Many of you pointed out, that the Soviet troops stationed in Hungary would have prevented the conflict.
In my opinion, as long as Hungary doesn't leave the Warsaw Pact, the Soviets wouldn't care so much, since they are already occupied with their perestroika and glasnost.
Furthermore, if the Hungarians initially declare their goals to be only topping the Romanian regime, stopping the village destructions and maybe achieving some autonomy for the Hungarian-populated areas, then the Soviet interference is even less likely.
In 1988, the Hungarian People's Army's peacetime strength was 106 800 soldiers. It had 13 gunner, 4 tank and 4 artillery brigades, it had 4 anti-tank artillery, 7 technical and 3 signal regiments. Furthermore it had 1 operational-combat rocket brigade, 3 combat rocket departments, 4 recon and 1 airborne stormtrooper battalions. It also had 1 radio-technical brigade, 11 anti-air artillery and rocket regiments and 1 assault helicopter regiment. Besides these, there were also numerous news, electronic combat, anti-chemical, supply, maintenace, transport, etc. units and sub-units and many supply, research, training-learning facilities as well.
At the armies disposal, there were 113 jets, 1435 tanks, 2310 AFVs, 27 artillery rocket launchers, 1750 field artillery, 270 anti-tank artillery, ~500 anti-air weapons (artillery and rocket) and ~50 self-propelled bridge-launchers.
In my opinion, as long as Hungary doesn't leave the Warsaw Pact, the Soviets wouldn't care so much, since they are already occupied with their perestroika and glasnost.
Furthermore, if the Hungarians initially declare their goals to be only topping the Romanian regime, stopping the village destructions and maybe achieving some autonomy for the Hungarian-populated areas, then the Soviet interference is even less likely.
In 1988, the Hungarian People's Army's peacetime strength was 106 800 soldiers. It had 13 gunner, 4 tank and 4 artillery brigades, it had 4 anti-tank artillery, 7 technical and 3 signal regiments. Furthermore it had 1 operational-combat rocket brigade, 3 combat rocket departments, 4 recon and 1 airborne stormtrooper battalions. It also had 1 radio-technical brigade, 11 anti-air artillery and rocket regiments and 1 assault helicopter regiment. Besides these, there were also numerous news, electronic combat, anti-chemical, supply, maintenace, transport, etc. units and sub-units and many supply, research, training-learning facilities as well.
At the armies disposal, there were 113 jets, 1435 tanks, 2310 AFVs, 27 artillery rocket launchers, 1750 field artillery, 270 anti-tank artillery, ~500 anti-air weapons (artillery and rocket) and ~50 self-propelled bridge-launchers.