So things are often so ironic. People who are ignorant, stubborn, and conceited often don't think that it is just themselves who have these problems, but that other people are stubborn and cannot listen to their suggestions.
Of course Lieutenant Colonel Gavrilov and others would not pay attention to what Stephen said... Although those words did sound reasonable on the surface, the Soviets' rough combat style was incompatible with the British's rigidity. Stephen said
Their over-emphasis on defense and step-by-step style of play looks like timidity and cowardice to them who emphasize bravery and fearlessness.
Of course, Shulka had different ideas from the Soviet officers.
He knew that this was not to say that the British army was cowardly, but that the British had still not been able to get over the mindset of World War I to some extent. They still believed that defense had a greater advantage than offense, so in battle
I prefer to choose defense.
The British couldn't figure it out: What's wrong with laying mines, barbed wire, roadblocks, etc. in front of the defense line to attack and consume the enemy's effective strength? Why risk attacking at the expense of soldiers' lives when they are not sure?
This is exactly what they did on the battlefield, so they built defense lines one after another in North Africa, but Rommel broke through them one after another with weak forces... The British never understood where they were wrong.
In the end, they even succeeded. Montgomery successfully blocked Rommel at El Alamein. After a stalemate for a period of time, he even began to counterattack and finally drove Rommel out of North Africa.
However, if you consider the comparison of troops and equipment between Britain and Germany, as well as the one-sided intelligence war... the British army has a "super secret" that can decipher the German code. Before Hitler's order to Rommel was sent to Rommel, Montgomery
Already know the content.
In this case, the British army only had a narrow victory, which obviously cannot be called tactically correct.
Of course, Colonel Stephen didn't think so. He still treated the Soviet training with a mentality of waiting for a good show and taking pleasure in misfortune.
It is really difficult to deal with people like Stephen. The reason is that he is delivering equipment and teaching the Soviet army to use this equipment, so the Supreme Command requires that "the training of the advisory group be taken seriously."
Needless to say, what does "serious" mean? This is also the reason why Lieutenant Colonel Gavrilov and Colonel Katukov had to resort to humiliation.
The good thing about this now is that the ears of Shulka, Lieutenant Colonel Gavrilov and others are finally quiet.
While Shulka was commanding the troops to seize the time to train, Katukov contacted Shulka with a phone call: "They have completed two rocket launchers. Come and take a look right away!"
"Yes, Comrade Katukov!" Shulka put down the phone and immediately walked towards the regimental headquarters.
Inside the headquarters, American officers such as Johnson and Skinner were present, as well as Kalashnikov and Sisoy of course.
As soon as he saw Shulka coming in, Kalashnikov said excitedly: "Shulka...did you know? We made two rocket launchers according to the drawings and designs you drew and conducted preliminary tests. It is unimaginable that they
The performance and rate of fire are greatly improved compared to the original version!”
"Yes!" Sisoy raised his head towards a document on the table and said, "That's test data. I think we can already mass-produce it!"
"Dude!" Skinny said while playing with the bazooka fondly: "I think you should work with us... You are very talented in this area!"
Katukov laughed: "Of course, but he is also very talented on the battlefield!"
"Can we use this thing?" Major Johnson asked: "I mean, if we take this improved version of the rocket launcher back to the United States..."
"Of course!" Katukov laughed: "Although I need to ask my superiors for instructions, I believe they will agree!"
Then Katukov turned his attention to Shulka and asked: "Do you have any opinions? I mean mass production!"
Shulka took the test data and looked at it, then replied: "No problem, Colonel! But can I make some other suggestions..."
Shulka picked up the rocket launcher and tried it. There was nothing wrong with it, and it was no longer much different from the "Super Bazooka"... Shulka's help quickly upgraded it and made up for some fatal flaws.
but……
"The problem is the rocket!" Shulka said: "I think it is more than just an anti-tank weapon!"
Kalashnikov couldn't help but be startled when he heard this, and then quickly understood: "You mean, it should also be able to counter infantry?"
"Yes!" Shulka said: "We only need to change its warhead and replace the cone-shaped charges that are mainly aimed at tank armor with grenades. Then we can change it into anti-infantry or anti-fortification equipment. We can
Use it to target enemy fortifications at close range!"
"Good idea, Shulka!" Katukov couldn't help but be moved after hearing this: "One hundred meters, this distance is outside the range of enemy grenades. We can use it to bomb enemy bunkers and machine gun fortifications!"
"Yes!" Shulka said: "We can even invent another warhead, just like... the German's 'S' type mine, with steel balls inside the warhead!"
The officers in the command post couldn't help but look at each other.
This is of course not because Shulka's suggestions are not feasible, but these suggestions are obviously feasible, not only feasible but also easy to implement, and it is conceivable that they will play a great role on the battlefield.
The reason is that such powerful direct-fire weapons are sometimes needed on the battlefield.
Prior to this, most of the close combat between the enemy and us used light mortars to serve as cover.
But there are some things that are difficult to hit with a mortar that fires in a straight direction.
For example, a wall standing in front of you, or an anti-tank obstacle or a sandbag... The curved trajectory of the mortar allows it to hit only one point, and hitting the target requires good luck.
Using direct artillery fire can indeed solve this problem, but the artillery itself has inherent safety issues and can easily be covered by enemy fire.
That's why the German army invented the assault gun using a tank chassis.
But now, the Soviet army doesn't seem to need any assault guns at all... they can achieve this goal with direct fire from rocket launchers.
Compared with the curved mortar, the direct-firing rocket launcher obviously has a greater chance of hitting the enemy fortifications, because its trajectory is straight. As long as it does not hit too high or too low, it will eventually hit the uprights.
Trenches or bunkers.
This is especially true for bunkers, where it is almost impossible for mortars to hit and perforate the bunkers.