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There is no mention of Cuba in either v1 or 2, taking part in an invasion of the US. Its certainly a possibility for a Florida invasion.

In real life, the Cuban Navy has two ex-Soviet Polnocny-class ambpibious warfare ships, total lift is 200 soldiers each or 180 tons of cargo (5 MBTs). The also had a 350 man naval infantry "battalion".

The Cuban Army, at the time, consisted of 125,000 personnel in 1 armored division, 3 motor rifle divisions, 6 infantry divisions and 1 airborne/special forces brigade. Another 190,000 personnel were in the reserves which would fill out the Regular Army as well as an additional 3 motor rifle and 12 infantry divisions.

Equipment wise they had some 60 T-62, 250 T-54/55 and 350-T-34 tanks, 100 Su-100 assault guns; some 100 BMP-1s and over 400 BTR-40/-60/-152 APCs. Artillery support tended towards the lighter calibers with some 1,200 76mm, 85mm, 122mm, 130mm and 152m guns/hows as well as 50 FROG-4 SSMs

The Cuban Air Force has some 16,000 personnel with over 250 combat aircraft:
1 FGA Sqn with 15 MiG-17; 3 FGA Sqns with 36 MiG-23BN.

16 Interceptor Sqns: 2 with 30 MiG-21D; 3 with 34 MiG-21PFM; 2 with 20 MiG-21PFMA; 8 with 100 MiG-21bis and 1 with 15 MiG-23E.

4 Transport Sqns with 16 Il-14, 35 An-2, 3 An-24, 22 An-26 and 4 Yak-40.

8 Helicopter Sqns with 60 Mi-4, 40 Mi-8 and 18 Mi-24D

In one of Harold Coyle's novels (Swordpoint I belive) he has a US invasion of Mexico and brings in the Nicaraguians to suppor the Mexican Army...hmmmm

Their Army had some 47,000 personnel in 3 armnd bns, 10 infantry bns, 3 artillery bns and supporting units. Equipment wise, they had M-4A3 and
T-54/55 tanks, as well as 12 BTR-60 APCs.

The Navy was strictly coastal patrol with 1 landing craft.

The Air Force had 1,500 men with 10 combat aircraft:
1 COIN Sqn w/3 T-33A, 3 T-28D and 4 SF-260
1 Transport Sqn w/1 C-212A, 1 Arava and 4 C-47
1 Helicopter Sqn w/2 OH-6A, 2 Alouette III and 2 Mi-8

Venezuela could also be tossed in.

Their Army had 27,500 personnel in 1 armd bde, 1 Para brigade, 1 Cavalry (horsed) battalion, 26 infantry bns, and 4 artillery groups. Equipment was mostly French and included 75 AMX-30 MBT, 40 AMX-13 tanks, 10 AMX-245, 12 M-8, 60 M-706E1 armored cars; 25 AMX-VCI, 100 V-100 APCs as well as a helicopter squadron with 1 Bell 206B and 7 UH01D/H

The Navy included 8,500 personnel. The VN had 4 LST, 1 LSM for troop lift
(1,203 men) and 4,000 Marines in 3 bns (LVTP-7 APCs)

The Venezuelan Air Force had 4,500 personnel with some 79 combat aircraft:
2 Light Bomber/Recon Sqns w/20 Canberra (12 B-82, 5 B(I)-82, 1 PR-83 and 2 T-84 versions).

1 FGA Sqn w/5 Mirage IIIEV, 5 Mirage 5V and 2 Mirage 5DV

2 Interceptor Squadrons: 1 with 14 CF-5A, 2 CF-5D; 1 with 16 Mirage IIIEV

2 Transport Sqns w/5 C-130H, 5 C-47, 7 C-123A and 2 G-222

1 Helicopter Sqn w/14 UH-1D/H

1 Para Bn (estimated strength was 500 men)

sources is the Military Balance 1983/84 and Warships of the World 1993