East-Germany operated an unknown number of ASU-85’s
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Central picture Schneider 24.10.1965 Autumn manoeuvre “October storm” field parade on 24.10.1965 in Erfurt. The joint tank regiment of the USSR, CSSR and GDR symbolically demonstrates the strength and unity of the armies of the Warsaw Pact states.
The table of all Soviet exports to both Germanies:
Soviet exports to both Germanies
Transfers of major conventional arms from Soviet Union to East Germany (GDR) Germany . Deals with deliveries or orders made for year range '1952' to '1989'
A '?' in a column indicates uncertain data. The 'Number delivered' and the 'Year(s) of deliveries' refer only to deliveries in the selected year(s).
An empty field for 'Number ordered' indicates that data is not yet available.
SIPRI trend-indicator values (TIVs) are in millions.
An empty field for 'SIPRI TIV for total order' indicates that data (on the number ordered and/or the TIV per unit) is not available.
A '0' for 'SIPRI TIV of delivered weapons' indicates that the volume of deliveries is between 0 and 0.5 million SIPRI TIV; and an empty field indicates that no deliveries have been identified.
Figures may not add up to stated totals due to the conventions of rounding.
For the method used for the SIPRI TIV and explanations of the conventions; abbreviations and acronyms see <https://www.sipri.org/databases/armstransfers/sources-and-methods>.
Source: SIPRI Arms Transfers Database (c) SIPRI.
Data generated: 22 Aug 2024 7:43:21 PM
Recipient
Supplier
Year of order
Number ordered
Weapon designation
Weapon description
Number delivered
Year(s) of delivery
status
Comments
SIPRI TIV per unit
SIPRI TIV for total order
SIPRI TIV of delivered weapons
East Germany (GDR)
Soviet Union
1964
?
362
?
BTS
ARV
362
?
1965; 1966; 1967; 1968; 1969
New
Supplier and designation uncertain (reported as T-55T and T-55TK; possibly VT-55 ARV from Czechoslovakia)
1
362
362
East Germany (GDR)
Soviet Union
1970
?
10
?
MTU-20
armoured bridgelayer
10
?
1970; 1971
New
0.85
8.5
8.5
East Germany (GDR)
Soviet Union
1971
?
48
?
BRDM-2
tank destroyer
48
?
1971; 1972
New
9P110 version (with AT-2 missiles)
0.8
38.4
38.4
East Germany (GDR)
Soviet Union
1973
?
169
?
BRDM-2
tank destroyer
169
?
1973; 1974; 1975; 1976
New
9P133 version (with AT-3 missiles)
0.8
135.2
135.2
East Germany (GDR)
Soviet Union
1978
?
24
?
BTR-60P
APC
24
?
1979; 1980; 1981; 1982; 1983; 1984
New
BTR-60PU-12 CP version; part of 24 SA-9/9K31 SAM batteries
The image you have iirc is a Czech or hungarian gripen taken during flight. Here is the actual Gripen being flown by a swedish pilot at the time in Switzerland with a Swiss pilot in the backseat.
I mean, based on the fact that Sweden got the Mi-28 because there was a swedish pilot in the back while a russian was piloting it
This is def premium potential