In her opinion, the only way is the military victory of Ukraine, which can be achieved by putting weapons and providing financial support to Kiev. The politician said the Armed Forces needed Leopard 2 tanks, but Ukrainian soldiers will be grateful and supplying Marder infantry fighting vehicles.
Strak-Zimmerman believes that the German army could send 50 such machines to Ukraine in the near future, with the calculation that during the year the Bundesver will be able to obtain new Germany defense industry. This proposal first sounded in the spring, but the German government did not approve of the BMP transfer. Marder infantry fighting vehicles were manufactured in Germany in the 1970s and 1980s.
In 1988, the program of modernization of these machines began, the purpose of which is to ensure their invulnerability to the Soviet competitor-BMP-2. The machine is able to carry a landing of seven people, its crew - three people. The BMP is equipped with a thermal imaginary sight, a 20 mm automatic gun and, depending on the modification, one or two machine guns and Milan PTRC. It should be noted that in Germany it is not the first time the proposal to pass to Ukraine BMP Marder.
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