The German intelligence service is the Bundesnachrichtendienst.

German Federal Police

The Federal Police are similar to both the US FBI and Border Patrol (with the ATF and INS thrown in for good measure.  They also have their own special force:

 GSG9 - SAS Table - This is a civilian police unit. Members must first serve a term in State/Local police before joining. (Delete Heavy Weapons skills from subsequent term list)

Heer (Army)

 Basic Training: Army basic is as follows:

• Small Arms 2
• Melee Combat 1
• Swimming 1
• Wheeled Vehicle 1
• Thrown Weapon 1

 Fernpaetruppen are Long Range Reconnaissance Troops.

 Fallschirmjaeger are Airborne Infantry, with an added antitank rolethey use special light antitank missile armed vehicles, deployed by helicopter.

 Civilians may join "Heimatschutztruppen" (as U.S. National Guardsee "Reserves", Page 4).

 Civilians may also join the "Home Guard"see "Reservists".

 ISSUE EQUIPMENT

 Note: Issue of the G11 Submachine Gun is a dead issue.

• G50 Assault Rifle (new first-line weapon)
• PSG1 Sniper Rifle
• HKCAW Shotgun
• MG3 Machine Gun
• P7M13 Pistol
• Leopard II Main Battle Tank
• Luchs Armored Car
• Marder Infantry Combat Vehicle
• Cobra Attack Helicopter
• Puma Cargo Helicopter

 Special Forces:.

• Fernspaehtruppen - LRRP Table
• Fallschirmjaeger - Airborne - (Add Infantry Heavy Weapons to First Term skills, Tracked Vehicle to subsequent term skills.  The Fallschirmjaeger are the German’s primary intervention force in places like Kosovo and Bosnia.

 Gebirgsjaeger - Mountain Inf.

 BUNDESLUFTWAFFE

 Aircraft Used

• FighterF4
• ReconF104
• AttackF104, Alphajet
• StrikeTornado
• BomberRoll Again
• TransportC130

 BUNDESKRIEGSMARINE

 Naval aviation rotary wing and landbased patrol craft only.

 Pilots receive Pilot:5 instead of 6. When rolling on Aircraft table, treat Strike and Attack results as Tornado, recon and EW as Atlantique, all others as helicopter pilot.

 Diesel-Electric submarines only - no nuclear power.

 No Seabees

 Prior Conflicts:

 The Bundeswehr saw its first action outside of Germany in the mid-nineties, on peacekeeping duty in the Balkans.

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