In real history, the STG-44 can be said to be the most famous firearm in World War II and the world's first true assault rifle. Germany produced a total of 400,000 assault rifles, and the retained firearms became
A precious collection in the eyes of gun collectors in the Western world, each gun sells for as much as $100,000.
Seeing the disdain on Yakov's face, Sokov couldn't help but blush secretly. He thought that the STG-44 was such a good assault rifle because of the appearance of his little butterfly, which made the AK47 come out ahead of schedule, which led to this different
The extraordinary assault rifle has become useless. I wonder if this is my fault.
"Colonel Yakov is right. This so-called new submachine gun is an assault rifle, but its appearance is rougher than our assault rifle." Samek held another STG-44 and unloaded it.
He looked at the magazine and said with interest: "The bullets used in the gun are improved 7.92mm bullets."
Yakov said: "The Germans successfully developed a 7.92×33 mm rifle short bullet in 1941. The length was shorter than the German standard 7.92×57 mm rifle bullet at that time, the warhead was lighter, the gunpowder was reduced, and the charge was
The weight was reduced from 3 grams to about 1.6 grams, and the warhead weight was reduced from 12.8 grams to 8 grams, which also shortened the effective range accordingly.
This type of short bullet is called an intermediate-power bullet. The length of the bullet is one-third shorter than the original Mauser rifle bullet, which greatly reduces the recoil of the gun when shooting and solves the technical bottleneck of automatic rifles being unable to continuously and accurately fire.
"
Having said this, Yakov put down the assault rifle in his hand, looked at Sokov and said: "Misha, without the assault rifle you designed, this German assault rifle would undoubtedly be an epoch-making innovation."
Lunev was not familiar with firearms, but he still came over and picked up the assault rifle and looked at it carefully. After looking at it for a while, he curiously asked the soldier who sent the weapon: "Comrade soldier, did the Germans tell you what this assault rifle is called?"
name?"
The soldier nodded and replied: "Report to Comrade Military Commissioner, the prisoner said that the name of this assault rifle is MP-43, and it is their new submachine gun."
"New submachine gun?" Lunev sneered, "This is obviously an assault rifle, but the Germans insist on calling it an MP-43 submachine gun."
"Comrade Military Commissar, I think I know the reason why the Germans call this assault rifle a new submachine gun."
"Comrade Commander, do you know the reason?" Lunev's face showed a surprised expression: "Then tell me."
"Our officers and soldiers are equipped with assault rifles. You should order them. This weapon can not only fire single shots, but also fire continuously. It consumes no less bullets than submachine guns in battle. A country must prepare a whole new set of new ammunition during the war.
It is not an easy task for the German army to make up for the losses on the front line, let alone add new equipment and personnel.
Relevant new logistics systems.”
Sokov gushed: "I think it is for these reasons that Mustache firmly opposes the development of new repeating weapons by his military industry system. Those military industry experts have no choice but to use covert methods to develop assault rifles.
Later, the weapon was named after the code for a submachine gun."
After listening to Sokov's explanation, everyone nodded. They all felt that Sokov's statement was very reasonable. Otherwise, it would be impossible to explain why a new type of assault rifle was named after the number of a submachine gun.
Runev waited for Sokov to finish and then asked the soldier: "How powerful is this gun?"
"It's very powerful. The division's companies equipped with Bobosha submachine guns and Mosin-Nagant rifles will have a hard time resisting the enemy's attacks when facing enemies with such assault rifles." The soldier replied with some embarrassment: "We have a lot of control
The area was broken through by enemies equipped with assault rifles."
"Yasha." Sokov waited for the soldiers to finish speaking, then turned to face Yakov and said: "My army has recently added a lot of soldiers, but not everyone is equipped with assault rifles. Do you think it is the same as Usti?"
Comrade Nov, please discuss it and give us another batch of assault rifles?"
"Misha, although you and I are friends, I can't agree to this." But Yakov rejected Sokov's proposal without hesitation: "Some time ago, I originally planned to equip the Guards Division.
I will replenish the assault rifles for you. For this matter, I was criticized by Comrade Ustinov."
Sokov didn't know that these requests he made to Yakov again and again would cause trouble for the other party. But he knew better that if he didn't use his personal relationship with Yakov to use some backdoors, then a lot of equipment would be lost.
It is not the turn of your own troops to use it. On the battlefield, the quality of equipment plays a vital role in the final outcome.
"Yasha, I know that many things have put you in trouble." Sokov waited for Yakov to finish speaking, then smiled and said: "You also know that the German officers and soldiers are veterans who have experienced hundreds of battles, and many of our soldiers
They have no combat experience at all, and if they don’t have weapons more powerful than the enemy, how can they be expected to defeat the enemy on the battlefield?"
"Okay, Misha." Sokov's words made Yakov soften. He sighed and said, "I'll call Comrade Ustinov and report to him the situation here.
…”
"Thank you, thank you very much."
Yakov heard Sokov say thank you to him, shook his head with a wry smile, and said: "Misha, I can only do my best, but I am not sure whether Comrade Ustinov will agree."
Sokov knew that it was necessary to strike while the iron was hot, and he quickly winked at Samyko and motioned for him to bring over the high-frequency phone and asked Yakov to call Ustinov.
Seeing Samyko put the high-frequency phone in front of him, Yakov smiled bitterly and shook his head, then picked up the phone and dialed a number. After hearing a voice coming from inside, he said into the phone: "You
OK, please help me contact the Arms and Equipment Department in Moscow and find Comrade Ustinov, the People's Commissar."
When the call was connected, Ustinov was not there, but his secretary answered the call. After hearing Yakov's voice, the other party said politely: "Colonel Yakov, Comrade People's Commissar, please report to the Supreme Commander himself."
He has gone to work. If you have anything, you can tell me first. I will tell you after he comes back."
"No need." Yakov knew that the secretary had no right to make any decisions, so he did not tell him that Sokov needed more weapons. Instead, he said politely: "I will call the People's Commissar again in the evening.
.”
"Misha." After Yakov put down the phone, he spread his hands and said helplessly: "I'm sorry, Comrade Ustinov went to report to my father, so your affairs may have to be delayed a little.
"
"It's okay, Yasha." Seeing that Yakov was willing to help him, Sokov didn't want to push him too hard, so he nodded and said, "Let's wait until the evening."
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When the 98th Guards Division completed its assembly, the logistics department sent them much-needed German weapons and hundreds of vehicles.
Division Commander Chuvashov saw that the number of vehicles was limited and could not carry all the troops at the same time, so he ordered Chief of Staff Uzakov: "Comrade Chief of Staff, I think so many trucks can only carry the strength of one regiment, why not let Guards 296
As the leading group, the regiment should take the lead in advancing southward in trucks."
"Okay, comrade division commander, I will go and assign the task immediately."
In this way, more than 2,000 commanders and fighters of the 296th Guards Regiment crowded into more than 100 trucks provided by the logistics department and drove southward along the highway.
Before the troops set off, out of caution, Chuvashov specifically told Granin, the commander of the regiment: "Comrade Lieutenant Colonel, although the air control on the battlefield is in the hands of our army, you cannot take it lightly. You must do a good job along the way.
Air defense work to avoid unnecessary losses."
After listening to Chuvashov's instructions, Granin nodded quickly and said: "Comrade division commander, we will do a good job in air defense. I would like to ask, where should we change into German uniforms?"
The reason why Granin asked this was because when Chuvashov convened a meeting with several regiment commanders, he once said that in order to avoid misunderstandings with friendly troops, the troops should not wear German uniforms during the march, but arrive at the designated location.
After positioning, it is not too late to change clothes.
"According to the intelligence I have, our troops have captured the town of Kazachya Compass." Chuvashov said: "After you pass the town, you can choose a suitable place to change clothes. At the same time, let the truck
Go back the way you came to meet the other troops."
"Yes, Comrade Division Commander." Granin replied resoundingly: "I will resolutely obey your orders."
When the troops set out, the officer sitting in the driver's seat of the front truck was Major Shamrih, commander of the 1st Battalion. Originally, it would have been enough to have a company commander in this position, but he was worried and had to sit in the first place himself.
Seeing that he could not persuade him, the deputy battalion commander, Captain Yakuda, had no choice but to compromise. However, he deliberately arranged 20 well-equipped combat backbones in the first vehicle to ensure Shamrih's safety.
The convoy passed through the town of October and drove along the road towards the town of Kazachia Compass.
The driver of the vehicle was Shamrih's old subordinate. Seeing that the road ahead was clear, he tentatively asked Shamrih: "Comrade Major, I heard some time ago that my superiors planned to appoint you as the regiment leader. Why did it happen later?"
No movement again?"
When the Marine Corps Brigade and the Infantry Brigade were merged and reorganized into the 98th Guards Division, there were indeed rumors that Shamrih would become one of the regimental commanders. At that time, he couldn't help but secretly rejoice. But when the actual appointment was made
After coming down, he was still the battalion commander, which made him feel a little disappointed.
At this moment, when he heard the driver revealing his scar, Shamrih glared and said displeasedly: "Comrade driver, concentrate on driving. Whether I will be the commander of the regiment is a matter for the commander of the group army to consider, not what we below can do."
It’s just a casual discussion, do you understand?”
Seeing that Shamrih was angry, the driver quickly agreed, then obediently shut his mouth and continued to concentrate on driving.
After driving forward for some distance, five or six Soviet soldiers suddenly appeared on the road ahead.
Seeing these soldiers, Shamrih couldn't help but frowned, and then turned to the driver and told the driver: "Comrade driver, drive the car and stop next to those soldiers."
The driver agreed and drove the car to the side of the soldiers.
As soon as the car finished listening, Shamrih pushed open the car door, leaned out, stepped on the pedal, held the car door with his hands, and asked the soldiers: "Hey, comrade soldiers, which section are you in?"
of?"
After the five soldiers standing on the roadside heard Shamrih's question, a sergeant said loudly: "Comrade commander, we are soldiers of the 1st Battalion of the 562nd Regiment of the 188th Division, and we were ordered to go to October Town to perform a mission.
.”
If Sokov were here and heard the numbers reported by the other party, he would immediately know that there is something wrong with these soldiers. The remaining commanders and fighters of the Guchakov Battalion had all returned to the headquarters as early as the night before and were incorporated into
With the 73rd Infantry Brigade, how could there still be Guchakov's men?
But not to mention that a small battalion commander in Shamrich did not know this. Even the division commander Colonel Chuvashov still did not know that Guchakov Camp no longer existed. However, he observed the other party carefully and discovered these
The soldiers were all wearing brand-new military uniforms, and their faces were clean. They did not look like they had just participated in a battle.
Full of doubts, Shamrih felt wary. He jumped from the pedal to the road, turned his head and made a gesture to the soldiers sitting in the carriage. How could the backbones with rich combat experience not understand his battalion commander?
After receiving the signal, they all stood up, pulled the bolts of their guns, and pointed their guns at the few soldiers standing on the roadside.
Shamrih put one hand on the gun holster at his waist, walked cautiously towards the five people, and said at the same time: "Show me your IDs." The driver sitting on the driver's seat listened.
When Shamrih said this, he quickly opened the car door and walked over with an assault rifle.
The sergeant took out his ID from his pocket and handed it to Shamrih: "Comrade commander, this is my ID."
Shamrih took the other party's ID and checked it carefully. It was indeed a soldier from the 1st Battalion of the 567th Regiment of the 188th Division. He also carefully checked the staples on the ID, which was a key to identifying the enemy's ID.
The key point is that the staples used on the German forged military ID cards are made of stainless steel and will not rust. The Soviet Union uses ordinary staples, which will rust over time, so whether the staples are rusty
Rust is the basis for distinguishing ourselves from the enemy.
Seeing the rusty staples on his military ID card, Shamrih couldn't help but murmur to himself: "Is it because I'm neurotic? They are really our own people? But how could they wear new military uniforms after just finishing the battle?
And there’s no trace of gunpowder smoke on your face at all?”
When he handed the certificate back to the other party, an idea suddenly flashed in his mind and he asked in German: "Where are you going to go next?"
The sergeant who took the certificate replied without hesitation: "We are going to October Town." He used authentic German.