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2015-12-21 Iraq

German arms package to Peshmerga includes assault rifles, anti-tank missiles

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Posted by trailing wife 2015-12-21 00:00|| || Front Page|| [6 views ] Top

#1 It reported that Germany is set to deliver around 4,000 more G-36 assault rifles

Yeah, thanks for the help. Just who's side are you on?

Thereliability of the G36 in combat first became an issue when the G36 was used a lot in combat during hot weather in Afghanistan. There were incidents where hours of combat caused several very real problems. One of the more obvious problems was the polymer (plastic) parts of the rifle getting a bit soft when the metal parts got very hot due to heavy use in a short period of time. The barrel and receiver could move a tiny bit under those conditions and that threw off accuracy to a small degree that became especially noticeable only at longer (over 200 meters) ranges. No one has come up with a practical (workable and affordable) solution for that. At first the German government insisted the problem has to do with bad ammunition but the ammo manufacturers denied that and were able to make a convincing case. Then, in 2010 came multiple reports, confirmed by many witnesses and cell phone photos, of the heat related problems and total failure of the rifle in some cases. German politicians and procurement officials have been trying to make all this go away ever since. The government officials do not want to admit they made a major mistake in putting the G36 into service. They also don’t want the major expense of replacing the G36 with a better design.

Posted by Procopius2k 2015-12-21 11:12|| 2015-12-21 11:12|| Front Page Top

#2 Crappy German battle rifles is better than no rifles at all. If your choices are giving them to the Kurds or throwing them in the ocean, might as well donate. At least they won't have to scrub the salt-water stains off the guns.

Posted by SteveS 2015-12-21 19:14|| 2015-12-21 19:14|| Front Page Top

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