Steel Soviet Union

How to give Morozov the confidence to believe that mounting 100 guns on the vehicle is a practical and effective solution at the moment. This is the core point that Malashenko is considering now.

"Is the 100 gun useful? I think so. There is no problem with its paper performance. It can deal with any tank currently in service by the Germans. Even those heavy and huge King Tigers can be easily taken down, as long as they are at a normal firefighting distance. There will be no problem.”

"But it's not enough that I think it's useful. I just have rich practical experience, and what I say may not be 100% correct. This still needs to be demonstrated in practice."

"How to prove it? It's simple. You give me the prototype car that you think is fine, and we will shorten the process directly and take it to the front line for testing. Whether the car works or not, you will know if you try it on those German guys. As long as the front line If there is no problem with the feedback, we will immediately move into mass production.”

"In this way, the time problem you are worried about will be solved. All the Red Army tank units on the front line can use the new vehicles as soon as possible. This is a solution that has the best of both worlds, Comrade Morozov."

The solution Malashenko proposed to Morozov was the model of cooperation that he had maintained with Kotin before.

Kogin modified the prototype plan according to Malashenko's suggestions. After building the prototype, it was fully and reliably tested at the factory and delivered to Malashenko after it was confirmed to be correct.

Next, Malashenko will conduct more specific actual combat tests. Generally speaking, prototypes built based on the experience and knowledge that Malashenko brought from later generations will not have any major problems. In terms of actual battlefield performance, The block is basically passed in one go.

After getting actual combat feedback from Malashenko, all Kogin has to do is make certain minor changes to the mass-produced version of the prototype.

Some are changes based on cost control and ease of production, and some are modifications on some unreasonable details. In most cases, the model that is actually put into mass production will be slightly weaker than the prototype. After all, the prototype that is carefully polished and built according to the top version is responsible for testing all systems and data, and the production line is running at full capacity. Goods are completely different.

Based on this special cooperation model, the mass production progress of various types of heavy tanks designed by Kojing has been greatly accelerated by more than doubling or even tripling the speed.

Morozov did not know that Malashenko and Kotin had always done this, and he even seemed a little surprised when he first heard about this situation.

"Is this possible? If the prototype vehicle has fatal flaws, it will cause big problems when it is delivered to the front-line troops. I have never heard of doing this."

Malashenko could probably guess what Morozov would say, and had already prepared the corresponding answer.

"Let us step back for a moment, Comrade Morozov."

"Even if the prototype does have fatal flaws as you fear, so what? The worst result is that we lose one, two, or three prototype tanks, and we may also die as a result. A few soldiers. But there are more than tens of thousands of people dying on the front line every day? The sacrifice is not about the number of people, but what is the meaning of the sacrifice of the soldiers. "

"What has been gained in exchange? The answer is simple. The lost tanks can let us know where their fatal flaws are on the battlefield. This is much better than wasting time on the test field. Put the problem in measurement It is better to solve the problem at the prototype stage before production than to leave the problem to be solved after mass production begins.”

"At that time, it won't be as simple as losing a few tanks and killing a few people. It will be a loss of tanks and soldiers for the entire battalion and regiment. Which of these two situations do you think is better?"

"Besides, this is only the worst-case scenario we imagined. We can also think about the bright side and what the consequences will be under the good scenario."

"The result is that tanks that have been proven to be excellent in actual combat can be put into mass production as soon as possible. Or what I just said, just imagine how many lives of soldiers this will save? If these excellent and reliable new equipment are used one day earlier, maybe the war will be over. Finish one day early.”

"No, let alone one day, if the war ended a few hours earlier, or even dozens of minutes earlier, think about how many soldiers would have survived? Everything we do is of great significance, you want Believe this. Then keep this in mind and devote yourself to work. This will give you infinite power to work, isn’t it?”

Malashenko increasingly feels like a qualified lobbyist or negotiator.

This speech may sound a bit long-winded, but in fact it is all truthful words. Even Malashenko himself felt that "I am so fucking right." As a native of this era, Morozov could not possibly Don't be touched. You must know that this is "super brainwashing" from later generations of time travellers.

Ahem, brainwashing is a derogatory term, it is more appropriate to "learn with reason and move with emotion".

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Morozov did not answer directly, but leaned on the sofa where he sat with Malashenko and began to close his eyes and meditate.

Malashenko did not intend to interrupt Morozov's thinking. It was normal for him to need some time. Morozov had to slowly digest what Malashenko had just said.

If it were him, Malashenko felt that he would probably be in Morozov's current state. There was nothing surprising about this, he just needed to wait patiently.

I don’t know how long it took, maybe three to five minutes, or maybe longer.

When Morozov, who was sitting on the sofa, finally opened his eyes again, Malashenko immediately came to the answer at a glance: He had definitely made a decision!

Why do you say?

Because the look in Morozov's eyes at this moment has silently explained everything. The saying that the eyes are the window to the soul is not in vain. Many things that need no words can be explained clearly with just the eyes.

"Will you help me? Comrade General. If I really want to do this, I need your experience, your advice, and all the help you can. If you don't get these, then this can only be empty talk."

The good news is that Morozov has really thought about it seriously and considered all the issues and details that should and must be considered. You can hear it just from his words.

The even greater good news is that Malashenko had made a decision long before arriving on this trip and it has not changed yet.

"The answer is inevitable, Comrade Morozov, otherwise, why do you think I would come back from the front line to find you? That's why I am here."

Malashenko's words were as firm as his eyes. Morozov, who had found the answer he wanted from the comrade general, had the same look on his face at this time.

"Come with me, Comrade General, I want to take you to see something that will definitely interest you."