"Can I know your name, Comrade Lieutenant?" Shulka stopped what he was doing and raised his head and asked.
"Of course!" the lieutenant replied: "My name is Kalashnikov, comrade second lieutenant, what's yours?"
Kalashnikov, this guy is really Kalashnikov, the guy who designed the AK47!
Shulka almost jumped with excitement.
Shulka guessed that tank drivers usually like to study and tinker with gadgets... It doesn't seem surprising that such a soldier would be recruited into the Fourth Tank Brigade. He can drive and repair tanks. The Fourth Tank
The brigade needs soldiers like this.
"Second Lieutenant, Comrade Second Lieutenant..." Kalashnikov's cry woke up Shulka who was in a daze: "What's your name?"
"My name is Shulka, Lieutenant!" Shulka quickly replied: "It's an honor to meet you, Comrade Lieutenant!"
"Are you Shulka?" Kalashnikov bent down and looked at Shulka with a muddy face in surprise, and asked: "Are you the 'breakout hero' they said?"
"Yes, Comrade Lieutenant!"
Then Kalashnikov jumped down from the turret, held Shulka's hand tightly, and said: "Sorry, Comrade Shulka, I didn't recognize you. Although I have seen you in the newspaper,
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"I know, Comrade Lieutenant!" Shulka spread his hands, showing the mud all over his body, and said, "If you don't get back on the tank, I won't be able to recognize you soon!"
Then the two of them laughed in unison.
The behavior of the two people soon made the instructor on the side dissatisfied. He shouted loudly into the mud: "Go back to your posts. I believe you will have a happier chat on the battlefield!"
These words were considered polite, perhaps due to the influence of Shulka's reputation, otherwise he would have scolded him long ago!
Shulka and Kalashnikov knew they were in the wrong, hurriedly shook hands again and then returned to their posts as ordered.
The training time is very tight and there is almost no time for rest.
Kalashnikov came to us when we were having lunch. He was holding buckwheat paste in one hand and black bread in the other... At this time, the food in Stalingrad was pretty good. After all, this was the largest tractor factory in the country.
, the soldiers ate food according to the same standards as factory workers: pea paste or millet paste or buckwheat paste, two slices of bread, mashed potatoes, and ten grams of butter.
Shulka made way for Kalashnikov while gnawing bread, and Kalashnikov sat down next to him.
"Comrade Shulka!" Kalashnikov said vaguely while chewing his food hard: "Do you know what impressed me the most?"
"What?"
"Mine-clearing tanks!" Kalashnikov said: "You actually used stones to clear mines. What a stroke of genius... How did you come up with this? It's amazing!"
Shulka should have guessed a long time ago that Kalashnikov, who likes tinkering with these things, would of course only be impressed by such inventions.
"It's a pity that it's no longer useful now!" Shulka said: "It's been raining now, and it's difficult for the tank to move forward on the road by itself, let alone pushing a heavy and big roller in front!"
"Yes!" Kalashnikov nodded: "But this does not affect that it is a very good invention, especially since it won a battle in Kiev..."
"Comrade Lieutenant, Comrade Company Commander!" At this time, the actor sitting next to him added with a grimace: "Why don't you discuss inventing something to use on it?"
As he spoke, the actor raised his head towards T34 in the mud.
"That's right!" said the veteran: "Otherwise, we'll probably vomit out all this food again later!"
Kalashnikov laughed: "That's mud, comrades, the best way is to build a road with good drainage and good road conditions!"
Shulka responded angrily: "Why don't you think of a way..."
Shulka was stunned before he finished speaking, and then cursed to himself: "Why did I forget it? All these days of training were in vain!"
"What?" Seeing this, Kalashnikov and the soldiers couldn't help but look at Shulka curiously.
The actor who was still devouring his food stopped what he was doing and asked: "Comrade Company Commander, is there any solution?"
The cautious look seemed to be afraid that Shulka would be scared away if he spoke louder.
"Yes, there is a way!" Shulka put the lunch box on the ground, stood up and walked through the mud to T34. After taking a look, he said to the soldiers who followed him: "But I need some tools!"
"What tools are needed?" Kalashnikov replied: "I can solve it. I have been working here for half a year. I can borrow it from Comrade Sisoy!"
The half-year job Kalashnikov mentioned was to guide the production of the device he invented to record the number of bullets fired by tank machine guns and the tank fuel consumption meter.
In other words, he has certain connections in the field of military scientific research in this tractor factory.
Shulka thinks he is much better than Sisoy.
Perhaps Sisoy has more professional knowledge than Kalashnikov, such as tank suspensions, engines and other high-tech gadgets... For scientists like Sisoy, he is definitely a professional.
The problem was that Sisoy had insufficient understanding of the demands of the battlefield.
This is actually a common problem among scientists from all over the world, even in modern times.
Kalashnikov is different. He is a soldier and a tank soldier. He also likes to invent and design since he was a child. For example, he took apart alarm clocks and made his own small toys. This enables him to design very grounded designs.
Qi is what the army really needs, such as the two things that have been put into production, and he will also design a tank track in the future.
From this point of view, Shulka believes that it is a waste to send such people to the battlefield, if there is something wrong on the battlefield...
These are all things for later. The tools Shulka requested at this time are actually very simple.
"First of all, I need a log, which is hard and has a large diameter...300mm and a length of 3.3 meters!"
"Leave this to me, comrade company commander!" The thief immediately responded: "There are a lot of logs like this behind the workshop!"
Then he called the actor and left.
Then Shulka turned his attention to Kalashnikov and said: "In addition, I also need two wire rope sleeves. One end can cover the log, and the other end can be stuck in the tooth hole of the track. Do you understand what I mean?
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Kalashnikov quickly understood what Shulka meant. He looked at Shulka with wide eyes and said excitedly: "You mean, get the log stuck under the tracks?"
"Yes!" Shulka nodded.
It's easy to talk to Kalashnikov. If Sisoy... I'm afraid he wouldn't be able to explain it for a long time.