1979年的中越战争中，双方投入的兵力与损失是多少，众说不一。为了解决这个问题，当初是从英文版weiji入手的，然后根据其供的索引顺藤摸瓜。

　　中国投入的兵力大家没有什么争议，配备了两百辆59，62和63式坦克的二十万大军：

1979年中越战争罕见老照片

　　On February 17， a PRC force of about 200，000 supported by 200 Type 59， Type 62， and Type 63 tanks from the PRC People’s Liberation Army (PLA) entered northern Vietnam。[22]

　　有争议的是越南出动的兵力。越南声称只有七万正规军，和数目不详的民兵。中国则说越南出动的正规军是这个数目的两倍：

　　The Vietnamese government claimed they left only a force of about 70，000 including several army regular divisions in its northern area。 However， the Chinese claimed to have encountered more than twice this number。 During the war， Vietnamese forces also used American military equipment abandoned during the Vietnam War。