There are only two updates today due to things happening, so I’ll make up for it another day!
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Then Kalashnikov laughed: "I never thought you would do that, Comrade Shulka! Do you know? What I admire is not your bravery, nor your strategy..."
"You mean imagination?" Shulka asked.
Kalashnikov stared at Shulka with wide eyes, and after a long while he nodded and said: "I can't hide anything from you, Comrade Shulka! Yes, what I admire is your imagination and adaptability. In such a short period of time, I admire you."
In just a short amount of time...you can come up with an almost perfect solution, while I can only stare in the tank!"
"You will also have such an imagination, Comrade Kalashnikov!" Shulka said: "Your imagination is even much better than mine!"
Shulka is telling the truth. The guy in front of him is the father of AK, and AK47 has led the light weapons industry for decades... until modern times, it is still popular in Africa.
But Kalashnikov didn't think so.
He smiled self-deprecatingly, remained silent for a while, and seemed to have had some ideological struggle before finally summoning the courage to say: "I'm scared, Comrade Shulka!"
"What?" Shulka glanced around him habitually. He couldn't let others hear this topic, otherwise Kalashnikov's future would be over.
"At that moment, I actually didn't hear the sound of the infantry stopping!" Kalashnikov said: "To be precise, I didn't hear it clearly, or I ignored it!"
Shulka knew what was going on. Installing a telephone on the tank could indeed solve the problem of internal and external communication, and it was very simple. The problem was that it was a long telephone line, and the T34 tank at this time had 4 people.
There are not enough crew members to operate it, so no one is available to answer the call.
Therefore, tank crews usually dig a hole in the tank cap and tie a phone directly to it, so that they can operate the tank while keeping in touch with their followers.
The disadvantage is that the phone sometimes becomes loose due to the tension on the phone cord, and the driver has another burden to bear.
For example, Kalashnikov is a driver who needs to drive a tank. At the same time, as a commander, he has to direct firepower. In addition, he has to keep in touch with the followers outside the tank at all times and even learn about the situation from the followers.
In this case, it is inevitable that some information will be missed.
"That is to say..." Shulka said: "You took the initiative to stop the tank at that time?"
"Yes!" Kalashnikov nodded.
After being silent for a while, he continued: "I saw two destroyed tanks in front of me, and my head was confused. I couldn't help imagining a shell destroying the tank and blowing myself to pieces.
, and then I couldn’t help but stop the tank... It’s embarrassing, isn’t it?”
"No, Comrade Kalashnikov!" Shulka replied: "This is normal!"
"I don't need comfort, Comrade Shulka!" Kalashnikov took a sip of vodka from the cup: "I even lost the ability to think at that time. If it weren't for your command, I believe I would be like those two
Like a tank..."
"This is the problem!" Shulka said: "Do you think I am comforting you? No, I think fighting the enemy requires not only courage, but also wisdom... If you rushed forward bravely, the result would be
what?"
Kalashnikov said nothing.
"The result is the same as those two tanks!" Shulka said: "They were hit by enemy shells and turned into a pile of scrap metal... This does not allow us to win!"
"Maybe you are right, Comrade Shulka!" Kalashnikov said: "But at that moment I should have rushed forward, and you would have commanded the next tank to achieve the same victory!"
Shulka spread his hands and expressed helplessness. He found that he was not the only one who fell into self-blame. Kalashnikov had no idea how important his life was to the Soviet Union.
But suddenly Shulka realized that Kalashnikov seemed to be right, and he should indeed rush forward at that moment...
The reason is that after Kalashnikov was injured on the battlefield, he was thinking about how to deal with the German submachine guns in the hospital, so he gave up being a tank soldier and embarked on the road of developing rifles.
But now, Kalashnikov is probably not injured because of himself. Does not being injured mean... that he will not reflect deeply in the hospital? Of course, he will not give up being a tank soldier?
Shulka couldn't help but cursed secretly, is this a bad thing?!
"What are you thinking about?" Kalashnikov asked.
"I was thinking..." Shulka asked: "Comrade Kalashnikov, have you ever thought about giving up being a tank soldier?"
"Of course not!" Kalashnikov denied without thinking: "Why do you have such an idea? Yes, I am indeed timid, but it does not mean that I will give up the tank crew, especially at this time.
The country needs me!"
Shulka wanted to slap himself...
Why were Kalashnikov's tanks coming up at that time?!
There were more than 80 tanks in the entire brigade, but it was Kalashnikov's tanks that followed!
After thinking about it, Shulka said: "That's not what I meant, Comrade Kalashnikov! You are right, the motherland needs us exactly when it needs us, and of course we cannot escape! But...the motherland needs us more than just
It’s a battle!”
"For example?" Kalashnikov looked at Shulka doubtfully.
"For example, designing a rifle!" Shulka pointed out the key point: "You have the talent in this area..."
"This may be what I hope for... Comrade Shulka!" Kalashnikov said in embarrassment: "But I am a tank soldier, and I still have to fight the Germans! I don't even know if I can go back alive!
"
Kalashnikov is right. As a tank soldier, Kalashnikov is indeed not qualified to do this.
What can Shulka do?
Should we continue to wait for Kalashnikov to be injured?
No, next time you may not be injured but sacrificed!
Shulka even wanted to report Kalashnikov so that he could no longer be a tank soldier... But this was obviously not a good idea, because it might result in Kalashnikov being severely punished.
So……
"I heard you say it!" Shulka asked: "You worked in Stalingrad for a while and know some people?"
"Yes!" Kalashnikov replied: "But this doesn't change anything. They need a tank crew more than an ordinary engineer!"
"What if you are not an ordinary engineer?" Shulka asked.
"What do you mean?" Kalashnikov looked at Shulka in confusion.