The list price of major end items, such as AFV, is a way of talking about value that is hard to equate to actual price. It’s hard to imagine players ever buying a tank, per se. The closest I can imagine to the actual marketing of a tank is players selling a working AFV to one of the Polish governments, like Krakow or the Margravy of Silesia. I suppose one can imagine salvaged vehicles being sold, too.
In any event, while there will be a relative glut of American fighting vehicles in the FRG following the departure of the OMEGA fleet, someone is going to own these vehicles—principally the Bundeswehr, but also some other groups. They are unlikely to sell these to player characters. It’s possible that the Germans might sell or swap some hardware to the British Army of the Rhine to facilitate the return of the BOAR to England (and thus the establishment of a pro-German government in the UK). However, the prices may or may not have any relation to the list price for character generation.
I suppose that a bandit group or folks doing salvage might offer American AFV to the Bundeswehr. The sudden (and very relative) abundance of American AFV might drive down the “price” (in kind, forgiveness of crimes, recognition of standing, etc.) the Bundeswehr is willing to pay. In this case, I suppose price has a value—provided the players have something they are interesting in selling. I still can’t imagine that the Bundeswehr is going to be willing to sell an AFV to player characters. The sale almost certainly has to go the other way.
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