This thing was not invented by Shulka, it is actually the "duck" amphibious armored vehicle of the US military.

In fact, at this time, several units of this thing had been produced in the United States, but it was rejected by the US military and was on the verge of abortion.

The reason is the same as how Mehris and Rear Admiral Vladimir behaved when they saw them, it was like a child cobbling together a car and a lifeboat, and no one believed that it could do anything.

However, because of an accident, it regained the attention of the U.S. military and mass-produced equipment for the U.S. military...... A small patrol boat ran aground at low tide, but there was no boat to rescue it, and the large boat could not get close, and the small boat also faced the fate of running aground.

In a hurry, the "duck" amphibious landing ship was dispatched, but unexpectedly, the personnel were quickly rescued unimpeded all the way.

Of course, at this time, the "duck" had not yet received the attention of the US military, so basically no one in the outside world knew that Shulka had put it together in another place...... This thing is not complicated at all, it will be produced soon after telling Kalashnikov the idea, and it will play a big role in the future amphibious landing warfare.

Rear Admiral Vladimir stepped forward to look at the amphibious landing ship lying across the beachhead, then turned back and asked: "How many can we produce?" I mean before we attack! ”

"We have enough people!" Kalashnikov replied: "It is very easy to make, the shipyard workers can assemble it, if the parts arrive on time......"

With that, Kalashnikov turned his gaze to Mekhlis.

"No problem, I'll contact the Air Force right away!" Mekhlis raised his head proudly: "As many sets of parts as you need, they will send them in time!" ”

Kalashnikov thought for a moment, then replied: "Fifty sets, we will work day and night, and by tomorrow we should be able to produce fifty cars!" ”

"Is that enough?" Mehris asked, "Maybe we should recruit more men!" ”

"I think we need a hundred!" Rear Admiral Vladimir replied: "If one such ship can carry a dozen people, we should have a thousand people ready, after all, the Germans have a battalion in Feodosia!" ”

Major General Vladimir is correct in saying that the Germans have between 300 and 500 men in one battalion, not to mention that the Germans have an advantage in quality, and they also have an asymmetrical geographical advantage over the enemy in the defense of the beachhead...... One side hides in fixed fortifications and shoots at uncovered targets, while the other withstands enemy bullets and artillery fire on rickety ships.

So even if there are amphibious landing ships, it is conservatively estimated that twice as many troops will be needed.

"No problem!" As soon as Mehris raised his head, he said to Alexe: "Solve it immediately!" ”

"Yes, Comrade Mehris!"

Then, all of this is not a problem...... A shipyard in Temryuksky was shut down, all workers were used for production, and more than a hundred shipbuilders were urgently transferred from another port city, Anapa.

Five transport planes were arranged to transport auto parts back and forth non-stop until 200 sets of parts were enough.

The reason why Mehlis asked for 200 sets of parts was because he was worried that some of them would be damaged or malfunctioning during the production process.

From this point of view, Mehris is still very forward-looking.

But think about it from another angle...... This was a difficult time for the Soviet Union, and auto parts were a much-needed means of transport for the battlefield, not to mention transport planes, which could be transferred casually and with redundancy, which only Mehris could do.

Then, the first twenty amphibious landing ships were produced and immediately put into training for the 5th Brigade of the Navy.

There were not many problems with the training process, after all, the amphibious landing ship was not very different from the landing ship originally used by the Navy...... The operation before going ashore is exactly the same, only at the moment immediately before going ashore does it be necessary to start another set of motors to start turning the wheels.

If there is a problem, it is that the motor is difficult to start at low temperatures, especially since the motor that is still commonly started by humans in this era cannot be started just before going ashore.

"It's not a problem!" Rear Admiral Vladimir said: "We can start two sets of motors at the same time the moment the ship is launched!" ”

This method is really fine, the two sets of motors are independent of each other, although the wheels are spinning in the water, but this has little effect on the progress of the boat, and even this will be much easier in terms of handling, just look at the beach and rush up.

Another problem is the casualties caused by the training: five soldiers were wounded when the amphibious landing craft overturned, and one soldier was hit by an ammunition box when the car overturned, almost certainly not surviving.

This can be said to be expected, because this amphibious landing vehicle has a hard flaw: it cannot change direction without a steering wheel.

Therefore, if there are rocks and craters in front of you, you will not be able to dodge them, and accidents such as rollovers are almost unavoidable.

"They are still clamoring for the refusal to use such amphibious landing ships!" Major General Vladimir said indignantly: "Just because of this accident, they think that they must at least be able to control the direction!" It's hard to imagine how stupid they would be! ”

"Are they willing to accept it now?" Mehris asked coldly.

"Of course, Comrade Mehris!" At this time, Major General Vladimir realized that he had slipped out...... the "king of small reports" also had the identity of the head of the General Political Department, which specialized in examining these soldiers who were timid and retreated and refused to carry out orders.

Rear Admiral Vladimir felt that this explanation was not enough, so he added: "I told them that if you refuse this equipment, it means that you will step on the sea and attack the enemy's coastal positions, and then they will have nothing to say!" ”

"Hmm!" Mehris nodded expressionlessly and said, "Next time, if there are still people who refuse or complain, let them train like this!" ”

"What?" Major General Vladimir was somewhat confused by what Mehris meant.

"I mean!" "Let them train without an amphibious landing vessel and try the consequences of refusal, and I believe that it will definitely be more suitable for them to step on the sea," Mehris explained! ”

"Yes, Comrade Mehris!" Major General Vladimir replied: "I promise, they won't complain!" ”

Just kidding, everyone knows it's not a joke, stepping on the sea in temperatures of minus forty degrees......

As a result, the problem soon became no longer a problem.

However, the speed of training slowed down a lot, so the danger was not so great.