Chapter 1594 I've Heard of Him

Morozov really didn't expect Malashenko's reaction to be so big. In Morozov's view, the thing in front of him could only be regarded as a "hobby toy."

I think it is interesting and may be of some help to future research and development projects. At least I can explore the path first and gain some technical reserves. That’s why within the independent scope of the Second Design Bureau, we embarked on such a nearly cost-free self-funded project.

Could it be that my intuition was right? Can this thing really play a transformative role in future wars?

Morozov, who was still unsure, thought about it and became inexplicably excited. You must know that the person in front of him with a very strange expression is actually the number one tank hero of the motherland: Malashenko.

If he thinks it's reliable and promising, then maybe he really is! Moreover, he is the kind of reliable and capable person who can kill everyone on the battlefield and serve as the mainstay.

With the idea of ​​"don't worry about so much, let's finish talking first", after thinking for a while and clarifying his thoughts, Morozov quickly answered.

"That happened at the end of last year, and several months have passed since then. I can't tell you the specific day, so I can only tell you what happened."

"That day, Comrade Katukov came to visit our bureau. He wanted to know about the development progress of the new medium tank, and he just made some suggestions and opinions. I welcome them. After all, it will be helpful to the work of our bureau. Uh. "You should know Comrade Katukov, right?"

Katukov, for Malashenko, this is an extremely familiar name, the kind he was familiar with in the future world before time travel.

If it hadn't been for his own arrival, Malashenko felt that the honor of "the Red Army's number one tank hero" should have gone to Katukov.

In the existing history, this old man led the medium tank troops of the Red Army to kill all directions and beat the Germans to pieces. He was very good at both tactical planning and strategic command. He was a very outstanding front-line tank commander.

And he was also highly appreciated by Comrade Stalin, which was basically similar to his current situation. He was also a household name among the Soviet people.

It's a pity that after he traveled through time, the halo above Katukov's head seemed to be snatched away by him.

Although it is not completely dull, at least it is far less dazzling than in the existing history.

Now, he holds the honorary title of "The Red Army's Number One Tank Hero".

And what about Katukov? He is also an outstanding frontline tank commander, but his reputation is far less famous than his own. Of course, he does not have such a strong background and backing as Zhukov and Vatutin behind him.

What's more "interesting" is that Katukov is not only a Jew, but also a guy who despises heavy tanks. Since KV1, he has been complaining about heavy tanks' crotch all day long, secretly and openly.

Therefore, this Jewish comrade was not well received by Kotin. It could even be said that Kotin felt that this person was very resentful and would get annoyed when he heard his name.

When Kogin was working on the IS6 project and was anxious to get it approved, it was Katukov who said on the front line that "heavy tanks are enough, and the research and development and production of the main medium tanks should be strengthened." This was spread back to Moscow, and was picked up by those who could The big guys who influence the overall situation heard it.

Moreover, at a meeting hosted by his loving father, Comrade Stalin, he uttered it as a "front line golden saying", which almost caused the IS6 project to become obsolete.

At that time, I was in a panic, and Ke Jing, who had invested a lot of energy and had high hopes for the IS6 project, was frightened and panicked. I remembered the name Katukov on the spot, and even silently said in my heart, "If the project fails, I will never be done with this Jewish guy!"

Well, this is the same as what Li Shimin said at the beginning, "You will have to kill the poor man in this field." Katukov, who almost ruined the good thing, was completely missed by Kojing.

Malashenko, who has close ties with Kotin, has known about this for a long time. From the perspective of frontline commanders and fighters, he and Katukov are also two completely different factions.

One is a staunch supporter of heavy tanks, and the other is someone who always dislikes heavy tanks and always wants to build more powerful medium tanks.

Although they have similar aspirations, their ways are not the same. In addition, Malashenko has a unique and subtle relationship with Kotin. Therefore, it would definitely not be a good thing to have close contact with Katukov, a guy who is hated by Kogin.

Although Malashenko is not involved in politics and has never thought about getting involved in politics in the future, and is too lazy to engage in these dirty conspiracies and political struggles, he still understands some of the principles of life in this regard.

If you can avoid causing trouble for yourself, try not to do it. Firstly, you have never provoked Katukov, secondly, you have no cooperation with him, and thirdly, you will not ask for anything from him. Therefore, Malashenko has never met Katukov until now, only heard about it, and Katukov has never asked Malashenko to visit him.

In the final analysis, our Comrade Lao Ma's attitude toward Katukov is limited to "having heard of this man and knowing his deeds," and that's it.

Faced with Morozov's casual inquiry, Malashenko just answered it as a casual mention.

"Yeah, I've heard of him. An excellent frontline medium tank commander. Any questions?"

Maroshenko's answer was not beyond Morozov's expectations. Morozov, who was not very clear about the specific relationship networks on the front line, just asked casually and quickly got back to the right track.

"I accompanied Comrade Katukov to the factory to see the production of tanks and take him to understand the equipment. Comrade Katukov accidentally said: "It would be great if our soldiers could get armor protection during the tank attack instead of clinging to the outside of the tank. The losses in the Battle of Kharkov were too great! ", I didn't care at the time, but I recalled it afterwards."

"I was lying in bed and couldn't sleep, so I thought if I let the soldiers sit in the tanks and charge together? Would they no longer suffer casualties during the charge? And if they sit in the tanks, they don't need additional equipment support, which is beneficial to our logistics pressure. One more new equipment will increase the logistics pressure. Comrade Stalin once emphasized this at the meeting."

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Malashenko, who was looking at the "iron box girl" not far in front of him, was speechless after hearing this, and it took a long time before he slowly uttered a sentence.

"Is that all? Because of a momentary inspiration, then you started to do it?"

"Yes, I originally planned to try it, but the more I tried, the more I felt that I had ideas and inspiration, so I kept persisting on and off."

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Creators will more or less have a flash of inspiration, and it will be like a spring for a while. Malashenko understands and understands this.

There is nothing wrong with the reason given by Morozov, but what Malashenko is thinking about now is whether this thing is necessary to be put into production under the current actual combat background.

"Hey, you always give me problems, and I have to worry about it again."