Yakov's words finally made Sokov understand why the SS that Koida mentioned and the SS that he knew were two completely different situations. But think about it, if he was on the battlefield, what would he see?
Among the charging German officers and soldiers, there are people carrying Czech-style light machine guns, which feels a bit inconsistent.
In order to prevent Koida from unnecessary underestimation of the enemy based on wrong intelligence, Sokov said with a straight face: "Colonel Koida, the SS in the early days of the war may be as equipped as you said.
and combat effectiveness are average. But now the situation has changed. Not only have their equipment been greatly improved, but their combat effectiveness has also made great progress. Not to mention that your mixed group only has more than 400 people, even if you include all the people in the assembly workshop
With the addition of troops, more than a thousand of us have no chance of winning against an equal number of SS troops."
When Yakov first talked about the SS, Koida didn't pay attention. Now when he heard Sokov said the same thing, the expression on his face couldn't help but become serious: "Comrade Brigade Commander, everything you said is true.
Really? Are the German SS really that powerful?"
"That's right." Sokov nodded and muttered to himself: Could it be that Colonel Koida came from an alien planet? He actually thought that the SS troops were vulnerable. Could it be that the division he commanded was
, in such a short period of time, almost the entire army was destroyed, which may be inseparable from his rigid thinking: "I don't know what the combat effectiveness of the early SS was, but Comrade Colonel, I can tell you now that we have a full
The Guards Division I organized may not be able to defeat their regiment..."
Just as Sokov was speaking halfway, Yakov, who was sitting next to him, suddenly coughed violently as if he had acute tuberculosis. Sokov instinctively turned his head to look at Yakov and saw him winking at him desperately.
Realizing that he might have said something wrong, he promptly changed the subject: "Comrade Colonel, please go back to the army first. I will send someone to inform you when there is a combat mission."
After Koida and Mashkov left, Yakov immediately said to Sokov with a straight face: "Misha, what did you do? How can you say that one of our divisions cannot defeat the enemy's regiment? That's putting it lightly.
, this is to boost the ambition of others and destroy your own prestige, which will affect the morale of the troops; to be serious, this is completely a defeatist argument."
Yakov's words made Sokov break into a cold sweat. He had just been talking happily, but he had ignored that in this era, some words should not be said casually, otherwise he might be killed. He raised
Wiping the sweat with his hand, he said with some embarrassment: "I just said it casually, there shouldn't be any problem."
"Comrade Brigade Commander, if you were just an ordinary commander, it would probably be fine if you said these words." Bely continued: "But you have a special status now. Once someone reports your words to the superiors, you will be in trouble."
Get into unnecessary trouble."
Thinking that the words had been spoken, it was too late even if he wanted to take them back. If someone really wanted to secretly report to his superiors, there would be nothing he could do about it. Sokov resumed the interrupted topic: "If our superiors order us to report to the enemy
Launch an attack, can that spherical tank be put into battle?"
In response to Sokov's question, Yakov and Bely looked at each other, and both saw worry in each other's eyes. Bely hesitated for a moment, and said with some embarrassment: "According to the tank soldier who controls the ball tank,
The reaction is that this kind of tank has no problem driving on flat ground, but it is unclear whether it can drive normally in an area full of craters."
"Also," Yakov added: "The field of view of this tank is too narrow. It can only see enemies coming from the front. If the enemy comes from the side or rear, it can only be beaten passively. Therefore, even if
When we dispatch ball tanks during the battle, we also need to dispatch additional tanks for cover."
After seeing the strange design of the spherical tank, Sokov thought that this kind of tank could show its might on the battlefield. Now when he heard Yakov and others saying that they could not fight alone and had to be coordinated by other tanks, they couldn't help but feel
I felt disappointed, but I didn't expect that the tank I had high hopes for turned out to be useless.
But considering that he had gone through many twists and turns to get this prototype tank, he would still be a little unwilling to just put it in an underground tank depot and not use it. So after some consideration, Sokov said to Bely:
"Comrade Colonel, although the ball tank is still a prototype that has not been tested on the battlefield, we should still give it a try to see how it performs on the battlefield. If it can really replace the T-34, we can let our superiors make a decision early.
, put this tank into the army as soon as possible."
Seeing Sokov's confidence, Bely gave a wry smile and said: "Well, Comrade Brigade Commander, since you are so confident, I will immediately make arrangements to find two skilled crews to cooperate with the ball tank operation.
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Sokov and the others had just finished lunch in the command post when they received a call from Chuikov. Chuikov asked on the phone: "Lieutenant Colonel Sokov, how is the situation there?"
"Everything is calm." Sokov replied casually: "Maybe it was the attack of friendly forces that attracted the attention of the Germans. Therefore, the soldiers could only listen to the sound of guns and artillery fighting between friendly forces and the enemy, and in their hearts
Be anxious."
"Sokov, according to General Guryev's report, the German army launched a surprise attack on the flank of their attacking troops. Since he did not leave many troops to defend, the defense line has become precarious." Chuikov said anxiously on the phone.
Said: "You immediately dispatch a force to support the 39th Guards Division to prevent their position from being breached."
Hearing what Chuikov said, Sokov immediately realized the danger faced by the 39th Guards Division. If the German troops attacking their flanks really broke through their defense lines, then they might fall into an enemy encirclement. Thoughts
Here, Sokov immediately replied without hesitation: "Understood, Comrade Commander, I will immediately organize a force to reinforce the 39th Guards Division."
"Wait a minute." Just after Sokov was about to put down the phone, he suddenly heard Chuikov say: "You still need to leave enough garrison troops in the assembly workshop to ensure that they can block attacks from any direction."
After Sokov put down the phone, his mind began to spin at high speed, thinking about which troops to bring for reinforcements and which troops to leave for defense. He quickly made a decision and walked to the door to call a soldier.
, ordered him: "Go and call Colonel Koida from the mixed regiment immediately, and tell him that I have something important to see him."