The country takes the lead in NATO’s rapid intervention force, but it turns out that its most modern armored vehicles do not work. In particular the Pumas, which Berlin was forced to replace with old tracked vehicles produced during the Cold War era.
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By Floriana Buffon (“La Repubblica”)
TToo many gadgets and too little reliability, with the risk of ending up in the workshop without having fired a single shot. Germany is grappling with a paradox of war, similar to the one that could affect all NATO armies: the most recent combat vehicles, equipped with advanced equipment, do not stand the test of combat and immediately break down. A situation also experienced by the Ukrainians in the trenches of Donbass: the latest generation Western artillery systems, such as the French self-propelled Caesar, need careful maintenance and are difficult to set up in the muddy countryside of Donbass.
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