I will add again, for emphasis purposes because some people are living in denial, that this is the Federal German Police we're talking about here, not the Army. They've decided that spending a LOT of money on what is basically an armored Mercedes G-Wagen with a machine gun turret is something they want to do. The MOWAG Eagle is similar to an American MRAP armored truck.If you ever wondered what the World is coming to, the German Federal Police has some clues for you.
As a part of modernizing and expanding their fleet of armored vehicles they have ordered 42 pcs. of the Krauss-Maffei Wegmann FLW100 remote-controlled weapon stations.
The turrets will include the Heckler & Koch MG5 A1 machine gun, and will be mounted on their MOWAG Eagle IV and LAPV Enok 6.1 protected vehicles.
The MOWAG Eagle IV is a wheeled armored vehicle, designed by the Swiss MOWAG corporation.
The LAPV Enok 6.1 is a Light Armoured Patrol Vehicle, which is also used by the Bundeswehr.
The project is planned to happen around mid-2019, which also includes an additional amount of ENOK 6.1 protected vehicles.To my knowledge this is the first time a German Police force, in modern time perhaps I should add, have commissioned a Machine Gun. The use is said to be mainly for Airport Security, but the ENOK 6.1 is also to be used in serious situations like terrorist attacks.
You can find more information about the FLW turret here. The FLW 100 can take 5.56 mm and 7.62 mm NATO MGs, like the Heckler & Koch MG4 and MG5 A1.
The FLW 200 can also take 12.7 mm Heavy Machine Guns and 40 mm Grenade Launchers, but this is not the case for now. Not yet anyway, perhaps I should add.
Tuesday, August 14, 2018
Those Peaceful Europeans!
Here's some news you won't find on the CBC, The German Federal Police are shopping for 7.62x51mm machine guns and remote vehicle turrets to put them in. That's .308 fer y'all Americans. ~:D
These are the kind of things you use in open warfare against large numbers of enemies armed with rifles. No use if there are RPGs or mines, but just the thing for mowing down tightly packed rioters in the middle of a German city.
Last time I flew through Germany, in the 90's, there were armored vehicles on the flight line of major airports; I don't know if they were Army or police. I was told that the vehicles' presence was a legacy of the hijackings of the 70's and 80's.
ReplyDeleteI would not be surprised if these systems (vehicles and turrets) were intended for a use like that - I'd think 7.62x51 would be a good choice for shooting out airplane tires or terrorist vehicles from a distance while not doing as much damage as 12.7 or grenades would.
In the article it mentions use by police for airport security. I'm just saying that's a lot of trucks to be sitting at airports.
ReplyDeleteFor airport security?
ReplyDeleteThat makes sense. Suicide driving down an airport runway could bring death tolls into the hundreds easily.
I don’t think they’re planned for use on jihading Muslims, they’re for use on people who object to jihading Muslims living in Germany.
ReplyDeleteWhatever the price, The Great Replacement must continue!
For “some” reason, this post sorta/kinda brought this to mind:
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