Afghanistan - Germany's contingent (56k be gone) !!!

[He219]

A German Bundeswehr army soldier of ISAF forces monitors an area during a CIMIC (Civil Military Cooperation) mission in the outskirts of Masar-i-Sharif, north of Kabul, September 18, 2008

[He219]

An Afghan boy waves as German ISAF soldiers patrol as they sit atop armored vehicles called Mungos, on the outskirts of Kunduz, northern Afghanistan, Friday, Sept. 19, 2008

German ISAF soldiers patrol atop armored vehicles called 'Mungos' on the outskirts of Kunduz, northern Afghanistan, Friday, Sept. 19, 2008. The German Army has about 3,300 troops serving under NATO-led International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) command in northern Afghanistan.

A German ISAF soldier, left, talks to Afghan National policemen during a patrol tin the town of Taloqan, near Kunduz, northern Afghanistan, Thursday, Sept. 18, 2008. The German Army has about 3,300 troops serving under NATO-led International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) command in northern Afghanistan.

A German Bundeswehr army CH-53 helicopter of the International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) flys in a valley on its way to the camp in Feyzabad, north of Kabul, September 19, 2008

A German Bundeswehr army CH-53 helicopter of the International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) lands at the helipad of the camp in Feyzabad, north of Kabul, September 19, 2008.

German Bundeswehr army soldiers of the International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) walk to a CH-53 helicopter for a mission in Feyzabad, north of Kabul, September 19, 2008.

[seventy6er]

Great pics, He. Thx for sharing!

I thought the Mungos were brought back to Germany cause the Mungos proved incapable of sustaining the harsh terrain and road conditions of Afghanistan? Any info on upgrades etc.??

[variable]

Cool paintjob on the Mungos Must be new.

[variable]

Besides, what's going on with the CH53s? They were supposed to get .50 cals like half a year ago. How come they are nowhere to be seen?

[b0sco]

Good stuff!



Any chance of getting a high-res on this one? :o

[Murmelmann]

That's no official policy and has never been. Indeed it has been claimed by "The Sun" and other publications of the same league to make us look even more bad than we are.

Isn't it true for at least our CH 53s? I think I can remember something like that being said by a Norwegian officer from the QRF some months ago.

[Tim292]

No, it's not.
It has been claimed during Harekate Yolo II, when the CH53s returned to MES during the night for technical checkups and service and thus where not availible to support ground operations. There was no FARP set up during the operation, so the helicopters had to fly to MES.
The reason for the helicopters returning to MES at night was not generally known to the ground troops, which later led to frustration and the claim that German helicopters were not allowed to fly after dark in general. That claim has been proven wrong in the past.

Still, the overall availibility of the choppers is anything but good.

[Mackie]

Still, the overall availibility of the choppers is anything but good.

Right.
6 CH-53GSX available in Sep 2009
First of 40 planned GA versions planned in 2010.

Afghansitan war began in 2001 - 8 years and no tactical helicopters in reserve. sad

[Mackie]

Great pics, He. Thx for sharing!

I thought the Mungos were brought back to Germany cause the Mungos proved incapable of sustaining the harsh terrain and road conditions of Afghanistan? Any info on upgrades etc.??

Wikipedia

Looks fixable. Some dimension x 1,5

[He219]

Residents in a village listen to German Bundeswehr army soldiers of the International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) and part of a Mobile Observation and Liaison Team (MOLT) during their mission about 25 km (16 miles) southeast of Feyzabad, north of Kabul, September 22, 2008.

: A German Bundeswehr army soldier of the International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) and an Afghan National Army soldier monitor the area during a joint patrol in Feyzabad, north of Kabul, September 21, 2008.

: German Bundeswehr army soldiers of the International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) take a rest during a joint patrol with Afghan National army soldiers in the mountains near Feyzabad, north of Kabul, September 21, 2008.

Nice Hagglunds ..

German Bundeswehr army soldiers of the International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) patrol monitor an area during a break southeast of Feyzabad, north of Kabul, September 22, 2008.

A donkey hinders the way for ISAF soldiers of the German Federal Armed Forces (Bundeswehr) patrolling on top of armored vehicles called 'Mungos' on the outskirts of Kunduz, northern Afghanistan, Monday, Sept. 22, 2008

A German Air Force military aircraft Transall C-160 prepares to land at the airfield of the German camp in the outskirts of Kunduz, northern Afghanistan, Tuesday, Sept. 23, 2008. A suicide bomber exploded himself when a convoy of German Federal Armed Forces (Bundeswehr) soldiers left the camp in Kunduz for a patrol. None of the soldiers got hurt.

[naivi]

wow nice sinkrate of the transall

[seventy6er]

Isn't that called the Sarajevo landing or sth.??

[nickless]

Sarajevo landing or Sarajevo approach, yes:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2cL8MmsBcY

[Jarhead]