"Volodya, do you really think that the construction of Soviet-class battleships can be completed by May 1941?" As soon as the two ministers left, Katia walked out and sat down next to Manturov. Pen & Fun & Pavilion www.biquge.info

"You were eavesdropping on us?" Manturov held the hairy girl next to him in his arms with one hand, and kissed her on the cheek by the way, expressing his love for the best hairy girl.

"Comrade Chairman," Katia put her arm around her husband's shoulder, hugging her solid waist, "you have to figure it out, eavesdropping and auditing are two different things. ”

"I think the Soviet should be able to be launched before the war. Yesterday you also heard that now the construction of the first ship is almost halfway through, and now there are ready-made, imported turbines from Switzerland for assembly, there are no problems with the power plant.

As long as the Ministry of Shipbuilding Industry can obtain sufficient quantities of armor steel, the Baltic shipyard should be able to launch it by April next year, as planned. ”

"What about the second ship?"

Manturov smelled the aromatic smell of Katya's hair and said, "With the second ship, it's a little difficult. First of all, it is necessary to solve the problem of armor steel, but also to solve the problem of steam turbines, and the equipment of the Nikolaev turret assembly center, which is really a bit of a headache.

However, if we get it right, the second ship, Soviet Ukraine, should also be launched next year and enter service with the Navy. If we had this battleship and firmly hold on to the Black Sea, it would have caused a lot of resistance to the Germans' plan to attack the Crimea, and even allowed the Soviet Red Army to turn defeat into victory on the battlefield in the Crimea. ”

"I don't think a single battleship can help the situation in Crimea. Let's not forget, our opponent in the Crimea in the future is Manstein, a talented German general.

And the Soviet general in charge of guarding the Crimea was Kulik, a man I have met many times, an incompetent and stubborn man, not at all an opponent of Manstein.

Instead of trying to find a way to complete the construction of two battleships, it was better to think of ways to increase the combat strength of the Soviet Red Army. ”

"Katyusha," Manturov kissed Katya's pink neck and held her tightly in his arms, "I have tried my best to improve the combat strength of the Red Army.

The last time I was in Leningrad, I told Koshkin about the design of the T-34-85 by the way. Now the T-34-85 has been presented ahead of schedule and has already entered the testing stage, which will soon be put into production.

The last time I returned to Novosibirsk, I happened to meet Alexander Sergeyevich Yakovlev, Deputy People's Commissar of the Aviation Industry, who had gone there to inspect the Yak-1, and proposed to him a plan to improve the Yak-1 into the Yak-3.

Just the day before yesterday, the first Yak-3 was produced and entered the stage of its first flight test, and it showed excellent performance in all aspects. ”

"I know what you're talking about." Katia left Manturov's embrace, stood up, picked up the three coffee cups on the table, and said, "Pravda has already reported on these things. Although your name is not mentioned in the report, the T-34-85 and Yak-3 can appear in 1940, and you must be the time-traveler behind it. ”

Manturov picked up the last piece of white bread covered with caviar, "Katyusha, you see, with my current status, I can't really do much. I'm just a deputy prime minister in charge of heavy industry, and all I can do is increase the production of strategic goods and get some advanced weapons on the market ahead of schedule.

As for the personnel, command, and training of the Red Army, this is not within my control. ”

Katia smiled lightly, "You can't manage it, and you can't manage it." As long as you become a good deputy prime minister, you may have the opportunity to enter the Politburo and become Stalin's successor in the future. ”

"Ding Dong!" At this moment, a loud doorbell pierced the ears of the two.

"Volodya, you go open the door, I still have to wash the cup." Katia was in the kitchen and gave the order to her husband.

Manturov walked to the door, and through the doorway, he saw a man in a suit with drooping eyes. This person is the chief designer of the Lavochkin Design Bureau - Semyon Aleseyevich Lavochkin.

For many people, the name Lavochkin may be relatively unfamiliar. His peers, such as Sukhoi, Tupolev, Artem Mikoyan and Yakovlev, are far more well-known in the modern world than Lavochkin.

However, during World War II, the La-5 and La-7 fighters designed by Lavochkin were much better than the MiG and Sukhoi series in terms of comprehensive performance, and World War II pilots also rated Lavochkin's aircraft higher than others.

"Comrade Lavockin," Manturov opened the door and invited Lavockin, a little-known aircraft designer at the time, into his apartment. "I'm a little embarrassed to call you here today.

But there are some tasks that I have to explain to you today. ”

Lavochkin stepped into Manturov's apartment and said with a sense of humor: "Comrade Chairman, I think this work must be very important. Otherwise, you wouldn't have invited me to your house at this time. ”

Manturov sat down on the sofa and began the conversation, "Recently, according to reliable intelligence, the Germans have developed a fighter with excellent performance and fire armor, that is, the Focke-Wolf FW190 fighter.

This fighter not only has excellent performance, but also has reached a certain level in terms of firepower and protection. I invite you here today to explain to you a job - to develop a fighter that can compete with the FW190. ”

“fw190？” Lavochkin frowned and asked, "Do you know what features this fighter has?" ”

At that time, the FW190 fighter was still at the stage of test research and development and had not yet entered service with the Luftwaffe. Except for the designer Kurt Tanck and the developers at the Focke-Wolf aircraft factory, almost no one knows the specific performance of this fighter.

As a traverser, Manturov, although he knows the general characteristics of this fighter, he also knows nothing about its specific performance, so he can only give a general idea. "This fighter has a lot of firepower, two machine guns in the fuselage and four cannons in the wings. In addition, the fuselage is also protected by bulletproof armor, which has excellent protection performance, and can fly at a speed of more than 650 kilometers per hour. ”

Lavochkin continued to frown and said, "With such an excellent fighter, I'm afraid it will take me a lot of time to develop a fighter that can compete with it." ”

"Actually, as long as you work with Comrade Gobnov and Comrade Gudkov to change the design of the Lager-3, you can already make a fighter that can compete with the FW190." (To be continued.) )