A senior man with considerable ability and military talent who wanted to lead the troops and become a front-line commander, but was labeled "untrusted" because of certain flaws in his character and past experiences. He was good at charting and overall management.
Staff officer.
Well, at least as far as Malashenko is concerned, after listening to the words and description just now, this is the basic impression and understanding of Colonel Jack.
This poor and unlucky guy desperately wanted to get rid of the shadow of his past, live a different life, and show himself to the people around him. Unfortunately, those who didn't believe in him were not even willing to give him this opportunity. After many times,
Judging from this posture, he was almost defeated.
If he hits a wall again, Malashenko estimates that Jack will be done with this job. He will probably just draw pictures and be a staff officer from now on, or he will hand in his resignation in frustration, retire and go home, anyway.
Texas Red Neck’s ancestral farming skills have not been lost. He can farm on a large farm at home. If he can’t work in the army, then we will find another job.
It was also after understanding these situations that Malashenko finally figured out why this guy seemed to be quite capable. At such a young age, he became the colonel of the elite ace division of the US military, and even had a relationship with that Clayton Abram.
Si was a classmate and good friend of the same class, but this was the reason why I had never even heard of this person’s name in later generations.
Those who are truly famous are either front-line commanders who fought legendary and beautiful battles, or they are commander-in-chief of thousands of armies who strategized. It is not easy to become world-famous by drawing maps and serving as staff. It is a bit too difficult.
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What can I do to help him? It is quite interesting to think that those who once distrusted and looked down on him would be slapped in the face, and Malashenko was willing to lend a hand to help.
The traditional and clichéd methods are definitely of no use to this guy. He needs to take a route that can surprise the people around him and make him a blockbuster. I have to give him two moves according to this route.
After thinking for a while and organizing his words, Malashenko quickly spoke again to Jack who was sitting on the sofa next to him.
"Since you want to lead the troops, you need to come up with some extraordinary skills and new concepts. It is not of much use to you to eat the leftovers eaten by the people in front. You need the kind of new ones that can make the people around you shine.
thing."
"Something new? It's eye-catching?"
Jack looked a little confused. He couldn't quite understand what Malashenko was saying.
"Yes, new things. For example, the concept of synthetic troops."
Malashenko intends to teach Jack some new things that he did not intend to teach, which seems a bit pretentious. However, this does not mean that Malashenko will follow the instructions he proposed to Comrade Lao Zhu.
He copied all the theories of synthesis and taught them to Jack. Malashenko asked himself if he was not such a selfless good person.
Furthermore, according to the development ideas of the US military during the Cold War, the composition and combat ideas of the synthetic forces are very different from those of the Soviet army. Directly throwing the Red Army to it will not only achieve nothing.
It works well, but it may deceive him.
Is this considered as cultivating opponents for the future Cold War?
Maybe, but it doesn't matter to Malashenko. Anyway, the cold war cannot be fought into a hot war, so it can't be fought. Teach him some things that the US military will start to actually try in the near future, so that this person can
There's nothing wrong with the guy getting early release rights to attract attention and recognition.
As for whether this guy can seize the opportunity to express himself well and completely change the "incompetent" view of the people around him, this is purely a matter of "the master leads him in, and the practice depends on the individual". Malashenko can't help
It's so far away, everything has to be done by Jack himself.
In the following time, Malashenko, who even forgot to eat dinner, chatted with Jack for a long time.
The two of them chatted from scratch paper to maps, from basic theory to practical applications. It can be said that they basically talked freely within the scope of what can be discussed.
Not only that, Malashenko even discovered that Jack Morrison, who was in the same class as Abrams at the West Point Military Academy, did have some outstanding qualities that could support him to climb to the position of colonel at such a young age.
of.
For example, although this guy is not leading troops on the front lines and charging into battle, he has his own views on the current dilemmas facing the US military and how to solve them.
It is a good idea that the main medium tanks currently used by the US military support and cover the infantry, and the anti-tank destroyers are responsible for dealing with German tanks.
But the reality is that plans often fail to keep up with changes. It is difficult for an anti-tank destroyer dedicated to dealing with German armored units to appear where it should appear when the battle situation needs it most.
A more common situation is that when the anti-tank destroyers arrive, groups of German tigers and leopards have already led a group of No. 4s to open the cans of steamed buns and knock them over one by one, leaving only a pile of burning steamed bun corpses.
Walk away.
Although it is not necessarily a true anti-tank destroyer unit that can be effectively restrained and taken advantage of by fighting against the German armored units, at least this combat theory has been proven to be very difficult to work. It was originally designed as a cover
The tall and powerful Sherman, who specialized in supporting the infantry, now became the main force against the German armored forces.
It would be good to improve the Sherman so that it can perform anti-armor operations more effectively, and at the same time speed up the development of new tanks, but it would be better if there are new changes in tactics to make the overall combat efficiency of the unit higher.
Jack had been studying this matter before coming to the Soviet Union to see if he could learn anything from the Soviet army's combat experience and apply what he learned by referring to the Soviet army's experience in restraining the German army.
If they could directly integrate a large number of professional technical equipment into one unit like the leader division, coordinate operations closely, and greatly improve the output capability of mechanized self-directed firepower, then they would probably have a different situation against the Germans.
And Jack's summary and views coincide exactly with the "American version of the combined force" that Malashenko wanted to teach him. In this way, since he has figured out something himself,
The theories and basics that Malashenko will teach him next will be much easier to accept, and even in actual combat operations, he will become more comfortable.
The hour hand of the clock hanging on the wall unknowingly reached the position of almost twelve o'clock. Jack looked very embarrassed when he realized that he had actually chatted with Malashenko for so long.
"I'm sorry, General, for taking up so much of your time on a whim. Thank you very much."