He killed the enemy's assault guns and repelled the German attack. Such good news naturally needs to be reported to his superiors immediately. As soon as Vasily returned to his command post, he called Belkin and reported to him the results he had just achieved.
Although the time has been preparing the troops for the Bazooka, since it has never been through actual combat, Belkin is still unsure of the specific effect. When he heard the Chief of Staff Vanya say that Vasily was calling, he was very nervous when he took the microphone: "Comrade Captain, how are you doing there? Have you repelled the German attack?"
"Yes, Comrade Commander." Vasily said excitedly: "These attacking Germans are cowards. As soon as their assault guns were killed, they turned around and fled back."
"What, the enemy was repelled by you?" When Vasily said that the enemy had been repelled, Belkin showed a surprised expression on his face, thinking that this was too fast, no more than twenty minutes, and he didn't hear any gunshots or explosions coming from that direction, and he actually repelled the enemy. It was simply incredible: "Comrade Captain, this was too fast. How much time has passed since I gave you an order."
"Comrade Commander, I didn't expect to repel the enemy's attack so quickly." Vasily said truthfully: "In fact, the anti-tank platoon-equipped rockets played a role and easily destroyed the enemy's assault guns. The enemy's infantry saw that the assault guns were destroyed by us, so frightened that they turned around and fled."
When he learned that it was the rocket launcher who made contributions in the battle, Belkin couldn't help but ask curiously: "Comrade Captain, how many enemy assault guns have you killed and how many rockets have you used. How high is the hit rate?"
After hearing a series of questions from Belkin, Vasily said carefully: "Comrade Commander, because our anti-tank hands left the crater in front of the position, the fire was about 80 meters away from the enemy's assault gun, the hit rate was 100%. In other words, we only used five rockets to destroy the enemy's five assault guns."
"Are there any casualties in the anti-tank hand?"
"No, there were no casualties in the anti-tank hands." Vasily heard the implication of Belkin's words and quickly added: "The five rocket launchers they carried were all safely brought back."
"Yeah, just bring them all back." The reason why Berkin is so nervous about these rocket launchers is because he is worried that if they are captured by the German army, with the German imitation and production capacity, they will be able to equip the troops in a large number of troops in just two months. Then the Soviet tanks will face a catastrophe, so they have to be extra cautious in some matters. He finally asked: "Comrade Captain, I have another important question, are you using domestic rocket launchers or American Bazuka rocket launchers?"
"The American Bazuka bazooka is too bulky and needs to be assembled when used, and the soldiers don't like to use it. We all use domestic bazooka." Vasily reported on the phone: "Comrade Commander, you must also know that the domestic bazooka was designed by the division commander. The soldiers have confidence in the division commander and naturally have more confidence in the weapons he designed."
Vasily's admiration for Sokov made Berkin blush slightly. Just before Vasily called, he was still doubting his partner and thinking that the weapons he designed were not very safe. But now the facts prove that his judgment was wrong. The weapons designed by Sokov were very effective against enemy assault guns and tanks.
Seeing Belkin put down the phone, Chief of Staff Vanya asked curiously: "Comrade Commander, the rocket launcher designed by the division commander, is it really so effective to deal with the enemy's tank?"
"Yes, Comrade Chief of Staff." Belkin looked at Vanya with a serious expression: "We have been with the division command for a long time. Do you still know what kind of person he is? What kind of weapons he designed are not useful? Not to mention the rocket launcher, even the new rocket that we beat the enemy some time ago was an amazing invention. If the division commander invented more such weapons and placed them in the entire army as soon as possible, I would probably have defeated us long ago if I wanted to attack Stalingrad's enemy."
After Vanya waited for Belkin to finish speaking, she lowered her head deeply, blushed and apologized to Belkin, "I'm sorry, comrade Commander, I was wrong. As an old subordinate of the division commander, I should not have any doubts about his abilities or the weapons he designed. I will never make similar mistakes again in the future."
Berkin waved his hand at Wanya and said, "There is no need to mention this matter. I will call the division commander immediately to report the results of the battle here. You can contact Colonel Lyudnikov and inform him of the news of repelling the enemy's attack."
After answering the phone call from Mamayevgang, Belkin took a deep breath and said to the correspondent who was answering the phone: "I am Belkin, please help me transfer the commander."
Soon, Sokov's voice came from the receiver: "Comrade Political Commissar, Comrades from the Preparatory Corps are crossing the river one after another. The bridge has just been built, and I don't know if it is strong, so the troops cross the river very slowly. You may have to wait a while longer."
"No, Misha, you're wrong. I'll call you not to ask when the reinforcements will arrive, but to tell you something." Belkin said hesitantly: "Not long ago, in order to repel the German assault gun attack, I ordered the first battalion to use the battalion without saying hello."
Although the reduction regiment equipped the rocket launcher, Sokov has been not allowed to use it since he entered the barricade factory. He was worried that it would not be so easy to deal with the enemy's tanks in the future. The best way is to wait until the Kursk battle, and his troops will prepare hundreds of rockets, even if they face the German steel torrent, and they will still smash them into piles of burning scrap iron.
Since Belkin said that he had used the bazooka, although Sokov felt a little uncomfortable, he could not criticize Belkin. After all, he did this to defeat the German attack. If the Germans really occupied the barricade factory, then no matter how many advanced weapons the reduction regiment has, it would be useless.
After a while of silence, Sokov said to the microphone: "Comrade Political Commissar, I wonder how powerful the rocket launcher is on the battlefield?"
"Not bad, quite good." When Sokov asked about the power of the rocket launcher, Berkin seemed particularly excited: "After receiving my order, the first battalion commander Captain Vasily immediately ordered the anti-tank platoon to go out to the crater in front of the position and fired at 80 meters away from the enemy tank. Five shots and five German assault guns were killed. The German infantry attacking with the vehicle saw that he had lost his support, so frightened that he turned around and fled back."
Sokov didn't expect that he had achieved such good results when he used the bazooka for the first time. It was really beyond his expectations. Cidolin, who was beside him, also heard Belkin's voice, so he leaned closer to the microphone and asked, "Captain Belkin, I want to ask, is the bazooka bazooka that you used helped by the American allies, or the bazooka designed by the division commander?"
Not only Sidolin wanted to know the answer to this question, but Sokov also wanted to know the answer. He quickly held his breath and waited nervously for the sound from the earpiece like a student waiting for the teacher to announce his grades.
After a moment, Belkin's voice came from the receiver: "Is this a little bit more? It's naturally a rocket launcher designed by the division commander. This kind of rocket launcher can basically hit the target within 80 meters."
"What about the American Bazukka bazooka?" Sokov thought of several US instructors who arrived a few days ago with the arrival of the troops escorting the bazooka, who had carefully and patiently taught his soldiers how to use the bazooka. Therefore, he was particularly concerned about the performance of this bazooka on the battlefield: "How effective is it against German tanks or assault guns?"
"This is not clear yet." Belkin said with some embarrassment when he heard Sokov's question: "The soldiers reacted that the American Bazuka bazooka was too bulky, but they had to be assembled when used. In addition, those Americans had a heavy Russian accent, and many of the soldiers we participated in the training did not understand what they were talking about..."
At the beginning, when Sokov heard the reasons mentioned by Belkin, he felt a little far-fetched and was thinking in his heart that if Yakov asked about this, how would he answer him? After hearing the later part, Sokov immediately thought of a suitable reason. You should know that many soldiers from Central Asia cannot even understand Russian. It is normal for the soldiers to understand Russian with an accent that the Americans say.
When Sokov finished his call with Belkin and put down the microphone, Sidorin couldn't wait to ask: "Comrade Commander, if the superior asked us why we didn't use the Bazuka bazooka, how should we answer? It can't be said that because the soldiers think that the bazooka is too bulky and inconvenient to use, they are unwilling to use it, right?"
"Comrade Chief of Staff, I think you have entered a misunderstanding. Why do we have to use American bazooka instead of our own domestically produced bazooka?" Sokov said with a straight face: "If the soldiers think that bad weapons are bad and force them to use them, they will be irresponsible for them. I wonder how many soldiers will lose their lives in vain because of such wrong orders. Do you understand?"
"Comrade Commander, you have made sense." After Sidorin finished speaking, he asked back with a bitter face: "But if the Army Command asked about this, how should we answer?"
Sokov came up with an ideal answer for Sidolin’s question in just a few seconds: “If the superior asks about this, I think it’s easy to do. You report to the superior. If two completely different anti-tank weapons are equipped in the same unit, it will make the future supply more difficult. If necessary, you can equip this batch of American-assisted bazooka to other troops. Anyway, the American instructors have not left yet, so they can go directly to teach the soldiers how to use the bazooka.”
"The division commander's method is good." As soon as Sokov finished speaking, Ivanov echoed: "Instead of leaving these bulky and unusable bazooka in our division, it is better to have the Army Command come forward and allocate these weapons to other troops. In this way, not only will our trouble be solved, but the troops that have received the bazooka may also be grateful for our generosity."
"Yes, that's exactly what it is." Seeing that Ivanov guessed his own thoughts, Sokov nodded with a smile, and then said, "I will call the commander and ask him to assign all the rocket launchers in our division to the troops in need."
Cuikov received Sokov's call. After listening to his report, he was happy for the news of the reduction regiment's attack from the German army, but he was also worried about how to allocate the Bazuka rocket launcher that Sokov was willing to call out. He could not reply in time, and hesitated for a long time and said to the microphone: "Col. Sokov, let me think about this first, and call you after the result."
Cuikov put down the phone and asked Krelov, who was recording the results of the battle: "Comrade Chief of Staff, Colonel Sokov just called me and said that he was going to hand over the Bazuka bazooka that he was allocated to them by superiors, so that we could allocate them to the troops in need according to the actual situation of the battlefield. Tell me, who should we assign to?"
Krelov knew a little about the situation of the Bazukka rocket, but he still didn't believe that this weapon could become the nemesis of German tanks. Therefore, after listening to Cui Koff's question, he said disapprovingly: "Comrade Commander, please be honest, it may take some time to be familiar with such weapons. Now all divisions are fighting with the enemy, so where can we draw out manpower and spend time learning how to use this weapon?"
"Comrade Chief of Staff, you can't say that." Cui Kov was particularly excited when he thought of the shrinking regiment in the barricade factory and killed five German assault guns with five rockets: "Today, the shrinking regiment used rocket launchers to destroy five enemy assault guns and successfully crushed the enemy's attack. If such weapons could be equipped elsewhere, it would definitely improve our anti-tank capabilities. You also know that it would be very difficult for the enemy to rush into our position after leaving the support of aircraft, tanks and cannons. Therefore, I plan to allocate the rocket launchers that Sokov surrendered to a unit in need."
"Comrade Commander, I don't understand." When Cuikov was talking to Sokov, Krelov had been talking to the frontline commander, so he didn't understand the content of the call. He asked in confusion: "If Colonel Sokov handed over all the bazooka, what would his troops use to deal with the German tanks?"
Chapter completed!