This thing was not invented by Shulka. It is actually the US military's "Duck" amphibious armored vehicle.
In fact, several vehicles of this product had been produced in the United States at this time, but they were rejected by the US military and were on the verge of abortion.
The reason is just like what Maihelis and Major General Vladimir thought when they saw them, it was like a child putting together a car and a lifeboat, and no one believed it could do anything.
But because of an accident, it regained the attention of the U.S. military and mass-produced equipment for the U.S. military... A small patrol boat ran aground at low tide. As a result, no ship could rescue it. Large ships could not approach, and small ships went up.
faced the same fate of being stranded.
In desperation, the "Duck" amphibious landing ship was dispatched. Unexpectedly, the journey was smooth and the personnel were quickly rescued.
Of course, at this time, the "duck" had not yet received the attention of the US military, so almost no one outside knew that Shulka had sorted it out in another place... This thing is not complicated at all, and told Kalash the idea
The Nikov will be produced soon and will play a big role in future amphibious landing battles.
Major General Vladimir stepped forward and looked at the amphibious landing ship lying on the beach, then turned back and asked: "How many can we produce? I mean before we attack!"
"We have enough manpower!" Kalashnikov replied: "Its production is very simple, and workers in the shipyard can complete the assembly. If the parts can arrive on time..."
As he spoke, Kalashnikov turned his attention to Maihelis.
"No problem, I'll contact the Air Force right away!" Mahlis raised his head proudly: "They will deliver as many sets of parts as you need in time!"
Kalashnikov thought for a moment and then replied: "Fifty sets, we are working day and night, and we should be able to produce fifty units by tomorrow!"
"Is it enough?" Maihelis asked: "Maybe we should recruit more people!"
"I think we need a hundred!" Major General Vladimir replied: "If such a ship can carry more than a dozen people, we should be prepared to have a thousand people. After all, the Germans have a fleet in Feodosia.
A battalion!”
Major General Vladimir's statement is correct. A German battalion ranges from 300 to 500 people. Not to mention the quality advantage of the German army, they also occupy an asymmetric geographical advantage against the enemy in beach defense...
…One side was hiding in fixed fortifications and shooting at uncovered targets, while the other side was on a rickety ship withstanding enemy bullets and artillery fire.
Therefore, even if there are amphibious landing ships, it is conservatively estimated that twice the number of troops will be needed.
"No problem!" Mahlis raised his head and said to Alexei: "Solve it immediately!"
"Yes, Comrade Mahlis!"
Then, all of this was no longer a problem... A shipyard in Demlukski was shut down, and all workers were used for production. More than a hundred shipbuilding workers were even urgently transferred from another port city, Anapa.
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For auto parts, five transport planes were arranged to transport them back and forth until two hundred sets of parts were transported.
The reason why Mahlis requested 200 sets of parts was because he was worried that some of the parts would be damaged or malfunction during the production process and become unusable.
From this point of view, Mahlis is still very forward-looking.
But think about it from another angle... This is a difficult period for the Soviet Union, and auto parts are urgently needed transportation tools on the battlefield, not to mention transport aircraft. These things can be transferred at will and there is redundancy.
, I’m afraid only Mae Helis can do it.
Then, the first batch of twenty amphibious landing craft was produced and immediately put into training of the 5th Navy Brigade.
There is not much of a problem in the training process. After all, the amphibious landing ship is not very different from the landing ship originally used by the navy... The operations before landing are exactly the same. Only at the moment before landing, you need to activate another set
The motor causes the wheel to start turning.
If there is any problem, it is that it is difficult to start the motor at low temperatures, especially in this era when manual starting of the motor is common and cannot be started just before landing.
"This is not a problem!" Major General Vladimir said: "We can start both sets of motors at the same time the moment the ship is launched!"
There is indeed no problem with this method. The two sets of motors are independent of each other. Although the wheels rotate in the water, it has basically no effect on the progress of the boat. It will even be much simpler to control. You only need to look at the beach and rush up.
That’s it.
Another problem is the casualties caused by the training: five soldiers were injured when the amphibious landing craft rolled over, and one soldier was hit by an ammunition box when the vehicle overturned. He almost certainly did not survive.
This can be said to be expected, because this amphibious landing vehicle has a flaw: it cannot change direction without a steering wheel.
Therefore, if there are rocks or craters ahead, there is no way to avoid them, and accidents such as rollovers are almost unavoidable.
"They actually clamored to refuse to use this kind of amphibious landing craft!" Major General Vladimir said indignantly: "Just because of this accident, they think they must at least be able to control the direction! It's hard to imagine that they would be so stupid!"
"Are they willing to accept it now?" Mahlis asked coldly.
"Of course, Comrade Mahlis!" At this moment, Major General Vladimir realized that he had let slip... The "King of Small Reports" also has the identity of the director of the General Political Department, who specializes in reviewing these timid and unwilling people.
of a soldier who carries out an order.
Major General Vladimir felt that this explanation was not enough, so he added: "I told them that if you reject this equipment, it means stepping on the sea water to attack the enemy's coastal defense positions, and then they have nothing to say.
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"Yeah!" Mahlis nodded expressionlessly and said, "Next time, if there are still people who refuse or complain, let them train like this!"
"What?" Major General Vladimir did not understand the meaning of Mahlis' words.
"I mean!" Maihelis explained: "Let them train without an amphibious landing ship and try the consequences of rejection. I believe it will definitely be more suitable for them to move forward on sea water!"
"Yes, Comrade Maihelis!" Major General Vladimir replied: "I promise, they will not complain!"
Just kidding, everyone knows this is no joke, walking on sea water in a temperature of minus 40 degrees...
So, this problem soon ceased to be a problem.
However, the speed during training has slowed down a lot, so the risk is not that great.