Chapter 175: Stalin's Eagle
"Stalin's Eagle", this is the name given to their ace pilots by the Soviet people in the Great Patriotic War, and the most common one to give this title should be Ivan Nikitovich Kozhdub, but now the 18-year-old young man is still studying at the chemical technical school, and his time has not yet come. Pen Γ fun Γ Pavilion www. ο½ο½ο½ο½ο½ο½ γ ο½ο½ο½ο½
But today, in front of Lin Jun, a man who can be called "Stalin's Eagle" -- Grigory Panteleevich Kravchenko, who is about to go to China to serve as the commander of the special air force, came to report to him, the "godfather" of the air force aiding China. To say that it is to report on the work is actually to set out to listen to the teachings of the Deputy People's Commissar of National Defense.
Kravchenko could not be said to be a genius pilot, but he was a genius aviation commander, and in history he was one of the first two people to receive the title of "Hero of the Soviet Union" twice, and the other was Sergei Ivanovich Gricevets, Lin Jun's old subordinate. Lin Jun's intervention allowed Sergei to win the honor of a hero early, Kravchenko was pulled behind, and this first honor already belonged to Lin Jun himself.
But in any case, Lin Jun attaches great importance to the young man in front of him: Kravchenko is only 26 years old, and he is now a brigade commander, and in 40 years in history, he was awarded the rank of lieutenant general, which can be described as a real new star in the Air Force, 4 years younger than when Kobets awarded the rank of major general. If he had not died in the air battle with enemy aircraft in 43, he would have been a future air marshal (the highest position was the commander of the assault aviation group at the base camp of the Supreme Command, and was a key training object among the commanders of the Soviet Air Force, and died while serving as the commander of the 215th division of fighter aviation. οΌγ
An excellent commander, but also a brave pilot.
"Operations in China's airspace are relatively simple, mainly to prevent air strikes by Japanese aircraft on large cities, and now there are few tasks to support front-line ground forces in combat."
In fact, Lin Jun has nothing to explain to this young commander, and he should know that it is polite and unwritten in the Air Force to report to himself - the commander of the air force who goes to Spain and China will make a trip to himself before departure, and disrespecting himself as a "godfather" may be a disastrous end in the eyes of everyone, but Lin Jun has no such idea.
But being respected is always a good thing, and the achievements I made in Spain and China are worthy of the respect of my comrades.
"The performance of the existing aircraft of the Japanese is generally inferior to ours, and only their Type 96 ship battle can be regarded as a troublesome opponent. I think you already know what to do about it. The Ministry of Aviation will provide you with enough of the latest I-16-7 fighters, and you should know that there is only one production line for the I-16 that is operating on a small scale, which is to provide foreign air forces and foreign aid. β
Kravchenko knew that there were situations where there was no way, but the presence of the I-16-VII was enough to deal with the Japanese fighters.
"The center of the new aircraft can't be given to you yet, it's all for the sake of secrecy, so as not to provoke the Japanese Air Force too much. Next year I will find a way to provide you with a batch of pull-format fighters and pilots, and this year I will rely on the existing models to prop up the faΓ§ade. β
Compared with the Japanese aircraft, the Yi-16 VII already has a certain advantage, and now is not the time for the Lag and Jacques to appear, as long as they are put into the Chinese battlefield before the appearance of the Japanese Zero fighters.
"Comrade Andrey, what else do you need to explain?"
Lin Jun took out three wooden boxes with exquisite craftsmanship from the drawer, "These are three sets of hand-processed Tokarev pistols, you take them to China, one for Chairman Jiang, one for their Vice President of the Executive Yuan, Kong Xiangxi, and the last set for you first, and if you see Comrade ******, one of the leaders of the Communist Party of China, you will give it to Zhou." β
"Yes, Comrade Andrei."
This is all according to Lin Jun's order some time ago, Tokarev asked the arsenal to produce a specially produced craft pistol, in fact, it is inlaid with Russian national style silver ornaments on the surface of ordinary mass production models, as a gift for state-to-state exchanges, and the first batch of samples were sent to Lin Jun first.
Lin Jun has his own considerations on the question of when the new fighter will be put into the Chinese battlefield: Although the Japanese army's Zero fighter will be tested early next year, the Zero is not a real Zero and will not be put into the Chinese battlefield, and the practical Zero Type 11 will not have combat effectiveness until the middle of 40 years. If the Japanese dog jumps over the wall and throws the immature Zero into the Chinese battlefield, the I-16 Type 7 can also fight for a while, and it will be too late to send Lag himself.
The Soviet high-level strictly forbade the supply of the latest fighter jets to foreign countries in the consideration of secrecy, and Lin Jun had no way for the time being, like Spain's air power comparison situation is more difficult, and the 109 that the Germans have to face over there is to equip the foreign aid air force must be provided to Spain first, but the situation in Spain is not optimistic, and the international column may never have the opportunity to equip the lager.
Sometimes the rear equipment is such a contradiction, too advanced equipment must be kept secret, although the front-line troops need it but can not be timely, Lin Jun sits in the current position, and can better understand why the T72 tanks exported by the Soviet Union in later generations are all simple versions.
The first batch of 10,000 sets of AK47s has already been produced, all of which are equipped with Alexander's troops directly under the Ministry of Internal Affairs. On the contrary, those who folded the support were first equipped with all the cavalry units, but they were all cavalry in Central Asia and Siberia, and everything was carried out according to Stalin's orders.
For Stalin's considerations, Lin Jun understands that even before the real war, an AK47 cannot be lost, and once Germany or other Western countries get one, the result will be difficult to say! As long as the central government deliberately blockades, it is not a problem to keep it secret for two or three years (technically), you must know that in history, the Soviet Union kept the AK47 secret very well for several years, and at that time the troops were already installed, and other countries knew about the Soviet Union's new automatic rifle, but the performance was unknown.
How to deal with the conflict in the north that can be kept secret in peacetime, but which will break out next year? The Finns were armed with submachine guns, and the central government would not allow the participating troops to use AK47s.
Two days ago, Deggalev and Georgy Semenovich Shpakin sent a sample of a submachine gun designed by the two some time ago, and Lin Jun looked at it and said: "Bobosha." β
Since the original production line of PPD submachine guns is still there, and the storage and production of pistol cartridges is astronomical, if it is only supplied to officers' pistols, it will not be used up in fifty years. According to Stalin's opinion, the designers came up with a backup plan, which was the submachine gun in front of Lin Jun's eyes.
The submachine gun in front of me can be said to be the simplest weapon in the production process, and the processing and assembly process requirements are so low that they can't be lower, and they are simply smashed out directly by stamping machinery, but no matter how simple it is, it is still a submachine gun, which is the PPSh in Lin Jun's memory, and its performance is much more reliable than the original PPD34, not to mention that the process is extremely simple.
Now the arsenal in Izhevsk is making every effort to manufacture AK47, and the sample of this submachine gun was actually commissioned to a small hardware factory that originally produced civilian metal products and was included in the military industrial system last year.
With a 35-round magazine and 71 rounds of drums, powerful firepower and an effective range of 200 meters, it can be used as the main equipment of the front-line troops, but the designers call it a "smoke bomb" behind their backs, because one of the most important of its mission is to serve as a cover for AK47, and Lin Jun admires this "Ya name" very much.
"Mass production of 100,000 sets, and after the first batch of AK47 mass production is completed, it will be manufactured according to your improvements."
While designing a new squad machine gun, Deggalev made an AK47 into a straight support, which made it easier for the shooter to grasp the accuracy of continuous fire; In order to overcome the problem of jumping up to the upper left of the muzzle of the point-of-fire gun, the muzzle part was lengthened by 0.5 cm, and the upper left corner of the extension was missing, which became the simplest anti-jump device, and the improved AK47 ballistics were completely the same as the original, the burst was easier to control, and novices could also hit more accurately, so the designer had the courage to show it to Lin Jun.
"It's a great design, and small improvements improve performance."
Deggalev took a risk by showing Lin Jun the sample gun, if Lin Jun was unhappy, then he might not be able to eat and walk around, but fortunately, Lin Jun was open-minded and agreed with the combination of AK47 and AKM. In addition, according to the opinion of the designer, if the future time does not allow the increase of the process of "digging gaps", it is enough to directly use the original barrel, and the production of direct support does not affect the man-hours.
The PPSh produced now will be fully equipped with the 7th, 8th and 11th armies in order to cope with the war with the Finns next year: an over-the-top product, a bit like the later Simonov semi-automatic rifle, but with either a backup design, or a "smoke grenade".
It turned out that the PPSh on Lin Jun's desk was the main equipment of the Soviet Army, with an output of more than 5 million, and now it can only become a "smoke bomb", I don't know whether it is sad or lucky. Since there is AK47, it can't produce too much, the process and production equipment of the two are different, even if the old equipment exerts residual heat, otherwise it will cause chaos.
50,000 sets of submachine guns, dedicated to dealing with the Finns, should be enough. (To be continued, if you want to know what will happen next, please log in to the www.qidian.com, more chapters, support the author, support genuine reading!) (To be continued.) )