The first thing Sulka thought of was the SU76 self-propelled artillery.
Prior to this, Shurka suggested to Sisoy to produce this kind of artillery, that is, to use the larger and eliminated light tank chassis and mount large-caliber artillery on them for anti-tank or anti-infantry purposes.
Like a German assault gun.
It has a simple structure and is easy to produce. If there is any modification, it is to surround the artillery with a circle of protection, so historically it only took more than a month from the time it was proposed to the time it entered mass production.
Now, more than two months have passed since Shulkati's suggestion, and this thing should also be produced.
So Shulka no longer thought about it and immediately asked the correspondent to contact Sisoy.
"Do you still remember the artillery I told you about last time? The one used to deal with the enemy's new tanks?" Shulka asked.
"Of course!" Sisoy replied: "For emergency use, we found a suitable caliber for it!"
“Just finding the right caliber?”
"No, no!" Sisoy replied quickly: "In fact, we have produced a batch and are testing them! What's wrong?"
"We need them!"
"when?"
"Now, immediately!" Shulka replied: "The enemy uses a 'new type of tank' to attack the city, and we have no equipment to deal with it!"
Sisoy was silent for a moment, and then replied: "No problem, Comrade Shulka, but they may not be transported until tonight, and... we are not sure how many can be transported!"
Shulka certainly knows why.
A self-propelled artillery with a tank chassis cannot be transported by an amphibious landing ship, and of course it is difficult for a pontoon to do this.
The only way to transport it from the east coast to the west coast is to use large transport ships to transport it through the river.
The German army has never given up on blocking the transportation rivers from beginning to end, even now that they think it is impossible to block the Volga River.
The reason is obvious. The reason why the blockade cannot be blocked is because the pontoons and amphibious landing craft are too flexible and dispersed. They are like a group of individually insignificant but united but unstoppable ant colonies. If they are temporarily blocked, they can easily connect again.
This is not the case with the transportation river, and the Germans also know that the transportation river has always been the main channel for transporting heavy equipment such as tanks and artillery, so they have always maintained a blockade on it.
Therefore, it is impossible to transport it during the day, it can only be done at night, and there is no guarantee how much it can be transported.
"It's okay, Comrade Sisoy!" Shulka replied: "However, we may need more of these artillery pieces!"
"I understand!" Sisoy replied: "I will ask them to speed up production!"
There is no doubt that Stalingrad was the main battlefield at this time, and all the equipment needed for Stalingrad was put on the urgent production schedule.
When Shulka put down the phone, he found Golikov, Akimovich and others looking at him with surprised eyes.
"What's wrong?" Shulka asked.
Akimovich said with difficulty: "So... we have a kind of artillery that can deal with the enemy's 'new type of tanks'?"
"Yes!"
"And you invented it?"
Then Shulka knew why they were looking at him like this.
"This is nothing!" Shulka replied: "To be precise, it shouldn't be regarded as my invention, because we have all seen it!"
"What do you mean you've all seen it?"
"German assault guns!" Shulka replied: "We have seen it on the battlefield, haven't we? Since the Germans can do that, I mean... they can mount the artillery on the tank chassis, why should we
Can’t do this?”
Golikov and Akimovich couldn't help but said "oh" when they heard this.
After a while, Golikov laughed.
"We did see it, Comrade Shulka!" Golikov said: "Even the millions of soldiers who participated in the war saw it, but no one thought that it could be done!"
"I didn't expect that either!" Akimovich said: "But I think this is normal, because you are Shulka! What you care about is not just fighting the enemy, but the entire war!"
Shulka just smiled and said nothing.
In fact, Shulka believed that he was not the only one who thought of this. Some people had even thought of it before him. After all, it didn't require much imagination and was just a copy of the German assault gun.
However, many people have this idea but dare not say it, because they are learning from the enemy...There is a problem of political correctness.
Therefore, many people just have a fleeting thought, and even if they have this thought, they quickly put it out.
Sisoy's side moved very quickly. An hour later, the Logistics Department called. Thirty SU76s would be shipped to Stalingrad tonight so that the Army Group could be ready to receive them.
At this time, Shulka, Golikov and others had already formulated a combat plan against the German army based on the SU76.
"We should use it for defense!" Akimovich said: "I mean, deploy this artillery along the possible attack routes of the Germans, or hide it in a building and wait for the Germans to attack.
When the enemy attacks, destroy their 'new tanks'!"
Then Akimovich added: "Since the Germans have air superiority, our deployment should be at night. Only in this way can the enemy be caught off guard!"
This is indeed a way, but Shulka did not agree.
"Is there any problem?" Golikov asked, obviously approving of Akimovich's style of play.
"I don't think we can do this, Comrade Akimovich!" Shulka said: "I think it is more suitable for offense!"
"Attack?" Akimovich said doubtfully: "But the ones attacking are the Germans, and they usually attack during the day!"
"I know, so we should counterattack at night!" Shulka said: "Counterattack with this kind of artillery!"
"Tell me why!" Golikov asked.
"If we fight like Akimovich said!" Shulka said: "We may be able to achieve some results at first, but the Germans will soon discover that we have this artillery, and they use it
Assault gun experience. So, they know the shortcomings of this self-propelled artillery... For example, if we hide it in a building, there will be a shooting angle problem!"
When Shulka said this, Golikov and Akimovich understood.
Just like the German assault gun, it has no turret and cannot rotate. If it is hidden in a building and a perforation hole is dug, it means that it can only be directly behind the perforation hole, and the firing angle can only be directly in front of the perforation hole...
As a result, the Germans and even tanks could easily avoid its firing angle and destroy it. (To be continued)