Chapter 1859 "Pumping Oil"
Iushkin, who was specifically told by Malashenko to go and come back quickly, was quick enough. After a while, he called Karamov, the chief eunuch whom Malashenko had specifically asked for.
When Iushkin found Karamov, this guy was busy repairing several IS6s that had been damaged in the previous battle, either with broken tracks or broken road wheels.
The Germans are smart now. After seeing IS6 more than once, they know that the tools in their hands can't do anything to the Russian steel monster and can't break the armored defense. So they just hit the tracks. As long as they can paralyze the steel monster, they will win.
So Karamov was busy there, basically repairing tracks, replacing guide wheels and road wheels.
Although these jobs are relatively easy compared to replacing large parts, you can't stand doing the same job frequently and repeatedly, and Karamov started complaining as soon as he arrived in front of Malashenko.
"Comrade, these Germans are so bad! They are so bad that they are drooling! All the damaged and paralyzed heavy tanks are all damaged in the running gear. Fortunately, we have enough spare tracks and wheels, otherwise it will be a big trouble."
Malashenko can probably imagine what the bad situation described by Karamov is like, but to be honest, it is not surprising. It is normal to attack the running gear if you can't hit the armor. The Red Army, which had no way to deal with the thick-skinned King Tiger's front main armor belt in history, also broke the King Tiger's legs and paralyzed it before trying to destroy it from the side.
Unless there is an unreasonable thing like 152 equipped with high-explosive bombs to hit it head-on, otherwise it can only be done this way.
If it were the Germans, they would not have the large-caliber heavy artillery that the Red Army had, and they would not be able to use the overpressure effect to destroy the heavy tanks that they could not handle. What else could they do? There was no other way except to break their legs, it was that simple.
Complaints are complaints, but for the current situation, this is not the most important thing. Malashenko has other important things to discuss with Karamov separately.
"Let's talk about repairing the car later. I called you here because I have something else to ask you."
"Other things?"
Karamov was confused with a puzzled look on his face, but Malashenko continued to speak.
"You are responsible for the logistics. How much gasoline is left in our division? Is it enough to feed these guys? I don't want you to feed them full, just feed me the minimum amount so that they can get out of this hellhole and retreat to the place where the nearest friendly forces can protect them. I also looked at the map, and about 15 kilometers of off-road mileage is enough.
"How is it? Is there enough gasoline? "
Karamov hurried over here, busy talking to Malashenko, and had no time to look at the "scenery" around him.
As the saying goes, it doesn't matter if it's unbearable, but it's shocking when you see it.
Looking in the direction of Malashenko's finger, Karamov's jaw suddenly opened so wide that he couldn't close it for the time being. The three rows of German Black Panther 2s lined up in front of him were really like a dream.
"Where did these junks come from? How come there are so many German Black Panther 2s? ? ? "
Karamov likes to study all kinds of machinery, both large and small, from small light weapons to large tanks and armored vehicles. He not only likes to study the Red Army's own, but also likes to study and collect excellent mechanical works of the enemy.
Items like the Panther 2, which are "well received" by Malashenko, are naturally even more popular with Karamov.
After the Panther 2 was captured for the first time, it was sent to the logistics department for Karamov to disassemble and study for a long time. The Germans replaced the Panther 2 with a new 800 horsepower engine, which was also discovered by Karamov and told to Malashenko. It is one of the important discoveries.
Otherwise, Malashenko might still mistakenly believe that the power system of Panther 2 is exactly the same as that of Panther 1.
So when Karamov saw so many things he liked right in front of him, it was no less than the old perverts in the 21st century. Seeing more than 30 identical cloned beauties standing in a row in front of him, Karamov's mouth, which had not yet been closed, was almost drooling on the ground.
"The bastards of the Skull Division were too smart to run away. They didn't bother to refuel these new cars and directly abandoned them here for free."
"I know that our gasoline is not specially prepared to serve these German tanks, so there is no way to have that much. But the gasoline of the motor vehicle unit is used for emergency, so that these babies can at least retreat and leave this damn place to a safe area to make plans. This minimum can always be done, right? ”
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Malachenko spoke the truth and made a thorough analysis, but this made Karamov, who had just recovered and frowned, feel very embarrassed. He had to immediately calculate whether the gasoline in his hands was enough to meet the minimum requirements of the division commander.
About half a minute later, Karamov, who had carefully considered various ways to draw gasoline and had to ensure the minimum effective operation of the troops, finally spoke to Malachenko with a confident answer.
"I think it should be OK. The supplies that need to be carried by the motor vehicle unit are not too much, and the remaining gasoline is still enough. When I calculated yesterday, it was enough for the motor vehicle unit to maintain the field needs for three days. It is not a problem to get these more than 30 big guys running. If it doesn't work, we can use the oil from the truck tank. Anyway, we must ensure that these treasures are transported first. This is simply a big prize!"
"Enough gasoline for the motor vehicle unit for three days", to be honest, when Malashenko heard Karamov say this, Comrade Lao Ma immediately dared to be sure that "this matter is settled".
The Stalin Guards First Tank Division is not a random unit. It is a powerful unit with a division-level number but actually under the command of an army-level force, and it also concentrates on the priority supply of superior equipment and completes the pure mechanization upgrade.
So even if it is most of the main force of the division at Malashenko's hand, not all of it, the number of trucks and other small cars is not ordinary, far exceeding the general troops of the same level.
With three days of field supplies, it should be easy for the motor vehicle unit to deal with the mere thirty-odd Panther 2s. At least, they would not abandon all the vehicles in order to take away the Panther 2s.
After receiving Karamov's affirmative answer, Malashenko immediately ordered the operation to begin. The Stalin Guards 1st Tank Division, which was running fast and efficiently like a precision machine, soon finished all the important matters at hand, including loading the treasures and refueling the tanks. Then, they took the two batches of "treasures" and embarked on the road of emergency evacuation according to the predetermined plan.