Khanzeer
Banned
Very true but not all wars need to ww2 style wars of attritionMost assuradly they could.. Just absorbing Mongolia would do that.
Problem is the soviets would have to do the fighting. There isn't that many Mongolians to fight the Chinese.
Even today there is only 3 million Mongolians and kilometer after kilometer of step land.
Whilst there are millions of Chinese.
So any war is Soviet backed, run and fought.
So if your looking for a full on Soviet vs China was.. That's a good start along with the other disputes
A smaller more mobile technologically advanced mongol army could be significant threat to Chinese esp in the 60s 70s when their own armed forces were lagging behind and China was in midst of cultural revolution.
A smaller leaner Mongolian army and airforce can annihilate a few Chinese units in border clashes raising their prestige and shake Chinese confidence
Furthermore a fellow communist country accusing China of imperialist designs will further tarnish China image in the eyes of the world
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