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Table 1: NATO Entitlements, Holdings and Proposed National Ceilings (NCs)
| NATO Entitlement (1990) <1> | NATO+3 Entitlement <2> | NATO+3 Proposed NCs | NATO+3 Holdings <3> | |
| Tanks | 20,000 | 22,664 | 19,096 | 16,540 |
| Artillery | 20,000 | 21,503 | 19,529 | 16,403 |
| ACVs | 30,000 | 35,039 | 31,787 | 25,185 |
| Helicopters | 2,000 | 2,288 | 2,269 | 1,367 |
| Combat Aircraft | 6,800 | 7,532 | 7,273 | 4,587 |
| Total | 78,800 | 89,026 | 80,472 | 64,091 |
Back to storyNotes:
1. Refers to the amount of TLE the original treaty authorized the alliance.
2. Refers to the alliance with the additon of Poland, Czech Republic and Hungary.
3. Holdings reported as of January 1, 1999.
Source: C. Dorn Crawford, "Conventional Armed Forces in Europe (CFE): A Review and Update of Key Treaty Elements," Washington, DC: ACDA, January 1999.
Table 2: U.S. Original Entitlements, Proposed National Ceilings (NCs), Reduction and Current Holdings
| Original Entitlement | Proposed NC | Entitlement Reduction | Current Holdings | |
| Tanks | 4,006 | 1,812 | 2,194 | 846 |
| Artillery | 2,742 | 1,553 | 1,189 | 558 |
| ACVs | 5,152 | 3,037 | 2,115 | 1,704 |
| Total | 11,900 | 6,402 | 5,498 | 3,108 |
Source: C. Dorn Crawford, "Conventional Armed Forces in Europe (CFE): A Review and Update of Key Treaty Elements," Washington, DC: ACDA, January 1999.Back to story
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