The station of the 4th Tank Brigade was transformed from an underground warehouse.
The existence of this underground warehouse is not for air defense, but to better utilize the land near the train station.
Since this place was previously used to store supplies, little consideration was given to the comfort of people living there. Therefore, the cold, turbid air, and inconvenient living facilities made the soldiers miserable.
The only thing that could comfort the soldiers was that there was an incinerator near the vent. It was said that it was used to deal with spoiled or damaged goods.
No one else has discovered the benefits of this incinerator, except veterans.
He immediately suggested to Pukarev to seize a position near the incinerator as the headquarters of the third company... These things have always been arranged by Pukarev.
Pukarev agreed to this suggestion, so the Third Company built bunks next to the incinerator.
Then its effect was quickly revealed. The veteran picked up piles of packaging boxes from the corner, lit a fire in the incinerator, and soon became the only heating place in the warehouse.
Others also wanted to light a fire, but were quickly ordered by the battalion commander to put out the fire... Without a chimney, the smoke would be deposited in the basement and unable to dissipate, so they could only cast envious eyes on the Third Company.
For Shulka, this may be the most comfortable camping spot.
As the commander of the third company, Shulka was placed in the area closest to the stove, where Shulka could dry the wet footcloths and boots... This was the most important thing. Shulka didn't know how long it had been.
I have worn dry boots, which are not only very uncomfortable, but also often make my feet feel numb when the weather gets cold.
"Are you encountering difficulties?" The instructor sat next to Shulka.
"Yes!" Shulka replied: "They are deploying T26 and KV1 tanks for us and using them to supplement the Fourth Tank Brigade!"
The instructor nodded worriedly: "In this case, the Fourth Tank Brigade will probably no longer be the Fourth Tank Brigade!"
Shulka is more worried about this than this.
If the difference is just in equipment, to be honest it is not that obvious. After all, Tula is only more than a hundred kilometers away from Moscow, and there is still a distance that can be maneuvered by train, so the maneuverability gap between kv1, t26 and t34 is not that obvious.
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As for firepower and protection, KV1 and T26 can barely fight the Soviet army.
The more important issue is the coordination and command between these different types of tanks and the T34... The commander must understand the performance, speed, and even firepower and protection of each tank in detail, and know when and where to put the T34 on.
Where should t26 be placed, etc.
In comparison, if they were all T34, these problems would not exist... Anyway, they are all T34, they all have excellent firepower, speed and protection, and they will be the same wherever they are placed.
On the other hand, these tanks generally lack communication equipment. Even if there is a tank phone, it is difficult to conduct unified command at night. As mentioned before, tank phones are more about collaboration between infantry and tanks.
Therefore, this is definitely a test for the commander.
If Katukov is commanding, Shulka believes he has the ability to command and coordinate.
But now that Major Zahakavich is in command, many variables have been added to this battle.
"If this is the case, we should organize at least a few training sessions!" the instructor said.
Although the instructors do not have strong military qualities, they have never eaten pork and have seen pigs walking. After staying in the army for a long time, they still have basic military knowledge.
"We don't have much time!" Shulka replied: "At the same time, we can't train because of confidentiality reasons!"
The training between the underground warehouse where the Fourth Tank Brigade is located and the demining tanks must be conducted in batches. It is basically impossible and meaningless to bring T26, KV1, etc. in for training together.
The instructor stood up, patted Shulka on the shoulder and said, "I think you will find a way!"
Shulka couldn't help but smile bitterly. It seemed that everyone believed that he had a way and counted on him to have a way. This seemed to have become a habit.
But this does not seem surprising. The Soviet army went straight to the war, attacking, charging, piling up equipment and people, and then talking about spirit and bravery. Few of them would think about problems like Shulka and look for better ones.
way out.
Shulka could also choose to be like them, but the result would be... casualties, and Shulka might be one of them.
Sometimes, Shulka really didn't understand what the Soviet army relied on to defeat the German army in history.
Industrial capabilities?
Germany’s industrial capabilities are not weak either!
brave?
The German army is not weaker than the Soviet army in these aspects, and even the blind bravery of the Soviet army is often counterproductive.
Morale?
At least so far, the morale of the German army is better than that of the Soviet army.
After much deliberation, Schulka believed that the German army was defeated because of Hitler's arrogant belief that he could capture Moscow before the cold winter came... This directly caused the entire German army to be unprepared for winter.
The victory in the Moscow Defense War was not only a victory in a geographical and strategic sense, but its greater role was actually to change the wrong thinking that the Soviet Union must be defeated.
This is very important.
The reason is that the Soviet Union is a multi-ethnic country, such as Ukraine, Kazakhs, Georgia... there are more than 100 ethnic groups in total.
Many of these ethnic groups even have conflicts with each other and have just been included in the Soviet Union, such as Estonia.
If they believe, not even everyone, but just some people believe that the Soviet Union will lose, then the best way to end the war and protect themselves is to help the Germans defeat the Soviet Union.
but……
If they believed that the Soviet Union was likely to win, then they would probably support the Soviet Union instead of Germany out of the mentality of "brothers playing against the wall while staying at home".
Therefore, different assumptions will directly lead to two different psychology and thus make opposite choices.
The purpose of the Red Square military parade is to tell those people and regions who are hesitant or waiting to see that the Soviet Union will not fail and that the Soviet Union is still strong.
This enhanced the confidence of the military and civilians and made the centrists turn to the Soviet Union. As a result, the Soviet Union really did not fail.
At this time, China seems to be facing a similar situation.
The so-called "curve to save the country" theory by some traitors cleverly transforms an uncertain problem into a definite problem, so it sounds reasonable: Since China cannot confront the Japanese army and will fail sooner or later, why?
What if we don’t surrender and end the war sooner?
Therefore, the Red Square military parade is of course necessary. The problem is that it will bring disastrous consequences to the 4th Tank Brigade. This is not what Shulka wants to see!