Red Moscow

  Chapter 553 Tank Transformation Plan (Part 2)

  The people sent by Sokov searched for many places, and finally found Yakov in the place where the wounded were concentrated. At this moment, the major from the weapons and equipment department was helping Asiya to bandage the wound of a wounded leg. Hearing that Sokov was looking for him in a hurry, he greeted Asiya and followed them to the command post.

  Yakov walked into the command post and saw Sokov who was talking to Belkin and Bely, so he asked bluntly, "Misha, what's the matter with you looking for me in such a hurry?"

"Yakov, you're here just in time." Sokov greeted Yakov to sit down, poured him a cup of hot tea, and told him about the plan to install car radios on all tanks. One more time, and finally asked: "How about, can you help us get enough stations?"

Regarding Sokov's request, Yakov was silent for a long time, and finally said in embarrassment: "Misha, install on-board radios for all tanks. First, it is difficult to get so many radio stations. Second, during battle, if If there are too many crews shouting, the commander will not be able to give orders."

"Major Yakov, we have considered all the issues you mentioned." Bely said to Yakov politely: "The tank battalion is only installed in the vehicle groups of the three-level commanders of the battalion, company, and platoon. It is a two-way radio station that can receive information and send information, and other trains are equipped with one-way radio stations that only receive information."

"If this is the case, I can find a way to get a sufficient number of car radios." Yakov said, pointing to the telephone on the table, and asked Sokov: "Misha, can this telephone communicate with the front army?" Is the command on the phone?"

"No." Sokov shook his head first, then pointed to the radio station in the corner, and said, "Two days ago, when we reported the results of the Women's Flying Team to our superiors, we used this phone to send a message to the Front Army Command. overreport."

"It's easy to have a radio station." Yakov stood up, walked quickly to the wall, and said to the radio operator sitting there: "Comrade radio operator, please send a report to the headquarters of the front army, and say that it comes from weapons and equipment. Major Yakov of the Ministry of Defense is at the telephone, requesting to report to the Military Commissar Comrade Khrushchev."

  The radio operator sent what Yakov said by telegram, and then looked up at Yakov, wanting to hear what else he could order.

"Tell the other party," Yakov saw that the other party was waiting for his next order, and continued: "We will continue to install a batch of tank radios so that the tanks can play a greater role in combat. I hope to get his Help." At this point, he paused for a moment, then waved to the operator, "Send it!"

After Yakov gave orders to the radio operator, he turned around and walked back to the table to sit down, and said to Sokov: "Misha, I have already sent a telegram to the headquarters of the Front Army. It depends on whether they are willing to provide us with the tank's on-board radio. Our luck."

   "Comrade Brigadier," before Sokov could speak, the operator suddenly shouted from the side: "I have received a telegram from the Air Force."

  Sokov knew that the telegram must have been sent by Khostnikov, and hurriedly said to the operator: "Receive the telegram immediately and translate it as quickly as possible."

  Two minutes later, the radio operator came to Sokov with a telegram and said respectfully: "Comrade Brigadier, this is the telegram from Colonel Khostnikov."

   "Thank you, Comrade Operator." After thanking the operator, Sokov took the telegram from him and carefully browsed the contents.

   "Comrade Brigadier," Belkin knew that the telegram was from the Fighter Regiment, and couldn't help asking curiously, "What did Colonel Khostnikov say in the telegram?"

Sokov handed the message to Belgin, and at the same time said to several other commanders: "In today's air battle, the fighter regiment shot down 19 German fighter jets and bombers, but the flying regiment also suffered heavy losses. Seven fighter jets in the squadron were shot down, and there are four left. Although no planes in the women's flight squadron were shot down, the fighter plane driven by the captain Raisa was shot in many places. .”

   "I really didn't expect the loss of the Fighter Regiment to be so great." Although Belkin's eyes were on the telegram, he listened to what Sokov said with his ears up. After Sokov finished speaking, he said regretfully, "Seven planes have been lost." He looked up at Sokov and asked, "Comrade Brigadier, what are you going to do next?"

"Judging from the current situation, the strength of the enemy and ourselves is too great. Our air force is not suitable for participating in battles, so as not to suffer unnecessary losses." Seeing that the radio operator was still standing in front of him, he told the other party: "You immediately Send a message to Colonel Khostnikov that from now on no plane will be allowed to take off without my order."

   "Comrade Brigadier," Bely heard Sokov say this, and couldn't help frowning slightly, "In this way, don't we hand over the air supremacy of the battlefield to the Germans?"

"Comrade Colonel," Sokov replied with some embarrassment: "Do you think that only the dozen or twenty planes of the Fighter Regiment can compete with the German 2nd Air Force? You know, they alone The number of aircraft in the team is more than that of our Air Force Army."

   "Perhaps you are right, Comrade Brigadier." Bely grinned with difficulty, and said awkwardly: "But without the support of the Air Force, our troops on the ground can only be bombed by enemy planes."

"Judging from the two air battles, the Women's Flying Squadron performed very well and shot down more than a dozen enemy planes. Among them, Second Lieutenant Lilia even became the number one in our country because the number of enemy planes shot down reached the standard." A queen pilot." Sokov said regretfully: "It's a pity that their number of aircraft is too small, only four Yak-1 fighter jets, which cannot compete with the large-scale German fleet. In order to avoid unnecessary Sacrifice, I feel that the fighter regiment will not be allowed to fight for the time being."

  Yakov did not participate in this topic, but stood up, walked behind the operator, bent down and asked, "Comrade operator, has the Front Army Command returned any calls?"

   "Not yet, Comrade Major." The radio operator looked up at Yakov standing behind him, and said apologetically, "It may be that they have sent and received too many telegrams, and they haven't had time to process our telegrams yet."

   As soon as the radio operator said this, he suddenly held the earphone with one hand, listened carefully for a moment, and said excitedly: "Comrade Major, the Front Army Command has sent us a report."

  Yakov was overjoyed and urged: "Receive the message immediately."

  The content of the telegram is very simple: "Please report in detail the model and quantity of the car radios you need."

  After reading the telegram, Yakov began to dictate to the operator the model and quantity of the car radio required. After reporting the data, he added: "If you can get these radio stations, please transport them to the Red October Tractor Factory as soon as possible. We need to install them on tanks immediately and put them into actual combat."

   Sokov looked at Yakov who was talking to the radio operator, and thought to himself: If Yakov hadn’t been here, it would have been difficult for him to get the car radio needed for the tank.

  Yakov waited for the operator to send the message, then walked back to Sokov again, and asked, "Misha, if the superiors really sent the car radio, can you find the installer?"

   "This is not a problem," Sokov said with a smile: "Red October Tractor Factory has a lot of engineers and technicians, and any number of people can complete the installation of the vehicle radio."

   "Comrade Brigadier," at this moment, the radio operator turned his head and shouted at Sokov again: "Khostnikov said that they have three pilots missing. I hope we can help find them for them."

  "Lieutenant Briski," because the fourth battalion was still responsible for the defense of the assembly workshop during the air battle, so Sokov asked Briski directly: "Did your subordinates rescue any pilots?"

   "No. We didn't save any pilots." Briski replied simply, "If any pilots are saved, I will definitely report to you."

   "I guess the missing pilots should have landed in the factory area." Sokov said thoughtfully, "Perhaps those pilots parachuted when the plane was shot down and were rescued by the workers in the factory."

   "Comrade Brigadier, Comrade Cousteau should know if the workers in the factory rescued the parachuted pilot." Briski tentatively asked Sokov, "Do you need me to call him over?"

   Sokov picked up the phone on the table, let the operator connect to Cousteau's office, and said politely: "Comrade workshop director, can you come to my place? I have something to ask you."

   Less than a minute after putting down the phone, Cousteau rushed in from the outside. He asked breathlessly: "Lieutenant Colonel Sokov, what do you need, please instruct!"

"That's right, Comrade Workshop Director." Sokov said to Cousteau with a smile on his face: "In today's air battle, we had three pilots missing. According to our analysis, it may be that when the fighter plane was shot down, They parachuted inside the factory grounds. I would like to ask, did anyone at the factory save the pilot?"

"Lieutenant Colonel Sokov, as you know, our factory is equivalent to a medium-sized city. If there are pilots who parachuted and landed in other areas, I have no way of knowing." Asking, Cousteau said with some hesitation: "I think I need to call the factory director to see if there is any news about the rescue of the pilot."

  But before Cousteau could call, the phone on the desk rang first. Sokov picked up the phone and listened, and couldn't help but be amused. This really means that Cao Cao Cao Cao will be here soon, and he just wanted Cousteau to call the director of the factory Peter, but unexpectedly his call came first. Sokov said loudly into the microphone: "Hello, Director Peter!"

"Lieutenant Colonel Sokov," Peter said dryly without greeting Sokov, but in a business-like tone, "I just received a call from Comrade Khrushchev, who said he would send someone to transport a A batch of vehicle radios for tanks came over and asked me to arrange manpower for assembly."

"Comrade director, this is really great." Sukov couldn't help being overjoyed when he heard Peter say this: "As soon as the radio station arrives, we can start the installation, and then please send a few more technical backbones to come. Help with work."

"It's no problem to send technical backbones to cooperate." Peter raised his own question after finishing his polite remarks: "The T-34 tanks we assembled, except for the command tank, the rest of the tank team has no on-board radio. Why do you Will you think of installing on-board radios for all tank crews?"

"Comrade director, I can't explain this matter in a few words on the phone. Anyway, after dark, I will go to your place and explain to you in detail." Sokov is now thinking about finding the three as soon as possible. There was a missing pilot, so he changed the subject: "I have another matter, and I need your help."

"What's the matter?" Knowing that Sokov had to go to the factory building to explain to himself after dark, Peter stopped worrying about it, but said carelessly: "As long as it is within my ability, I will definitely do it." All the best to help."

"That's right, Comrade Factory Director." Sokov said to Peter: "In today's air battle, seven fighter jets of our army were shot down, and three pilots are missing. I hope you can help us find their whereabouts. "

"It turned out to be this matter." After Peter figured out what was going on, he said to Sokov: "Although our factory area is quite large, as long as I give an order, the workers can start a carpet search. As long as If they are in the factory area, I will definitely be able to find them all."

   "Thank you, Director Peter." Seeing that Peter promised himself so readily, Sokov said gratefully: "On behalf of all comrades in the Fighter Regiment, thank you and your comrades workers."

"Lieutenant Colonel Sokov, what are you talking about." Peter said respectfully: "These pilots were also shot down by enemy planes to defend our factory and disappeared. It is only natural for us to send people to find their whereabouts. "

  Sokov put down the phone, and first said to Cousteau: "Comrade workshop director, director Peter has promised to send someone to help find the missing pilot, and you can also send some workers to look for it nearby, okay?"

   "No problem, Lieutenant Colonel Sokov." For Sokov's request, Cousteau was very cooperative: "I will immediately arrange manpower to go outside to search."

After Cousteau left, Sokov said to Yakov again: "Yakov, I'm going to the factory building at night to meet with Director Peter. Our tank transformation plan cannot be separated from his support. You and Lieutenant Kalashnikov will go with you."

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