Steel Soviet Union

What the veteran said is basically what Comrade Lao Ma thinks. No matter how good the AK is, it must be in sufficient quantity to ensure combat effectiveness.

The Stalin Guards 1st Tank Division is not a special force consisting of two or three cats and dogs. It is an elite ace unit with a division-level unit designation and actual demonstrated combat effectiveness and importance, but it is no less than an elite ace unit of a military-level unit.

The combat effectiveness of an elite field force must be ensured by a large amount of technical equipment. To talk about quality without talking about equipment is pure roguery. Malashenko, who has tasted the benefits of good soldiers and good equipment, now only wants more AKs, preferably enough to replace the light weapons of his entire division.

But before that, Malashenko still has some important things that must be done.

According to Comrade Lao Ma's previous plan, after this batch of AKs arrives, we must first arm an elite infantry unit with sufficient combat power. The next thing to do is to achieve results in actual combat, and then use a complete combat report plus the corpse of the German to report the matter to Vatutin or Zhukov.

Then, it was up to these two powerful bosses to find a way to submit it to Moscow. Both of them were qualified to make direct phone calls to the loving father, Comrade Stalin.

According to Malashenko's judgment, after Stalin gets this fresh victory report, it is inevitable that he will attract the attention of his loving father.

Regardless of where this weapon came from, first of all, it is a good gun, a good gun that can hammer the German stick to the ground without the ability to fight back, and can cause heavy casualties when beaten in crying for father and mother.

Based on the current actual battle situation on the front line, this is the best result and the most needed weapon.

Comrade Stalin, a loving father, had many advantages, and one of them was that he focused everything on the front line in wartime situations. If it is conducive to the development of the war, Stalin can even ignore the past grievances and reuse available talents. Zhukov, who was pushed down and then brought up again not long after, is the best example of this situation.

As long as the AK shows powerful enough overwhelming performance, Malashenko believes that this is a reason for Stalin to only focus on the results and ignore the unnecessary process.

The battle on the front line is fierce, and the need for new equipment is immediate and urgent. New equipment that can establish an absolute advantage over the enemy is put into service and changed one day in advance, which may cause unpredictable variables in the subsequent war. Updates and updates The sooner you get powerful equipment, the better, and the better you can establish an advantage over the enemy.

Although there is no absolute certainty, Malashenko has greater determination.

Comrade Stalin will understand the meaning of handling special cases in wartime situations, and he only needs to produce a good enough report on the war situation next.

The most important shooting range test mission in the early morning came to a successful conclusion. Malashenko, who completed the combat mission ahead of schedule, had enough time to stay in place for the whole morning. This was not considered a delay in the fighter plane.

Malashenko, who ordered the troops to be on alert, did not wait for any German invasion until noon. This made Comrade Ma, who had originally planned to wait and see if he could catch the old man who suddenly bumped into his grandson, a little disappointed.

"We destroyed half of the 502nd Heavy Armored Battalion, plus a half-broken armored division and a half-broken infantry division. I don't know how many Germans managed to escape, but so many troops were eliminated in one day If we lose all our fighting power, won’t these Germans take action? I thought they would come here this morning and try to eliminate us here.”

Malashenko’s rhetoric does make sense.

Generally speaking, such a big thing happened behind the front line. A mechanized heavy armored battle group originally planned to support the front line battle was completely defeated in just one day, and was almost completely defeated.

As long as the top German commander in the Cherkasy region is not stupid, or that old man Manstein still has some IQ, isn't such a big movement worthy of immediate action?

If this is left unchecked, what will happen to the rear? Are the Germans giving up on treatment now and waiting to collectively perform French military salutes and sing cheerful songs to dig potatoes in Siberia?

Comrade Lao Ma couldn't figure it out, and even thought that there must be a monster when something went wrong. Maybe the Germans were playing some conspiracy to plot against him.

But compared to Malashenko's current thoughts, the political commissar sitting opposite Comrade Ma in the division headquarters tent started to express his different opinions while holding the telegram in his hand.

"Stop thinking nonsense. The Germans had no choice but to take no measures."

"Look at this. The telegram just received from the front army headquarters this morning shows that the Cherkasy area has basically been turned into a steel closed loop."

"In the north, at least two divisions of Germans were defeated. The enemy in the south was in the same situation. It is said that a large number of Ukrainian traitors were captured. Although the enemy resistance on the frontal battlefield was the most tenacious, we invested in the frontal battlefield. The forces on the battlefield are virtually equal."

"The Germans' total strength and technical equipment are weaker than ours, and the air supremacy in the sky also belongs to the Red Army. The Germans on the frontal battlefield have been repulsed three times, and the defense was re-established the third time. But compared with when the attack just started, Now the remaining area controlled by the Germans has been reduced by more than half, and the end of the battle will not be long. "

"Oh, by the way, this doesn't include the German troops we just killed. The total number of enemy troops expected to be surrounded in the encirclement circle was around 100,000 people. This also includes those who worked hard for the Germans. Ukrainian traitors and lackeys. We have killed nearly 20,000 enemies so far.”

"Although not all of them will be annihilated, these 20,000 people can definitely be removed from the Germans' total force list, leaving a big vacancy. Think about it, the Germans are completely in short supply and are on fire from all sides. Maintain this situation. The remaining areas of actual control are already very difficult.”

"If I guess correctly, these Germans may even be considering which direction to break out. The Second Ukrainian Front has blocked all the reinforcements sent by Manstein. There is no way the Germans can wait. Reinforcements are coming. If they don’t want to be captured without mercy, they can only think about how to run away.”

"Under this situation, it is impossible for the enemy to mobilize heavy troops to deal with us. Rather, as the division commander, you should consider how to stop the Germans who are trying to escape halfway and not let any of them escape."