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Chapter 312 Machine Gun

Putting on a new military uniform, Shulka got to know his troops extensively.

The commanders of the second and third companies were all acquaintances, respectively Lieutenant Davydov and Lieutenant Pukarev.

The commander of the first company was a bit unfamiliar. He was a second lieutenant named Dimka. It was said that he was an officer who came from Leningrad to reinforce Moscow... He was very popular among the soldiers because he played a manual accordion.

So after dinner at the end of the training, the first battalion had an extra program. The soldiers would always sing and dance at the door of the dormitory while drinking Wotega to the music of the accordion... The Soviets actually like singing and dancing, so of course they

Won't give up this opportunity.

However, when Timkala plays the accordion, he often sheds tears unconsciously.

Later Shurka found out that he was a company commander in the original army, and he used to play the accordion and sing and dance with his subordinates like this.

However, when Mozhaisk fell, only fifteen of his men came back alive... This is one of the reasons why his unit was split into the 1st Guards Tank Brigade.

Shulka felt relieved when he saw this.

Shulka believes that the most important thing for a junior officer is not his military quality or whether he has attended military school, but whether he has feelings for his subordinates.

If he has feelings, he will try his best to consider his subordinates and survival, which will inevitably make his subordinates accept him, and he will become a good company commander.

As for military quality...that's just a matter of time.

Facts also proved that Shulka was right. Dimka quickly integrated into the first battalion and became one with his men.

What surprised Shulka was that he had some strange staff members around him, and they had a higher military rank than Shulka.

On the first day he entered the battalion headquarters, Shulka discovered that there was a captain in the staff group at a glance.

"Hello, Comrade Shulka!" The captain stepped forward to shake hands with Shulka: "Nice to meet you, my name is Halder!"

"Hello, Comrade Halder!" Shulka replied.

"We have heard a lot about your battle deeds, Comrade Shulka!" Halder said with reverence in his eyes: "My men and I are honored to be the second commander of the first battalion!"

"Second set of commanders?" Shulka looked at Halder with some surprise.

"Yes!" Halder replied: "We are ordered to train with you and learn from the 1st Guards Tank Brigade!"

Shulka couldn't help but said "oh" and then understood.

The Soviet army at this time often had a special system of "second divisions".

The so-called "second division" refers to an additional set of commanders in the army. This set of commanders usually do not participate in specific command. They usually serve as deputy positions next to the commander, and occasionally accept some simple tasks.

The purpose of this is to let them learn the relevant levels of command, and then as long as someone has the equipment, this group of command personnel can be separated from the original army and immediately form a new army.

This is also the reason why the Soviet troops often fight more and more... The Germans wiped out one division, and immediately two more divisions stood in front of them.

The German army also has a similar method of training officers, which they name "adjutants". The difference is that the German army does not conduct complete training like the Soviet army.

This made Shulka feel a little awkward, as if someone was watching next to him.

But this was just the feeling at the beginning, and soon Shulka completely forgot about the existence of this set of commanders.

Later, Shulka learned that not only battalion commanders, but also company commanders had "another set", and even instructors had "another set."

Obviously, they wanted to copy the organization and command of the 1st Guards Tank Brigade intact.

When he knew this, Shulka smiled bitterly in his heart... Many of his ideas on the battlefield were actually a sudden inspiration, and this could only be done with more knowledge. What about other artificial surfaces and forms?

May be copied!

As a result, the instructor has a little follower around him, so the instructor often has a very unhappy look on his face.

After taking some time to learn about the affairs of the lower battalion from Deputy Battalion Commander Maksimovich, Shulka focused his attention on the training of the tank troops.

After looking through the information on tanks and equipment, Shulka discovered another problem: tank guns and machine guns were not common to the Soviet army.

There will even be three different types of machine guns: British, American, and Soviet.

Obviously, these three different types of machine gun ammunition will cause great problems for logistical supplies.

so……

Shulka walked out of the battalion headquarters and came to the training ground. Stephen was commanding the troops to train with the tanks.

"Colonel!" Shulka said: "I think the first thing we have to do is replace the tank's machine guns, all of them!"

"This is not an easy task, Captain!" Stephen objected: "I have also considered this issue, but...the machine guns you use in tanks are usually rotary machine guns, and the bullet discs need more space, and it will

Affects the shooter’s shooting!”

It is indeed true that all Soviet tanks and armored vehicle machine guns during World War II were all DT tank machine guns... It is similar to the DP machine gun, except that the magazine has been improved into a three-layer structure, and each magazine can hold 63 rounds.

.

The design of British and American tanks did not take this into account, so the perforation position did not reserve the space needed for the rotary machine gun.

"I believe our people will solve this problem, Colonel!" Shulka replied: "If it doesn't work, we can remove the entire machine gun mount and replace it with a Soviet machine gun mount!"

"Are you serious?" Stephen couldn't help but look at Shulka strangely: "No, Captain! I don't think it's necessary... I know this will cause difficulties in ammunition supply. But that's a tank. Before every battle, they

You can fill the tank with bullets and finish the battle with no problem!"

"I know they are tanks, Colonel!" Shulka replied: "But it must be done!"

"We didn't do that, Captain!" Stephen said: "Look, we have British and American machine guns in Africa, and we can also fight the Germans! Moreover, we also brought a large amount of ammunition. Could it be that these ammunition

Abandon them all?"

"That's you!" Shulka objected: "You never have to worry about supply problems, but we are different. Colonel Stephen, just like Colonel Katukov said, you don't understand our battlefield, our

Supply lines are often blocked by the enemy, and infantry often need to use bullets from tank machine guns. If they are equipped with other machine guns...should the infantry be allowed to hold their rifles and wait to die?"

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