Germans gave Ukraine a weapon that does not work on the front

news.5v.pl 2 months ago

German weapons do not work in combat conditions on the front – it is besides expensive, besides complicated and perishes besides frequently – said “Sueddeutsche Zeitung” and NDR and WDR tv stations, citing the experience of Ukrainian soldiers.

The editorials mention to the speech of the deputy attache of the German military embassy in Kiev. At the end of January, the diplomat shared with soldiers from the Delizsch Infantry School in Saxony with Ukrainian military opinions on German equipment utilized by them to fight Russia.

The balance was negative

German weapons are judged by the Ukrainian army to be besides complicated, susceptible to faults, besides costly and hard to repair under front conditions.

As Sueddeutsche Zeitung writes, the evaluation was unsuccessful.

"Too costly ammunition, technology susceptible to faults and almost impossible to repair under front conditions", the study states.

The exception is chepard and marder

The editorial states that not all types of weapons deserve a negative assessment. Exceptions Self-propelled chepard anti-aircraft gun, designed in the 1970s and withdrawn from the Bundeswehr in 2010. It is considered to be the "most efficient and most reliable" weapon system.

The cheetah “not only reliably knocks Russian drones off the sky, but besides works on the front line and is considered solid and low emergency”

“ We read. The Marder armored transporter besides deserves good grades.

On the another hand, modern equipment – including the American rocket and anti-aircraft strategy Patriot and manufactured in Germany: the self-propelled Haubica PzH 2000, the Iris-T air defence strategy and the Leopard 2A6 tank – frequently neglect in combat conditions according to Ukrainian soldiers.

"Complicated equipment is not used... The useful value of very modern and complex equipment is low if the military is incapable to supply on-site repair capabilities’

– reads the German attache report.

PAP/small

Read Entire Article