The world fell into darkness, with only a few stars in the sky. Since there was no light pollution, the Milky Way above our heads was even brighter.
No matter how late it is, there is one more thing that must be done: go to Liguschkov's factory to see the situation.
Factory 830 operates 24 hours a day, and workers are divided into two shifts. Based on the current human resources, the factory's production efficiency has almost reached the bottleneck.
The only mission of this factory now is to mass-produce Exocet rocket launchers. The launch test was successfully completed a few days ago, and the factory received production approval from superiors almost immediately.
Now that mass production is about to begin, Liguschkov, as the general manager, must first submit his production plan.
Half of September has passed, and Guschkov made ambitious production plans in the remaining half of the month.
The performance of the "Flying Fish" rocket launcher is very impressive in the eyes of others, but it still feels technologically immature.
In reality? Liguschkov is really experienced.
After going around several production workshops of Factory 830, Yang Mingzhi got the result he wanted. Factory 830 not only perfectly replicated how a factory in the so-called swamp produces this rocket launcher, but also because the local material and equipment conditions are particularly good.
Both efficiency and quality will inevitably be significantly improved.
The hungry Yang Mingzhi ate a small meal in Liguschkov's office, together with several other leaders of the factory. They were all Liguschkov's right-hand men, except for one named Ivanov.
Military representative (affiliated to the Siberian Military District).
The small stove is a bit simple, but the atmosphere is really pleasant.
Although he was twenty years older than Yang Mingzhi, Liguschkov happily poured him a glass of vodka first.
"Huh? I think it's better to skip drinking." Yang Mingzhi was a little worried.
"It doesn't matter, I'm happy today."
"Okay, okay. Three drinks at most. If I get drunk, my wife will be very angry."
"Haha? Are you afraid of your wife?" military representative Ivanov joked.
"General, is he afraid of his wife? Comrade Ivanov, the general's wife is also a legendary hero. As for her, she is just a child."
When Ivanov met the chief inventor of the new rocket launcher for the first time, he had no intention of finding out about the general's family affairs when he got this opportunity. He was the factory representative sent by the Siberian Military Region to Factory 830. His job was to be a medium, so that the local military region could
Liaise directly with various arsenals.
The new rocket launcher has an extremely high range. Once the number reaches a certain scale, it will become a strategic weapon and the way of war may change.
During the meal, Ivanov, the military representative who met the general for the first time, ignored the etiquette. The general gnawed on pieces of bread, but Ivanov still asked a lot of questions.
All problems are combined into one big problem.
"You asked me about my attitude towards the Feiyu rocket launcher? Haha? It is an excellent tactical weapon." After learning the identity of this guy, Yang Mingzhi did his part.
Yang Mingzhi really understood the military representative system. Every military factory in the Soviet Union must have such a person to shoulder the task of "herald soldier".
Through this person, I can definitely communicate with the senior officers of the Siberian Military Region. By then, maybe because I have the rank of lieutenant general, I will be on the same level as the few senior officers in the military region!
After drinking half a glass of strong wine, Yang Mingzhi fell into a state of excitement and took this opportunity to introduce the huge war potential of the Flying Fish Rocket Launcher in a more eloquent manner.
In other words, the range of forty kilometers is incredible.
Ivanov didn't want to hear the general repeat what he already knew. He then asked: "Dear general, I heard from Comrade Director of the factory that you will continue to develop new rocket launchers?"
"Of course! That is inevitable! It is my mission and the responsibility of us military workers."
"Okay, do you have any plans?"
"Rocket launcher? Not yet. To be honest, if we want to develop a rocket launcher with a larger range and more power, we must first solve the engine problem. The current engine design will be overturned, and we have to design a new engine. Only in this way can the range reach 200
kilometer."
"What?! Two hundred kilometers?!" I don't know if the general was bragging in excitement after drinking, or if the general really had a relevant plan. Based on his own knowledge, Ivanov felt that the general was still bragging.
"What? You don't believe it?" Yang Mingzhi shook his head, continued to puff up his chest, and even danced, "Comrade, one day we will land on the moon, and we will build a space city in outer space. As long as we build a rocket powerful enough, we can fly
The speed exceeds the escape velocity of the earth, and entering space is no longer science fiction. Everything starts with rockets!
I can only build rockets with a range of 40 kilometers now. The Germans have already built rockets with a range of 200 kilometers. In the future, the range of rocket artillery will be farther and farther! Even if we launch a bomb from Kamchatka, it can hit Berlin directly!
Do you think this is a sweet dream?!
No! The Americans and the Germans are both developing long-range rocket launchers, and we cannot fall behind.
Maybe in just twenty years we will be able to send people into space, just through rockets!"
For a time, Yang Mingzhi was the only one talking loudly here, and everyone else was silenced by the general's astonishing words.
After being embarrassed for a while, Ivanov reluctantly applauded: "Ah! What a wonderful future. I feel like it is so science fiction. If it becomes a reality, our Soviet dream should also become a reality."
"This..." Now it was Yang Mingzhi's turn to hesitate. As far as propaganda is concerned, Brezhnev in that dimension announced to the world in the 1970s that the Soviet Union had successfully built a developed socialism. This was so in name.
As for the fall of the Kremlin's red flag and the collapse of the alliance more than ten years later, the black humor makes people laugh and cry.
"Yes! Our dream will eventually come true!" Yang Mingzhi composed himself, "Before that, we must first defeat the common enemy of mankind, that is, the Austrian monster who deceived the German people into becoming cannon fodder. I think my rocket launcher will
It has a huge positive impact.”
"Of course! With all due respect, if we concentrate thousands of rounds and use them at the same time, we won't have to pay a single person to win the battle. What do you think of what I say?"
"I...it's not easy for me to evaluate. First of all, I have to know the current production volume." Yang Mingzhi asked Liguschkov.
"Ah? Do you want concrete data? That's it. I submitted a production plan to my superiors. In the remaining time of September, I will produce 200 Exocet rocket launchers. And my production line is now fully operational. I will complete it today alone.
I have assembled 20 rounds of ammunition. By the last day of this month, I am confident that I will have 300 rounds of ammunition ready for delivery.”
Yang Mingzhi nodded. The arsenal of the Guerrilla Republic struggled to produce two rocket launchers in a day. This was despite the abundance of various materials. Factory 830 also had its own shortcomings even as it prospered. If you want to count on the Catfish Rocket Launcher to achieve strategic success,
As a result, the factory needs more workers to add more production lines to achieve qualitative changes through quantitative changes.
"Three hundred rounds of ammunition are still too few compared to a battle!" Yang Mingzhi recalled today's restaurants and the 830 factory. It seems that there is huge room for improvement in the productivity of each factory.
The output of ordnance and ammunition cannot increase, especially rocket launchers. A mere three hundred rounds are not enough to fill the teeth of the frontline troops!
After all, through actual combat in the past year, Lao Maozi has understood how to use rocket launchers to hit and strike at the same time.
In an ordinary battle, they can easily fire more than 50,000 Katyusha rocket launchers of various types!
Of course, in terms of manufacturing cost alone, the "Flying Fish" rocket launcher is much more expensive than the "Katyusha". A single rocket is five times more expensive. What a humor. The range is five times, and the cost is also five times!
But "Flying Fish"'s comprehensive strength is not superimposed five times, but fifty times or five hundred times!
It has only been put into production at the 830 factory in Novosibirsk. It is inevitable that the output will not increase at the beginning. As for the future, maybe it can also change the course of some major battles?
Yang Mingzhi does not have that many brain cells to carry out large-scale deductions.
"Liguschkov, have you started formulating your production plan for October? Can you give me some data, how many can you produce in October?"
"This...maybe six hundred rounds, or a thousand rounds." As he said that, Liguschkov looked at the military representative. "How much I can produce depends on the needs of the army. If they have a large demand, I will work hard to produce it."
.”
"Ah! This matter? You can produce it as much as you can. Comrade Commander-in-Chief of the Military Region hopes that our troops in the Siberian Military Region can be equipped with all kinds of new weapons. I guarantee my reputation that we need all kinds of new weapons to ensure that our soldiers..."
"How are the soldiers?" Yang Mingzhi asked.
"Less sacrifices! I wish... I wish so. But... alas..." Ivanov lit a cigarette for himself with a frown on his face, and said sadly: "I have always felt that only soldiers have more skills.
Excellent weapons have not reduced our casualties. The tragic reality is that the infantry divisions sent by the military region to Europe had to retire after a few battles. The casualties of the soldiers were too great, if..."
"Is it a rocket launcher?"
"Of course!" Ivanov's eyes were shining, "Comrade General, you are the blessing of the alliance. I sincerely hope that you will continue to work tirelessly to save those young people. I hope you will continue to work hard."
Nowadays, the Siberian Military District has become a major troop base of the Soviet Union. A large number of Asians have joined the army, making the troops heading to the front line east of the Ural Mountains look like Asian armies.
Can the huge casualties of the troops be stopped by the large-scale use of new weapons? Mustache thinks so, and it is reasonable for the Soviet army officers to think so too.
Even though the excellence of weapons is not the only factor that determines the victory of a war, the human factor is not omnipotent. Advanced weapons and equipped with excellent warriors will greatly improve the combat effectiveness of the army.
"I will. Speaking of which, my plan has never been to just build rocket launchers. I wonder if you know that I also plan to build assault rifles."
"What?"
In fact, Ivanov's thoughts were all about supervising the workers' production of rocket launchers. He also personally made some records and statistics and submitted them to his superiors to prepare for the establishment of a new rocket launcher factory.
He saw Yang Mingzhi in person for the first time today, and he had no idea what big plans this young general had.
Today he learned another new term "assault rifle". It seemed that it was also a new type of weapon. Just listening to the general's description of its data, Ivanov, who was originally a soldier, instantly realized its use with professional sensitivity.
Superiority!
He immediately asked: "So? When will you start research and development?"
"Already doing it."
"Ah? Really?"
"Of course! It's just in the next few days. My prototype gun is about to be finished, and a batch of special bullets will be produced. It's a good thing that I see you today, so that when I conduct shooting experiments, you will serve as a soldier.
How about Fang’s witness?”
"Okay!" The excited Ivanov simply stood up, "I will immediately write a telegram to report this to my superiors. General, are you sure that the prototype gun will be successful in a few days?"
"Of course, I never disappoint others."
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As for Yang Mingzhi, he met another guy named Ivanov at night. Contacting this person will save him a lot of trouble in his future work.
After all, I am working on things in my own design bureau, and I don’t even have an associated factory for the time being. Because Factory 834 and Factory 835 have not yet been completed, and there are no military representatives stationed in the factory. So during this period, the development of new weapons has to be completed through tortuous methods.
Channels report to superiors.
Now, with Ivanov as the matchmaker, he should call the commander of the Siberian Military District.
By the way! Who is the commander of this military region? He should be a celebrity, right?
Yang Mingzhi was very unfamiliar with the Siberian Military District of the Soviet Union, just as he was unfamiliar with Siberia as a whole. He only knew that the climate here was harsh and the winters were long and cold. If you kept warm properly, there would be no big obstacles to living here.
It is such harsh conditions that the people living here will use their energy to fight against the harsh environment to deal with invaders.
When the German army launched an attack on the summer solstice, the Siberian Military District immediately formed the 24th Army and participated in the reinforcement of Moscow.
A large number of newly formed infantry divisions have completed training, and these reorganized divisions have already lined up to head towards Stalingrad.
People always remember those who fought on the front lines of the war, but few care about the origins of the grassroots soldiers.
The Soviet Union's Siberian Military District in 1942 was a behemoth. Bordering it to the east was the Far East Military District, and to the south was China.
The jurisdiction of the military region exceeds three million square kilometers, but there are large areas of cold virgin forest in the area. There may not be a living person for dozens of kilometers. More than 90% of the residents live near railways and highways, and only some indigenous natives of North Asia
Residents, such as the Yenisei people, live in remote areas.
The alliance has reached a critical moment. The authorities, regardless of whether the various residents are willing or not, will conscript all men who meet the conscription standards, regardless of nationality and political beliefs. Therefore, in order to avoid conscription, some people simply risk their lives and sneak into the vast coniferous forests of Siberia.
, hiding in the snow and frozen soil, holding a shotgun and watching out for polar bears instead of Germans.
After all, there are only a few people who escape military service. The vast majority of young people who are drafted only know that it is their duty to serve as soldiers, but they do not know the dangers of this war. They lack understanding of modern warfare, but they are by no means cowards.
These young people of various nationalities from distant Siberia, their distinctive faces will eventually appear in front of Paulus and his 300,000 broken troops.