The Soviet Airborne Invasion of Ireland (Revisited) So after a four year hiatus, I brought back my Russian airborne invasion of the Irish Republic "Cold War Gone Hot" scenario at a local convention as I am planning to run the game at "Little Wars" next month. The map had a couple of changes. I replaced a field with a pub building and improved the secondary roads. My research on the Irish military relies upon Adrian J. English's book, Irish Army Orders of Battle: 1923-2004, and provides a breakdown of unit organization, weapons, and the location of forces. (Unfortunately, the book needs to be edited for typos). Back in 2022, I play-tested the scenario with friends (and the Irish didn't do well) before running the scenario at a wargaming convention that May, and the Irish won all three times! The rule set used was "Force on Force, Modern Wargaming Rules" (Cold War Goes Hot). In the summer of 1982, Soviet Airborne troops (or VDV: Vozdus...