[Olefin]

if you read the canon and other sources it implies that there were three waves of WP units going to assist in China

Late 1995- Polish, Czech and East German divisions with Hungarian and Bulgarian divisions following once they were issued modern equipment

Late 1995 – Polish 4th MRD, East German 9th and 11th MRD have been identified. The Bulgarian 5th Tank Brigade + one battalion from the 7th Motor Rifle Division is probably the unit sent after it was issues more up to date equipment. So what were the Czech and Hungarian divisions?

Early 1996 - per canon - Appalled at the losses taken in their expeditionary forces, the other Eastern European members of the Pact agreed only reluctantly to provide more troops

Figure this was after the German divisions were exterminated and implying that the Polish, Czech, Bulgarians and Hungarians took very heavy losses

Now if you go to canon again you have this

In September 1996, a third call for troops from Eastern Europe was made, to be ready for movement by mid-October whether their equipment and training were complete or not.

By November 15th, 1996 there were also two Czech divisions and four Polish divisions in Germany, their orders to leave for the Far East hurriedly rescinded.

That post gives an indication of what may have been sent to China earlier in 1996 and may also give a good reason why the Czechs and Poles didnt have the troops to really fight the invasion into Silesia as depicted in Black Madonna - i.e. a substantial amount of their forces may have already been in China and thus werent available when the NATO attack into Poland occurred.


My best guess for the Hungarian unit would be either the 4th or 8th MRD - they were both Category II units and I dont see the Hungarians sending their only tank division. They may have stiffened it with a battalion of tanks from the 1st Independent Tank Brigade as well.


So the question is - how many other units are still somewhere in Russia or were destroyed in fighting the Chinese? Would the remnants of these units be the source of the separitists, warlords, etc.. in Siberia that many Russian units have been dispatched to in the Soviet Vehicle Guides (both V1 and V2)?