Standing in the cold wind and speaking, Dr. August, who no longer had any need to hold anything back, was like pouring beans through a bamboo tube, telling Malashenko everything he knew in his mind.
"There are still some small problems with the electric transmission system, but Porsche told me that as long as he has enough funds and a little time, he can solve these problems. The head of state will definitely choose our design. This is what he assured me."
"The road wheel part has been finalized, but the informant told us that Henschel's guys used a staggered road wheel design. After research and discussion, we found that this design has better off-road passability and helps the body.
It is stable, but wider tracks and more road wheels will increase manufacturing costs and difficulty, and maintenance will not be easy. Porsche believes that this design is not smart.”
After talking a lot eloquently, Malashenko did not feel satisfied at all.
In Malashenko's view, these secrets mentioned by Dr. August are trivial matters. What Malashenko really wants to know is which lock has been opened in the tiger's cage.
"That's not what I want to hear! Tell me the specific progress of the project, when will the prototype vehicle be accepted, and when will the deadline be given to you! Talk about these things, this is what I want to know!"
Dr. August, who was a little overwhelmed by Malashenko's fast-talking questions and was stunned for a while, was numb to Malashenko's omniscience and was not surprised.
"The deadline is set for early February next year. Henschel and we will put out our respective bidding prototypes to compete for the final winner. If the prototype passes the acceptance test, it will be mass production. As you just said, Porsche
We have already prepared for this matter in advance. With enough pre-production chassis, we can quickly produce a large number of new tanks after winning the bid. Porsche planned to give him a surprise without telling the Führer. This is what he told me.
"
"Sure enough! Porsche, the anti-German hero, is secretly wasting German resources without telling Hitler."
I sighed secretly, but I also felt that it was wrong to say that Porsche was a waste of resources. After all, if there were not these pre-production chassis secretly built by Porsche at its own initiative, where would you have found them on the Kursk battlefield in 1943?
Brother Nan?
Although he had gotten the exact answer he wanted from Dr. August, the time when the new car was to be accepted for mass production in February 1942 was still much earlier than the history Malashenko was familiar with.
When he thought that due to his arrival as a time traveler who changed history, the magical butterfly chain effect would actually set off such a fierce hurricane that even tigers were born prematurely, Malashenko was a little overwhelmed by his "superpower".
Instead, I decided to ask other questions to calm my mind.
"Tell me why you came here, to the frontline battlefield of the Soviet Union. I want to know the accurate answer."
Having already expected that Malashenko would definitely ask such a question, August, who gently pushed his glasses on the bridge of his nose, quickly gave Malashenko an answer without thinking.
"We received news that a new type of Soviet heavy tank appeared on the front line. The frontline correspondent of the Frankfurt Daily News risked his life to take a photo and sent back a photo. After we got the photo, we confirmed that this is a new type of Soviet heavy tank that is different from all previous Soviet tanks.
A completely new design for the heavy tank.”
"Although the chassis seems to have not changed much and should be the original KV tank chassis, the new turret gave Porsche some other inspirations. He hoped that the frontline troops could capture this tank, but those in the National Defense Forces and the General Staff Headquarters ignored it
The reason given after repeated requests was that the current war situation did not allow the frontline troops to search aimlessly for a Russian tank, and it was not necessary, so Porsche...
"
"So Porsche sent you, the unlucky guy, to the front line and back and forth to the prisoner of war camps? Do you know there is a saying about helping others count their money after being sold?"
Sasha, who was in charge of translating, found the convoluted words that he had never heard before felt a bit difficult. After the words were finally translated into vernacular, Dr. August was at a loss after hearing the words.
"Porsche never gave me any money. I came to Russia at public expense. I think you may have misunderstood."
"...This can probably be considered a joke."
The bad joke made him break out in a cold sweat. Even though the goods received after some inquiries were very limited, just knowing the exact time when the tiger was about to come out of the cage made Malashenko's heart finally clear.
Although it was a strange story, capturing August, Porsche's right-hand man and confidant, alive was still the biggest gain of this trip, bar none.
"I think this German guy should be sent to Comrade Kogin. Didn't he ask for the follow-up use report of our prototype tank a few days ago? This German guy may be useful to him. After all, they are all engaged in tank research.
.”
After observing all the conversations between Malashenko and Dr. August, Lavrinenko, who was confused and could not understand what he heard, still unconditionally believed in his old classmate and never considered or doubted Marashchenko.
Where did Schenko know this information? Lavrinenko, who simply thought of Kotin's urging, put forward a feasible solution based on the matter.
"Send it to Ke Jin? Well...it seems like there's nothing wrong with it."
Just when Malashenko was hesitant about Lavrinenko's proposal, Dr. August, who could barely understand the pronunciation of a few Russian words, picked out the most important words from Lavrinenko's words on the spot.
After an important syllable, the mechanical madman, who was a little excited, immediately stepped forward, grabbed Lavrinenko's arm, and spoke repeatedly.
"Did you just mention Ke Jin? Is he this person? Please answer me!"
Frowning, he felt a little at a loss. It was not until Sasha translated that he finally understood the reason for Dr. August's excitement. Malashenko felt a little enlightened.
"Why do you know Ke Jin?"
Sasha translated and recited it as usual.
"The intelligence department has heard this name in your telegrams a long time ago. He is your Soviet heavy tank design expert, right?! There is a lot of information about him in my office. I have always been interested in him and want to get to know him.
Please introduce this genius to me who can design such a powerful heavy tank!"
Issues such as ideology and the opposition between the two countries are rarely occupied in the mind of a madman who has become obsessed with scientific research.
It is obvious that Dr. August is such an obsessed lunatic.