Sidorin and Belkin never dreamed that the new weapons sent by Yakov were actually designed by Sokov. Both of them stared at Sokov with wide eyes in surprise, trying to figure out this.
Is it true, or is Yakov just joking with them?
Seeing that Yakov had already said what he said, Sokov did not hide it anymore. He nodded and said: "Yes, this new rocket launcher was indeed designed by me. But how powerful is it on the battlefield?
I'm not sure, it needs to be tested by our soldiers in battle."
"I really didn't expect that Comrade Brigade Commander could actually invent new weapons." Although Sokov admitted that he invented the new weapons, Sidorin still found it unbelievable: "This is simply unbelievable."
"It's nothing incredible," Sokov said, pretending to be nonchalant: "I took into account that the troops would suffer a lot of unnecessary damage when they launched an attack on the German's well-defended positions without adequate artillery cover.
casualties, hence the idea.”
"Comrade Brigadier," Sidorin waited for Sokov to finish and then continued to express his opinion: "I think this weapon can not only provide sufficient fire cover for the infantry when attacking, but also can provide sufficient fire cover even when defending.
Inflict heavy damage to the attacking enemy."
"You are right, Comrade Chief of Staff." Sokov followed Sidorin's words and continued: "During the development process, I also considered this issue and felt that the new rocket launcher would definitely not be able to compete with the traditional rocket launcher.
Like rocket launchers, they can only provide artillery cover for the troops when attacking, and should also be used as a weapon during defense..."
"Misha," while Sidorin and the others were busy, Yakov came to Sokov's bed and sat down, asking in a low voice: "Can I talk to you alone?"
Sokov, who was lying on the camp bed, tilted his head and glanced at Sidorin and Belkin who were busy. He must have spoken lower to Yakov, and there should be no problem. He nodded slightly and said: "
Yakov, if you have anything to do, just say it."
"When I came, Comrade Ustinov asked me to ask you privately whether you have thought of any new weapons recently?" After Yakov finished these two sentences, he also emphasized: "The assault you designed
The performance of the rifle and this new rocket launcher on the weapons testing ground impressed the military workers with admiration. Like Comrade Ustinov, they all want to know if you have any new ideas recently."
Yakov's words made Sokov fall into deep thought. Yes, assault rifles and 107 rocket launchers have already been released in advance. What weapons from later generations should be brought out next?
Seeing Sokov's silence, Yakov thought that the voice he spoke was too low and the other party did not hear clearly. After all, the sound of transmitters and phone calls in the room were too noisy and it was normal for him to not be heard clearly. Just when he was about to speak again
When he asked, Sokov had already said first: "Yakov, what do you think of the power of the 107 rocket launcher?"
Yakov heard Sokov suddenly ask about the 107mm rocket launcher. Although he didn't know the purpose of his question, he still answered truthfully: "According to the comments of military industry personnel, this is a great weapon." Misha
, I don’t understand, why do you suddenly ask about this weapon? You know, you designed this weapon?”
Sokov looked at Yakov and said: "To be honest, this kind of rocket launcher is very effective when hitting fixed targets or concentrated large targets. But if it is used to deal with speeding tanks, I am afraid the effect will be great.
discount."
"Yes, you are right." Regarding Sokov's statement, Yakov agreed: "No matter how fast the soldier operating the rocket launcher moves, it will take a certain amount of time from the rocket launcher to hitting the target.
Even if our soldiers can calculate the advance, the chance of directly hitting the tank is very low. Therefore, I think using the 107 rocket launcher to hit the speeding tank is not worth the gain."
"Yakov, you are right." Sokov decided to launch the RPG rocket launcher based on the German Tekken-100 44mm rocket launcher several years in advance. He continued: "If we change the rocket launcher into
Let our soldiers carry this weapon and hide in the area where the German tanks pass by. When the enemy tanks come into range, they can fire decisively to destroy them..."
After listening to Sokov's words, Yakov said with a confused face: "Misha, I think I didn't understand what you meant. How can this 107mm rocket launcher be converted into a personal weapon?"
"Do you have a pen and paper with you?" Sokov felt that he couldn't explain clearly just by talking, so he planned to draw a sketch for Yakov to show him, so that he could have a perceptual understanding first, and then talk about how to design.
, he will be able to know it well.
"Yes." Yakov said, taking out a pen and paper from the briefcase he was carrying, and was about to hand it to Sokov, but saw that he was lying on the bed, unable to draw even if he wanted to.
, quickly called a staff officer, helped Sokov half sit up. After doing all this, he put the paper and pen in Sokov's hand and said: "Misha, what are you doing now?
You can show me the sketch."
Sokov originally wanted to introduce the RPG-7 rocket launcher directly to Yakov, but then he thought about it. Whether that kind of rocket launcher could be produced under the current industrial standards was a problem, so he chose the simplest RPG-2
Type rocket. Since his hands were a little weak, he took nearly ten minutes to draw the sketch that could have been done in one or two minutes.
While Sokov was drawing, Sidorin and Belkin also finished their work and came over curiously, wanting to see clearly what Sokov was drawing. After Sokov finished drawing, he handed the sketch to
He caught Yakov and said to him: "Yakov, this is my newly designed rocket launcher, which is specially used to fight tanks."
"A rocket launcher to fight tanks?" Yakov looked at the sketch in his hand and said with some doubts: "Misha, is this the individual anti-tank weapon you designed?"
"Yes, this is the individual weapon I designed to fight tanks. It's called a rocket launcher." Sokov nodded slightly and said in a positive tone: "The rocket launcher uses an open balanced ejection principle.
It consists of sights, guards, grips, and firing and firing mechanisms..."
After listening to Sokov's brief introduction, Yakov asked several of the most critical questions: "Misha, I want to ask, what is the firing rate of this weapon that is carried on the shoulders by soldiers?
What's the speed and range? Also, how thick of tank armor can it penetrate?"
Fortunately, Sokov was very clear about the key data set of this rocket launcher. After hearing Yakov's question, he replied without hesitation: "According to my idea, the rate of fire of this rocket launcher should be
4 to 6 rounds per minute, with a direct range of 100 meters and an effective range of 150 meters. As for the armor penetration thickness, it should reach 152 to 180 millimeters."
Yakov expressionlessly standardized all the data Sokov mentioned on the sketch, and then asked Sokov: "Misha, do you think we can produce such a product with our current production level?"
Anti-tank weapons?”
"I think there should be no problem." Sokov said carefully that the data I gave you is not RPG-7 type. There is nothing that cannot be produced, so he said firmly: "After two days, my health will improve."
Later, I will draw you three views of this rocket launcher in detail to facilitate the development and production of military personnel."
Yakov stared at the sketch for a long time, then nodded and said: "Okay, anyway, I will stay here for a few days, and I am just waiting for you to give me more detailed drawings." After that, he closed.
I loaded the notebook and carefully put it into my briefcase.
Sidorin and Belkin couldn't help but sigh with emotion when they saw that Sokov had designed a new anti-tank weapon in such a short period of time. Sidorin also asked with admiration: "Brigade
Comrade Chang, I didn’t expect you to be so powerful. In addition to commanding battles, you can also design such great weapons. I would like to ask, can you design any new weapons?"
Hearing Sidorin's question, Sokov's mind began to think quickly: "Yes, in addition to the assault rifle, 107mm towed rocket launcher, and the RPG-2 40mm rocket launcher just 'designed',
What other weapons can be released in this time and space in advance?"
Seeing Sokov's silence, Sidorin said understandingly: "It doesn't matter, Comrade Brigade Commander, just think about it slowly and tell us when you think of new weapons."
"Misha," Yakov stood up and said to Sokov: "You have a good rest first, and I will come see you when I have time..."
Before Yakov finished speaking, Sokov suddenly thought of another weapon, stopped him quickly, and asked straight to the point: "Yakov, have you heard of white phosphorus incendiary bombs?"
"White phosphorus incendiary bomb?" When he heard this term, Sidorin couldn't help but be startled. He instinctively turned to look at Belgin, trying to get an answer from him. Unexpectedly, he saw that the other person also had a confused look on his face.
He turned to look at Sokov again, wanting to hear his explanation.
When Yakov heard this term, he was stunned for a moment, and then nodded and said: "I have heard of it. It is said to have been developed by the Americans. It is an extremely dangerous and terrifying incendiary bomb that can touch the skin."
If it is on, it will be difficult to remove it in time. The burning temperature of white phosphorus is very high and can burn all the way to the bones. It will also produce a large amount of smoke that is extremely irritating to the eyes and nose."
Yakov didn't understand why Sokov mentioned this weapon, and couldn't help but asked in confusion: "Misha, this kind of incendiary bomb just came out not long ago, and not many people know about it. How did you know about it?"
Sidorin and the others were initially confused when they heard Sokov mention this term. Now when Yakov said that not many people knew about this type of incendiary bomb, they couldn't help but cast doubtful glances at Sokov.
, I want to find out how my comrade, the brigade commander, learned about this weapon.
When Sokov heard Yakov's question, he wanted to slap himself in the face. He thought to himself that his mouth was so fast, and he actually mentioned weapons that neither the Soviet Union nor Germany had equipped. Fortunately, the other person was smart enough and answered quickly.
Said: "The last time the front army headquarters was transferred, the commander, General Yereomenko, and Comrade Khrushchev passed by here and mentioned this by accident when chatting with me. That's why I learned about this new weapon."
The reason why Sokov let Yeremenko and Khrushchev take the blame was because he believed that Yakov could not go to the two front army chiefs to verify the matter. After he finished speaking, Yakov and
Sidorin and the others all nodded in unison, with a look on their faces. The grassroots commanders did not know about the US military's equipment of new weapons, but with the level of Yeremenko and Khrushchev,
It's no surprise to know about this weapon.
"Misha, this kind of white phosphorus incendiary bomb is really effective against enemies in fortifications." Yakov said thoughtfully: "But it seems to have little effect on our battle to defend Stalingrad. You know
, Nowadays, the defense lines between the enemy and ourselves are uneven, and when the air force drops bombs, it is very likely to throw incendiary bombs on the heads of our own people."
The reason why Sokov mentioned the white phosphorus incendiary bomb to Yakov was not because he wanted to see how useful the incendiary bomb would be in the battle to defend Stalingrad. He wanted to give the other party a hint to replace the incendiary bomb.
The filler, if possible, would make the cloud explosive bomb available decades earlier.
"Yakov, you also said that this kind of incendiary bombs are very effective against enemies hiding in fortifications." Sokov continued: "Although our army is currently on defense, the chance of using incendiary bombs is low.
.But our army cannot defend forever without attacking. Once our army turns to counterattack, this kind of incendiary bomb will be of great use."
"It makes sense, it makes sense." After hearing Sokov's words, Yakov took out the paper and pen from his briefcase, looked at Sokov and asked: "Misha, tell me what you think. In my opinion
From what I know about you, you will never mention incendiary bombs for no reason, you definitely have your own thoughts."
"Yakov, this is what I think about." After a brief thought, Sokov felt that launching a cloud explosive bomb at this time would be too shocking, and with the current industrial level of the Soviet Union, it might not be produced at all, so he
The next best thing was to let Yakov go back and let Ustinov organize people to develop napalm bombs: "In order to increase the power of the incendiary bomb, can we replace the white phosphorus inside with other things?"
Sokov's words aroused Yakov's curiosity: "Misha, what do you think the white phosphorus should be replaced with?"
"Gasoline, preferably napalm." Sokov replied without hesitation: "I think if the white phosphorus inside is replaced with napalm, the power of the incendiary bomb may be doubled. After you go back, you can
Let’s discuss with Comrade Ustinov and make a trial batch to see how it works.”
"Okay." Although Yakov was not interested in what Sokov said about napalm, he still wrote these contents down in a small notebook. "When I go back, I will tell Ustino
