"No, Comrade Androvich!" Wang Xuexin replied: "T34 does not need help here!"
"Are you sure?" Androvich replied: "It may have glitches or glitches that you don't know about, or other information that you don't know about. Can you guarantee that your training will work?"
"I don't think these are big problems!" Wang Xuexin smiled: "We can wait until we get the t34 to consider these. Then it is your responsibility to teach us how to control it, and you have to tell me too!"
Androvic heard that it made sense. This excuse seemed a bit far-fetched, because the tanks' weaknesses that were not suitable for tactics should only be known after driving and practicing. It is difficult to explain clearly in a few words.
But Androvich was still unwilling to give in: "I insist, comrade battalion commander! Otherwise we will not participate in T26 training!"
Androvich knows what his priorities are.
He does not need to participate in T26 training, because T26 is already a tank that is about to be eliminated by Mao Xiong, and knowing its tactics is of little value.
But he must participate in the training of T34, because this tank is the main force of Mao Xiong, the key to defeating Hans, and the hope to reverse the war. It is also what the general counsel most wants to know from Wang Xuexin.
If Wang Xuexin is allowed to train alone and has nothing to do with consultants like them, then Androvich will not be able to explain it to the general consultant.
"You can't trade the same thing twice, Comrade Captain!" Wang Xuexin was already drafting a training plan on paper. He raised his eyes and glanced at Androvich and said, "Unless you can prove this, that is, we need
It’s a place to think ahead! Otherwise… I still have things to do!”
Androvich turned around in disappointment, but suddenly thought of something, turned around and said: "Comrade Battalion Commander, I wonder if you have considered the service life of T34?"
"Is there any problem?" Wang Xuexin stopped writing and looked at Androvich.
T34 has always been known for its good reliability, so Wang Xuexin really didn’t consider its lifespan.
Androvich replied: "There is nothing wrong with the tank itself, but the life of the tank engine... is only one hundred hours. I believe you don't know this!"
Wang Xuexin was stunned instantly.
Only one hundred hours?
What the hell?
If calculated based on 24 hours a day, that means the engine of this thing will be scrapped after four days of operation?
It's no wonder that this thing has high reliability. The tank or the new engine has already been used, so isn't the reliability and performance not high?
Later, Wang Xuexin learned that what Androvich said was true. The biggest shortcoming of the T34 tank at this time was that the engine was immature and had a short lifespan.
This is why it is called a "disposable tank" by Mao Zi.
The so-called "disposable tank" means that it basically cannot be driven back when it is driven to the front line... It does not mean that it is destroyed by the enemy, but it is scrapped with the engine running on the front line, and then it is impossible to transport a new one from the rear.
Get the engine replaced.
Changing the engine is basically impossible during Hans's large-scale advancement, because once the tank is unable to move, it will soon be captured by the advancing Hans.
Therefore, even if a large number of T34 were not destroyed on the battlefield, they were blown up by Maozi himself.
This problem was not basically solved until the t34/85 was released in 1943. By then, the engine life had increased to 600 hours.
Only then did Wang Xuexin truly understand why the quality of Mao Xiong tank crews was so poor. Many tank crews were sent to the battlefield without even basic training...
If the life of a tank engine is only 100 hours, do tank soldiers still have the conditions to train? If a tank is driven and scrapped after practicing, the training cost is too high.
Androvich immediately talked about this issue: "Comrade Battalion Commander, think about it. Even if we transport a new tank, it needs to be driven here from Xi'an, and it will need a period of training, and then it will be driven to the battlefield from here."
…”
Wang Xuexin almost spat blood onto the ceiling.
Based on this calculation, the T34 will be scrapped almost as soon as it reaches the battlefield. What kind of war will it still fight?
"This is not possible, Comrade Captain!" Wang Xuexin said, "We agreed to guarantee a one-year supply of parts!"
"Of course!" Androvich replied: "One year's supply of parts is guaranteed, but... it's none of our business if the parts are transported on the road, don't you think so?"
Wang Xuexin suddenly realized that Mao Xiong could just drag it for a month or two. Adding the combat time, usage time and transportation time, how many engines can be distributed in a year?
"How about we do this!" Wang Xuexin said: "Comrade Captain, I agree with you to participate in the T34 training, but you must immediately airlift 30 spare engines to Xi'an, preferably with the tanks!"
"That's impossible!" Androvich laughed.
In Androvich's view, Wang Xuexin is a lion's mouth. He is just participating in training. Is it worth thirty tank engines?
But Wang Xuexin answered confidently: "Comrade Androvich, if there is no backup engine, we may not be able to use T34 normally. Then, we have no need to train T34 anymore, so the training is cancelled... I will train T26 full time,
t26 doesn’t need you to do it for you. Do you think so?”
Androvich's smile immediately froze on his face.
What Wang Xuexin said is not unreasonable. What can a T34 with a lifespan of 100 hours do?
In particular, Wang Xuexin also planned to use the high mobility of the T34 to engage in guerrilla combat with the Japanese Type 97 tanks, which determined that a large amount of engine life would be consumed during the battle.
If there is no spare engine, it will be a fatal blow to the T34 unit. It would be better not to form it from the beginning.
Androvich was helpless and said: "I need to ask my superiors, Comrade Battalion Commander, for instructions. This is not something I can decide!"
"Of course!" Wang Xuexin nodded.
Wang Xuexin had actually known Androvitch's intentions for a long time. While making this deal, they were also learning tank tactics from Wang Xuexin.
Although Wang Xuexin is not an expert in this area, he knows the modern tactical theories that have taken shape and knows what is right and what is wrong, so he has a lot to teach Mao Zi.
This is of course also a treasure, especially for Mao Xiong, who is in urgent need of tactical reform.
The General Counsel soon received Androvitch's report.
He hesitated for a moment, because tank engines were also a strategic material in short supply for fur bears.
30 engines are equivalent to 30 tanks... Maozi actually doesn't care much about the lifespan issue, because they all rush to the battlefield and are destroyed by Hans anyway, so it doesn't matter whether the lifespan is long or short, what matters is the quantity.
But the general consultant thought about it and felt that just by improving the coordination between tanks and tanks through the previous telephone line, not only did he save thirty tanks, but it would also play a role in the future.
Now, if you interrupt your studies for thirty engines, it is obviously not worth it.
So the general counsel immediately called back: "Tell him that he will get the spare engines he wants and they will arrive in the same batch as the tanks! And if the cooperation goes well, he will get more in the future!"