List of modern equipment of the German Army
Modern equipment of the German Army is a list of equipment currently in service with the German Army.
Infantry weapons
| Model | Image | Origin | Type | Caliber | Details | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Handguns | ||||||
| Heckler & Koch USP Designated as: Pistole 8 (P8) Pistole 12 (P12) |   |  Germany | Handgun | 9×19mm Parabellum .45 ACP (11.5x23mm) | 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 . | |
| Walther P38 Re-Designated as: Pistole 1 (P1) |  | .svg.png){kind=small} Nazi Germany West Germany | Handgun | 9×19mm Parabellum | From 1957 to 1963 the revived West German Army used exact copies of the steel frame WWII P38, still designated the P38. The P1 model, a modern, improved alloy frame copy, was from 1963 the standard handgun of the West German, and later German Army. Now being replaced by the Pistole 8 (P8).[1] | |
| Heckler & Koch P7 |  | West Germany | Handgun | 9×19mm Parabellum | Used by Military Police. | |
| Glock 17 |  |  Austria | Handgun | 9×19mm Parabellum | Used by German special forces - the Kommando Spezialkräfte, but is now being replaced by the P12. | |
| Heckler & Koch P11 |  | West Germany | Underwater Handgun | 9×19mm Parabellum | Used by German Commando Frogmen. | |
| 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. Carbine has shorter barrel than shown. | |
| 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 G38 | |
Germany |
Assault Rifle | 5.56×45mm NATO | A version of the Heckler & Koch HK416 will possibly replace the Heckler & Koch G36. | |
| 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 |  |  German Empire | 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. | |
| Heckler & Koch MG5 |  | Germany | General-purpose machine gun | 7.62×51mm NATO | Will become the new standard general-purpose machine gun of the German Army; replacing the MG3 | |
| 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 | .jpg){kind=small} |  United Kingdom | Sniper Rifle | .300 Winchester Magnum | Bundeswehr Designation "G22". | |
| Heckler & Koch MR308 | .jpg) | Germany | Designated Marksman Rifle | 7.62×51mm NATO | Bundeswehr Designation "G28".[4] | |
| M107/M107A1 |  | United States | Anti-materiel rifle | 12.7×99mm NATO | Bundeswehr designation "G82/G82A1". | |
| 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 | 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 | Anti-tank Missile | 152mm | ||
| MILAN |  |  France/ West Germany | Anti-tank Missile | 115mm | ||
| Man-portable air-defense systems | ||||||
| FIM-92 Stinger |  | United States | MANPADS | 70mm | Bundeswehr designation Fliegerfaust 2 | |
Vehicles
| Name | Type | Quantity | Notes | Picture | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Armoured vehicles | ||||||
| Leopard 2 | Main Battle Tank | 250 [8] | Number of operational tanks will be increased to 328 |  | ||
| Marder (IFV) | Infantry Fighting Vehicle | 200 will remain in service until 2025 [9] | 200 to be upgraded; will remain in service until the Puma becomes fully operational |  | ||
| Schützenpanzer Puma | Infantry Fighting Vehicle | 78 (of 350) | Replacing Marder.[10] 78 Puma IFVs + 5 driver training vehicles delivered by August 2016 [11] | .jpg) | ||
| TPz Fuchs | Armoured personnel carrier | 1100[10] | 144 upgraded |  | ||
| GTK Boxer | Armoured personnel carrier | 272 (of 403) | 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[12] |  | |||
| Dingo 1/2 | Infantry mobility vehicle | 725 |  | |||
| 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.[13] |  | ||
| KMW Grizzly | MRAP |  | ||||
| AGF Serval | Light armored utility vehicle |  | ||||
| DURO III | MRAP |  | ||||
| Mungo ESK | MRAP, NBC vehicle | > 400 [14] |  | |||
| YAK | MRAP, various roles | 296 | Based on DURO III. |  | ||
| Artillery and air defence | ||||||
| M270 MLRS | Multiple rocket launcher | 38[15] | 38 are planned to remain in service.[16] | _Bundeswehr.jpg) | ||
| PzH 2000 | Self-propelled artillery | 99[15] | 101 are planned to remain in service.[17] |  | ||
| Tampella | Mortar | 86[15] | 120mm mortar based artillery. | |||
| Engineering vehicles | ||||||
| Dachs | Engineering vehicle | Based on Leopard 1 chassis. | .jpg) | |||
| 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 |  | ||||
| Leguan | 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[18][19] | Notes | Picture |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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.[20] |  |
| NHI NH90 | Transport helicopter | 38 | 82 TTH + 18 NFH versions on order.[21] |  |
| UH-1 Iroquois | Utility helicopter | 115 | Built by Dornier, being phased out and replaced by NH90 TTH. | .jpg) |
| Bölkow Bo 105 | Utility helicopter | 15 | Utility Helicopter, converted from Anti-Tank-Helicopter version, will be phased out end of 2016 |  |
| 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.}}
- ↑ http://augengeradeaus.net/2016/10/noch-viel-nachbesserungsbedarf-beim-modernsten-schuetzenpanzer-der-westlichen-welt/
- 1 2 ag. "Künftig noch 330 Leos bei der Bundeswehr (mit Korrektur)". Retrieved 30 January 2015.
- ↑ IHS Jane's Defense and Secturity. "German Puma AIFV production ramps up". Retrieved 1 October 2016.
- ↑ http://www.esut.de/esut/archiv/news-detail-view/?tx_ttnews%5Btt_news%5D=34&cHash=9571ac8a45362c90abb1b895aeb0b220
- ↑ . 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.
- 1 2 3 Military Balance 2016, p. 101
- ↑ "German Army shapes up for future".
- ↑ . 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.
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