Talking about the current situation on the Soviet-German battlefield, Yang Zhen shook his head and said: "In fact, if the current Soviet Red Army cannot adjust its mentality, fundamentally improve the capabilities of its commanders, and quickly change its emphasis on offense and light on defense, it may even not be able to do so at all. Know the tactics of defensive warfare."
"No matter what weapons you give them, you can't change the situation. The command capabilities of the Soviet generals at all levels, including grassroots officers, except for a few individuals, are far different from the German army. Their ability to use tactics on the battlefield is also inferior to that of the German army." If we are too backward, most officers will just fight hard."
"The ground firepower advantage is so wasted. The large number of 45mm anti-tank guns equipped with such excellent performance, coupled with the regiment-affiliated Type 22 field guns that can be used as anti-tank, have not been used to much extent. It's a useful tool, but it can't work."
"With the same rocket promotion, under the threat of the Great Purge, cadres at all levels of the Soviet Army developed the habit of only maintaining top positions and being too dogmatic. They did not dare to mention the tasks assigned by their superiors, no matter whether they were unrealistic or not. In addition, most of the abilities of officers at all levels are not consistent with their positions."
"This is why I force our military cadres at all levels to continuously improve their tactical literacy. I ignore the complaints of commanders at all levels and constantly assess them. I force them to learn culture and learn various military courses. We even used Japanese prisoners as instructors to train our cadres at all levels."
"Under the situation of material shortage, a large number of equipment and materials were mobilized, and various large-scale exercises were continuously conducted in order to allow them to improve their tactical literacy as much as possible. We would rather let them practice on the training ground and in the classroom. They should pay a higher price and not have to pay the price that the Soviet army paid today because of their own abilities on the battlefield."
Yang Zhen actually looked down on the performance of the Soviet army during most of World War II. It was too dogmatic on the battlefield and too rigid in tactics. Although in ground combat, most of the time it was spent on equipment. They all have an absolute advantage, but they often pay more than their opponents.
It was precisely because of the fact that the cadres at all levels in his own army were promoted through rocket promotion and seriously lacked the abilities corresponding to the positions he held that Yang Zhen forced commanders at all levels to continue learning and further training, even at the expense of the enemy. division, selecting some middle- and senior-level officers from among Japanese prisoners of war to serve as teachers.
After Yang Zhen said these words, his thoughts went off topic. However, Li Yanping and Guo Bingxun did not know where his thoughts at the moment went. As for Yang Zhen's previous thoughts, Li Yanping was out of curiosity. It's okay to have excessive trust in Yang Zhen, but Guo Bingxun still doesn't understand it.
Hearing that Yang Zhen finally handed over some American-made trucks to the Soviets, and even provided some American-made fighter jets, Guo Bingxun was a little anxious. The American aid negotiations had just begun. Who knows when the real large-scale aid will arrive. The next combat operation may start at any time.
Compared with the Soviet-made and Japanese-made trucks currently used by the Anti-Japanese Alliance, American-made trucks not only have excellent performance and large load tonnage, but most importantly are thick, durable and have high horsepower. They are currently the main force of the Anti-Japanese Alliance in tactical transportation. In the next battle, it will have to undertake strategic transportation tasks.
The load capacity of an American-made Dodge three-ton truck is almost equivalent to two Soviet-made GAZ trucks or Japanese-made Toyota trucks. Using American-made trucks can transport the maximum amount of materials with the least transportation capacity, which not only saves transportation capacity, but also saves gasoline. and driver.
Guo Bingxun is now planning to use the American-made trucks in stock to replace all the existing Soviet-made trucks in the army, so that the types of various heavy-duty trucks used by the field troops are as consistent as possible to facilitate maintenance and spare parts replenishment. At the same time, try to save gasoline as much as possible, which is still very precious to the Anti-League.
Although the load capacity of Soviet-made trucks is not large, the engine is a gas guzzler. The fuel consumption of a truck is almost the same as that of a tank. The key is that compared with American-made trucks, the transportation capacity is far behind. During the Anti-Japanese War Except for a small number of Yak-12 trucks, most of the Soviet-made trucks have a load capacity of one and a half tons, or even only 1.2 tons, which is far behind American trucks.
The transportation capacity of an American-made three-ton truck is almost equivalent to that of two or even more Soviet-made trucks, but its fuel consumption is the same as that of several Soviet-made trucks with a similar load capacity. Not to mention, the most important thing is the maintenance and repairs. The workload has also been greatly reduced. The average mileage and failure rate of American-made trucks are much lower than those of Soviet-made trucks. These advantages are undoubtedly a great relief to the current shortage of repair and maintenance personnel in the Alliance.
Under such circumstances, Guo Bingxun was asked to hand over these American-made trucks with excellent performance. It would be strange if he didn't feel bad. Moreover, he was worried that once the Soviets' insatiable appetite was mobilized by these American-made trucks with excellent performance, If new U.S. aid arrives in the future, these trucks, which are also urgently needed by the Anti-Japanese Alliance, will also become their key plunder targets.
In Guo Bingxun's view, among the trucks currently in stock, there are still thousands of them. With the arrival of large quantities of American-made trucks with better performance, they have been converted into Soviet-made trucks in reserve. Since he wants to use some trucks as a means of exchange, , then why not use Soviet-made trucks?
These Soviet-made trucks themselves are produced by the Soviets. In terms of familiarity, they are probably far more familiar than American-made trucks. By handing these trucks they made to the Soviets, not only will they be familiar with them themselves, but they will also be able to replenish their spare parts. It will be more convenient for maintenance and repair.
As for Yang Zhen's promise to increase the supply of recoilless rifles and rocket launchers, Guo Bingxun didn't pay much attention, because he knew that the 57mm recoilless rifles and the currently used anti-tank rocket launchers were only transitional equipment. The purpose itself was to attract the attention of the Soviets.
Now in the warehouses of the Anti-Japanese Alliance, there are enough 82 recoilless rifles ready to replace the 57mm recoilless rifles, and the newer type is also more powerful and can be used as a regimental artillery 105 mm recoilless rifle has also completed testing.
It's just that because we had to concentrate limited raw materials to produce the 57 recoilless rifles, 60 and 82 mortars that the troops urgently needed, and at the same time organize partial production of the 82 recoilless rifles, there has been no production. If If there is a need for this new type of direct-aiming artillery, it can be put into production in the shortest possible time.
As for the new rocket launcher that replaces the currently used 39-type rocket launcher, trial production has been completed. This rocket launcher with better power and performance has only not been produced because Yang Zhen has not expressed his position. If it is put into production, this rocket launcher will The complexity is not much greater, but weapons with excellent performance can be produced in the shortest possible time.
Who is Guo Bingxun? He knew it when Yang Zhen ordered the production of 57mm recoilless rifles at the same time as the 82mm recoilless rifles, which were much more powerful but obviously had some duplication in equipment. As the number one who has always used the Soviets more than their allies, what is his plan in mind?
He always seems to have foresight and is planning everything silently. As early as a year ago, he insisted that the German army would not repeat the same mistakes of fighting on two fronts during World War I, which ultimately led to failure. There was no solution on the Western Front. In the past, when Britain would dispatch its main force to fight against the Soviet Union, it insisted that the German army would launch a war against the Soviet Union within a relatively short period of time.
At the same time, he insisted that the German army would replicate the blitzkrieg carried out in Western Europe intact in the Soviet Union, and insisted that when the supply of raw materials was not sufficient, it risked overproducing the Anti-Japanese War because it owed the Soviet Union more military raw materials. These are the two types of anti-tank weapons currently produced.
Under his persistence, the inventory of 57mm recoilless rifles and 39-type rocket launchers in the warehouse can not only fully meet the current figures issued by the Soviet army, but also if the equipment replaced by the troops is added, The quantity supplied can be tripled.
Even at the beginning, except for the new 82 recoilless rifle, which had been hidden and not exposed to the Soviet side, the other two types of weapons were also brought to the Soviets for battlefield observation. It seemed that these two weapons were used to create a battlefield advertisement, specifically for the purpose. It's the same as selling to the Soviet Union.
With his extraordinary foresight, this man has been plotting against the Soviets, and now the situation is being realized step by step according to his expectations. Therefore, Guo Bingxun has no feeling about Yang Zhen's big talk in this regard. Unexpectedly, all he objected to was using American-made trucks, which were in high demand like his own, as exchange items.
Regarding Guo Bingxun's objection, Yang Zhen shook his head. He was not aware of the performance shortcomings of Soviet-made trucks. With the arrival of large quantities of American-made trucks in the army, now except for a few Yaliu trucks, Except for the tonnage trucks, all have been withdrawn from various transportation units.
In addition to some of the captured Japanese-made trucks used as the transport capacity of the division-level automobile battalion, and some GAZ trucks with four-wheel drive function that were converted into heavy artillery tractors, a considerable part has been transferred to reserves or transferred to The Northeast Bureau and the Northeast Working Committee are used for local industrial construction and the transportation of local materials.
Compared with Soviet-made trucks, Japanese-made trucks have a smaller load capacity. However, because the Japanese have always had aggressive ambitions against China, many of their equipment were specially developed to adapt to the Chinese battlefield. These Japanese trucks are suitable for use in the Northeast environment, or Very popular.
Especially the Nissan 80 truck. Although the load capacity is not large, it is still very popular among the troops because of its excellent performance. Especially this kind of truck is currently the main truck of the Kwantung Army, and parts are relatively easy to obtain. , many troops would rather have such Japanese-made trucks than Soviet-made trucks.
Even the Japanese-made 94-type trucks and Toyota KB trucks, which have similar performance to the GIS-5 trucks, are more popular than the Soviet-made GAZ trucks because the steering and shifting performance of the Soviet-made trucks are too backward. Compared with the Chinese Given a person's size and physical fitness, driving a Soviet-made truck is really a physical job.
Compared with the big and round Soviets, these Soviet-made trucks are really difficult to drive. In the words of the auto soldiers who drive these cars, driving these Soviet-made GAZ and GIS trucks is more troublesome than driving a tank. Changing gears , you almost have to exert all your energy to suck milk. Once the vehicle stalls while driving, restarting it is even more physical work.
In addition to the fact that the load capacity and performance of Soviet-made trucks are not as good as those of American-made trucks, and the Soviet Union's relatively backward industrial base, the quality of Soviet-made trucks is also the worst among the three types of trucks. The excessive fuel consumption of Soviet-made trucks is also A big problem is that the fuel consumption of a Soviet-made 1.5-ton GAZ truck is almost the same as that of an American-made three-ton truck, but the load capacity is much different.