List of modern equipment of the German Army
Appearance
List of modern equipment of the German Army is a list of equipment currently in service with the German Army.
Gear
Model | Image | Origin | Details |
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KM2000 |
Infantry weapons
Model | Image | Origin | Type | Caliber | Details | |
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Handguns | ||||||
Heckler & Koch USP | Germany | Handgun | .45 ACP (11.5x23mm) 9×19mm Parabellum |
The P8 model (9×19mm) will become the standard handgun of the Bundeswehr, while the P12 model (.45 ACP/11.5x23 mm) will be used by the Special Forces . | ||
Glock 17 | Austria | Handgun | 9×19mm Parabellum | Used by German special forces - the Kommando Spezialkräfte, but is now being replaced by the P12. | ||
Walther P38 | Nazi Germany | Handgun | 9×19mm Parabellum | The P1 model was the standard handgun of the West German, and later German, army but is now being replaced by the Pistole 8[1] | ||
Heckler & Koch P2A1 | West Germany | Flare Handgun | 26.5mm | |||
Submachine guns | ||||||
Heckler & Koch MP7 | Germany | Submachine Gun | HK 4.6×30mm | Replacing the UZI to become the standard submachine gun of the German Army. | ||
Heckler & Koch MP5 | West Germany | Submachine Gun | 9×19mm Parabellum | In use with the Special Forces - Kommando Spezialkräfte, the military police and the German Navy. | ||
UZI | Israel | Submachine Gun | 9×19mm Parabellum | Bundeswehr designation "MP2". Being replaced by the MP7A1. | ||
Carbines | ||||||
Heckler & Koch HK416 | Germany | Assault Rifle | 5.56×45mm NATO | Special Forces (KSK) use only | ||
Rifles | ||||||
Heckler & Koch HK417 | Germany | Battle Rifle | 7.62×51mm NATO | Bundeswehr designation "G27"[2] | ||
Heckler & Koch G36 | Germany | Assault Rifle | 5.56×45mm NATO | Standard assault rifle of the German Army since 1997, replacing the old G3. To be replaced or upgraded due to inherent design faults. | ||
Heckler & Koch G3 | West Germany | Battle Rifle | 7.62×51mm NATO | Was the standard rifle of the West German Army with the last active use in the Afghan War, since then all weapons are in reserve with batches being given away to friendly forces, like the Peshmerga. | ||
Karabiner 98k | Nazi Germany | Carbine | 7.92×57mm Mauser | Retained for ceremonial use only.[3] | ||
Machine guns | ||||||
Heckler & Koch MG4 | Germany | Light machine gun | 5.56×45mm NATO | Standard light machine gun of the German Army. | ||
Rheinmetall MG3 | West Germany | General-purpose machine gun | 7.62×51mm NATO | Standard general-purpose machine gun of the German Army; it was derived from MG42. | ||
M2 Browning | United States | Heavy machine gun | 12.7×99mm NATO | Standard heavy machine gun German Army. Bundeswehr designation "Maschinengewehr Kaliber .50". Used mostly as vehicle armament, for example on the LIV (SO) Serval. | ||
Sniper rifles | ||||||
Accuracy International AWM | United Kingdom | Sniper Rifle | .300 Winchester Magnum | Bundeswehr Designation "G22". | ||
Heckler & Koch MR308 | Germany | Designated Marksman Rifle | 7.62×51mm NATO | Bundeswehr Designation "G28".[4] | ||
Barrett M82 | United States | Anti-materiel rifle | 12.7×99mm NATO | Bundeswehr designation "G82". | ||
Haenel RS9 | Germany | Sniper Rifle | .338 Lapua Magnum | Bundeswehr designation "G29", in service with the special forces.[5] | ||
Shotguns | ||||||
Heckler & Koch FABARM FP6 | Germany/ Italy | Shotgun | 12 gauge | |||
Remington Model 870 | United States | Shotgun | 12 gauge | Now being replaced by the FP6. | ||
Grenades & Grenade launchers | ||||||
DM51 | Germany | Fragmentation grenade | ||||
Heckler & Koch AG36 | Germany | grenade launcher | 40×46mm | Replacing the HK69A1. Bundeswehr designation "AG-40 2" | ||
Heckler & Koch HK69A1 | West Germany | grenade launcher | 40×46mm | Bundeswehr designation "AG40 A1" | ||
Heckler & Koch GMG | Germany | automatic grenade launcher | 40×53mm | Bundeswehr designation "Granatmaschinenwaffe 40mm". Sometimes used as vehicle armament on vehicles such as the TPz Fuchs, Mungo ESK, Boxer (armoured fighting vehicle) or Fennek.[6] | ||
Anti-tank weapons | ||||||
Panzerfaust 3 | Germany | Rocket Propelled Grenade | 60mm | Standard infantry AT weapon. | ||
MATADOR | Germany | Rocket launcher | 90mm | Designation "RGW90". | ||
Carl Gustav | Sweden/ West Germany | Recoilless Rifle | 84mm | Former standard AT weapon of West Germany, now used only for firing signal ammunition in training scenarios. Bundeswehr designation "Schwere Panzerfaust 84 mm/Leuchtbüchse 84 mm".[7]
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EUROSPIKE | Israel/ Germany | Anti-tank Missile | 152mm | |||
MILAN | France/ West Germany | Anti-tank Missile | 115mm | |||
Man-portable air-defense systems | ||||||
FIM-92 Stinger | File:StingerMissile.jpg | United States | MANPADS | 70mm | Bundeswehr designation Fliegerfaust 2 |
Vehicles
Name | Type | Quantity | Notes | Picture | ||
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Armoured vehicles | ||||||
Leopard 2 | Main Battle Tank | 250 (of 320)[8] | Including 135 Leopard 2A6, 70 Leopard 2A6M, 20 Leopard 2A7+.[9][10] To be increased to 328.[11] | |||
Schützenpanzer Puma | Infantry fighting vehicle | 60 (of 350) | Replacing Marder.[12] First delivery on 23 June 2015. [13] | |||
TPz Fuchs | Armoured personnel carrier | 1100[12] | 144 upgraded | |||
GTK Boxer | Armoured personnel carrier | 272 (of 400) | Replacing TPz Fuchs. | |||
BV 206S | Specialist vehicle | 379 | Protected all-terrain vehicle | |||
Wiesel 1/2 | Armored fighting vehicle | 272 | ||||
Eagle IV/Eagle V | MRAP | 495 +176 Eagle V | 495 ordered, 20 will be armored ambulances | |||
Enok | Armored car | 331[14] | ||||
Dingo 1/2 | Infantry mobility vehicle | ~550 | ||||
Fennek | Light armored reconnaissance vehicle | 217 (of 248) | 178 reconnaissance, 24 combat engineer, 20 joint fire support teams (JFST). Total number to be increased to 248.[15] | |||
KMW Grizzly | MRAP | File:Grizzly er.jpg | ||||
AGF Serval | Light armored utility vehicle | |||||
DURO III | MRAP | |||||
Mungo ESK | MRAP, NBC vehicle | > 400 [16] | ||||
YAK | Armoured ambulance | 296 | Based on DURO III. | |||
Artillery and air defence | ||||||
M270 MLRS | Multiple rocket launcher | 38 | 38 are planned to remain in service.[17] | |||
PzH 2000 | Self-propelled artillery | 101 | 101 are planned to remain in service.[18] | |||
Mortar "R" | Mortar | 120mm mortar based artillery. | ||||
Engineering vehicles | ||||||
Dachs | Engineering vehicle | Based on Leopard 1 chassis. | ||||
Büffel | Armoured recovery vehicle | Based on Leopard 2 chassis. | ||||
Mine Skorpion | Mine-laying vehicle | Tracked chassis M548G (MSM-Fz) with an automatic mine-launching system | ||||
Keiler | Mine-clearing vehicle | |||||
Biber | Armoured vehicle-launched bridge | |||||
Panzerschnellbrücke 2 | Armoured vehicle-launched bridge | Replacing the Biber. | ||||
M3 Amphibious Rig | Amphibious Bridge layer | |||||
Logistics | ||||||
SLT 50 Elefant | Tank transporter | |||||
Zetros | Truck | |||||
Unimog | Truck | 18000 | ||||
Utility | ||||||
Volkswagen T3/T4 | Utility van | |||||
Mercedes-Benz 250 GD "Wolf" | Utility car |
Aircraft
Name | Type | Quantity[19][20] | Notes | Picture |
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Aircraft | ||||
Eurocopter Tiger | Attack helicopter | 48 (of 68) | 40 will remain in service, and all will be updated to the so-called ASGARD configuration. Others will be used for training, certification tests and spare parts.[21] | |
NHI NH90 | Transport helicopter | 38 | 82 TTH + 18 NFH versions on order.[22] | |
UH-1 Iroquois | Utility helicopter | 115 | Built by Dornier, being phased out and replaced by NH90 TTH. | |
Bölkow Bo 105 | Utility helicopter | 39 | Mostly Anti-Tank-Helicopter version, being converted to utility helicopters | |
Eurocopter EC 135 | Utility helicopter | 15 |
References
- ^ "Official website of the German Army on the P1". Retrieved 10 December 2014.
- ^ http://www.bundeswehr.de/portal/a/bwde/!ut/p/c4/NYs9E4IwEET_US4p1IFOhkZLKQQaJ8AN3pgP5jxM4483Kdydec3bhRFyg_3QaoVisA56GGaqp6SmtKCyL9nROXyrhCTI-JAnegxwL8c8mGNAKRQMQpkrW4mstsjiitmZs1G0wKBN25iT_sd8q7G7Vt1RH9pLc4PN-_MPSKxqYw!!/
- ^ "Das Wachbataillon – Ehrengarde der Bundeswehr". BMVg.de. Federal Ministry of Defence. 3 December 2012. Retrieved 31 August 2015.
- ^ "G28 on the German Army's website". Bundeswehr. Retrieved 10 December 2014.
- ^ http://strategie-technik.blogspot.de/2016/02/aus-suhl-die-spezialkrafte-rs9-wird-g29.html
- ^ "HK GMG in Weapons database of the german army". Retrieved 11 December 2014.
- ^ "Schwere Panzerfaust 84mm in the bundeswehr weapon database". Retrieved 11 December 2014.
- ^ {{Gemäß dem Bericht „Materielle Einsatzbereitschaft der Teilstreitkräfte“ vom September 2014 (vgl. umstehende Quellenangabe) sind in der Bundeswehr aufgrund schwerer technischer Mängel noch weitaus weniger Leopard 2 einsatzbereit. Demnach stehen bei der Bundeswehr insgesamt nur höchstens 232 Leopard 2 im Dienst.}}
- ^ "Kampfpanzer Leopard 2 A6M (Bw)". Retrieved 30 January 2015.
- ^ "WHQ Forum > Kettenfahrzeuge". Retrieved 24 December 2014.
- ^ [1]. April 18, 2015 Defence News
- ^ a b ag. "Künftig noch 330 Leos bei der Bundeswehr (mit Korrektur)". Retrieved 30 January 2015.
- ^ IHS Jane's Defense and Secturity. "German Army receives first production-standard Puma AIFV". Retrieved 23 June 2015.
- ^ http://www.esut.de/esut/archiv/news-detail-view/?tx_ttnews%5Btt_news%5D=34&cHash=9571ac8a45362c90abb1b895aeb0b220
- ^ [2]. January 28, 2016 Defence News
- ^ David Chakrabarty. "Hardthöhenkurier :: ONLINE :: - Das Magazin für Soldaten und Wehrtechnik – Bundeswehr bestellt 31 MUNGO Mehrzweck". Hardthöhenkurier :: ONLINE :: - Das Magazin für Soldaten und Wehrtechnik. Retrieved 24 December 2014.
- ^ "German Army shapes up for future".
- ^ [3]. January 28, 2016 Defence News
- ^ "World Air Forces 2016" (PDF). Flightglobal International. Retrieved 8 April 2016.
- ^ "World Military Aircraft Inventory". Aviation Week & Space Technology 2009. 13 September 2009.
- ^ Bundeswehr. "3. Bericht des Bundesministeriums der Verteidigung zu Rüstungsangelegenheiten" (PDF). Bundeswehr. Retrieved 3 May 2016.
- ^ Bundeswehr. "3. Bericht des Bundesministeriums der Verteidigung zu Rüstungsangelegenheiten" (PDF). Bundeswehr. Retrieved 3 May 2016.