In the next more than a month, every time after class, enthusiastic students would surround Sokov, including several majors. They did not care that their military rank was higher than Sokov, but they still humbly expressed their gratitude to him.
Ask for advice on tactics you don’t understand.
Sokov wanted to cultivate his own team from among them, so he would not hide his secrets. He usually used the military theories he had learned, combined with a series of battles he had commanded, to teach combat experience in simple and easy-to-understand terms, so that those who asked for advice would benefit.
Very shallow.
That day, he was discussing street fighting techniques with the students when he saw a familiar figure coming in from outside. After seeing the person clearly, he had a look of surprise on his face: "Yasha, why are you here?"
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The students surrounding Sokov saw a colonel striding towards their position, and quickly stepped to both sides to make way for him, while raising their hands and saluting Yakov.
Yakov casually raised his hand to his forehead, quickly put it down, and said to Sokov: "Misha, I said I waited outside for a long time and didn't see you come out. It turns out you are here for everyone.
Lecture."
From the tone of Yakov's words, Sokov heard that the other party was going to the Three Treasures Hall for nothing, so he asked directly: "Yasha, what do you want to see me for?"
After Yakov's eyes quickly swept across the faces of the students present, he did not immediately explain his purpose, but said to Sokov: "This is not the place to talk. You follow me now. When we get there, I will explain in detail."
I'll tell you."
Victor and Sukharev stepped forward to help push Sokov's wheelchair, but Yakov stopped him: "I'll do it."
Seeing Sokov being pushed out of the classroom by Yakov, the students looked at each other and asked each other: "Who is this colonel? It seems that he is very familiar with Captain Sokov."
And Sukhalev also leaned close to Victor's ear and asked in a low voice: "Victor, do you know this colonel?"
Victor smiled faintly, and then replied in an equally low voice: "He is Colonel Yakov, the eldest son of the Supreme Commander himself."
Sukhalev was frightened and trembled: "What, that is the son of the Supreme Commander himself?"
Victor didn't want to discuss this issue here, so he nodded slightly, and then said to Sukhalev: "It's getting late, Sukhalev, we should go back to the dormitory."
Besides, Yakov pushed Sokov to the parking lot, first helped him into the car, and then folded up the wheelchair and put it in the trunk. After doing all this, Yakov sat in the driver's seat.
position of the driver and started the vehicle.
"Yasha," Sokov asked again after the car started: "You came all the way here to see me today. What happened?"
"Just yesterday, General Rokossovsky commanded the troops of the 1st Ukrainian Front and launched a fierce offensive against the German army on the front of Zhitomir-Berdichev, which is hundreds of kilometers wide. Now our
The troops have broken through the German defense line and are developing in depth."
Hearing what Yakov said, Sokov immediately thought of the Zhitomir-Berdichev battle, which started on December 24, 1943 and ended on January 14, 1944. The 1st Ukrainian Front
During the battle, the troops defeated six German divisions, advanced 80 to 200 kilometers, and almost completely liberated some areas of Kiev and Zhitomir Oblasts, as well as Vinnitsa and Rivne Oblasts.
"Yasha," Sokov asked with some confusion: "I am just a wounded soldier recovering in the rear. It is unknown when he will recover and be discharged from the hospital. The progress of the First Ukrainian Front does not seem to be much like me."
Relationship, right?"
Yakov did not answer Sokov's question immediately, but said to himself: "The German ground resistance was quickly destroyed by our army's powerful artillery fire. But during the attack, our army
But we were attacked by enemy planes from the air, and before our fighters could arrive, the enemy planes had already left the battlefield."
"Don't our air defense forces have anti-aircraft artillery and anti-aircraft machine guns?" Sokov asked rhetorically: "Are they still unable to complete the air defense mission?"
"Yes, our air defense forces have a large number of anti-aircraft guns and anti-aircraft machine guns." Yakov said with a wry smile: "But these air defense weapons are usually fixed in a certain position and cannot follow the troops moving forward. So the superiors gave
We have assigned a new task, which is to research a mobile anti-aircraft weapon."
"Mobile anti-aircraft weapons?" Sokov said casually: "You want to say self-propelled anti-aircraft guns, right?"
"That's right, that's right, it's this kind of anti-aircraft weapon." Yakov nodded and said, "It seems you are smart. I just mentioned it casually and you guessed it."
From Yakov's words, Sokov understood that the other party was eager to find the school, and he must have wanted to provide some ideas for their design. He thought for a moment, and then asked: "What are your current research efforts?
Any ideas?"
"In the past, we temporarily modified a lot of self-propelled anti-aircraft weapons, mainly using cars to carry 14.5mm anti-aircraft machine guns or 25mm anti-aircraft guns. These equipment only solved the mobility problem of anti-aircraft weapons. But the car itself is not a very stable shooting platform.
And the number is still very scarce, so these weapons do not have much effect."
Yakov said: "I have discussed with the designers of the equipment department, and everyone feels that the easiest and fastest way is to find a way to install a 37mm anti-aircraft gun on the chassis of the T-34 tank."
Regarding Yakov's statement, Sokov did not comment, but continued to ask: "Yasha, I want to hear your thoughts. Do you agree with this modification method?"
Yakov thought for a while, then shook his head and said: "Today's aircraft are getting faster and faster. If you want to rely on 37mm anti-aircraft guns to deal with enemy aircraft in the sky, the effect will be very limited."
Seeing that Yakov was also aware of this problem, Sokov nodded slightly, and then said: "Yes, the air defense effect of installing a 37mm anti-aircraft gun on the T-34 chassis is very limited.
"The reason why Sokov dared to say this is entirely because in 1946, the 174th Engineering Design Bureau in Omsk and the 58th Research Institute in Kaliningrad jointly launched a four-tube 37
The modification plan for the mm anti-aircraft gun was rejected by the National Defense Committee, which preferred to use the T-54 chassis.
Four 37mm anti-aircraft guns installed on the chassis of a tank would hardly be able to play an anti-aircraft role, let alone only one 37mm anti-aircraft gun? With this in mind, he continued: "Even if this plan is reported,
If we go up, I'm afraid it will be rejected by the National Defense Committee, and we will have to choose a new plan."
When Yakov heard what Sokov said, his eyes suddenly lit up, and then he couldn't wait to ask: "Misha, have you thought of any good ideas?"
"Let's go to the Weapons and Equipment Department first." Sokov intended to seduce the other party's appetite, but did not say what he was thinking: "When we get there, I will listen to the ideas of the designers."
In the design room of the weapons and equipment department, more than a dozen designers were finalizing the shape of the self-propelled anti-aircraft gun. While they were arguing, they saw Yakov pushing a wheelchair in from the outside. Sitting in the wheelchair was a young captain.
Chief designer Struchkov could not help but frown when he saw a stranger entering the design room. Due to Yakov's special status, he could not get angry, so he could only whisper in a low voice: "Colonel Yakov, I am not
I’ve said it several times, this is an important area and you can’t just bring people in.”
"Comrade Chief Designer," Yakov explained to Struchkov with a smile after hearing what he said: "Misha is not an ordinary person. In addition to being my friend, he is also a great person.
Weapons designer. The assault rifles, new rockets, anti-tank rocket launchers and hovercraft used in the military today were all developed by him."
The design room is a place where strength speaks for itself. When Struchkov learned that Sokov had actually developed so many weapons, his eyes widened in surprise.
After a while, the expression on Struchkov's face changed, and his attitude changed from the initial arrogance to flattery. He smiled and said to Sokov in the wheelchair: "So you are.
General Sokov, I’ve heard stories about you, but I didn’t expect to meet you here today. It’s really an honor for me.”
Struchkov had never seen what Sokov looked like, but after listening to Yakov introduce the weapons and equipment invented by Sokov, he immediately realized that he was too rash, and he looked at Sokov's shoulder.
He said awkwardly, "Since you are wearing the uniform of a captain, please forgive me for not recognizing you at the first time."
Naturally, Sokov will not care about these small things. Since he is here to assist in the work, he must change the topic to work-related aspects as soon as possible: "Comrade Chief Designer, don't worry about these details, can you show them to me?"
What’s your design plan?”
If someone else had asked this question, Struchkov might have given him a soft thumb, but in the design department, a place that relies on strength, Sokov's past series of outstanding designs made Struchkov
Kofu was so impressed that he said enthusiastically: "Okay, okay. I'll show you the design drawings right away."
The design drawings were quickly placed on the table. Sokov leaned over and took a look. His first reaction was: This self-propelled anti-aircraft gun is really ugly.
After reading the design drawings, Sokov looked up at Struchkov and said: "Comrade Chief Designer, please forgive me for my frankness. If you really submit this design drawing, I can assure you that it will definitely be successful."
Denied.”
"Then do you have any good ideas?" Struchkov asked.
Sokov pointed at the design drawings on the table with his hand and said to Struchkov: "Comrade Chief Designer, if I were you, I would definitely increase the caliber of the anti-aircraft gun, such as changing it from the current 37 mm to 57 mm.
mm, the number also increased from one to two. Then the two 57mm anti-aircraft guns were fixed on the chassis of the tank."
"Two 57mm anti-aircraft guns?" Struchkov's face showed a thoughtful expression: "Is this okay?"
"Okay." Sokov later saw the design drawings of the Soviet 57mm twin self-propelled anti-aircraft guns in newspapers and magazines, so he picked up a drawing book from the table, plus a pencil, and began to sketch what he had seen.
The ZSU-57-2 self-propelled anti-aircraft gun.
While drawing pictures, he explained to the designers: "The self-propelled anti-aircraft gun is based on the T-34 main battle tank as the chassis, and is equipped with an open thin-armored rotating turret. The body consists of an armored chassis, turret, twin artillery, and engine power assembly.
Composed of aiming system, communication and fire-fighting equipment.
The entire vehicle is divided into three parts: the cockpit, the fighting compartment and the power compartment. The cockpit is located at the front of the car body, and the driver's seat is placed on the left side of the front of the car body, which is the driver; the combat compartment is located between the cockpit and the power cabin.
Between the compartments, the entire vehicle is welded from armored steel plates, with the armor thickness ranging from 8 to 13 mm depending on the location.
The self-propelled anti-aircraft gun has a six-person crew. Except for the driver at the front of the vehicle, the seats for the remaining five or five crew members are all located in the turret. The loader's seat is symmetrically placed on the left and right in the front. The loader's seat is located in the middle of the rear of the turret and is responsible for inputting data.
Target slope range, speed and heading; on his left is the gunner and height controller, responsible for firing and height and low aiming; while the commander and direction controller's seat is located on the right side of the rear of the turret, responsible for commanding the entire vehicle's combat and directional aiming.
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Sokov began to introduce what he knew about self-propelled anti-aircraft guns. Most of the designers listened with interest, but the chief designer had a puzzled look on his face. He felt that what Sokov was talking about was not something he wanted to come up with on the spur of the moment. On the contrary, it was given to him.
He had a scripted feeling, as if this kind of weapon had appeared a long time ago, otherwise how could Sokov describe it in such detail?
Doubts are doubts, but their current top priority is to develop a self-propelled anti-aircraft gun that can deal with German aircraft. What Struchkov needs to do now is to figure out Sokov's design ideas and then submit the plan to the National Defense Committee
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Sokov did not notice the strangeness of Struchkov, but continued according to his own ideas: "This weapon system has high reliability, a wide strike range, and the slant range can cover the enemy aircraft from entry to bombing and shooting."
The entire airspace that is pulled up and withdrawn can effectively protect armored and mechanized troops during the march."
Seeing Sokov talking eloquently in front of many designers, Yakov laughed, and then said to himself: "This Sokov, I don't know what his brain is made of, he can actually do it in such a short period of time."
Within the time limit, I came up with such a good design plan. If I had known this, I would have invited him over yesterday, which would have saved me the trouble of quarreling with these designers."
The design plan has been released, but whether to start developing and producing new weapons immediately requires further verification to know whether the design plan is reasonable.
"Comrade designers," Yakov felt that it was time for him to speak. He clapped his palms vigorously a few times. When everyone's eyes were focused on him, he said, "The simplest way is,
That is to immediately install a 57mm anti-aircraft gun on the T-34 chassis and test the effect.
If the effect is really as Sokov said, we can put this weapon into formal production and equip the troops in the shortest possible time."
Struchkov thought for a while, then nodded and said: "You are right, Colonel Yakov. I will arrange manpower as soon as possible to carry out the assembly work according to the pattern drawn by General Sokov."
"How many days will it take to see the finished product?" Yakov asked.
"Three days." After hearing Yakov's question, Struchkov was silent for only a few seconds and then answered bravely: "It will take at most three days to complete the transformation work."
Yakov nodded: "I will let the production department fully cooperate with you and strive to complete the production of the prototype as soon as possible."