Malashenko had already had a premonition that Vatutin would take away the batch of Grizzly assault guns in his hands. In fact, Malashenko had no intention of keeping this stuff. He originally planned to let Vatutin get rid of this batch of grizzly assault guns.
Once the iron potato is gone, no matter how it is dealt with, you don't have to worry about it anymore.
But Comrade Lao Ma never expected that Vatutin would actually take away these grizzly bears in this way, using "barter" equipment transactions instead of forcing the superiors to issue orders to their subordinates.
This surprised Malashenko, who originally thought it was the latter situation. At the same time, he also developed a strong curiosity about this new type of equipment that Vatutin mentioned.
"New tank destroyer? This...can you tell me which factory is responsible for the production? Comrade Commander, Stalingrad? Nizhny Tagil? Or Leningrad?"
Different armored combat vehicle manufacturers determine the factions and categories they belong to. For example, the Stalingrad Tractor Factory, which was rebuilt after the war, is mainly responsible for the manufacturing of Red Army medium tanks and variant vehicles based on the body and chassis of medium tanks.
The Kirov Factory in Leningrad has now restored a certain production capacity and has begun producing the latest and most powerful IS6 heavy tank for the Red Army tank force at full capacity.
As for the "City of Tanks" Nizhny Tagil, Kotin's First Special Design Bureau and Morozov's Second Special Design Bureau co-exist. This place is full of tank manufacturing or tank manufacturing-related industries.
The city also produces the main medium tanks and elite heavy tanks for the Red Army, and the output is extremely large. It is not an exaggeration to say that it is the steel heart of the Red Army's tank force.
Once you find out which factory the new tank destroyer is from, you can basically guess what kind of existence it is, and you can almost guess what it is. However, Vatutin just shook his head at Malashenko's sudden question.
"I don't know the question you asked. There is no clear mention of this in the message I received."
"I don't know much more than you do. I heard that it is a product modified from a medium tank. I don't know the specific situation. The telegram just asked our front army to be ready to receive it. The train transporting this batch of heavy equipment has already set off.
, will arrive in the next few days, the specific time and detailed list of supplies are confidential."
"Unless it's a few hours before arrival, even I don't know the specific situation. For the sake of confidentiality, you should be able to figure this out."
"If you agree to my proposal, just wait for news from the Front Army's Logistics Equipment Department. Director Yuripov will contact you then and take someone to sign and take away the equipment. If you don't agree, then this batch of
I will give the new cars to others, and of course, I will also take away these assault guns you have here. Do you understand what that means?"
"..."
Good guy, what about the "forced buying and selling" here? It doesn't matter whether you want it or not, you're going to get it anyway, right?
Vatutin, who has always been strict, actually made a joke at this time, which really surprised Malashenko. It turns out that comrade commander can be so "unreasonable".
However, this itself is an untenable false proposition, and Malashenko is convinced of this.
I have no use for that batch of grizzly bear rags anyway, so I still carry a pair of scrap metal in my hand, which is a burden that slows down the march. Someone quickly got rid of these things. I couldn't ask for it, and now it's
If Malashenko can get a batch of newer and trendier gadgets in exchange for this, will Malashenko refuse such a good thing? It is almost equivalent to free prostitution. Only a fool would refuse.
Not only the junk is dealt with, but also good stuff is available. This is completely "killing two birds with one stone".
"No, Comrade Commander, if you want to give it to me, I will definitely want it. Then it's settled, you get these grizzly bears away, and I'll wait for you to send me new equipment. Our division has been without equipment for a while.
New items have been added, and the soldiers are waiting for them."
Comrade Lao Ma's "Versailles" directly came to Vatutin's head. Upon hearing Malashenko's words, Vatutin rolled his eyes, glanced at Malashenko, and then said that little
He said with a teasing tone.
"Your division doesn't have new equipment yet? If your division doesn't have new equipment, what about the divisions of other brother armies? Are they all fighting with the rags left by the Tsar's white bandits? You should tell me this truth."
"..."
Malashenko, who realized that he had gone too "ordinary", just had a silly smile, holding his tank cap in one hand, and scratching the back of his head in embarrassment with the other hand.
Seeing this scene, Vatutin also laughed happily. As long as he was with Malashenko, who had a face thicker than the city wall and giggled when he was in doubt, no matter how rigorous the conversation was, it would basically come to the end.
It will become off-topic and all kinds of nonsense. Now Vatutin has deeply understood this and is deeply touched.
After finishing the matter, Vatutin left quickly. Before leaving, he warned Malashenko about the follow-up treatment of these grizzly bears.
He will send the troops to take away this batch of equipment soon. This time, Malashenko does not need to send people to send the equipment. He only needs to do relevant cooperation and wait for people to take these things away.
At the last moment, Comrade Lao Ma did not forget to ask casually. He wanted to know what Vatutin planned to do by taking away these big and stupid German grizzly bears. Was it to be sent to the rear for research or if he had any other plans.
Since Malashenko was the one who captured this batch of equipment, and this kind of thing is not considered a secret for a person of Malashenko’s status, Vatutin simply disclosed his plans and plans.
Speak out and tell Comrade Ma.
"Part of it will be sent back to the rear for research. The enemy's heavy equipment captured for the first time will definitely not avoid this process."
"As for most of the remaining ones, I'll see if they can be used in the front army's artillery force and be used intensively. Our front army's battle support artillery group has strong firepower, but most of them are towed artillery deployed in fixed positions.
, there are still some deficiencies in the aspect of self-propelled artillery, and the reaction speed is not fast enough."
"I don't expect these grizzly bears to bring much combat power immediately. In short, let's use them first and see. If they are really as useful as those black panthers, it would not be a bad idea to form a special unit to match them. Everything
We have to wait until the actual test is completed. The overall situation is like this. Your division has done a great job this time. I will report this situation to Moscow, together with your division's battle report."
Speaking of meritorious service, Malashenko had already arrived at the car door when Vatutin was about to leave. When he was about to leave, he did not forget to add that this time it was for his life and death comrade and good brother.
"Comrade Commander, there is something I need to explain to you. The commander and fighter who captured these grizzly bears this time is the commander of the 1st Tank Regiment of our division, Kulbalov. It was he who specifically commanded this battle. I
At that time, there was no time for him to pay attention to the direction of the frontal assault, and he simply issued orders, but the actual tactical operations and command were all completed by him."
Of course Vatutin remembered Kulbalov, it was this name that was included in the award application that Malashenko had just submitted not long ago.
Thinking that this award application had been signed, approved and seconded by him before being sent to Moscow, Vatutin, who was guessing that this matter was close to his heart, finally patted Malashenko before leaving in the car.
shoulder, smiled and spoke.
"Get ready to welcome another Hero of the Soviet Union. This is both a personal and a collective honor for your division."