When those giant aerial birds with four aero engines fly over the battlefield, all eyes are destined to gather in one direction because of their presence, even Malashenko, who is supposed to be on stage to play the leading role.
No exception.
Raising the telescope in his hand and looking at the sky above his head, Malashenko could not wait to find out who these rumored and extremely mysterious giants were, and wanted to find out their true appearance.
But when Malashenko actually looked into the telescope and saw clearly what he had been looking forward to for a long time, Malashenko, who was so shocked that he couldn't close his jaw for a while, just couldn't help but gasp.
"Fuck, that. That's fucking Pei. Pei 8???"
"Wait a minute, it seems different. Something is wrong. The engines, the engine compartments of these guys are thicker and stronger than before!"
Although they were slightly different in appearance, Malashenko was able to recognize at a glance that these giant birds hanging high above his head and in the sky were poorly designed in the existing history.
The failure of the Soviet long-range heavy bomber: Pei-8, which was full of problems almost everywhere, the key problem was the engine.
To define someone or something as a loser, the key is to compare it with whom.
If you compare it with the German guy Juncker 288 who is also a loser, then Pei 8 and Juncker 288 are the best. Don’t laugh at the second. Your level of crotch stretching is no lower than mine. It’s a situation where neither of us can do it.
But compared with excellent heavy bombers such as the B29 or Lancaster, which have been very successful in history and achieved great results, the Nape 8 is indeed stretched, which goes without saying.
The only battle that became famous was the bombing of Berlin, which was more symbolic than practical. It was only carried out once and ended in a hurry. For no other reason than the poor failure rate, the Pe8 did not need to be fought by Germans, and it would fly.
If you fall down by yourself, more Pe8s will fall due to engine failure than if they are shot down by Germans. The further you fly, the greater the possibility of falling.
Malashenko had heard about these giant birds in the past. Two days ago, he saw in the newspaper that these big guys were organizing a bombing of Königsberg, specifically responsible for pulling out the stubborn and occupying the air.
It is a stronghold of German die-hard elements who are holding on to strong fortifications and trying to fight to the end.
The newspapers claimed that the bombing effect was very good, but Malashenko also knew clearly that the stuff in the newspapers could not be completely believed. Even the internal reference newspapers, which were only published within the Red Army, actually had a strong boost.
Morale plays a role in boosting military morale. Reporting good news or not bad news is the basic operation.
For example, the 4th Tank Division suffered a huge defeat on the southern front in Poland. It lost more than 50 tanks, including the IS6, and only 3,000 people who were killed, missing, and captured were able to stop the retreat.
, suffered a very annoying and humiliating defeat against the background of our own comprehensive strategic counterattack and a complete victory.
There is no report on this matter in the newspapers. Malashenko happened to hear about it accidentally when he went to the front army headquarters for a meeting. Otherwise, even Malashenko probably still doesn’t know about it.
This is the case.
Considering such an incident, Malashenko did not take the newspaper news that the Pe-8 bombed Königsberg and achieved significant results seriously at that time. Anyway, he was not fighting in East Prussia anymore and it had nothing to do with him.
After solving a large part of the hard problems by himself, the remaining remnants of East Prussia's enemies were like a snail between three fingers for Vatutin. Malashenko felt that he did not need to worry about Vatutin.
Tu Jing has nothing to worry about in the next battle.
But if we take a closer look, Malashenko actually wants to make a conclusion that he just realized the truth: The newspaper said that the Pe-8 bombing of Königsberg achieved significant results is not necessarily true, because these things in the sky are extremely obvious.
The appearance changes are enough to explain many problems, such as the aeroengine that allows the Pei-8 to carry more bombs and has better reliability.
The thing that Pei 8 lacks the most is this. For most heavy bombers these days, which are not very high-end in design, if you can develop a powerful engine that meets the design specifications and meets actual needs, you have actually solved most of the possibilities.
problems you will encounter.
After all, even a third-rate crotch puller like Little Japan can handle this matter of crushing the shell of a heavy bomber.
Whether it is the Soviet Union's Pey-8 or the German Junkers 288, what is actually lacking most is a powerful enough aero engine. And the extremely high-end nature of this thing is destined to be concentrated in the hands of only a few people.
Here, at least the current Soviet Union does not have the ability to handle it.
No matter how much Comrade Stalin, his loving father, slaps the table and gets angry over this matter, and scolds his mother in anger, he still cannot do anything about it.
As the saying goes, "a pillow came to me as soon as I fell asleep." Comrade Stalin, who was thinking about whether to use some means to find some high-end aviation technology from the United Kingdom and the United States, had not had time to issue an order. He happened to encounter the enemy because of tanks and the army.
The British and Americans who were worried about the matter came to their door with "full sincerity" and asked for advice.
Now that things have come to this, if we don't take the opportunity to knock the bamboo pole twice and cut off two pieces of flesh from the Americans and the British, then Comrade Stalin's famous reputation as a "loving father" will basically be in vain.
, there is no reason not to kill the fat sheep that comes to your door.
After lengthy negotiations and spitting, the British and the Americans finally got what they wanted.
A prototype of the most powerful IS6 heavy tank currently in service in the Soviet Red Army, as well as a full set of design drawings and technical parameters, as well as some battle records and actual combat reports fed back by frontline troops. Of course, the most important thing is the famous Soviet number one tank hero - Marashin
Personal teaching of subjects is the key to negotiation and cooperation.
What do countries want to gain at the negotiation table? If the two parties negotiating are not the warring parties on the battlefield, then you often have to pay a certain amount, or a price. The Allied Forces composed of British and Yankees
This is the case with the delegation.
Comrade Stalin, who was an avid lover of giants, liked all big things, including large heavy tanks, large-caliber heavy artillery with thick tubes, battleships with large enough tonnage, and long-range heavy tanks with extremely huge ammunition capacity and body size.
bomber.
This in itself is enough to indicate that Comrade Stalin wanted to cut something from the Allies.
He doesn't even like the British Lancaster. He wants the latest B29 strategic bomber from the Yankees. Even if it doesn't work out, he has to get back the most difficult core components and technologies of the B29 for his own use.
To this end, Comrade Stalin even specifically consulted Tupolev, a great master who had been "unjustly imprisoned" and for which he personally apologized. He asked him, based on the existing B29 intelligence obtained from the United States, what if
Under the premise that this super bomber cannot be obtained in its entirety, what core technology does it have that is most worth pursuing, and how can it be obtained.
Tupolev's answer was very short and only one: engine.
"We should try our best to obtain its engine technology, Comrade Leader, as this is crucial to improving our own heavy bomber research and development capabilities."