Welcome to the Deutsche Demokratische Republik!*
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East Germany lack of economic stability made it*
impossible for it to purchase large amounts of*
new weapon systems from the Soviet Union.*
Consequently, 'big-ticket' items such as the T-62,*
T-72 and BMP-2 are relatively rare.*
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The main battle tank of the Nationale Volksarmee*
was the T-55.  There was a high upgrade culture*
centered around it, especially in the 1980īs.*
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The T-72, for example, was just available in*
batallion size when the Berlin Wall came down,*
and this batallion was to support the Border*
Guards in case of a western attack.*
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The T-55 is the principal Tank, and the SPW-152*
is the principal APC.*
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