I agree that most former DDR troops would retain their Soviet/Pact-made weapons. I wonder how the Germans would handle weapons logistics for mixed/merged units combining West and former East German troops.
As for G11 ammo, I'm sure that the Germans would have manufactured millions of rounds before the nuclear strikes/TDM effectively shut down their advanced munitions factories. However, modern armies go through ammo like it's toilet paper. I can't remember the exact figure but the U.S. army expended like 10,000 rounds of small arms ammo for every confirmed VC/NVA KIA. To some degree, modern western armies have improved this ratio (and you can make wisecracks about American marksmanship) but the fact remains that caseless ammo for the G11 would be used up at a frantic rate and, by 2000, there would be very little, if any, left. Nearly all German troops would be using G3s, G41s, and AKs.
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