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 "slug": "german-weapons-in-ukraine-reliability-under-fire-or-wartime-growing-pains",
 "title": "German Weapons in Ukraine: Consumption, Combat Data, and Industrial Feedback",
 "url": "https://www.grosswald.org/german-weapons-in-ukraine-reliability-under-fire-or-wartime-growing-pains/",
 "canonical": "https://www.grosswald.org/german-weapons-in-ukraine-reliability-under-fire-or-wartime-growing-pains/",
 "type": "article",
 "published": "2026-03-29T10:00:00.000+02:00",
 "updated": "2026-05-06T12:29:54.000+02:00",
 "excerpt": "The PzH 2000 and Leopard 2 struggle with consumption, not design. The Gepard, IRIS-T, and Skynex overperform. The real story is the combat data now driving every major German system in production.",
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  "dez-german-defense-zeitenwende",
  "ground-defense",
  "iamd-air-missile-defense"
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 "sources": [],
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