Germany affords the most expensive infantry fighting vehicle in the world. The Puma fails once more and once more because it is too complicated. This is also the fault of those who are now complaining to the armaments industry: politicians and the Bundeswehr leadership.
The question of how the Puma is supposed to survive a tough battle has been posed for a long time.
Four days before the German Bundeswehr once once more became a breakdown army on December 16, General Björn Schulz tried to hold out slogans. The commander of the armored personnel carrier school in Munster sat with soldiers and pondered the most expensive infantry fighting vehicle in the world. The Puma, said Schulz, has its shortcomings. But they let themselves be controlled. The tank is ready for action and fit for war, everything will be fine. That’s what soldiers say.