tar-21

TAR-21
СTAR-21
Type	Assault rifle
Place of origin	Israel
Service history
In service	2001–present
Used by	See Users
Wars	Operation Defensive Shield,Operation Summer Rains, Second Lebanon War, Operation Hot Winter,South Ossetia War, Gaza War,Colombian armed conflict,Cambodian-Thai stand-off
Production history
Designer	Israel Military Industries (IMI)
Designed	1991–2001
Manufacturer	Israel Weapon Industries (IWI)
Variants	See Variants
Specifications
Weight	3.27 kg (7.21 lb) (TAR-21)[1] 3.18 kg (7.0 lb) (CTAR-21)[1] 3.67 kg (8.1 lb) (STAR-21) 2.95 kg (6.5 lb) (MTAR-21)[1] 3.19 kg (7.0 lb) (TC-21)
Length	720 mm (28.3 in) (TAR-21, STAR-21)[1] 640 mm (25.2 in) (CTAR-21)[1] 590 mm (23.2 in) (MTAR-21)[1] 670 mm (26.4 in) (TC-21)
Barrel length	460 mm (18.1 in) (TAR-21, STAR-21)[1] 380 mm (15.0 in) (CTAR-21)[1] 330 mm (13.0 in) (MTAR-21)[1] 410 mm (16.1 in) (TC-21)
Cartridge	5.56x45mm NATO[1] 9x19mm Para (Optional on MTAR-21)[1]5.56x30mm MINSAS (Optional on Zittara)[1]
Action	Gas-operated, rotating bolt[1]
Rate of fire	750-900 rounds/min[1]
Muzzle velocity	910 m/s (2,986 ft/s) (TAR-21, STAR-21) 890 m/s (2,919.9 ft/s) (CTAR-21) 870 m/s (2,854.3 ft/s) (MTAR-21) 885 m/s (2,903.5 ft/s) (TC-21)
Effective range	550m (estimated as the M16 rifle by the ammo and the barrel)
Feed system	Various STANAG magazines
Sights	ITL MARS with integrated laser andIR pointer, Trijicon ACOG (STAR-21), others available