Stephen was speechless.

What Shulka did not say was that the overall quality of the Soviet army would be worse than that of the British and American troops, or it could also be said that the Soviets were generally careless...... They always like to deal with things simply and roughly, and something is almost so-so.

Therefore, for the African British army, which has a mixture of two types of equipment at the same time, and only tanks and machine guns use American-style equipment, I am afraid that it is not a big problem.

But for the Soviet army, it was an absolute nightmare to use British, American, and Soviet-style equipment at the same time.

In fact, this can also explain the problem, the situation of the British army is completely different from that of the Soviet army, and it is obviously inappropriate for Colonel Stephen to hold the idea of "having experience in fighting the German army" in front of the Soviet army.

In particular, the so-called "experience" of the British army is still the combat experience in the hot deserts of Africa, while the Soviet army is fighting in the cold and snow.

Not to mention that most of the British troops were chased and beaten by the Germans.

"Okay!" Colonel Stephen spread his hands and replied, "I agree!" ”

"In addition......" Shulka said, "I think that these tanks are more suitable for fighting enemy infantry, so we should train against enemy infantry divisions!" ”

"No, Captain!" Stephen's face became very ugly: "Do you mean that our tanks are vulnerable to the Germans?" I think you're wrong, we used these tanks on the battlefield to hold off the Germans......"

"So, can you tell me about the battles you won?" Shulka asked rhetorically: "Or how many German tanks were destroyed in battle?" Three, four? Or the Italians M11, M13 tanks? ”

A hint of surprise flashed in Stephen's eyes, he thought that the Soviets did not know what was happening on the battlefield in Africa, but it did not seem to be the case...... At least the captain in front of him knew the model of the Italian tank.

In fact, Shulka knew a lot more than Stephen thought.

However, he seemed to have said something wrong just now, so he hurriedly added: "Colonel, we also have Italians here, the Italian Expeditionary Force...... We can get some information from them, so we're not ignorant! ”

Stephen nodded helplessly and spread his hands: "Okay, Captain!" This is your battle, and you can do whatever you want! I just wanted to remind you...... If these tanks are used against the enemy infantry, then what will you do against the armored forces of the Germans? ”

This is indeed a problem.

The best tank is, of course, the T34, but due to the fact that the Soviet army is moving industry to the rear, there is a serious shortage of tank production, and the tanks produced in Stalingrad are far from enough to consume on the battlefield, and now even the 1st Guards Tank Brigade is in a state of no tanks...... There were more than a dozen T34s before the 1st Guards Tank Brigade, but because they were going to come to Stalingrad to receive these British and American tanks, the dozen or so T34s were assigned to other units for use on the battlefield.

On the other hand, the Far Eastern Front was taught in the Battle of Nomenkhand because its main opponent was the Japanese, and the Japanese tank Subian had been taught in the Battle of Nomenhan...... Soviet-style T26, KV 1 and other tanks are enough to cope.

As a result, the Far Eastern Front, which rushed to reinforce the Far Eastern Front, did not have many T34s in their hands.

Stephen said, "So, I think you'd better ask your superiors, Captain!" ”

"That's something we need to think about, Colonel!" Shulka left the sentence behind and left.

Then Shulka found Katukov, at least Stephen was right, Shulka did need to ask his superiors for advice.

"I don't think all our training is necessary, Comrade Colonel!" Shulka reported to Katukov with some frustration: "These tanks are not suitable to fight the Germans, if you have to send them into battle...... They are better suited against enemy infantry! ”

"What do you think......" Katukov asked.

"I don't think these tanks should be our equipment!" Shulka said: "We are the 1st Guards Tank Brigade, we are experienced tank crews, and we should use the T34 so that we can fight the Germans on the battlefield!" And if these tanks were used...... We can't even make it into T34 anymore! ”

This is determined by the speed of the tanks, the "Matilda" and "Valentine" tanks have a maximum speed of 24 km/h on the road and 15 km off-road, and the M3 medium tank is better, with a maximum speed of 42 km/h on the road and 26 km/h off-road...... Combining the T34 with these tanks meant that it had to slow down to adapt to the Matilda and Valentine.

And this was a nightmare for the Soviet troops, who did not have air supremacy, and they would be completely blown up by German air power on the march.

The 1st Guards Tank Brigade should not have been wiped out by the enemy on the battlefield like this.

"Comrade Shulka!" "That's one of the reasons why I got you involved in training," Katukov said. ”

"What?"

"We don't have a choice!" "In fact, not so long ago I had the same idea as you, to throw these tanks to someone else and let the superiors arrange T34 for us," Katukov said...... But do you know how Comrade Zhukov answered? ”

Without waiting for Shulka to ask, Katukov continued: "He told me on the phone: if you don't plan to use these tanks, then go and fight the enemy with rifles!" Do you want that? ”

"No!" Shulka shook his head.

Of course not, it was very difficult for the infantry to confront the armored forces, unless there was a lake everywhere, and the Germans were to be fooled every time.

"Then find a way to put them to use!" Katukov said.

Speaking of this, Katukov looked around, lowered his voice and said: "We are organizing a counteroffensive, understand? ”

Shulka nodded.

It was almost time for a counteroffensive, the temperature plummeted, reinforcements arrived, and the Germans were as sharp as the end of a strong crossbow...... Launching a counteroffensive at this time would not only crush the German plan to attack Moscow, but also strike at the German army's living forces and create a buffer zone for Moscow.

And a counteroffensive means throwing in all the equipment, whether British, American, or Soviet.

At the same time, only the 1st Guards Tank Brigade can now use these equipment.

However......

"But their maximum off-road speed is only a dozen kilometers per hour, Comrade Colonel!" Shulka said: "It is inconceivable that we should drive them to chase the enemy, they are even slower than horse-drawn carriages, and they may have a high failure rate!" ”

"I know this, Comrade Shulka!" Katukov replied: "But we must use them!" ”

Shulka sighed, it seemed like something was going to be a bit of a strong man's errand.

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