Of course, Shulka's training was more than just retreating.

The retreat was followed by an attack, but this attack was a succession under the cover of snipers and riflemen.

And most of the attacks were at night.

"The Germans are not familiar with the terrain, and it is more conducive to the coordination of all arms during the day!" Schulka said: "So, I think our attack should be focused on the night. That is, to retreat strategically during the day, and to launch an offensive at night to recapture these lost places! ”

Major Mikhailvich and others did not object, because it was clear that the Germans were much stronger during the day. They have heavy equipment, they have tanks, and it is even possible to have air superiority.

And the 82nd Infantry Regiment ...... They only seem to have rifles.

This is also a problem that Shulka discovered during training: the equipment of the 82nd Infantry Regiment is so poor that there are not even a few submachine guns, and this level of equipment leads to a result, that is, the combat effectiveness is too weak, and once it encounters the strong fire suppression of the German army or tanks, it is difficult to achieve any results even at night, or if there are results, it will pay a lot of casualties.

Originally, Shulka didn't think this was a problem, because when the 82nd Infantry Regiment faced the Germans, they should be able to get the equipment they wanted, including even the T34 tanks.

The reason is simple: when the German army attacked Stalingrad, all the soldiers and civilians of Stalingrad would be organized and armed, and later even the workers of the tractor factory would drive the newly produced T34 tanks to the battlefield.

At that time, it was relatively easier for Major Mikhailvich to apply for submachine guns, mortars, etc., after all, the equipment was for the troops, and it was better for the professional soldiers of the 82nd Infantry Regiment than for the workers.

So, Shulka hasn't been worried about this all along.

But when I trained, I realized that this was not the case.

If the 82nd Infantry Regiment does not receive enough equipment for training, it will be replenished close to wartime...... They don't even know how to use the equipment, and they certainly don't know how to coordinate on the battlefield.

So Shulka found Kalashnikov again.

"Can you provide some equipment for the 82nd Infantry Regiment?" Shulka asked.

Kalashnikov looked at Shulka with a puzzled expression, as if he couldn't believe that Shulka's troops would be short of equipment.

Shulka raised his head at the 82nd Infantry Regiment in training with some helplessness, and said, "You can also see it, this is their equipment level!" ”

"What happened?" Kalashnikov asked.

Shulka shrugged his shoulders in reply, and Kalashnikov quickly understood that units like the 82nd Infantry Regiment were actually not a few in the Soviet army, and Kalashnikov, as a soldier, of course understood, he just didn't know why Shulka was transferred to such a unit.

Of course, Kalashnikov also knows that there are some things that should not be asked too much.

After thinking about it, Kalashnikov replied: "It's difficult, you know the reason, now the war situation is tense, and there is an urgent shortage of equipment and ammunition at the front, so every batch of ammunition is registered, and there is also a strict application procedure!" ”

Shulka nodded, he thought it would be this outcome.

But after a pause, Kalashnikov replied: "But it's not impossible. The R&D unit can apply for a batch of equipment for testing, but the number is not large, and it cannot equip a regimental ......"

"It's okay!" Shulka replied: "I just train with them!" ”

"What gear do you need?"

"PPSH submachine gun, bazooka!" Shulka said: "In addition, there are mortars and anti-tank grenades! ”

"Anti-tank grenades?" Kalashnikov looked at Shulka suspiciously: "Why do you need it?" I mean, in the case of bazookas! ”

"Because there is a high probability that we will fight in the future in urban warfare and night warfare, Comrade Kalashnikov!" "In such situations, we often face enemy tanks or fortifications at close range! ”

Kalashnikov nodded to understand that the bazooka does have its advantages, it has a long range and high penetration, but it is not very accurate, especially in the dark.

Another disadvantage is that it has to lean out to aim when firing, which makes it easy to be suppressed by enemy fire at close range.

So in some special cases, especially in night battles, it is even less effective than an anti-tank grenade.

"The problem is that our anti-tank grenades can't deal with enemy tanks!" Kalashnikov said.

Shulka knows this.

The anti-tank grenade used by the Soviet army at this time was the RPG40, which was an anti-tank grenade that relied entirely on the explosive power of the explosive charge to cause damage...... Its armor-piercing capacity was only 20 to 30 mm, and it was almost only useful for the German tanks "No. 1" and "No. 2".

This is one of the reasons why the Soviet army has always had a serious shortage of anti-tank equipment and was powerless against German tanks...... The Soviet infantry could only rely on anti-tank guns to destroy tank targets, and once the anti-tank guns were destroyed, they could only hold on to explosive packs and cluster grenades.

In contrast, the Germans had at least PWM anti-tank grenades that could effectively penetrate tank armor.

"Perhaps, we can consider the production of a new anti-tank grenade!" Shulka said.

"A new anti-tank grenade? Right now? ”

"Why not?" Shulka replied: "We just need to use the same principle of hollow charge as a rocket, and then combine it with the collision device of the RPG40, and it will be a new anti-tank grenade!" ”

Kalashnikov was dumbfounded when he heard this.

It took a while for Kalashnikov to react, and then he exclaimed in surprise: "That's right, Shulka, why don't we do this?" The hollow charge device will increase the armor-piercing capacity exponentially, and it will not even weigh much heavier than the RPG40! ”

"Yes!" "We were actually throwing rockets out by hand," Shulka said. The point is that it's cheaper than a bazooka, and even safer than a bazooka, I mean when dealing with enemy tanks at close range! ”

"Of course, Shulka, of course!" Kalashnikov nodded repeatedly.

And such research and development is not difficult, it is just a combination of two technologies that have already been mastered or even mass-produced.

This is actually the RPG43 anti-tank grenade of the Soviet army...... It was not equipped until 43, when the Soviet infantry had always used RPG40s with a penetration depth of only 20 to 30 mm.

Of course, RPG43 should be renamed RPG42 because of Shulka.

"We need time, Shulka!" Kalashnikov said: "If we develop it right away, it could take months!" ”

"I know!" Shulka replied: "We can train with RPG40!" ”