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OBERVELD - LEUCHTFEUER

DEFENCE CONSIDERING PERSONNEL CARRIER OPTIONS
 
Defence Ministry, January 16, 5633: After incoming  Team Liberaldemokraten (TLD) Defence Minister Maximillian von Kluge met with the Chief of Staff of Oberkommando Bundeswehr (OKB) and their budget aides concerning adjustment priorities, ODERVELD – LEUCHTFEUER asked the Defence Minister what immediate changes were anticipated, and von Kluge replied:
 

Our panzer grenadier battalions and reconnaissance companies are employing quite a wide variety of armored personnel carriers and infantry fighting vehicles from various sources, most notably Pfeilspitze, Fuchstal Elektrisch, and Bundeskonstruction as well as some from Artanian Defense Group.
 
Most motorized infantry battalions have Dinkelacher Bruder trucks for transport which greatly simplifies repair, maintenance and for that matter replacement.  We are looking into standardizing panzer grenadier battalions and reconnaissance companies in this regard for that reason as well. OKB’s Ableitung II will be working with Oberkommando Heer on a recommendation which we expect fairly soon this year.
 
Since this is not a priority that will cost us such beyond staff time, OKB’s Ableitung II personnel will be initiating a study of our missile defense system in conjunction with Okerkommando Luftwaffe (OKL).

 
Asked by ODERVELD – LEUCHTFEUER if the governing coalition was likely to last awhile, the Defence Minister replied:
 

Believe it will last at least for this election cycle. International trade agreements have the votes with or without the entire coalition..  The most contentious domestic issues for TLD are nationalizing and over regulation. Such measures could pass without our votes, and as long as we can vote as we prefer, we will not be withdrawing should they pass. Our requirement to enter was no ban on religion and that is holding.
 
If similar distribution occurs after next election, TLD is not averse to a continuation.