Chapter 151: Test Paper From Zhukov

After having fought dozens of battles, Malashenko naturally did not need to worry too much about such questions. The most urgent thing for Malashenko now was to show his determination and ability in front of the Red Army god of war as much as possible.

"Comrade Commander, our purpose of coming here is very simple, that is to slaughter those Germans who invaded our motherland and use their blood to win glory for my own honor!"

"In my opinion, only the dead Germans and the Germans who surrendered are good Germans. We must be ruthless in dealing with these Nazi fascist lackeys! My troops and I are ready to face any battle. Even if we die in battle, our steel chariots will be our graves. This is our final destination! We will never fall on the road of running away with our backs to the enemy!"

Even in the future, Zhukov, who commanded the Soviet Red Army to slaughter almost all German troops on the Eastern Front and defeated a large number of German generals, big and small, is definitely an iron-blooded general with violent genes in his bones. This can be seen from his hard-line style of commanding troops and his crushing attacks on any German troops.

When such an iron-blooded general with violent genes in his bones heard the resolute words from Malashenko mixed with the bloody smell of German corpses, Zhukov, who was touched by Malashenko's words, couldn't help but smile again.

"If those army commanders can also have the same determination and ideas as you, the upcoming offensive action should be much easier."

Zhukov was in a good mood at the moment because he learned that the 2nd Panzer Group led by Guderian moved southward, which was beneficial to the deployment of the next offensive action. This Red Army war god who had studied and had profound attainments in large-scale group combat command and armored troop use immediately changed the subject.

"Tell me about your views on the current tank armored forces of the enemy and our army and the future possibilities, Major Malashenko. Although it's okay to speak freely, this is just a private discussion. I am very interested in your unique views and insights on tanks."

Since the first time he met Zhukov, he had already thought that this Red Army war god might ask him such a similar question. After thinking for a moment, Malashenko, who came from the future, organized his words and spoke slowly.

"Comrade Commander, I think that after the German army encountered the unexpected armor crisis that just launched the invasion in 1941, it will definitely step up the development of new tanks in a targeted manner to try to reverse the armored confrontation disadvantage on the front line. From a long-term perspective, I think our Red Army should be ready to face the battle of the German army's new tanks as soon as possible."

After hearing what Malashenko said, Zhukov, who was not surprised, immediately spoke with a calm face.

"I have discussed this with senior officers and soldiers of the Moscow General Staff before I came to the front."

"Objectively speaking, the Germans are more advanced than the Soviet Union in terms of industrial manufacturing capabilities and the development of war technology. This is an objective fact that cannot be disputed and must be acknowledged."

"Before the outbreak of the war, I had studied some specific war situations of the Germans in their earlier wars in Europe. In fact, the Germans have not gained any quality advantage in armored warfare since the blitzkrieg against Poland. It is only the advanced tactics that have made up for the lack of quality and defeated the conservative British and French coalition forces."

"The main Type 3 and Type 4 tanks in the hands of the Germans have no advantage over our Red Army main tanks, and they are also at a disadvantage even when facing the French Soma S35 medium tanks, B1 heavy tanks and the British Matilda."

"It's just that those who are stupid enough The outrageous Gallic Rooster and John Bull were no match for the Germans in the art of war, and the superior equipment value was completely overwhelmed by the stupidity of tactical command. Although I am reluctant to admit this, so far our Red Army has made many mistakes that the British and French coalition forces had made before. "

"In dealing with the advanced blitzkrieg tactics of the Germans, our Red Army's combat concepts and tactical systems must be thoroughly improved. Traditional infantry attacks have begun to be gradually replaced by armored warfare. Only by timely and comprehensive improvements to our Red Army's strategic and tactical systems can we completely reverse the overall strategic disadvantage against the German army at present. "

I thought that I could show off a set of World War II summary and analysis theories brought from the future in front of Zhukov, but Malashenko, who was extremely shocked at the moment, did not expect that Zhukov in 1941 could make such accurate and almost completely correct judgments and analyses on the situation of the war.

In addition to being surprised by Zhukov's outstanding macro-strategic analysis and judgment ability, Malashenko realized that he should make some more accurate predictions and spoke again after careful thinking.

"It has not been too long since the German invasion in late June. Even if the Germans discovered and realized the absolute quality advantage of our T34 tanks and KV series heavy tanks, they would not be able to immediately produce new tanks to deal with them in a short period of time."

"From military bidding to design demonstration, prototype trial production, and finally large-scale finalization and production of a new tank, this is definitely not a process that can be easily completed in a short time for Germany, which is currently in a state of war."

Zhukov, who was interested in the detailed and well-reasoned analysis and reasoning from Malashenko, realized that the young tank major in front of him might have more money than he imagined, and immediately nodded with an affirmative look on his face.

"Go on, Major Malashenko, your reasoning is very unique."

"Yes, Comrade Commander."

"I personally infer that the Germans should not be able to put new tanks that can cope with the quality advantage of our army's tanks into battle in 1941. On this basis, for the Germans, the best solution to the disadvantage of front-line equipment should be to improve the existing old equipment. Mature technology plus the existing production line in the rear that can quickly and large-scale mass production is the best choice for the Germans."

"Therefore, I think the Germans should have started the improvement and design of existing tanks. The core focus of the improvement should be Strengthen the firepower of the tanks to ensure that they can effectively penetrate our T34 tanks and KV series heavy tanks within the conventional combat distance, and then increase the tank's protection performance to ensure its battlefield survivability, and mobility comes last. "

"As for the specific tank platform for improvement, the old Type 1 and Type 2 tanks and Type 35T and Type 38T tanks are obviously outdated and overloaded. The focus of the Germans' improvement should be based on their latest Type 3 and Type 4 tanks, and make a trade-off compromise between the three elements of firepower, mobility, and protection with firepower output as the priority principle on the existing design, and put the improved new tanks into the front-line battlefield as soon as possible to try to reverse the equipment disadvantage. "