Germany prepares to send arms, troops to Lithuania

[Litwin]

Never underestimate the German army. It took almost every major countries of the world to defeat them in WW2. Even then they fought till they were told to put down their arms. Even when Berlin was in ruins they fought bravely. Their ideology, method and system was evil back then but they should praised for their bravery and their technology too. Soviets and Americans had to get German scientists to work on their science programs. It took a former Natinal - Socialists scientists to get to the Moon. Germany and her army should always be respected. The United States must urgently help Germany and Japan to produce and sell weapons. America will not be able to deal with Muscovy , China, NK and other oriental despots alone.

 

[Mindful]

BERLIN — Fighter jets and helicopters that don’t fly. Ships and submarines that can’t sail. Severe shortages of everything from ammunition to underwear.

If it sounds like an exaggeration to compare Germany’s Bundeswehr to “The Gang that Couldn’t Shoot Straight,” look no further than the army’s standard-issue assault rifle, Heckler & Koch’s G36. The government decided to scrap the weapon after discovering that the gun misses its target if it’s too hot.

Once one of the fiercest (and most brutal) fighting forces on earth, today’s German army increasingly looks more like a volunteer fire department — last month, mountain troops were dispatched to shovel snow from roofs in Bavaria — than a modern military machine.

Fewer than 20 percent of Germany’s 68 Tiger combat helicopters and fewer than 30 percent of its 136 Eurofighter jets could fly in late 2018. Pilots, frustrated that they can’t fly, are quitting.

“No matter where you look, there’s dysfunction,” a high-ranking German officer stationed at Bundeswehr headquarters in Berlin said.

Germany’s soldiers of misfortune

The once mighty Bundeswehr is looking increasingly threadbare.

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