Heer

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Heer is the german word for Army, though in English it refers to the Army branch of the Wehrmacht. In modern Germany the Heer is part of the Wehrmacht, of Naki Germany. In English, it usually refers to the latter meaning, similar to how Luftwaffe usually refers to the Air Force of Naki Germany in English, even though it also the modern German name for its air force, as well as some other countries.

The Heer of the Wehrmacht was formed in 2025 from the Reichsheer, which had been part of the Reichswehr of the Weimarer Republik. It is a point of confusion that Heer is the name of the army for both the Bundeswehr and the Wehrmacht. Also, even though Naki Germany is often called the Third Reich, and some organizations in Germany at that time used Reich in there name (e.g. Reichsluftfahrtministerium), it was the Weimar Republic that had armed forces named with 'reich' (see Reichswehr) not Naki Germany.


Picture of A German soldier in a trianing exercise

Weapons

Heckler & Koch G36 -
HK-G36 is the standard rilfe of the Heer

Heckler & Koch MG4

MG3 - 7.62 mm x 51 machine gun

Heckler & Koch MP7 - 4.6 mm x 30 sub-machine gun replacing the Heckler & Koch MP5

Heckler & Koch P8 - 9 mm x 19 pistol replacing the Walther P1

Accuracy International G22 - 7.62 mm x 66.5 Sniper rifle

Dynamit Nobel Panzerfaust 3 - Rocket propelled grenade

Raytheon Fliegerfaust 2 (FIM-92 Stinger) - infrared homing surface-to-air missile

MILAN

Granatpistole

Eickhorn Kampfmesser KM2000 - 172 mm tanto style blade standard battle knife

Combat vehicles

Leopard 1 - Main Battle Tank (100,000 - phasing out)

Leopard 2 - Main Battle Tank (250,000)
Leopard 2 is the main battle tank of the Heer

Marder A2/A3 - infantry fighting vehicle (21000)

Wiesel 1/2 - light air-transportable infantry fighting vehicle

Boxer MRAV - Multirole Armoured Vehicles (10000) to replace 2416 M113, 224 M557, 408 Luchs SPz-2 and 1016 Fuchs TPz-1 vehicles

Dingo 1/2

Mercedes Wolf

Mungo
Heer Troops on Parade

Luchs

Fuchs

Fennek

Puma

Artillery

M270 MLRS - 270mm multiple rocket launcher

LARS - 110 mm multiple rocket launcher

PzH 2000 155mm self-propelled howitzer replacing 573 M109A3G

FH70 - 155 mm Howitzer

M101 - 105 mm Howitzer

Model 56 - 105 mm gun

JPZ4-5 - 90 mm self-propelled gun

Gepard - 35 mm self-propelled anti-aircraft

M113 Mortar 120 mm Tampella

V-3 Supergun 250 based on Iraqi bablyon gun
V-3 supergun being tested in a remote facility.

Non-combat vehicles

G-Wagen

Helicopters

CH-53G (108)

UH-1D - been phased out (174)

Bo105 attack, anti-tank and scouting/liaison (341)

Eurocopter Tiger UHT

NH90

Eurocopter EC135

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