Thread by @Soerings

Will be interesting to see how the #Bundeswehr handles its 2019, #VJTF responsibilities.

The lead brigade (Ninth tank brigade) has a theoretical pool of 44 Leopard 2A6, but in actuality, only 9 are considered operational.
dw.com/en/german-mili…

The #VJTF alone is expected to require more than 10.000 tents, but the #Bundeswehr can only provide 2.500 tents of varying quality.
governmenteuropa.eu/germany-very-h…

In addition to a severe tank-shortage, the Ninth Tank Brigade is also low on critical equipment like night vision goggles, support vehicles, winter clothing and body armour.
reuters.com/article/us-ger…

The entire German Type 212 fleet (six boats) is rendered inoperable due to a chronic lack of spare parts. The spares shortage is likely caused by applying "lean" principles to defence procurements; hence the lack of a comprehensive spare part inventory
defensenews.com/naval/2017/10/…

#Bundeswehr 2017, Operational Readiness Report. Abysmal reading, but: “Readiness for weapons used in active foreign missions was also higher than average” - my take: the overall force structure is further weakened by cannibalizing non-deploying units.
dw.com/en/limited-num…