Chapter 293 Confidence
The resident of the Fourth Tank Brigade was transformed from an underground warehouse.
The existence of this underground warehouse is not for air defense, but for better use of the land near the train station.
Because this place was used to store supplies before, little consideration was given to the comfort of people living in it, so the cold, stale air, and inconvenient living facilities made the soldiers miserable.
The only thing that can comfort the soldiers is that there is an incinerator near the vent, which is said to be used to dispose of spoiled or damaged goods.
No one else has found the benefits of this incinerator, except veterans.
He immediately suggested to Pukarev to seize the position near the incinerator as the third company's garrison... These things have always been arranged by Pukarev.
Pukarev agreed to this suggestion, so Sanlian laid a floor beside the incinerator.
Then its effect was quickly manifested. The veteran picked up piles of packing boxes from the corner and started a fire in the incinerator, which soon became the only place in the warehouse to keep warm.
Others also wanted to start a fire, but they were soon ordered by the battalion commander to extinguish the fire... There is no chimney, and the smoke after burning will be deposited in the basement and cannot be dissipated, so they can only look enviously at Sanlian.
For Shulka, this may be the most comfortable camping spot.
As the commander of the third company, Shulka was arranged in the area closest to the stove, where Shulka can dry the wet foot wraps and boots... This is the most important point, Shulka didn't know how long he hadn't worn it Too dry boots, it is not only uncomfortable, but also often freezes the feet and loses feeling when the weather is cold.
"Are you having trouble?" The instructor sat beside Shulka.
"Yes!" Shulka replied: "They are drawing T26 and KV1 tanks for us and using them to supplement the 4th Tank Brigade!"
The instructor nodded worriedly: "In this way, the Fourth Tank Brigade will probably no longer be the Fourth Tank Brigade!"
Shulka was more worried about this than that.
If it’s just a difference in equipment, it’s not that obvious to be honest. After all, Tula is only more than 100 kilometers away from Moscow, and there is still a distance that can be maneuvered by train, so the mobility gap between KV1, T26 and T34 is not so obvious.
As for firepower and protection, KV1 and T26 can barely fight the German army.
The more important issue is the coordination and command between these different types of tanks and the T34...The commander must have a detailed understanding of the performance, speed, and even firepower and protection of each tank, and know when and where to put the T34 on the T26 Where should it be placed and so on.
In comparison, if all T34s are all T34s, these problems will not exist... Anyway, they are all T34s, and they all have excellent firepower, speed and protection, and they are the same everywhere.
On the other hand, these tanks generally lack communication equipment. Even with tank phones, it is difficult to conduct unified command at night. As I said before, the tank phone is more of a step-tank synergy.
So, this is definitely a test for the commander.
If Katukov is in command, Shulka believes that he has the ability to command and coordinate.
But now it is under the command of Major Zaha Kavic, which adds many variables to this battle.
"If so, we should organize at least a few training sessions!" said the instructor.
Although the military quality of the instructor is not strong, he has never eaten pork and has seen pigs walk. After staying in the army for a long time, he still has basic military knowledge.
"We don't have much time!" Shulka replied: "At the same time, we can't train because of confidentiality!"
The underground warehouse where the fourth tank brigade is located, and the training between the demining tanks must be carried out in batches. It is basically impossible and meaningless to bring in T26, KV1, etc. to train together.
The instructor stood up and patted Shulka on the shoulder, saying, "I think you will have a way!"
Shuerka couldn't help but smiled bitterly. It seemed that everyone believed that he had a way, and counted on him to have a way. This seemed to have become a habit.
But this does not seem to be surprising. The Soviet army fought more directly, attacking, charging, using equipment and people to pile up, and then talking about spirit and bravery. Few of them will think about the problem and look for a better way out like Shulka.
Shulka could choose to be like them, but the result would be...casualties, and Shulka could be one of them.
Sometimes, Shulka really didn't understand what the Soviet army used to defeat the German army in history.
Industrial capacity?
Germany's industrial capacity is not weak!
brave?
The German army is not weaker than the Soviet army in these aspects, and even the blind bravery of the Soviet army is often counterproductive.
Morale?
At least so far, the morale of the German army is better than that of the Soviet army.
After much deliberation, Shulka believes that the German army was defeated because of Hitler's arrogant belief that he could capture Moscow before the winter cold... This directly caused the entire German army to be unprepared for winter.
The victory in the defense of Moscow is not only a victory in the sense of geographical location and strategy, but its greater role is actually to change the erroneous thinking that the Soviet Union will be defeated.
This is very important.
The reason is that the Soviet Union is a multi-ethnic country, such as Ukraine, Kazakhs, Georgia... There are more than 100 ethnic groups in total.
Many of these nationalities are even in conflict with each other and have just been incorporated into the territory of the Soviet Union, such as Estonia.
If they believe, it doesn't even need everyone, just some people to believe that the USSR is doomed, then the best way to end the war and protect yourself is to help the Germans defeat the USSR.
but…
If they think that the Soviet Union is likely to win, then they are likely to turn to support the Soviet Union instead of Germany out of the mentality of "brothers play on the wall and keep out".
Therefore, different assumptions will directly lead to two different psychology and thus make opposite choices.
The purpose of the Red Square parade is to tell those people and regions who are hesitating or waiting to see that the Soviet Union will not fail, and the Soviet Union is still strong.
This enhanced the confidence of the military and civilians and caused the centrists to fall to the Soviet Union. Therefore, the Soviet Union really did not fail.
At this time, China seems to be facing a similar situation.
The so-called "curve to save the country" theory of some traitors is to cleverly turn an uncertain problem into a definite problem, so it sounds reasonable: since China is unable to fight against the Japanese army, it will fail sooner or later, so why? How about ending the war sooner if you don't surrender?
Therefore, the Red Square parade is of course necessary. The problem is that it will have disastrous consequences for the 4th Tank Brigade. This is not what Shulka wants to see!
(end of this chapter)
