Steel Soviet Union

Compared with the high-speed assault, fierce advance and fierce fighting, the number of tanks under Malashenko's command during the evacuation not only did not decrease, but increased a lot. He made a windfall from the station and obtained more than 30 tanks. Black Panther 2 has become a "star" in everyone's minds right now.

"It's unbelievable! The Germans can even throw away their weapons, and they're still brand new! What's the difference between this and betraying your lover and leaving her behind? These fascist rubbish!"

"If you think about it, if those fascist bastards hadn't done this, would we have been able to get so many precious new cars? I'm more curious about what Comrade Commander will do with these things next. These are the best medium-sized German cars now. The tank is even better than our own. It would be great if we could keep it for our own use. "

"Yeah, that's fine, but I have to change the paint as soon as I drive back. This Fascist logo is disgusting."

Not only the tank crews in the marching state, but even the infantrymen who were hitchhiking on the tanks were also talking about these newly captured Kraut tanks and relished the fact that they had obtained so many Black Panther 2s at one time. Almost everyone was amazed.

Comrades are happy, and of course they will be happy to receive such a large amount of unexpected loot, but our division commander, Comrade Malashenko, is a little worried now.

Adding the minimum amount of gasoline to these Black Panthers to make them move was only the first step required to get them away. Malashenko then encountered a more difficult problem: where to find them. Can these "great people" drive more than thirty Black Panther 2 cars?

Although the operation of tanks these days is similar, the Panther is also operated by a mechanical linkage instead of a trendy steering wheel like the Tiger. At least it is consistent with the Red Army tanks in terms of operation and driving methods.

But the operating and driving system designed by the Germans is different from that of the Red Army. Malashenko knows that the Germans have an innate ability to make simple things complicated.

If you ask a driver who has never touched a German tank before to do this job, you may have to damage these brand-new Black Panther 2s, and you have to decide whether they can be driven away. As we all know, German machines are not as durable and delicate as our own products, so you have to drive them slowly.

Malashenko, who was feeling crazy and had no choice but to do anything, quickly called the two tank regiment commanders under his command and ordered him to get all the captured German tanks that he had touched, driven, or even test-driven, at least All the tank soldiers who could make the captured vehicle run were found and gathered together.

Fortunately, it was common for the Stalin Guards 1st Tank Division to win battles and seize enemy equipment. In addition, soldiers themselves would be naturally curious and interested in the same type of enemy equipment, so when the two regiment commanders followed the instructions Malashenko's order was cast like this, and after a while, more than 40 people were sent to Malashenko, which was not only full, but also overcrowded.

There was just one detail that was a little embarrassing. Not all of the more than forty tank soldiers who volunteered and expressed their confidence that they could make the Germans' broken vehicles move in their own hands were dedicated drivers.

Among these people are not only gunners and vehicle commanders, but also loaders who secretly learned to drive the German's broken car at some point.

At the same time, these more than 40 self-recommended tank soldiers came from different companies, and all of them were crew members of front-line combat units.

This also means that if these people are allowed to drive, the number of vehicle crew members in the combat unit will inevitably be reduced. If there is a lack of key positions such as gunners or drivers, it is impossible to say whether the crew can operate normally, let alone enter the battle.

Malashenko, who had indeed hesitated for a while, still had no better idea in the end. He gritted his teeth and stamped his feet, thinking, "There will be no more high-intensity battles in the future with a high probability." So he simply decided to take a gamble and give it a try.

The final result of this is that the tank column that Malashenko is currently commanding to evacuate has a total of close to 70 tanks that are unable to engage in normal combat or the crew is attrition and the combat effectiveness is not satisfied.

The more than 30 seized Black Panther 2s only had a driver inside, and there was only one person in the entire vehicle crew. They were "harmless sightseeing vehicles" that could only run but not fight.

After more than 30 tank crews were transferred and temporarily became the second-hand driver of Panther 2, the same number of Red Army tanks as these Panthers experienced crew attrition.

As for the specific positions of downsizing, it varies, as mentioned before. This one is short of a commander, that one is short of a gunner, and some cars are even short of a driver. Even the real driver has been transferred to temporarily drive Black Panther 2. There is really no choice but to ask other crew members to come over and take over the driving first. At least Let’s get the car running normally.

The operating and driving system of Black Panther 2 is basically copied from Black Panther 1. Many of the tank soldiers who have captured Black Panther 1 will drive this thing. This is the only news that Malashenko is thankful for so far.

However, the nearly 70 tanks under his command are either lacking in combat power, or they are simply in an "embarrassing state" that cannot be put into battle and are just showy and bluffing. To be honest, this is what Malashenko has brought since 1941. The soldier and the German started to fight each other and began to count the embarrassing things that happened when they bumped into each other for the first time.

It seems that there are more than 30 more tanks in hand at once, but if you really want to say that the overall combat effectiveness is actually reduced instead of increased, it just looks scary.

Malashenko, who was well aware of this situation, had a bad face and a speechless expression on his face along the way. He didn't know what to say or what to evaluate at this moment.

I just hope that there won't be any tough battles along the way, and that I won't encounter a large army of blind Germans rushing up to fight with me.

As if he heard Malashenko's silent prayer in his heart, he led his troops to retreat all the way eastward after leaving the train station, toward Malashenko who kept pushing westward and was converging with the friendly troops sent by Vatutin to meet him. In the end, he returned. It's been a smooth ride.

In addition to encountering cats and dogs, Malashenko was most worried about running into a large German army. , encounters did not occur, and good luck remained until the meeting with the friendly forces who came to respond.

"It's strange. I've always had bad luck! In the past, I would bump into the German elite fighting in an encounter when I was on the road. Today, the sun is rising in the west? This is not normal, it's so abnormal!"

Malashenko, who behaved well after getting a bargain and was muttering inwardly, was finally able to lead his troops to take a break. After the transfer of the treasure was completed and the troops took a short rest, they could get back on the road and head north to meet up with the political commissars and the others to prepare. One stage of the battle.

But what Malashenko never expected was that the person waiting for him among the troops who came to receive him was not some friendly division commander or army commander, but actually Vatutin who loved to blindly shoot when he had nothing to do. He is a "great god" who has not changed his habit of running away and losing his life to this day.