Annex 1
Main Equipment of the NVA-West and East German Accounting Differences

Type of Equipment

GDR listing

FRG listing

Difference

Remarks

Tanks -- -- -- --

MBT T-72

549

551

+ 2

FRG numbers vary*

MBT T-55/T-55A

1,480

1,589

+ 109

FRG numbers vary, partially explained

MBT T-54

193

198

+ 5

FRG numbers vary

Armored and Armed Vehicles

--
--
--
--

 AFV BMP-1

1,112

1,133

+ 21

FRG numbers vary

AFV BMP-2

24

24

--
--

APC SPW 40P

299

--
--
--

APC SPW 40P2

1,579

1,158

- 421

FRG numbers vary, partially explained

APC SPW 50 PK

199

154

- 45

partially explained

APC SPW 60 PA/PB

1,468

1,455

- 11

FRG numbers vary

APC SPW 70

1,266

1,254

- 12  

--

APC SPW 152 W1/K

759

717

 - 42

FRG numbers vary

AFV PT 76

120

142

+ 22

 FRG numbers vary  

ARV BRM1 K

15

10

- 5

FRG numbers vary  

Arm. multi-purpose veh. MT-LB

529

--
--
--

Artillery Systems

--
--
--
--

Cannon 85mm

225

180

- 45

--

Cannon 100mm

267

 255

- 12

--

Cannon 130mm

175

137

- 38

--

Howitzer 122mm M-30

407

405

- 2

FRG numbers vary

Howitzer 122mm D-30

395

394

- 1

FRG numbers vary

Howitzer cannon 152 mm D-20

137

 137

--
--

SPH SFL 2S1 122mm

374

 372

- 2

 FRG numbers vary

SPH SFL 2S3 152mm

96

95

 - 1

--

Rocket launcher RM-70

265

261

 - 4

FRG numbers vary

Rocket launcher BM-21

58

 59

 + 1

--

Missile launcher LUNA

48

 69

+ 21

--

Missile launcher Totschka

8
--
--
--

 Missile launcher SS-23

---

---

 four with 24 msl

Msl transport vehicle Totschka

26

--
--
--

Msl transport vehicle LUNA M

94

--
--
--

Grenade launcher 82mm

491

479

 - 12

--

Grenade launcher 120mm/SANI

291

296

+ 5

FRG numbers vary

Air-Defense Systems

--
--
--
--

Launcher SM-65 Dwina eight complexes

48

--
--
--

Launcher SM-90 Wolchow 30 complexes

174

--
--
--

Launcher 5P71/73 Newa ten complexes

40

--
--
--

Launcher 5P72 S-200 two complexes

24

--
--
--

Launcher 5P85 S-300 one complex

12

--
--
--

Launcher 'Krug'

42

--
--
--

Launcher 'Kub'

107

--
--
--

Launcher 'OSA-AK'

41

--
--
--

Msl transport vehicle 'Krug'

240

--
--
--

Msl transport vehicle 'Kub'

219

--
--
--

Msl transport vehicle 'OSA-AK'

42

--
--
--

Portable SAM - Strela-2

1,896

--
--
--

Portable SAM IGLA

75

 75

--
--

ZU 23 mm twin AD-gun

924

--
--
--

ZSU 23/4 Schilka AD-gun

128

99

 - 29

--

Anti-Tank Systems

--
--
--
--

AT missile launch vehicle 9P110

48

--
--
--

AT missile launch vehicle 9P122

54

50

 - 4

--

AT missile launch vehicle 9 P133

156

 169

+ 13

--

AT missile launch vehicle 9P148

52

48

 - 4

--

AT missile launcher for FAGOT

419

393

 - 28

--

AT missile launcher for METIS

31

 20

- 11

--

Light Arms

--
--
--
--

Machine guns

42,526

40,991

- 1,535

--

Sniper rifles

1,749

1,509

- 240

only once listed by FRG

Submachine gun 7.62mm AK-47

705,032

731,050

+ 25,988

FRG numbers vary

Submachine gun 5.45 mm AK-74

163,039

16,3039

--
--

Pistol 9mm

267,125

270,681

+ 3,556

difference caused by FRG

Automatic rifle

3,518

3,862

+ 344

--

Automatic grenade launcher AGS-17

184

 173

 - 11

--

SPG-9 heavy assault weapon

862

n.a.

--
--

Light assault weapons LAW 40mm RPG-7

26,526

26,346

- 180  

--

LAW RPG-18

 n.a.

 n.a.

--
--

Helicopters

--
--
--
--

Mi-24 attack helicopter

51

51

--
--

Mi-8 TB armed helicopter (see below)

36

n.a.

--
--

Mi-14 PL special helicopter (Haze)

8

 8

--
--

Mi-14 BT special helicopter (Haze)

6

6

--
--

Mi-9 special helicopter

8

8

--
--

Mi-2 transport helicopter

25

 25

--
--

Mi-8 transport helicopter

 54

93

 + 3

FRG counts all Mi-8 here

Aircraft

--
--
--
--

Mig-21

251

251

--
--

Mig-23

47

45

 - 2

difference explained

Mig-29

24

 24

--
--

Mig-23 BN

18

 18

--
--

SU-22

54

54

--
--

L-39 training aircraft

52

 52

--
--

AN-2 transport aircraft

18

 n.a.

--
--

AN-26 transport aircraft

12

12

--
--

L-410 transport aircraft

12

 12

--
--

TU-134 transport aircraft

3

 3

--
--

TU-154 transport aircraft

2

 2

--
--

IL-62 transport aircraft

3

 3

--
--

Z-43 aircraft

12

n.a.

--
--

Naval Weapon Systems

--
--
--
--

Koni Class frigate (1159)

3

3

--
--

OSA missile corvette (205)

12

 12

--
--

Tarantul missile corvette (1241)

5

 5

--
--

Balcom 10 missile boats (151)

1

3

 + 2

difference explained  

Kondor I minesweeper/patrol boats

1

--

 + 1

difference explained

Kondor II minesweeper (89.2)

20

 20

--
--

Kondor I reconnaissance/intl.(65.2)

2

2

--
--

Parchim Class Coastal Patrol (133.1)

16

16

--
--

Libelle Class (light torp. boat)(133.4)

--
--
--
--

FROSCH I Landing ship (108)

12

12

--
--

FROSCH II replenishment ship (109)

2

 2

--

renamed as msl boat by BW

DARSS replenishment ships (602)

5

5

--
--

Mob. msl launchers for coastal def.

10

--
--
--

Harbor tugs

5

--
--
--

Class 414 harbor tugs

3

--
--
--

Gustav Königs-Class harbor tanker

2

--
--
--

Ohre Class accommodation ship

6

--
--
--

* Indicates that at different times, different figures for the holdings of this item have been given by the Bundeswehr.

Sources: Deutscher Bundestag, Document 12/2026, 1992, Annex 1; Deutscher Bundestag, Document 12/1820, 1991; Wehrdienst 41/1993, p.4; Ministerium für Abrüstung und Verteidigung (der DDR), 1990 (author's archive). Where no figure for the Bundeswehr accounting system is listed, the author could not find one.

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