Serious report on German weapons
The PZH 2000 obusion is advanced, but it is so fragile that its usefulness is questionable. The Leopard 1 tank is used in Ukraine especially as an artillery piece, because it has a shield too weak in fighting conditions. The Leopard 2A6 tank is too expensive and too complex to perform maintenance work on the front. The IRIS-T air defense system is good, but it is too expensive and produced in too few units. The Patriot system is « inappropriate for battle », because the man on whom it is mounted are old, outdated and there are no spare parts for them.
The above information is part of an evaluation of the German Ministry of Defense about the weapons sent by Germany to help Ukraine’s war effort. The report is quoted by Der Spiegel. « It is the transcript of a lecture held to a number of about 200 German officers, in Saxony, in Delitzsch. In front of them spoke the deputy of the military attaché of the Embassy in Kiev, at the end of January. He spoke about the experience of Ukrainian troops with these weapons against the Russian aggression. German weapons ”.
Der Spiegel writes that the report presented to German officers is « devastating ».
« For example, although the PanzerhauBitze 2000 objection is » a very advanced system « . It is » so technically vulnerable that its utility in the war is questionable. « Although the Leopart 1A5 tank has proven » viable « on the front, the Ukrainians » often use it as an artillery piece, because it has a weak arm. high, that the repairs cannot be done on the front ”.
Der Spiegel also talks about Iris-T and Patriot air defense systems, which they say are « inappropriate for war », because the vehicles are mounted are too old and there are no spare parts for them. In contrast, the Russian army has interoperable vehicles for anti -aircraft systems.
One of the most serious statements in the article published by Der Spiegel is that « almost no German system is truly viable in this war. »
A few days before the article in Der Spiegel, the Agency Bloomberg He publishes a very skeptical article on the German drone program for Ukraine. This is a German startup that produces Kamikaze drones, benefiting from an investment of 100 million euros from Swedish Daniel Ek, the co -founder Spotify. The CEO of the drone construction company worked in the German Ministry of Defense when the current president of the EC, Ursula von der Leyen, was in the management. Bloomberg writes that Ukrainians are not satisfied with these Kamikaze drones and shows that one of the Ukrainian military has dismantled such a drone to discover that it has poor quality electronic components, low quality foci and a very primitive guidance system. Ukrainians say that the drone should not cost more than 2,200 euros, but it is sold for almost 17,000 euros. Ukrainian anti -corruption agencies are concerned about the very high price of these drones, but have not launched any investigation. On the website of the Australian company that provides the software for Kamikaze drones, the information appeared that these drones cost 1800 euros. However, this information disappeared shortly after posting. A representative of the company says for Bloomberg that these drones do not cost 17000 euros, but do not specify the price with what they are purchased. Bloomberg writes that the German Army Agency Agency is very attentive to this case and believes that the price at which the drone is bought is correct.
« In Ukraine there will be no peace in the immediate future, » said the German Minister of Defense, Boris Pistorius, on April 11, when European allies committed to offer Kiev 21 billion euros in the form of military aid. « Russia must understand that Ukraine can fight further and that we will support it, » said the PISTOR, at the meeting of the contact group for Ukraine. The help that the allies have committed to offer is a record one. The United Kingdom is offered this year 4.5 billion pounds, and Germany 11 billion euros. The German Ministry of Defense said that the Berlin aid package includes guided missiles, 100,000 obususes, 300 recognition drones, 25 Marder infantry vehicles and 15 Leopart 1A5 tanks.
Given the information published by Der Spiegel and Bloomberg, how useful is the weapon sent by Ukraine allies? Is armament produced to help Ukraine withstand Russia or rather for the military industry to make record profits?
Then, given that NATO armament is designed to be interoperable, the question arises on the viability of weapons in all NATO states, as long as German officers conclude that German systems are only partially capable of leading a real war.
