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Are you talking about existing stockpiles? The Soviets would have ammo issues too and Germany could act as resupply since there was considerable overlap in calibers. Plus probably lots of captured Czech gear and ammo. The Soviets were not ready for this scale of fighting in 1938.

I meant the silly doctrine that slavic peoples who weren't neighbors to Russia believed. Stalin was less about international communism, that was Trotsky, than national communism. In the end though he just turned into the Czar with red paint and less humanity. Oh I know about his strategy...

Clearly the Czechs would be the excuse, but there was an ideological conflict with the Nazis that would be aided by the Czech state continuing to exist. Slav unity tends to only extend to states not directly bordering Russia.

It would be very difficult. Romania would serve as a corridor to fly in supplies and equipment, but Hungary would probably react negatively since they'd likely join in on an invasion to get all of Slovakia back. Poland too would be interested in spoils, but would be more interested in keeping...