In any case, before the 218th Battalion could go on a killing spree in Warsaw like in history, it had already surrendered under the muzzle of the loving father's 122 cannon and was defeated on the Eastern Front. Only this was obvious.
What is before us can be determined.
"What are you going to do with that batch of equipment? I just took a look. These are brand new self-propelled artillery. The condition of the vehicles is basically very good. If we arm ourselves, this will be a new self-propelled artillery battalion. I know
You must have considered this issue, what do you think?"
The news that Kurbalov and his men surrendered a German battalion's self-propelled artillery also reached the ears of the political commissar. When the political commissar who had just led the forward division to the position heard this, he couldn't wait to see it with his own eyes.
Look, it’s a feast for the eyes.
He was also shocked by the row of German self-propelled artillery in front of him, but after the brief shock, Comrade Political Commissar immediately considered a more far-reaching question: What to do with these valuable and rare batches of artillery next?
thing?
Keep these grizzly bears for your own use?
As Comrade Political Commissar said, Malashenko did have such a plan and also considered similar issues and situations.
But a more troublesome problem is that Malashenko may not have enough manpower to operate this battalion of self-propelled artillery, and will not be able to form actual combat effectiveness in the short term.
The Grizzly Bear is a new piece of equipment that I have never been exposed to before, and Malashenko does not have the professionals who can master it to a proficient level.
It is true that Malashenko had a battalion of German professional prisoners under his command, but you can’t let these prisoners continue to use their original equipment and work under you to bombard their former comrades, right? This kind of thinking
Even if Malashenko wants to try it, his superiors will never agree to Comrade Ma's reckless behavior. This is a fundamental issue of principle.
It would be feasible to let the German prisoners teach them the professional knowledge and training on how to use it.
But Malashenko did not have time to wait for these "German teachers" to slowly teach his soldiers how to use it. The urgency of the war and the tight time were the most serious problems that Malashenko could not ignore.
The Grizzly Bear is indeed a very good piece of equipment. The quality is mature and reliable, and the performance is unparalleled. It can be used for both direct fire suppression and indirect artillery support. It is a very good choice for frontal assault or as a support artillery.
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Among the new things that the Germans have come up with in the past two years, Malashenko feels that this grizzly bear is probably the only new thing that meets his definition of "good equipment". If conditions permit, get it.
It is indeed good to be armed for one's own use, but at present, the conditions really do not allow it, and Malashenko does not have so much time to waste.
Moreover, the Grizzly Bear can only be regarded as "not bad" or "pretty good". It has serious shortcomings in high-intensity frontal attack and anti-tank capabilities, and is far inferior to the isu-equipped by Lao Ma.
152 self-propelled artillery.
The latter can not only do all the tasks that the grizzly bear can do, but can also go to the front line with thicker armor and super-large-caliber armor-piercing shells than the grizzly bear, and directly undertake anti-tank tasks. If necessary, it can also launch a charge with the heavy tank troops.
No problem, the equipment of Stalin's 1st Guards Tank Division has been well received after so long, and it was respectfully called "The Giant Bear" by the soldiers.
You can have it, it smells pretty good, but it’s not necessary.
After much deliberation, the above words were Malashenko's final conclusion for this Battalion of Grizzly Assault Guns.
"I don't have time to wait for this kind of new weapon to the Germans to slowly develop into a combat effectiveness in our hands. Now is the climax of the strategic counterattack, and the distance we advance in a day is often a few miles in the past.
Times, when I'm either fighting or on the road, I really don't have any extra time to calm down and figure these things out."
Malashenko's slightly helpless summary was recognized by the political commissar, as evidenced by the slight nod of approval.
"Then since you don't need it, what are you going to do with this stuff? Give it away?"
After hearing this, Malashenko sighed first. To be honest, such a large number of organic special heavy equipment is not that easy to handle.
"If I only get a few, or even a dozen, cars, it would be casual for me to give them away on my own."
"But, this number is a bit too much. They can be packed together to form an assault artillery battalion with a total of 45 vehicles. Not one of them is bad."
"Now that the matter has reached this point, it's no longer my place to make my own decision. Let's... leave it in our hands for the time being. I'll have to ask a few more big shots to see what to do. Maybe
Ke Jin will also be interested in this thing, and maybe he will take some away for research. I sent him a telegram a while ago and heard that he is also tinkering with some new self-propelled artillery."
"Speaking of this, the frontline heavy tank troops have little equipment pressure, and the R&D force on Kotin's side has been idle recently. Except for the group of people Shashmulin brought to Leningrad, the group of R&D personnel he left behind
Some people had no work to do. But he couldn't be idle, so he simply started working on the self-propelled artillery that he had conceived before. The specific situation was not clear yet, but he urged me to go over and take a look when I had time, saying that he lacked inspiration for the next stage of research and development and design.
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This is how the two men chatted. Many times while chatting, the topic would drift to one side without even realizing it. But in the end, the two of them worked together to temporarily solve the problem of these grizzly bears. This was a hot topic.
Comrade Lao Ma doesn't intend to keep covering the potato in his hand. Let whoever wants to take it next take it.
But there was only one thing that Malashenko didn't expect. News about these grizzly bears would spread like wildfire so quickly. Before Malashenko could report it, a big boss came to visit him personally.
Visit, Vatutin’s sudden visit shortly after the battle was really unexpected by Malashenko.
"Comrade Commander, why didn't you inform me before you came? I have to at least do some security work and send a capable force to pick you up. This is a frontline war zone. It's too dangerous to do so."
When he rescued Vatutin, Malashenko didn't have any special feeling.
But now, Malashenko really understands the reason why some people in later generations said that Vatutin's death in 1944 was "his own doing". This guy really loved to run around too much! And he still traveled lightly.
Don't run around in a pompous manner.
Have you ever seen a commander of a front army with a squad of guards, a few entourage, and three or four vehicles, and dare to run around on the battlefield where the enemy and us often enter several divisions to kill people?
If you haven’t seen him before, don’t look for him. Vatutin is such a popular person.
Even though he almost lost his life because of this last time, if Comrade Lao Ma hadn't foreseen that something was going to go wrong in advance and came to the rescue, Vatutin would have been buried in the ground and turned into a skeleton by now, and it was so cold.
, but even so, it is still "old habits that will not change", and you can continue to "return to your old business" after everything is done.
Malashenko can save Vatutin once, but only once that can be predicted in advance based on existing history, just like Tiantianya can bring the dead back from the underworld once, but cannot be resurrected twice to extend his life indefinitely.
Malashenko is not a god. It is impossible for him to meet Vatutin when he is in danger again and run to rescue him accurately. Strictly speaking, Vatutin should have been a dying person. After that rescue,
Comrade Lao Ma cannot predict anything that happens in the future.
Therefore, Malashenko, who was anxious and helpless, could only offer kind words to this comrade commander who "loved to run around everywhere" and continued to nag him with sincerity and sincerity.
After all, whether in terms of personal feelings or responsibilities, Malashenko does not want anything unexpected to happen to Vatutin. Comrade Lao Ma knows and can talk to many big bosses, including Vatutin.
There are many people with higher and more prominent positions in Beijing, but there are not many "good leaders" who can urinate into a pot.
After experiencing so much together, Malashenko was very convinced that the model superior-subordinate relationship between himself and Vatutin was the kind that most soldiers could only encounter in their lives.
It is no exaggeration to say that working under Vatutin is indeed the "good time" when I can let go and do whatever I want.