The 1st Guards Tank Brigade rested in the factory for three days.
From this point of view, the 1st Guards Tank Brigade does not need to rush to the Caucasus in such a hurry. Maekhlis should be allowed to fly over first to start the "work" he has to do.
However, the 1st Guards Tank Brigade did not waste these three days. They conducted half-track vehicle training in the open space of the factory.
This kind of training is not complicated. It can be said that you only need to arrange a machine gunner and let the soldiers know how to use the armor to cover themselves and shoot at the enemy... On the battlefield, simple, easy-to-use and effective things are often the most popular.
The half-track is obviously one of them.
Therefore, half-tracks are very popular, especially among Soviet troops.
As the veteran said: "We saw almost no equipment designed to cover infantry!"
"Isn't that a tank?" the actor replied.
"No, Okunev!" the veteran replied: "Tanks are meant to destroy enemy tanks and fortifications, and covering infantry is just a convenience!"
What the veterans said makes sense, because the Soviet army rarely has infantry-tank coordination in routine training, which is one of the reasons why they think tanks don’t need too many radios... Tanks fight tanks, infantry fights infantry,
As long as you are brave enough and rush forward with all your might, what else can you do to avoid being overwhelmed by this sea of tanks and people?
"But now!" The veteran patted the half-track armored vehicle under him and said with emotion: "I finally feel protected!"
The actor laughed: "Is there any difference? A shell comes over and there's nothing left!"
"Of course there is a difference!" the veteran replied: "Because you know that your life has become important, do you understand?"
"Yes, I feel that way too!" Uncle Alek turned around in the cab and said, "Even if we just add a few layers of iron sheet, even if we know it can't stop the shells... But they are already willing to help us.
Life makes something!"
At this time, the Cossack interjected: "Them? Forget it, don't you know that this thing was designed by comrade the battalion commander? I heard that comrade the battalion commander also spent a lot of effort to convince them!"
Shulka didn't know what his subordinates were discussing. He only knew that the morale of the 1st Guards Tank Brigade had improved to a higher level in the past few days, and his subordinates and even other comrades looked at him differently.
Of course Shulka didn't know that this was due to the half-track.
In fact, Shulka was somewhat used to the soldiers looking at him like that, so he wasn't surprised.
"We cannot distribute these half-track vehicles evenly!" Shulka said to Deputy Battalion Commander Maksimovich: "Its role is not just to transport troops, but also for reconnaissance and rapid maneuvering, so we should allocate one
Give it to the reconnaissance force!"
"But how many are allocated to the reconnaissance force?" Maximovich asked: "Our battalion is only allocated twenty vehicles!"
Although more than a hundred half-tracks were received from Stalingrad, only twenty were allocated to the First Battalion from top to bottom.
Among them, only the guard company of Mahlis was assigned twenty vehicles... When Mahlis was rescued, he knew the role of half-track armored vehicles. In fact, it can almost be said to be an artifact of snow combat. Compared with jeeps,
, has combat effectiveness, strong defense, and more importantly, its off-road capability is much better.
Originally, it was enough to allocate ten vehicles to a guard company, one to each platoon, and an additional command vehicle.
Although each half-track can only carry one squad, not all combat units are equipped with half-tracks.
But of course, the unprofitable Mahlis would not want to be like the "ordinary troops".
His staff officer plausibly said: "We also have many officers, documents, radio stations and communication troops. It is very necessary to ensure their safety, especially since Comrade Mahlis may come to the front line to command in person!"
No one can do anything to him, although everyone knows that in fact, Mae Helis will not appear on the dangerous front line at all... Once there is danger, he will run faster than anyone else, so the half-track vehicles he is equipped with are completely
waste.
"Five!" Shulka said: "Assign five to the reconnaissance force!"
"Yes, Comrade Captain!"
The first battalion is pretty good. Ten vehicles have been allocated for testing before, so it is barely enough.
At this time, several half-track vehicles parked majestically at the door of Shulka's headquarters, and a man jumped out of the vehicle, which was Major Alexey, the staff officer of Myhelis.
"Comrade Shulka!" Major Alexey shouted to Shulka impatiently from outside the door: "Comrade Mahlis wants you to go to his headquarters. You can come with us!"
Shulka saw something incredible about the five half-track armored vehicles parked outside the door... It only required one signal soldier to drive one vehicle, but they used five half-track armored vehicles. There are currently no enemies here.
Ground threat to the Caucasus.
Obviously, these staff officers and guards treated the half-track armored vehicles as toys.
Mahlis' headquarters is in the city, a three-story villa, which is said to have been vacated by a businessman for Mahlis... People like Mahlis will never be short of flatterers.
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"Comrade Shulka!" Seeing Shulka come in, Mahlis opened his arms to greet him enthusiastically and said, "Come, my friend, how about my new headquarters?"
As he spoke, he walked to the wine cabinet, opened a bottle of brandy, poured a glass and handed it to Shulka, saying: "There is everything you need here, enjoy it, Comrade Shulka!"
"Thank you, Comrade Mahlis!" Shulka took a sip from the wine glass and then looked around.
This doesn't look like a headquarters, it's just a place to enjoy life.
"Comrade Mahlis!" Shulka asked anxiously, "How is the situation on the front line?"
"Relax, Shulka!" Myhlis motioned Shulka to sit down on the sofa, then put the wine on the coffee table and poured himself a glass: "This is not Rzhev, nor is it Crimea.
I think you deserve to enjoy it... I will not treat people who are loyal to me badly, especially if you saved me!"
"That's what I should do, Comrade Mahlis!" Shulka replied: "As a soldier, it is our duty to protect the safety of the commander!"
Of course Shulka didn't dare to take credit, he knew that people like Mahlis didn't like to owe others.
Mahlis was very satisfied with Shulka's answer. He nodded, clinked glasses with Shulka, and said: "Very good, Comrade Shulka! Then, let us deal with the invaders of Crimea.