May in Russia is spring. The originally bare tree trunks will be covered with green shoots in just a few days. Residents in the city will choose this time to go to their villas in the suburbs to grow vegetables.
When Sokov first arrived in Russia, he was envious when he heard that most residents had their own villas in the suburbs. Later, after staying for a long time, he realized that the villas of the residents were different from the villas he knew.
When urban residents go to the forest on the outskirts and choose a place, they will cut down the trees there, level the land, and build a wooden house with an attic. This is the so-called villa.
Sokov had seen this kind of villa with his own eyes. Residents usually surrounded the wooden house with a yard of hundreds of square meters, and they would choose to plant flowers or vegetables in the yard. However, during the war, the flowers in the yards of these villas
Most of them have been shoveled away and replaced with various vegetables, so that in winter, there will be enough vegetables for the winter.
Since Sokov gave the troops an order to help local residents grow vegetables after training, all the troops took action. After helping the residents grow vegetables, they also planted them in many forest clearings.
vegetable.
After Samek learned this information, he smiled and said to Sokov: "Comrade Commander, I really didn't expect that our soldiers actually planted so many vegetables. In the fall, we will be able to eat fresh vegetables.
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The land in Russia is fertile. After the seeds are sown on the ground, there is no need to worry about it or fertilize it. You only need to wait patiently until winter to harvest. However, the disadvantage of this natural growth is that the yield is too low, and the size of potatoes and tomatoes is
They are all very small.
In later generations, some of Sokov's compatriots came to Russia to grow vegetables. The vegetables they grew were not only large in size, but also had yields several times that of Russian vegetables. At that time, Lao Maozi thought it was a problem with vegetable seeds and wanted to bring a batch of Chinese seeds.
After that, they still planted in the original way.
God rewards hard work. Vegetable farmers from China work from dawn to dusk every day to tend their crops, and naturally they get a lot of money at harvest time. Look at the vegetables grown by Lao Maozi. Potatoes and tomatoes are only the size of eggs, and the yields are ridiculously low.
Sokov wanted to give some advice, but unfortunately he was an outsider in farming, so even though he knew that according to the soldiers' planting method, the harvest in autumn would be ridiculously low, he was still disappointed. But he always kept one thing in mind, Kull
The Battle of Sksk will begin in July, and our own troops will enter the battlefield in mid-July, so the current priority is training.
After more than a month of training, the army finally formed preliminary combat effectiveness in mid-June. Seeing that the time was ripe, Sokov called Yakov again: "Yasha, this is Sokov, I want to ask
, when will your weapons and equipment department provide me with new rockets and rocket launchers."
"Misha, don't worry. I've already prepared what you want." Yakov said with a smile on the other end of the phone: "I've been waiting for your call. I didn't expect you to take so long.
Give me a call when you have time."
"My army is newly formed, and most of the soldiers have not received any military training before joining the army." Sokov explained: "If I let them use new equipment rashly, I am worried that something will go wrong. Now after more than a month,
Through training, they have developed combat effectiveness, and it is most appropriate to let them use new equipment at this moment."
"By the way, Misha, there is one more thing I want to inform you."
"what's up?"
"We have recently opened a new gun production line, which is specially used to produce the kind of assault rifle you designed." Yakov continued: "The reason why we did not dare to mass-produce in the past was entirely because of the inconvenience of bullet production. Now after
After the transformation, the bullets used in assault rifles can also be mass-produced, so there is no need to worry about guns running out of bullets."
"That's great." When he learned that assault rifles could be mass-produced and even installed in the army, Sokov couldn't help but be overjoyed. Having the advantage of firepower on the battlefield would increase the chance of victory. He quickly asked Ya
Kokov thanked you: "Yasha, I don't know how to thank you."
"You don't need to thank me." Yakov said unexpectedly: "If you want to thank me, just thank yourself."
"Thank myself?" Sokov asked with some confusion: "Yasha, I think I don't quite understand what you mean."
"Didn't you recommend a comrade named Kalashnikov to me before?" Yakov explained to Sokov: "He is responsible for the establishment and transformation of the assault rifle production line."
"Oh, it turns out that Kalashnikov is in charge." When Sokov heard this name, he thought that he had plagiarized the opponent's idea of an assault rifle, and asked with some guilt: "Is he okay now?"
"When Comrade Ustinov inspected the factory, he felt that he was very capable, so he made an exception and promoted him to the rank of lieutenant, and appointed him as my deputy to assist me in the transformation of ordnance."
After Sokov briefly asked Yakov about Kalashnikov's current situation, he turned the topic to the issue of new preparations: "By the way, Yasha, I wonder how much new equipment you can provide us?"
"One thousand rounds of new rockets, one hundred rocket launchers and supporting ammunition."
"What about the assault rifle?" Sokov thought that if there was a battle for position, the assault rifle could play a great role, and he quickly asked: "How many can you give me?"
"Judging from the current production, I can only give you five thousand assault rifles." Yakov may be worried that Sokov is too few, so he proactively said: "This is a month's production, enough to equip you with a division.
Already."
Nowadays, due to the serious shortage of soldiers, several divisions only have 5,000 soldiers, and 5,000 assault rifles equip one division. There is nothing wrong with Yakov's statement. But Sokov still asked reluctantly: "What about you?
When will the production of assault rifles be increased?"
"Misha, you and I are friends, and I won't hide this from you." Yakov said seriously on the other end of the phone: "Before 1944, I don't think the superiors would agree to expand the production line."
"Why?" Sokov asked in surprise.
"You also know that the cities where large domestic military industrial enterprises are located either fell into the hands of the Germans or were severely damaged during the war. We simply cannot open so many production lines." Yakov said: "Even if we open up in front of us,
A considerable number of production lines have been installed, but due to the insufficient number of professional workers, it is difficult to carry out normal production."
"So that's it." After Sokov figured out what was going on, his thoughts changed: Five thousand weapons is five thousand weapons. I will use this batch of weapons to equip one division first and make it the main division of the group army.
It would also be helpful to improve the combat effectiveness of the entire group army. He continued to ask: "When will these weapons be delivered?"
"I will notify the logistics troops as soon as possible and let them carry out the transportation." After Yakov said this, he was silent for more than ten seconds, mentally calculating the time for the new equipment to reach its destination, and then replied: "At most three days, you can
You can see this new batch of equipment.”
It is an unbreakable truth that people get things done easily at all times. Since Yakov personally communicated with the logistics department, the weapons transportation to the 27th Group Army was prioritized. In less than two days, all the weapons he promised were delivered
Transported to the town of Koski.
When new weapons arrive, how to distribute them is another headache.
According to Lunev's idea, the five thousand assault rifles should be distributed equally to the five infantry divisions, so that everyone can be evenly matched and no division commander will have any objections.
But as soon as he finished speaking, Sameko objected: "Comrade Military Commissar, I think this is inappropriate. If 5,000 new assault rifles are evenly distributed among the five infantry divisions, it will not only provide for later supplies, but
The three infantry brigades, which have caused difficulties and have not been assigned weapons, will also protest."
"The chief of staff is right." Sokov felt that if the assault rifles were evenly distributed among the five divisions, it would be equivalent to spreading the palms of the hands and quickly forming a strong combat effectiveness. Therefore, after agreeing with Samek's opinion, Sokov
Then he continued: "I think these assault rifles should be used intensively, assigned to one of the divisions, and find a way to make this division the main division of the group army. In the future, when encountering difficult bones in battle, we can
Send this division up to turn things around."
Lunev and Samyko did not object to Sokov's statement. However, Samyko asked tentatively: "Comrade Commander, I wonder which unit you plan to equip with these assault rifles?"
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Through this period of observation, Sokov felt that the training results of the 182nd Division were the most remarkable. Just when he was about to equip the 182nd Division with assault rifles, he suddenly thought that if he did this, the others would not be affected.
Division commanders who have acquired assault rifles will definitely come to the headquarters every three to five times to ask themselves to equip them with assault rifles.
Thinking of this, Sokov changed his mind. He said to Samyko: "Comrade Chief of Staff, call several division commanders immediately and ask them to come to the headquarters for a meeting immediately."
"What about the infantry brigade and the Marine brigade?"
Sokov considered that both the infantry brigade and the marine brigade were all infantrymen. If they were not allowed to participate in this meeting to allocate assault rifles, they would definitely complain behind their backs, so he waved his hand and said decisively: "Let them
Come too."
The division commanders and brigade commanders who received the notice thought that Sokov was trying to understand the training situation, so they hurriedly came to the headquarters.
After seeing the people gathered, Sokov said to everyone: "Comrades, our superiors have just shipped us a batch of weapons and equipment, including five thousand assault rifles. I have called you together just to discuss how assault rifles should be used."
Which division is assigned to."
"Assault rifle?" As soon as Sokov finished speaking, someone from the commander sitting below asked: "Comrade Commander, what is an assault rifle?"
"The rifle I usually carry is an assault rifle." After Sokov said this, he turned around and picked up the assault rifle leaning against the wall and introduced it to everyone: "The assault rifle is 870 mm long and weighs 4.3 kg.
, uses 7.62*39mm bullets, fed from a curved magazine with a capacity of 30 rounds. The safety/speed handle is on the right side of the receiver. You can choose semi-automatic or fully automatic firing mode. The charging handle is located on
The right side of the receiver. Compared with the rifles currently equipped by us and the Germans, this rifle has a shorter body and shorter range, making it suitable for closer combat."
Although almost all the commanders here have seen Sokov carrying this rifle on his back during inspections, they have never looked at it carefully. After listening to his introduction, Major General Fomenko took the rifle and looked at it.
He spoke and handed it back to Sokov again.
Someone in the crowd said disapprovingly: "Comrade Commander, can I understand that this so-called assault rifle is a new type of submachine gun?"
After hearing his comment, Sokov replied with a normal expression: "Because this assault rifle uses a new type of intermediate-power bullet, compared with a submachine gun at the same distance, it not only has higher shooting accuracy, but also has higher lethality."
Bigger.”
Seeing the dubious looks on everyone's faces, Sokov said with a smile: "I know that if you haven't seen the power of this weapon with your own eyes, you won't believe anything I say. Let's go outside and try it.
This assault rifle, let’s see how it performs.”
A group of people came to the temporary shooting range in the town. Here, Sokov handed the assault rifle to Major General Fomenko and said to him in an encouraging tone: "Comrade General, give it a try and see how this gun performs."
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Fomenko took the assault rifle from Sokov's hand, aimed at a target 150 meters away in a prone position, and fired with burst fire. After emptying a magazine, the soldier checking the target immediately used
The signal flag reported to Sokov: "Twenty-seven of the thirty rounds hit the target, one with ten rings, three with nine rings, four with eight rings, and the rest were all on six or seven rings."
After reading the soldier's target report, Sokov smiled and said to Fomenko: "Comrade General, your marksmanship is good."
"This gun is better." Fomenko clapped his hand at the assault rifle and said to Sokov: "I really didn't expect that at a distance of 100 meters, I could have such a high hit rate."
"Comrade General," Sokov handed Fomenko another magazine and said to him: "After you have finished hitting the long-distance targets, you can try hitting the short-distance targets again."
The target of this shooting was a gasoline barrel filled with sand, placed fifty meters away. After simply taking aim, Fomenko fired all the bullets in the magazine. After this shooting, all the bullets in the magazine were fired.
The commanders all walked towards the gasoline barrel and saw that the gasoline barrel was covered with bullet holes, and the sediment in the barrel was flowing out through the bullet holes.
Colonel Koida, the commander of the 188th Division, squatted in front of the oil drum. After carefully examining the bullet holes, he said with emotion: "Oh my god, if you shoot with a submachine gun at such a long distance, it will not be able to achieve such penetration."
.It seems that this new assault rifle is really a treasure."