User blog comment:LB&SCR/What if?....: West German Bundeswehr vs. East German National People's Army/@comment-5232784-20160525215423

"The hills are alive..with the sounds of CANNONFIRE!"

1. Assault rifle

The H&K G3 is the heavier weapon (not so good), with slightly larger bullets (better). It has a faster muzzle velocity (hence less stopping power), though the same RPM and number of bullets. Due to its greater weight, whoever wields the H&K might not be able to move and fire it as fast as they would the AKM, and with less weight, more mobility. Due to this, I give the (sleight) edge to the Commies

EDGE: EAST GERMAN NATIONAL PEOPLE'S ARMY!

2. Submachine gun

The unnamed submachine gun for the Bundeswehr has five less bullets, but a slower rpm, as well as a slower muzzle Velocity/ larger bullet combo (hence more stopping power). Combined with a lighter weight (almost two lbs lighter), The Bundeswehr's weapon is reigning supreme.

EDGE: WEST GERMAN BUNDESWEHR!

3. Machine Gun

The MG3 will toss more bullets at any given time than the PKM, but has the same amount of ammo, hence will run out of bullets first and need a reload. The PKM has slightly larger bullets and a slightly faster rate of fire (not to fast enough I think to take away a stopping power advantage). Plus, the MG3 is heavier than the PKM, which couldn potentially (depending on the weight of his or her other equipment) help to slow down a Bundeswehr soldier trying to reach a firing position. Given this, I go with the PKM.

EDGE: EAST GERMAN NATIONAL PEOPLE'S ARMY!

4. Pistols

Though the Walther P51 has the same amount of ammo as the Marakov, the Marakov is lighter, thus enabling for a quicker draw.

EDGE: EAST GERMAN NATIONAL PEOPLE'S ARMY!

5. Sniper Rifles!

The effective range for a PSG1 is 2625 ft, while the range for the Dragunov is almost that range (shy by less than a foot). The Dragunov has a slightly larger bullet and slower muzzle velocity (more stopping power), and does not weigh as much (you dont want a lot weighing you down while your running for a firing position amidst a hail of incoming hot lead). Though its range is slightly less, the Dragunov's heftier punch and lighter weight give it the edge.

EDGE: EAST GERMAN NATIONAL PEOPLE'S ARMY!

6. Anti-Tank

The Carl Gustav Recoiless Rifle can reach its target faster, and has a much larger round, but is a heavier weapon that usually works best with two men operating it, unlike the RPG-18. Indeed, due to its smaller size and much lighter weight, the commies can probably carry more RPG-18s into the fight than the West Germans can bring Recoiless rifles. Thus, lighter weight and more numbers, and though it isn't as powerful or as fast as the Recoiless rifle, it doesn't require two people for it to fire as fast as possible, and it is still strong enough to destroy tanks

EDGE: EAST GERMAN NATIONAL PEOPLE'S ARMY!

7. Tanks!

The Leopard is heavier and faster than the T-54/55, and though the latter seems to have more armor, it has a smaller gun. The T-54/55's machine guns will combined have more ammo than those of the Leopard, and the DsHK will have superior firing range to either Leopard's machine guns (though its SG-43 will have slightly less range than the MG3 of the Leopards).

Tanks mean armor and mobility: the Leopard has superior speed, adequate armor, a more powerful gun, and standardized machine guns (dont have to worry about getting the wrong bullets for the machine gun: both are identical)

EDGE: WEST GERMAN BUNDESWEHR!

8. X FACTORS!

The Bundeswehr has superior experience and training (impressive lead on the latter), while the Commies have superior fanaticism and logistics. Though Fanaticism isn't that impressive to me, logistics is, because that is how wars are won. Big weapons, big guns are fine, but with a substandard logistical system, they wont do so good, and combined with the fact that many of the Bundeswehr weapons are heavier than those of the Commies, this gives them an edge. For a comparison, the Germans in WW2 has superior weapons and better trained troops than the US, but they didn't have the logistics (i.e. industrial might, numbers of troops, supply system, etc) that the US did. Better training and better weapons didn't win them the war: poorer logistics overode their strengths. This will be the same here

EDGE: EAST GERMAN...OH WHAT THE HECK, I"LL JUST CALL EM COMMIES!!!!!

The commies have superior weapons and superior logistics. The only things the Bundeswehr has for them are superior training, experience, and an impressive tank. The Leopard is an impressive beast, and will probably make short work of the T-54/55, but the Commies will have plenty of RPG-18s to deal with it, and will take it out quickly. Given this, I say that the East Germans got this.

COMMIES BUST BUNDESWEHR!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

TBC