What Kotin said was not too much, but it was enough for Malashenko to identify the key points.
Just as in the existing history, Shashmulin was appointed by Kotin and sent to Leningrad to preside over the reconstruction of the Kirov Factory.
There, Shashmulin began the creation of the most important and stunning work in his life: the is7 heavy tank code-named Project 260, at least in the existing history.
Because of his arrival, the history of this time and space has been tampered with beyond recognition, and even the Germans have been affected by his butterfly effect and become all kinds of advanced.
Now Malashenko is no longer sure that the "perfect work" Shashmulin wants to design is the extremely powerful is7 heavy tank in his impression. This still needs final confirmation.
"Shashmulin... did he say what kind of heavy tank this is? To be honest, you piqued my interest. I feel like I know the situation now."
Malashenko truthfully explained what he was thinking, and Kotin was not surprised by Malashenko's inquiry. After all, it is natural for a tank major general to be interested in new heavy tanks.
It's normal, and Malashenko and I have an extraordinary cooperative relationship, so just asking a few words like this is nothing.
"The design concept started two months ago. You may not believe it when I tell you. Shashmulin told me that he suddenly had a bold idea while having breakfast one morning. He wanted to think of all the designs that had been designed.
According to the plan, all the advantages of the actually manufactured Stalin series heavy tanks are brought together to create a super tank that is terrifying to the enemy and has a real crushing advantage."
"I told him at the time, you must be crazy. Each design scheme has its own unique features. These unique features are completely different. How can it be possible to combine them all to create an all-in-one design?"
Super tank? If you want to say that those German guys with shit in their heads want to build a super tank, then I think it’s pretty much the same.”
Kejin, who had decided to get off work early today and take a short rest to relax, reached for the vodka and two glasses that had been prepared on the table.
He popped open the bottle cap and filled both glasses. Then he sent one of the glasses of wine to Malashenko and continued to speak.
"But Shashmulin is a very self-disciplined person. He likes to stick to what he loves to do. He uses his free time during work breaks to keep busy in the drawing room. Sometimes he is busy at two or three o'clock in the night. I said
If you like it, then go for it and do what you think is right. If it’s just drawing, it doesn’t require additional production resources, just treat it as a hobby.”
"Probably he went to the drawing room to work every night for a month. One day he excitedly came to show me the drawings he had drawn. Well... I must have felt like "Oh my God" at that time.
Oh, he actually did it!". Do you know what he drew on the picture with his own hands? It is a tank that just looks like it has three major advantages and is balanced. It has never been seen before."
"If we can really follow the diagram and design a real car of this thing, it will cause a revolutionary change. I believe it will have such an effect. There are also some shortcomings.
The estimated weight of the thing is very large. It is estimated to be over 65 tons by applying the formula on paper, and it is full of expensive equipment. It must be expensive to build one."
"The picture is just an early design sketch. Many details have not been perfected, and the key data has not been calculated and marked. Shashmulin just wanted to show me the picture, so he completed it as soon as possible, truly reaching the manufacturing level.
A lot of effort needs to be put into the annotation of design drawings.”
Ke Jin, who had finished saying everything he wanted to say, put out the cigarette butt in his hand, picked up the wine glass on the table in front of him and took a sip of wine, without raising his head and drinking it all in one gulp. Opposite him, Mara, who was shaking the wine glass in his hand,
Shen Ke was interested.
"That picture...do you keep a backup here? If possible, I would like to see it with my own eyes. Maybe this is the tank I will use in the future. Let me be mentally prepared first and have a good time."
The situation described by Kogin is actually very close to the extremely exciting answer in Malashenko's heart.
It seems that the process acceleration effect he brought has indeed had a far-reaching impact. Even Shashmulin was indirectly affected by it. He was inspired by the premature birth of various Stalin heavy tanks and began to create some shocking masterpiece designs in advance.
But after all, seeing is believing. Malashenko still wanted to see with his own eyes what kind of design sketch Shashmulin had drawn. Even Comrade Kotin was shocked to look like this.
A design that could astonish the father of the Red Army’s heavy tanks must be seen with one’s own eyes to quench your thirst.
"Well... to be honest, I didn't expect you to come suddenly at this time. I thought that the next time we meet will have to wait at least half a year or even longer. So this picture only has the original draft, no backup, Shashim
Lin had no reason to draw another one by hand, this was a pure sketch design that didn’t even have a project code name.”
"The only drawing was taken away by Shashmulin to Leningrad. He took it with him and planned to continue improving it in Leningrad to the level of manufacturing-level design drawings, and then submit it for approval in an effort to get the project code name and
R&D funding.”
"So...it's really a pity that you don't have the chance to see this picture."
"...."
The answer given by Ke Jing made Comrade Ma have a dark look on his face and was very speechless. He was excitedly looking forward to having a good time, but in the end, he was poured a bucket of cold water on him, which was really disappointing.
Incomparable.
However, Malashenko, who looked disappointed, did not notice the weird snicker on the corner of Kogin's mouth, as if he was waiting for Malashenko's current state.
Feeling that the joke was almost done, there was no point in continuing to tease Malashenko. Kogin, who had put away his snickering expression, then faced Malashenko with a serious face and continued.
"Although there is no original design drawing and no backup, each of these drawings has been photographed and preserved."
"Originally, Shashmulin left it for me to look at and wanted me to give him some opinions and ideas in the subsequent design process. With these photos, even if he is in Leningrad, I can still contact him remotely from Nizhny Tagil.
Exchange opinions. But it’s different now. It just satisfies your curiosity."
There is a saying that when Malashenko heard Kogin's words, he was so excited that he stood up and jumped up. This kind of roller coaster ride of disappointment and surprise, with its ups and downs, was really overwhelming.
"Where are the photos? Where are they? Show me quickly!"
Knowing that Malashenko was impatient, Kotin smiled and summoned one of his secretaries. After giving the order in just a few sentences, the secretary who was responsible for assisting Kotin in his clerical work did not take long.
What Ke Jin wanted was delivered: a stack of photos that felt very important just by holding them in his hand, tightly wrapped in an extra-large envelope.
After getting this stack of photos and seeing them with his own eyes, Malashenko, who was holding a photo of the turret and the hull design in his hands, was so excited that he almost cried, and blurted out a sentence without thinking.
"This is it, this is it! This is what I have been waiting for and what I need!!!"
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