Chapter 2383: Surging Heart (Part 1)

When those giant birds with four aircraft engines flew over the battlefield, all eyes were bound to be focused in one direction because of their presence, even Malashenko, who was supposed to be on stage to play the leading role, was no exception.

Raising the telescope in his hand and looking at the sky above his head, Malashenko couldn't wait to know who these rumored mysterious giants were and wanted to find out their true appearance.

But when Malashenko really saw what he had been looking forward to for a long time in the telescope, he was so shocked that he couldn't close his jaw for a while and just kept on saying "shocked".

"Fuck, what the fuck is that, Pepe 8???"

"Wait, it seems different, something is wrong with the engine, the engine compartment of these guys is thicker and stronger than before!"

Although they look slightly different in appearance, Malashenko finally recognized at a glance that these giant birds hanging above his head and in the sky were the Soviet long-range heavy bomber losers with poor design and almost all problems in the existing history, and the key problem was the engine: Pepe 8.

The key to defining a person or a thing as a loser is to see who to compare it with.

If you compare it with the German Junkers 288, which is also a loser, then Pepe 8 and Junkers 288 are also the boss, don't laugh at the second one, you are not worse than me, you are the kind of person who is not good at both of us.

But if compared with the B29 or Lancaster, which are very successful in the existing history and have achieved great results in excellent heavy bombers, then Pepe 8 is really bad, there is no doubt about it.

The only battle that made it famous was the bombing of Berlin, which was more symbolic than practical, and it was hastily ended after only one operation. The reason was that the poor failure rate made the Pegasus 8 fall down by itself without the Germans having to shoot it. There were many more Pegasus 8s that fell due to engine failure than those that were shot down by the Germans. The farther they flew, the greater the possibility of falling.

Malashenko had heard of these giant birds in the past. He saw in the newspapers two days ago that these big guys were organizing a bombing of Königsberg, specifically responsible for removing the strongholds of the German diehards who were stubborn and occupied the strong permanent fortifications and tried to resist to the end.

The bombing effect claimed in the newspaper was very good, but Malashenko also knew clearly that the stuff in the newspaper could not be fully believed. Even the internal reference newspapers issued only within the Red Army actually had a strong role in boosting morale and inspiring the army. It was a basic operation to report good news instead of bad news.

For example, the 4th Tank Division suffered a great defeat on the southern front of Poland, with heavy casualties, including more than 50 tanks including IS6, and only 3,000 people were killed, missing and captured to stop the retreat. It was a very annoying and humiliating defeat against the backdrop of their own comprehensive strategic counterattack and victory. ˜”*°•.˜˜.•°*”˜

There was no report or record of this in the newspapers. Malashenko happened to hear about it by accident when he went to the meeting of the front headquarters. Otherwise, even Malashenko probably still didn't know about it.

Considering this incident, Malashenko didn't take the newspaper news that the Pei 8 bombed Königsberg and achieved significant results seriously at that time. Anyway, he was not fighting in East Prussia and it had nothing to do with him.

After he had dealt with a large part of the tough guys, the remaining enemies in East Prussia were like a snail between three fingers for Vatutin - a sure thing. Malashenko felt that he didn't need to worry about Vatutin's next battle.

But if he looked at it from a broader perspective, Malashenko actually wanted to say a conclusion that he had just realized: the newspaper said that the Pe-8 bombing of Königsberg had achieved significant results, which might be true, because the unusually obvious changes in the appearance of these things in the sky were enough to explain many problems, such as aircraft engines that could allow the Pe-8 to carry more bombs and have better reliability.

This is what the Pe-8 lacks the most. For most heavy bombers that are not designed very high-end these days, being able to develop a powerful engine that meets the design indicators and meets actual needs has actually solved most of the problems that may be encountered.

After all, even a third-rate Japanese can handle the shell of a heavy bomber.

Whether it is the Soviet Pe-8 or the German Junkers 288, what they lack most is actually a powerful enough aircraft engine. The extreme high-end nature of this thing is destined to concentrate it in the hands of only a very small number of people. At least the current Soviet Union itself does not have the ability to handle it.

Even if Comrade Stalin, the father, slams the table and gets angry and curses about this matter, it is still useless and there is no way. If it can't be handled, it can't be handled. It must be solved by other means and methods.

As the saying goes, "Just when you are sleepy, a pillow comes." Comrade Stalin, who was thinking about whether to use some means to get some high-end aviation technology from Britain and the United States, had not had time to give an order. He happened to meet the British and Americans who were very worried about tanks and the army. They came to him with "full sincerity" to ask for advice.

Things have come to this point. If you don't take the opportunity to knock on the bamboo pole and cut off two pieces of meat from the Americans and the British, then Comrade Stalin's reputation as a "kind father" will basically be for nothing. There is no reason not to slaughter the fat sheep that comes to the door.

After a long negotiation and spit flying, the British and Americans finally got what they wanted.

A prototype of the strongest IS6 heavy tank in service of the Soviet Red Army, as well as a full set of design drawings and technical parameter data, some combat records and actual combat reports fed back by the front-line troops. Of course, the most important thing is the personal teaching of the famous Soviet No. 1 tank hero, Malashenko, which is the key to negotiation and cooperation.

If countries want to get something at the negotiation table, if the two negotiating parties are not the warring parties on the battlefield, then you often have to pay a certain amount, or a price, to get it. This is the case with the Allied delegation composed of the British and Americans.

Comrade Stalin, an avid lover of giants, likes all big things, including large heavy tanks, large-caliber heavy artillery, large-tonnage battleships, and long-range heavy bombers with huge ammunition load and body.

This itself is enough to indicate that Comrade Stalin wants to cut something off from the Allies.

He didn't even like the Lancaster of the British. He wanted the latest B29 strategic bomber of the Americans. At the very least, he had to get the most difficult core components and technologies of the B29 back for his own use.

For this reason, Comrade Stalin even consulted Tupolev, a master who had been "unjustly imprisoned" and for whom he personally apologized. He asked him what core technologies of the B29 that were worth getting and trying to get if he couldn't get the super bomber in its entirety, based on the existing intelligence on the B29 obtained from the United States.

Tupolev's answer was very brief and there was only one: the engine.

"We should try our best to obtain its engine technology, Comrade Leader, which is crucial to improving our own heavy bomber research and development capabilities."