The first thing to equip is the Bobosha submachine gun.
These submachine guns were urgently produced by Sisoy at Katukov's request and equipped with the 1st Guards Tank Brigade.
You must know that this is not a small amount. Each squad is equipped with two to three tanks, and an infantry regiment requires thousands. Coupled with the necessary reserves and the amount of equipment of the logistics force and anti-aircraft artillery battalion, the total is the number one Guards tank.
The brigade produced two thousand.
This can be said to be very difficult when the war situation is tense and factories across the country are rushing to produce strategic materials.
Shulka also tried shooting this kind of gun, and it was not much different from when he fired it in the laboratory before.
In fact, Shulka believes that even if it is equipped in batches half a year later, the difference will not be big... Its performance has already taken shape. The big reason why Sparkin has not put it into mass production is because he wants to
Its structure is designed to be simpler and easier to mass produce.
So in terms of firepower, Shurka thought there would be no problem. A squad machine gun plus two or three submachine guns, this firepower could suppress the Germans without any pressure.
Where Shulka thinks there is room for improvement is with the riflemen.
"It is not so important to load the rifle at close range!" Shulka said: "So I think it is necessary to select two people from the riflemen as snipers!"
"Sniper?"
"Yes!" Shulka said: "They can stay in the second echelon to have more free space, and choose any favorable terrain to be responsible for sniping more important or farther targets, such as enemy machine gunners, officers, and forced
Gunner, wait!"
"We may not have that much time!" Katukov said: "This cannot be done in a short time!"
"We can choose from rifles with good marksmanship!" Shulka said: "They just perform different tasks and do not need to be as strict as training snipers!"
Katukov nodded. After all, the situation is indeed as Shulka said. If the front-line battle is at a distance of about 100 meters, then the long range of the rifle will indeed be unable to be used. Two people per shift will be transferred to the second echelon for freedom.
There is nothing wrong with fighting.
So a temporary sniper unit was quickly formed.
This unit also did not disrupt the organization of the original unit, but selected two experienced soldiers from each squad of riflemen for intensive training... Of course, there are exceptions to this. Although the religious Antipunov did not
His experience and marksmanship were not very good, but Shulka named him and made him one of them.
The training was organized by Shulka himself.
"The first thing you have to consider is not killing the enemy, understand?" Shulka said, "but how to hide yourself!"
This statement made the soldiers look at each other in shock. It was different from the education they usually received.
"Why, Comrade Captain?" Antipunov asked.
"Because the invisible enemy is the most terrifying thing, Comrade Antipunov!" Shulka replied: "I think you also know this. It requires you to find it, it will make you feel like a thorn in your back, and it will make you dare not
If you expose yourself easily, your combat effectiveness will be greatly reduced, even though you only occasionally fire a few shots to kill a few targets!"
The soldiers nodded in agreement.
They occasionally encountered German snipers on the battlefield, especially when the two armies were confronting each other. The feeling would make people crazy.
Therefore, the focus of Shulka's training is not "sniping", but camouflage, finding the commanding heights and controlling the battlefield, that is, identifying which targets are valuable.
Disguise is actually very easy to achieve.
In the past, the soldiers' camouflage was just a piece of white cloth as a cloak. This was barely enough for positional warfare and defensive warfare, but it was not suitable for offense and marching.
So Shulka asked someone to design a white snow suit. This kind of snow suit was relatively wide and could be worn over a military uniform. It even had a big hat connected to the suit, so that it could be worn even with a helmet.
Put it on.
Then all the equipment, such as bullet bags, belts, engineer shovels, rifles, etc., were all wrapped in white cloth, so that the whole body was white and almost blended with the snow. It would be difficult for the Germans to find them as long as they lay down on the ground.
While the 1st Guards Tank Brigade was undergoing intense training, the battle situation on the front line also experienced some changes.
A German armored regiment broke through the defense line and reached the Krasnaya Polyana area.
The Krasnopolyana area is only 27 kilometers away from Moscow, and only one cannon is needed to bombard Moscow.
Stalin immediately made a call to the headquarters of the 16th Army.
"General Rokossovsky!" Stalin said: "I have received information that the Soviet Union is trying to bomb Moscow with large-caliber artillery in the Krasny Polyana area! Although it will not cause much substantial damage to Moscow's defense
Destructive, but it may affect the confidence of the people and even the whole world, so we must drive them out!"
"I agree, Comrade Stalin!" Rokossovsky replied: "But we can no longer spare any troops. If the 1st Guards Tank Brigade can reinforce..."
"They still need time to prepare!" Stalin interrupted Rokossovky: "What measures are you going to take to repel them?"
"I need more troops, Comrade Stalin!" Rokossovsky replied: "Then I will take back Red Polly!"
Stalin hung up the phone without saying anything.
At this time, Stalin did not want to use the Far East Front because he did not want the German army to know that the Soviet Union had the strength to launch a counterattack. He hoped that the German army would continue to be consumed in this way and the Soviet army would launch a counterattack when they were exhausted.
But now, the Komboli area is too close to Moscow, so close that even artillery shells can hit Moscow...
After thinking about it, Stalin ordered: "Send reinforcements to the 16th Army!"
"yes!"
The reinforcements Stalin sent to the 16th Army this time can be said to be generous. It has an artillery regiment, four "Katyusha" rocket launcher battalions and two infantry battalions.
Two of the infantry battalions are not too many, and one artillery regiment is normal, but the four "Katyusha" rocket launcher battalions... these are 48 rocket launchers. These rocket launchers are enough to move the entire Kungboli area back and forth.
Banged it several times.
This made Rokossovsky couldn't help but be overjoyed. You must know that the front line has always been short of equipment, especially things like the "Katyusha" rocket launcher, which has always been short of guns or ammunition.
If there had been so many rocket launchers before, the 16th Army would not have been passive when facing enemy armored forces.
But now, Moscow has reinforced 48 rocket launchers at once... This made Rokossovsky realize that reinforcements may have arrived.