PoloMalo43
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It's about time the Europeans who enjoy their liberty that we pay for start pitching in.
http://www.dw.de/germany-to-arm-kurdish-forces-fighting-islamic-state-in-iraq/a-17891859
I read in an AP article on this that in addition to the 8,000 G36's(POS) they were also going to send 8,000 G3's; the best assualt/battle rifle ever made( I would trade 5 M-16's and 10 Ak's for one G3) The kurds if properly trained will now be able to reach out and touch ISIS at longer range and with deadlier results.
As a side note WTF is going on with the German military? They've let themselves go like the prom queen after 3 kids and 6 years of daily 'oops! I ate the whole box' Haagen Daz consumption...... I guess this is what happens when you haven't been in combat in over 70 years.
http://www.thelocal.de/20140825/german-military
CSU leader Horst Seehofer told Der Spiegel that “there just isn't enough money there for the army to fulfil its duties,” saying that he wanted to bring military procurement onto the agenda in the German Parliament.
And CSU defence expert Florian Hahn estimated that seven billion euros of investment were needed just to stop the deterioration of the army's equipment.
Germany's army, the Bundeswehr, has 183,000 men under arms with 145,000 more in reserve. It boasts, on paper, over 400 tanks and over 4,000 armoured fighting vehicles.
However, much of its equipment is in dire need of repairs and currently unfit for use.
Just eight of its 109 Eurofighter aircraft are combat-ready and the majority of its transport helicopter fleet is grounded, according to the internal military report seen by Der Spiegel.
Even basic items like Mercedes-manufactured Unimog trucks are in many cases not in working condition.
http://www.dw.de/germany-to-arm-kurdish-forces-fighting-islamic-state-in-iraq/a-17891859
I read in an AP article on this that in addition to the 8,000 G36's(POS) they were also going to send 8,000 G3's; the best assualt/battle rifle ever made( I would trade 5 M-16's and 10 Ak's for one G3) The kurds if properly trained will now be able to reach out and touch ISIS at longer range and with deadlier results.
As a side note WTF is going on with the German military? They've let themselves go like the prom queen after 3 kids and 6 years of daily 'oops! I ate the whole box' Haagen Daz consumption...... I guess this is what happens when you haven't been in combat in over 70 years.
http://www.thelocal.de/20140825/german-military
CSU leader Horst Seehofer told Der Spiegel that “there just isn't enough money there for the army to fulfil its duties,” saying that he wanted to bring military procurement onto the agenda in the German Parliament.
And CSU defence expert Florian Hahn estimated that seven billion euros of investment were needed just to stop the deterioration of the army's equipment.
Germany's army, the Bundeswehr, has 183,000 men under arms with 145,000 more in reserve. It boasts, on paper, over 400 tanks and over 4,000 armoured fighting vehicles.
However, much of its equipment is in dire need of repairs and currently unfit for use.
Just eight of its 109 Eurofighter aircraft are combat-ready and the majority of its transport helicopter fleet is grounded, according to the internal military report seen by Der Spiegel.
Even basic items like Mercedes-manufactured Unimog trucks are in many cases not in working condition.
