if numbers match the cost of maintaining 2,500 tanks would be much more than the budget for paramilitary. There simply cannot be any comparison whatsoever between and army and paramilitary forces regarding budget even if the paramilitary soldier numbers exceed that of the army.
ON TOPIC: I hate to say it but your are
very WRONG.
1. The army parachute/SF battalions are equipped with the TAR-21 and it is the standard weapon of choice in the valley. I refuse to believe that the best units in the army, the parachute, could be so foolish to equip themselves with a faulty weapon. Why has the army gone for the TAR-21 if its defective. The number of TAR-21 has only increased over the years and more and more are coming through.
2. The INSAS has problems of jamming, has no red sight. And if, the key word being IF, what you say is really true then why don't you change the red sight. The red sight of the TAR-21 is not attached like that in a G-36. The faulty red sight will cause problems whether it is located on a TAR-21 or an M4 rifle.
3. The TAR-21 has a 460 mm barrel (18.1 inches), how much longer barrel do you need for an assault rifle?
The INSAS has a barrel length of 463 mm (18.3 inches). By that definition the INSAS should be inaccurate as well.
Bull-pup design has the advantage of fitting in a longer barrel in an overall shorter gun length. In simple civilian terms, the length of the barrel is measure from the the front of the magazine to the tip of the nozzle. In bull-pups the magazine is located behind the trigger allowing for more space. Moreover a rifle with "short" barrel cannot fire upto ranges of 500 meters which the TAR-21 does.
4. This is seriously the first time I am hearing of TAR-21
melting away. Don't take it personally but I really find it hard to believe your tall claims. First of all it has not been reported that Indian army is facing problems with TAR. YES, there could be instances when out of 1,000 guns one or two might have faulty parts. But saying the weapon itself is defective holds true for INSAS not TAR.
The very best units in Indian army, parachute and SF, use the TAR-21 over the INSAS. These are people who risk their lives everyday. Surely they won't depend on a faulty mere show off rifle to defend their lives.
5. That would obviously be reinforced carbon-fiber. Please bear in mind that the INSAS uses a plastic magazine. In fact in the early days the plastic magazine would crack in extreme weather conditions usually leaving Indian army troops with a dead rifle. The polymer, reinforced one, is introduced in TAR-21 and also in many other modern rifles to cut down on weight. A fully loaded TAR-21 would weigh less than an empty INSAS.
6. You must have meant zeroing on the target. But I dare say that this is again your opinion. The TAR-21 is said to be a very accurate rifle. It is in use by many countries, that has praised the weapon and it is in use by the best units in Indian army.
7. For the second time. The TAR-21
does not have a small barrel. It is a bull-pup design where the overall length of the rifle itself is shorter but it has the same barrel length. The TAR-21 has an effective range of 500 meters compared to 400 meters for the INSAS.
A short barrel cannot give you a longer effective range. Judging from the various videos online the sound of the TAR-21 and INSAS are more or less the same. So I don't understand why you find the TAR-21 louder.
In the history of Indian army maybe for the first time regular infantry units are equipped with sophisticated INSAS rifles while the crack units in the army are handed inferior TAR-21.