In real history, the STG-44 can be said to be the most famous firearm in World War II and the world's first true assault rifle. Germany produced a total of 400,000 assault rifles. The retained guns later became precious collections in the eyes of gun collectors in the Western world. Each gun sold for as much as 100,000 US dollars.
Seeing the disdain on Yakov's face, Sokov couldn't help but blush secretly, thinking that the STG-44 is such a good assault rifle because of the appearance of his little butterfly, which made the AK47 available in advance, which led to this different The extraordinary assault rifle has become useless. I wonder if this is my fault.
"Colonel Yakov is right. This so-called new submachine gun is an assault rifle, but its appearance is rougher than our assault rifle." Samek, holding another STG-44, unloaded He looked at the magazine and said with interest: "The bullets used in the gun are improved 7.92mm bullets."
Yakov said: "The Germans successfully developed a 7.92×33 mm rifle short bullet in 1941. The length was shorter than the German standard 7.92×57 mm rifle bullet at that time. The warhead was lighter, the gunpowder was reduced, and the charge was The weight was reduced from 3 grams to about 1.6 grams, and the warhead weight was reduced from 12.8 grams to 8 grams, which also shortened the effective range accordingly.
This type of short bullet is called an intermediate-power bullet. The length of the bullet is one-third shorter than the original Mauser rifle bullet, which greatly reduces the recoil of the gun when shooting and solves the technical bottleneck of automatic rifles being unable to continuously and accurately fire. "
Having said this, Yakov put down the assault rifle in his hand, looked at Sokov and said: "Misha, without the assault rifle you designed, this German assault rifle would undoubtedly be an epoch-making innovation."
Lunev was not familiar with firearms, but he still walked over and picked up the assault rifle and looked at it carefully. After watching it for a while, he curiously asked the soldier who sent the weapon: "Comrade soldier, did the Germans tell you what the name of this assault rifle is?"
The soldier nodded and replied: "Report to Comrade Military Commissioner, the prisoner said that the name of this assault rifle is MP-43, and it is their new submachine gun."
"New submachine gun?" Lunev sneered, "This is obviously an assault rifle, but the Germans insist on calling it an MP-43 submachine gun."
"Comrade Military Commissar, I think I know why the Germans call this assault rifle a new submachine gun."
"Comrade Commander, do you know the reason?" Lunev's face showed a surprised expression: "Then tell me."
"Our officers and soldiers are equipped with assault rifles. You should order that this weapon can not only fire single shots, but also fire continuously. It consumes no less bullets than submachine guns in battle. A country must prepare a whole new set of new ammunition during the war. System, and meeting combat needs is not an easy task. Nowadays, the German army has lost a lot of equipment and personnel in the battle with us. It is already very difficult for them to make up for the losses on the front line, let alone add new equipment and personnel. Relevant new logistics systems.”
Sokov gushed: "I think it is for these reasons that Mustache firmly opposes the development of new repeating weapons by his military industry system. Those military industry experts have no choice but to use covert methods to develop assault rifles. Later, the weapon was named after the code for a submachine gun."
After listening to Sokov's explanation, everyone nodded. They all felt that Sokov's statement was very reasonable. Otherwise, it would be impossible to explain why a new type of assault rifle was named after the number of a submachine gun.
Lunev waited for Sokov to finish and then asked the soldier: "How powerful is this gun?"
"It's very powerful. The division's companies equipped with Bobosha submachine guns and Mosin Nagant rifles will find it difficult to withstand the enemy's attacks when facing enemies with such assault rifles." The soldier replied with some embarrassment: "We have many controls The area was broken through by enemies equipped with assault rifles."
"Yasha." Sokov waited for the soldiers to finish speaking, then turned to face Yakov and said: "My army has recently added a lot of soldiers, but not everyone is equipped with assault rifles. Do you think it is the same as Ust? Comrade Nov, please discuss it and give us another batch of assault rifles?"
"Misha, although you and I are friends, I can't agree to this." But Yakov rejected Sokov's proposal without hesitation: "Some time ago, I originally planned to equip the Guards Division. of assault rifles will be replenished for you. For this matter, I was criticized by Comrade Ustinov."
How could Sokov not know that these requests he made to Yakov again and again would cause trouble for the other party. But he understood better that if he did not use his personal relationship with Yakov to find some backdoor, then a lot of equipment would not be used by his troops. On the battlefield, the quality of equipment plays a vital role in the final outcome.
"Yasha, I know that many things have made it difficult for you." Sokov waited for Yakov to finish speaking, and then said with a smile: "You also know that the German officers and soldiers are veterans who have experienced hundreds of battles, and many of our soldiers They have no combat experience at all, and if they don’t have weapons more powerful than the enemy, how can they be expected to defeat the enemy on the battlefield?”
"Okay, Misha." Sokov's words made Yakov soften. He sighed and said, "I'll call Comrade Ustinov and report to him the situation here. …”
"Thank you, thank you very much."
Yakov heard Sokov say thank you to him, shook his head with a wry smile, and said: "Misha, I can only do my best, but I am not sure whether Comrade Ustinov will agree."
Sokov knew that it was necessary to strike while the iron was hot, and he quickly winked at Samyko and motioned for him to bring over the high-frequency phone and asked Yakov to call Ustinov.
Seeing Samyko put the high-frequency phone in front of him, Yakov smiled bitterly and shook his head, then picked up the phone and dialed a number. After hearing a voice coming from inside, he said into the phone: "You OK, please help me contact the Arms and Equipment Department in Moscow and find Comrade Ustinov, the People’s Commissar.”
When the call was connected, Ustinov was not there, but his secretary answered the phone. After hearing Yakov's voice, the other party said politely: "Colonel Yakov, Comrade People's Commissar has gone to report to the Supreme Commander himself. If you have anything, you can tell me first. I will wait for him to come back." Let me tell you."
"No need." Yakov knew that the secretary had no right to make any decisions, so he did not tell him that Sokov needed more weapons. Instead, he said politely: "I will call the People's Commissar again in the evening. .”
"Misha." After Yakov put down the phone, he spread his hands and said helplessly: "I'm sorry, Comrade Ustinov went to report to my father, so your affairs may have to be delayed a little. "
"It's okay, Yasha." Seeing that Yakov was willing to help him, Sokov didn't want to push him too hard, so he nodded and said, "Let's wait until the evening."
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When the 98th Guards Division completed its assembly, the logistics department sent them much-needed German weapons and hundreds of vehicles.
Division Commander Chuvashov saw that the number of vehicles was limited and could not carry all the troops at the same time, so he ordered Chief of Staff Uzakov: "Comrade Chief of Staff, I think so many trucks can only carry the strength of one regiment, why not let Guards 296 The regiment, as the vanguard, should take the lead in advancing southward in trucks.”
"Okay, comrade division commander, I will go and assign the task immediately."
In this way, more than 2,000 commanders and fighters of the 296th Guards Regiment crowded into more than 100 trucks provided by the logistics department and drove southward along the highway.
Before the troops set off, out of caution, Chuvashov specifically told the regiment commander Granin: "Comrade Lieutenant Colonel, although the air control on the battlefield is in the hands of our army, you cannot take it lightly. You must do a good job along the way. Air defense work to avoid unnecessary losses."
After listening to Chuvashov's instructions, Granin nodded quickly and said: "Comrade division commander, we will do a good job in air defense. I would like to ask, where should we change into German uniforms?"
The reason why Granin asked this was because when Chuvashov convened a meeting with several regiment commanders, he once said that in order to avoid misunderstandings with friendly forces, the troops should not wear German uniforms during the march, but arrive at the designated location. After positioning, it’s not too late to change clothes.
"According to the intelligence I have, our troops have captured the town of Kazachya Compass." Chuvashov said: "After you pass the town, you can choose a suitable place to change clothes. At the same time, let the truck Go back the way you came to meet the other troops."
"Yes, Comrade Commander."
How could Sokov not know that these requests he made to Yakov again and again would cause trouble for the other party. But he understood better that if he did not use his personal relationship with Yakov to find some backdoor, then a lot of equipment would not be used by his troops. On the battlefield, the quality of equipment plays a vital role in the final outcome.
"Yasha, I know that many things have made it difficult for you." Sokov waited for Yakov to finish speaking, and then said with a smile: "You also know that the German officers and soldiers are veterans who have experienced hundreds of battles, and many of our soldiers They have no combat experience at all, and if they don’t have weapons more powerful than the enemy, how can they be expected to defeat the enemy on the battlefield?”
"Okay, Misha." Sokov's words made Yakov soften. He sighed and said, "I'll call Comrade Ustinov and report to him the situation here. …”
"Thank you, thank you very much."
Yakov heard Sokov say thank you to him, shook his head with a wry smile, and said: "Misha, I can only do my best, but I am not sure whether Comrade Ustinov will agree."
Sokov knew that it was necessary to strike while the iron was hot, and he quickly winked at Samyko and motioned for him to bring over the high-frequency phone and asked Yakov to call Ustinov.
Seeing Samyko put the high-frequency phone in front of him, Yakov smiled bitterly and shook his head, then picked up the phone and dialed a number. After hearing a voice coming from inside, he said into the phone: "You OK, please help me contact the Arms and Equipment Department in Moscow and find Comrade Ustinov, the People’s Commissar.”
When the call was connected, Ustinov was not there, but his secretary answered the phone. After hearing Yakov's voice, the other party said politely: "Colonel Yakov, Comrade People's Commissar has gone to report to the Supreme Commander himself. If you have anything, you can tell me first. I will wait for him to come back." Let me tell you."
"No need." Yakov knew that the secretary had no right to make any decisions, so he did not tell him that Sokov needed more weapons. Instead, he said politely: "I will call the People's Commissar again in the evening. .”
"Misha." After Yakov put down the phone, he spread his hands and said helplessly: "I'm sorry, Comrade Ustinov went to report to my father, so your affairs may have to be delayed a little. "
"It's okay, Yasha." Seeing that Yakov was willing to help him, Sokov didn't want to push him too hard, so he nodded and said, "Let's wait until the evening."
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When the 98th Guards Division completed its assembly, the logistics department sent them much-needed German weapons and hundreds of vehicles.
Division Commander Chuvashov saw that the number of vehicles was limited and could not carry all the troops at the same time, so he ordered Chief of Staff Uzakov: "Comrade Chief of Staff, I think so many trucks can only carry the strength of one regiment, why not let Guards 296 As the vanguard group, let’s take the lead in advancing southward in trucks.”
"Okay, comrade division commander, I will go and assign the task immediately."
In this way, more than 2,000 commanders and fighters of the 296th Guards Regiment crowded into more than 100 trucks provided by the logistics department and drove southward along the highway.
Before the troops set off, Chuvasov, out of caution, specifically told the regiment commander Granin: "Comrade Lieutenant Colonel, although the air control on the battlefield is in the hands of our army, you cannot take it lightly. You must do a good job along the way. Air defense work to avoid unnecessary losses."
After listening to Chuvashov's instructions, Granin nodded quickly and said: "Comrade division commander, we will do a good job in air defense. I would like to ask, where should we change into German uniforms?"
The reason why Granin asked this was because when Chuvashov convened a meeting with several regiment commanders, he once said that in order to avoid misunderstandings with friendly troops, the troops should not wear German uniforms during the march, but arrive at the designated location. After positioning, it’s not too late to change clothes.
"According to the intelligence I have, our troops have captured the town of Kazachya Compass." Chuvashov said: "After you pass the town, you can choose a suitable place to change clothes. At the same time, let the truck Go back the way you came to meet the other troops."
"Yes, Comrade Commander." Granin replied loudly.
