I have just gotten to Kabul, where I am currently serving at ISAF Headquarters, which as many of you probably know NATO has taken over responsibility for. (See their website at http://www.afnorth.nato.int/ISAF/index.htm )
Anyway, turns out I have a German room-mate here. (Germany provides a sizeable contribution to ISAF.) An excellent chap -- Bundeswehr military police. I'll have to try and post some photos of German military equipment here.
Just thought this forum would be interested in hearing about contemporary German military exploits.
Cheers,
German Room-mate
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maschinengewehr42
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I for one would be very interested! Thanks for taking the time. I wonder if the (fairly) new German assault rifle in 5.56mm calibre that was to replace the G3 is used out there?
What about the current German equivalent to the US SAW or British LSW? Do they have an equivalent?
Last but not least, is the MG3 still serving?
What about the current German equivalent to the US SAW or British LSW? Do they have an equivalent?
Last but not least, is the MG3 still serving?
@maschinengewehr42:
The "(fairly) new German assault rifle in 5.56mm calibre that was to replace the G3 " is called G36 (made by Heckler&Koch) and has fully replaced the its predecessor by now:
Of course it is also used in Afghanistan (the one in the first picture is a variant fitted with an underbarrel grenade-launcher AG36):
And as far your question about a German equivalent to the US SAW or British LSW is concerned, there is indeed one. It is made by H&K (no surprise there) and is designated MG-4:
Regards,
Kitsune
The "(fairly) new German assault rifle in 5.56mm calibre that was to replace the G3 " is called G36 (made by Heckler&Koch) and has fully replaced the its predecessor by now:
Of course it is also used in Afghanistan (the one in the first picture is a variant fitted with an underbarrel grenade-launcher AG36):
And as far your question about a German equivalent to the US SAW or British LSW is concerned, there is indeed one. It is made by H&K (no surprise there) and is designated MG-4:
Regards,
Kitsune
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Hey, I had overlooked that question.Last but not least, is the MG3 still serving?
Rest assured, the MG-3 is alive and well. MG-4 notwithstanding, the MG-3 is still used. One also can see it very often as a mounted weapon on helicopters, ground vehicles and ships.
It will continue to stay around for still some time to come.
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maschinengewehr42 wrote:I for one would be very interested! Thanks for taking the time. I wonder if the (fairly) new German assault rifle in 5.56mm calibre that was to replace the G3 is used out there?
What about the current German equivalent to the US SAW or British LSW? Do they have an equivalent?
Last but not least, is the MG3 still serving?
I got the chance to hold the g36 in my hand, its unbelivable lightweight. You can mean its a toy!!
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Sorry for lack of posts ... busy.
Last night, however, I had a chance to sit down at the end of the day and enjoy a good (German) beer at the German tent. A couple of them just got promoted and they had bought free rounds. I sat there practicing my (rudimentary) German with my room-mate and one of my colleagues from "the office", who is a General Staff officer. Interesting point about that -- they still use "wine red" stripes to mark General Staff corps officers. Or at least, its sort of wine red. Maybe more scarlet. Of course, its not a stripe down the outside of the leg anymore either, its a very discrete, thin, stripe across the end of the epaulet.
If I can figure out how to post photos I'll try and post some of German paraphenalia here, uniforms, wpns, vehicles.
Cheers,
Last night, however, I had a chance to sit down at the end of the day and enjoy a good (German) beer at the German tent. A couple of them just got promoted and they had bought free rounds. I sat there practicing my (rudimentary) German with my room-mate and one of my colleagues from "the office", who is a General Staff officer. Interesting point about that -- they still use "wine red" stripes to mark General Staff corps officers. Or at least, its sort of wine red. Maybe more scarlet. Of course, its not a stripe down the outside of the leg anymore either, its a very discrete, thin, stripe across the end of the epaulet.
If I can figure out how to post photos I'll try and post some of German paraphenalia here, uniforms, wpns, vehicles.
Cheers,
All right, I'm trying out this image posting thing.
Above is a shot of the interior of the ISAF HQ compound. On the left are two (visiting) German staff officers (note the one carrying a briefcase). On the right are some German troops from the security element waiting infront of their vehicles.
This is a shot of the outer part of the German beer tent. (My room-mate's back can just be seen on the far right.)
Above is a shot of the interior of the ISAF HQ compound. On the left are two (visiting) German staff officers (note the one carrying a briefcase). On the right are some German troops from the security element waiting infront of their vehicles.
This is a shot of the outer part of the German beer tent. (My room-mate's back can just be seen on the far right.)