Sokov continued: "This assault rifle is solid and durable, has a low failure rate, and has excellent shooting performance under high and low temperatures. Even if it is soaked in muddy water, it can still be used normally after being fished out.
"
Sokov's words made all the commanders' eyes light up. You must know that the most common terrain in Russia is swamps and lakes. If this assault rifle is really as Sokov said, it can be used normally even if it has been soaked in muddy water.
, then if a large number of troops are equipped, there is no need to worry about the failure of firearms when fighting in complex terrain.
However, just to be on the safe side, Fomenko still asked tentatively: "Comrade Commander, are everything you said true?"
"Of course it's true." Sokov said, raising the assault rifle high above his head: "I once used this gun to fight the Germans in the sewers of Stalingrad, which were all filled with silt.
But when I used the weapon, there was no malfunction."
Confirming the superiority of this assault rifle, Fomenko remembered that Sokov had mentioned at the meeting that he would use this batch of firearms to equip a division, and quickly asked: "Comrade Commander, I remember you just said,
If you want to equip a division with this new weapon, why not re-equip our division."
When the other division commanders saw that Fomenko actually wanted to get there first and was willing to miss this batch of firearms, they all shouted: "Comrade Commander, the combat effectiveness of our division has been greatly improved after this period of training. It should be
Use this batch of firearms to equip our division..."
"No, the training level of your division cannot be compared with our division. I think it should be used to equip our division..."
For a time, a dozen division and brigade-level leaders started arguing fiercely over which unit should be equipped with this batch of firearms. Sokov did not speak, but quietly listened to everyone's quarrel with a smile on his face.
After everyone calmed down, Sokov continued: "Comrade division commanders, originally I wanted to ask for your opinions on which division should be prepared with this batch of firearms, but judging from your reactions, you all want to get this batch of firearms."
Firearms. Since your opinions cannot be unified, I can only make the decision."
Hearing what Sokov said, everyone held their breath and wanted to hear who would end up with this batch of firearms.
Sokov's eyes swept over the division commanders, division political commissars, and brigade commanders present, and finally landed on Colonel Khokhlov, commander of the 182nd Infantry Division, and announced loudly: "I think this batch
Firearms to equip Colonel Khokhlov’s 182nd Infantry Division.”
As soon as the decision was announced, the commanders present were in an uproar: "Comrade Commander, why should these firearms be equipped with the 182nd Division?"
Faced with everyone's doubts, Sokov said calmly: "Since I took office, I have ordered all divisions to conduct military training. But more than a month has passed. After my inspection, the most obvious result is that Hoch
Colonel Love's 182nd Division. This is just the first batch of weapons. Next month, our superiors will continue to replenish us with new firearms. The distribution principle at that time will still be which division has outstanding training results. Which division can be equipped with these weapons first?
A new type of assault rifle.”
At first, everyone wanted to complain, but when they heard Sokov said that firearms would arrive next month, and that they would give priority to equipping divisions with outstanding training results, everyone was excited and prepared to wait until they returned. , to urge the troops to carry out training, and to achieve the most obvious results in the shortest possible time.
"Colonel Khokhlov!" Seeing that no one among the many commanders raised any objections, Sokov shouted to the crowd: "Please come out."
Following Sokov's shout, Colonel Khokhlov walked out of the crowd, straightened his back and stood in front of Sokov, ready to accept the order he gave.
"Comrade Colonel," Sokov told Khokhlov: "After the new firearms are delivered to your division, you must urge the commanders and soldiers to quickly become familiar with the use of the new weapons. Do you understand?"
"clear."
"Also, there are still many soldiers in each division who are not equipped with weapons." Sokov warned: "The equipment that your division has replaced will be immediately collected and handed over to the headquarters, which will distribute it to those troops in need. .”
The division commanders and brigade commanders present felt a little disappointed because they were not assigned assault rifles. But after hearing Sokov's words, they felt much better. The weapons replaced by the 182nd Division can arm those unarmed soldiers. Get up. As long as each soldier has his own weapon, the training effect can be greatly improved.
"Comrade Commander," Samyko waited for Sokov to finish, then whispered in his ear: "How do you plan to distribute the new rockets and rocket launchers? You can't give them all to the 182nd Division, right? "
"This is impossible." Sokov replied resolutely: "Our 27th Army is a large collective. If just one of the divisions is strong, it is not enough. Every division and brigade needs to have strong enough combat effectiveness. We It is planned to distribute this equipment evenly to each division."
"Comrade commanders," Sokov greeted everyone: "I have one more thing to announce to you. In addition to firearms, our superiors have also replenished us with a large number of new rockets and a certain number of rocket launchers. I plan to This equipment is distributed to each division."
"New rockets and rocket launchers?" After hearing these two things Sokov said, the commanders present were all confused. They looked at each other, trying to get useful information from each other. Don't look at Sokov. The troops commanded by Sokov before made great achievements by using these two new weapons. However, since Sokov arrived in the Koski area, these two weapons have never been shown. The commanders present did not know about it and did not know. Within reason.
"I think the commanders and comrades present may have never seen these two weapons. Let me have someone demonstrate it to you, and you will know what is going on." Sokov said, turning around and telling Seryosha : "Seryozha, go get twelve rockets and demonstrate them to the commanders."
When Seryosha led someone to pull the rocket launcher over, someone in the crowd laughed out loud: "What is this? It looks like a farm tool. Could it be the new weapon that Comrade Commander wants to demonstrate to us?" .”
Sokov heard this kind of ridicule, but did not immediately distinguish it. After all, it is better to just fire a batch of rockets and let the commanders present see the effect.
After Seryosha and other soldiers set up the twelve-tube launcher and loaded it, they jogged to Sokov, raised their hands in salute and reported: "Comrade Commander, the rockets have been loaded, please give instructions."
!”
"Launch!"
"Yes!" Seryosha agreed resoundingly, turned over and ran back to the launcher, announcing: "Launch!"
As the order was given, twelve rockets dragged long white flame tails and flew towards a slope two kilometers away. In a short time, the rockets landed on the slope and exploded, making an earth-shattering sound.
, and exploded the slope into a sea of flames.
Seeing this situation, the commanders present were all stunned. They did not expect that twelve seemingly inconspicuous rockets could actually cause such a powerful killing effect. After a long time, a division commander said with lingering fear: "My
God, a salvo of this new type of rocket is almost as powerful as an artillery regiment."
"Seryozha," Sokov ordered Seryosha when he saw Seryosha back in front of him: "Introduce this new rocket to the commanders."
After Seryosha agreed, he began to explain this new rocket to everyone: "...the new rocket flies by the thrust of its own engine and does not require a complex anti-recoil device. The launcher has a simple and lightweight structure. Most parts do not require
It can be disassembled and combined with tools, making operation and maintenance very easy. Under special circumstances, a single tube, two tubes, four tubes or eight tubes can be used for simple launch. The launcher has small size, light weight and good maneuverability, and can be carried by a jeep.
It can be towed or dragged by mules and horses, or can be broken down and carried by manpower, making it very suitable for combat in Gobi, mountainous areas, jungles and water network areas."
"This thing is really great." Fomenko said loudly: "When we are defending or attacking, we can use this new rocket to deal with dense German columns and cause them heavy damage."
"Each infantry division can be allocated 200 of this new type of rocket." Sokov waited for Fomenko to finish and said loudly, "I will send someone to teach you how to use this new type of rocket."
"What about our infantry brigade?" Lieutenant Colonel Uzakov interrupted and asked, "Can it be assigned to us too?"
"I'm sorry, Comrade Lieutenant Colonel." After hearing Lieutenant Colonel Uzakov's question, Sokov said apologetically: "The infantry brigade and marine brigade do not have the new equipment this time."
"Why, Comrade Commander?" This time it was Colonel Chuvashov, commander of the 84th Naval Brigade, who asked the question.
"Comrades three brigade commanders," Sokov said to the three brigade commanders of the infantry brigade and the marine brigade: "If our group army is going to enter the battlefield, the first troops to participate in the battle will definitely be the five infantry divisions, and you three
Each brigade will serve as a group army reserve and will go into battle at the end. Therefore, if there are new weapons and equipment, I will give priority to the infantry division. I hope you can understand my intention."
After hearing what Sokov said, the three brigade commanders could not say anything more and could only choose to remain silent.
Sokov continued: "Dear commanders, I will order the soldiers of the guard company to demonstrate the use of the rocket launcher to you."
Outside the town, there were two German Panzer IV tanks whose tracks had been blown off. They were originally towed back from the battlefield by the tank maintenance factory to be remanufactured, but the workers disliked the tanks because they had too many magazines in the armor, so they threw them away.
Outside the town, they were left to the wind and sun.
When watching the soldiers of the guard company carrying a pipe and aiming at a distance of about a hundred meters from the tank, someone else raised a question: "What are these soldiers carrying? It can't be a new anti-tank gun, right?"
?”
"Didn't Comrade Commander say that this is a rocket launcher specially designed to deal with enemy tanks?"
"Can it penetrate the enemy's tank at such a long distance?"
Amid the speculations of many commanders, the two soldiers in a half-crouched shooting position had already pulled the trigger. The rockets were flying rapidly towards the tank in the distance. There were two booms, and the rockets accurately hit the target.
After hitting the tank, the tank body was immediately wrapped in flames and began to burn.
Seeing this situation, the commanders couldn't help but exclaimed: "Oh my God, the rocket launcher can actually penetrate the German armor at such a long distance. This is really amazing."
"This thing is simply an anti-tank artifact." A commander said excitedly: "With the rocket launcher, our soldiers no longer have to risk their lives by getting close to the enemy's tanks to throw explosive packets or anti-tank grenades."
After everyone calmed down, Sokov announced loudly: "Each division can be assigned twenty rocket launchers. In order to fully utilize the power of rocket launchers on the battlefield, I suggest that everyone set up a special anti-tank detachment.
Let them equip them with rocket launchers to deal with enemy tanks."
"Comrade Commander," Major General Gritsenko, commander of the 384th Division, asked tentatively: "Will you also send someone to train our soldiers on how to use rocket launchers?"
"That's right." Sokov replied: "I will send commanders and fighters from the security company to give you training on how to use the new rockets and rocket launchers. I have only one request for you, master the use of these two weapons as soon as possible.
, so that in the future battlefield, your chances of winning will be greater."
After the meeting, the division commanders did not leave immediately. Instead, they called their divisions one after another and ordered their subordinates to drive to the group army headquarters to receive their own weapons and equipment.
After Sokov and others returned to the headquarters, Samek asked curiously: "Comrade Commander, please forgive me. I see that your recent actions seem to be preparations for war. Do you really think that...
Will the Germans launch a new attack on us soon?"
"Comrade Chief of Staff, the enemy will not confront us forever. As long as they find the right time, they will launch an attack on our army by surprise. If we are not prepared for battle, we may be caught by surprise by the enemy.
"Sokov said sternly: "Although we are just a reserve team, once a new battle begins, we will be put into the battlefield quickly. Prepare early so that when it is our turn to go to the battlefield, we will not feel panicked."
"Comrade Commander," Lunev interjected and asked, "I know that your judgment of the future situation has always been very accurate. There are no outsiders here. Can you tell us truthfully when the enemy will attack us?"
How about we launch a new campaign-level offensive?"
Although both Luniev and Samyko had asked Sokov many times when the enemy would attack again, Sokov ignored them all. At this moment, he saw that Luniev was serious.
He asked himself, after a brief hesitation, he replied: "Comrade Military Commissar, the most suitable season for fighting is June and July. Therefore, I judge that if the enemy wants to launch a campaign-level offensive against us, the time should be the end of June or the beginning of July.
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This chapter has been completed!