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Va? De har en militärbudget på över 600 miljarder kronor, vidare har de 200 000 soldater, nästan alla aktiva. Över 250 tunga stridsvagnar, 9 000 AFV'S, 120 artilleri, 38 raketartilleri, och massor mer av det vi har i övrigt.
På pappret. Hur mycket av det där materialet fungerar.
Från 2018
"At the end of the year six out of six submarines were not in use. At times, not one of the 14 Airbus A-400M could fly," he said.
Mr Bartels said all of the vehicles were being repaired at the time of the report.
The condition of the military's fleet of fighter planes, tanks, helicopters and ships is described as "dramatically bad". The report also says a lack of spare parts and outdated equipment has left "big gaps" in the armed forces."
https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-43134896
Vidare vid 2019
"As Germany prepares to assume the mantle as the head of NATO’s crisis response force in 2019, its military forces are in a horrible state of readiness that has left the military virtually non-deployable."
"only four of its 128 Eurofighter jets are combat-ready and the army is short dozens of tanks and armored vehicles needed for NATO missions.
In addition, troops are short on the basics: body armor, night vision gear and cold-weather clothing."
"The situation is so dire that 19 helicopter pilots from Germany’s Bundeswehr were forced to turn in their flight licenses because of a lack of training time."
https://sofrep.com/specialoperations/germanys-military-readiness-is-considered-abysmal-despite-vow-to-nato/
När tyskarna tog över NATO-styrkorna i Baltikum visste inte den tyska ÖB hur han skulle kunna skicka striddsvagnar dit. Det fanns inga tågvangnar.
Tyska armens beredskap är nog den sämsta i NATO. Varför tyskarna är så sena beror inte på att politikerna har sagt nej utan att prylarna har behövts lagats.
