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A torsion free abelian group of finite rank is called almost completely decomposable if it has a completely decomposable subgroup of finite index. A p-local, p-reduced almost completely decomposable group of type (1,2) is briefly called a (1,2)-group. Almost completely decomposable groups can be represented by matrices over the ring Z/hZ, where h is the exponent of the regulator quotient. This particular choice of representation allows for a better investigation of the decomposability of the group. Arnold and Dugas showed in several of their works that (1,2)-groups with regulator quotient of exponent at least p^7 allow infinitely many isomorphism types of indecomposable groups. It is not known if the exponent 7 is minimal. In this dissertation, this problem is addressed.