G36 Rifle have no future with the German military...

via TFB

Germany’s military will have to find a replacement for the current G36 assault rifle, according to Defense Minister Ursula von der Leyen. Special Forces troops are to receive new weapons immediately.
Germany’s military was likely to get a replacement for Heckler & Koch’s G36 rifles after Defense Minister Ursula von der Leyen declared on Wednesday that the weapon had “no future in the German army in its current state of construction.”
The Defense Ministry would now work towards replacing the gun as soon as possible, von der Leyen said after she met with representatives of the parliamentary Defense Commission in Berlin.

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I find this amazing.

I've read over and over how the G36 is superior to the M16A4.  I've had to listen to people drone on and on about how the G36 should replace the American weapon.

And now this.

The funny thing?  They're probably gonna buy HK416's...so in essence they're buying the M16 family of weapons.