Chapter 2522 Helping You Is Helping Myself

Joking aside, business aside.

For the old buddies Malashenko and Kotin, there must be a sense of propriety in what to do and when to do it. After a brief joke, it was our old comrade Ma who spoke first.

"Okay, let's talk about small talk later. Tell me quickly, what treasures have you brought me this time? It's worth it for you to come to the front line so far away in person."

Malashenko judged intuitively that since it was worth Kotin's personal participation, it must be a "tough job". Kotin should not come all the way to do "bad work" in front of people, and Kotin's next answer was not unexpected.

"There are quite a lot of new things. What should I tell you first? Well, I'd better introduce you to what I think you should be most interested in."

The long-term acquaintance of the past years has made Kotin basically understand what Malashenko likes and what type of equipment he has a special liking for, and he thinks he can guess it almost right.

And Malashenko's side.

He followed Kotin's steps and soon arrived in front of the nearest heavy tracked armored combat vehicle.

Before Kotin spoke, Malashenko, who was standing in front of this huge steel body, exclaimed. This horrifying thing in front of him didn't even need Kotin to introduce it. Malashenko could guess its origin.

"My God, this is made of the chassis of the IS6? You are really amazing. You really made it before the Battle of Berlin?"

At this moment, this huge steel body in front of Malashenko was reasonable, but it also surprised Malashenko.

It was reasonable because Malashenko had already agreed with Kotin that this thing in front of him must be made, and there were already mature design ideas and ready-made technologies.

It surprised Malashenko because he really didn't expect that this thing could actually be delivered to the leader division before the Battle of Berlin as Kotin had promised, and put into actual combat to enhance combat effectiveness and test equipment performance.

Although it is a combination of ready-made reliable technology and mature shelf products, it is still a product born from the application of new design. Malashenko originally thought that even if Kotin was not good enough, it would take a lot of time to prove the design and make modifications. After the first prototype was trial-produced, there might be a second, third, or even more modified and supplemented versions to continuously improve.

But he didn't expect that Kotin would save even the prototype and send a large number of complete equipment.

Malashenko didn't know how many of these things Kotin brought, but when he turned his head, he found that in the not-so-distant night, there were still many vaguely visible huge black shadows parked in the night under the blackout.

Although the specific number could not be seen clearly, it was definitely not small to the naked eye.

Facing Malashenko's surprised face, Kotin, with a raised corner of his mouth and quite proud, just stepped forward and stretched out his hand, proudly patted the side armor plate of the steel behemoth in front of him and smiled.

"Look at what you said. I will definitely do what I promised you. Or do you remember when I broke my promise?"

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Hearing this, Malashenko smiled helplessly. Thinking carefully, what Kotin said was indeed reasonable. In the matter of the two people's prior agreement, Kotin really never let him down or broke his promise.

"Okay, you are surprised, and I just want to see your expression. Now it's time to talk about business."

Hearing this, Malashenko immediately pricked up his ears and pretended to listen carefully. He was more serious than the class of the sexiest young lady teacher in college in his previous life. It seemed that he was afraid of missing any details, and Kotin's introduction followed closely.

"First, as you can see, this is a new variant vehicle that is modified from the chassis of the IS6 heavy tank. The traditional turret has been removed and a new combat module has been installed."

"Of course, although the appearance of this combat module has changed a bit, I believe you can recognize it. To be precise, this is the real mass-produced version of the TOS-1 rocket assault tank that we agreed on at the beginning. What is in front of you is the first batch after the finalization. The battalion of vehicles you got before can only be regarded as a trial version at best, used to verify technology and obtain actual combat feedback data."

"The trial model of the previous version was produced in too small a quantity, and I don't think it is necessary to have a separate name. Maybe our descendants will dislike us for going to great lengths in naming it when they see it."

"So The officially finalized version of this thing is still called TOS-1 rocket assault tank. Unlike the previous trial version, this batch has received the official written approval from the General Equipment Administration. This name will be the official equipment name in the Red Army equipment sequence in the future. You played an important role in getting the approval and production quota so quickly. "

"Your actual combat feedback report plus the opinion letter, after Marshal Zhukov added his approval, the entire review process was passed with almost no delay, and the speed was even faster than the last time the IS7 was finalized and put into production and obtained the official approval and production quota. "

"If you hadn't helped, I estimate that this thing would have been finalized and put into production next year at the earliest, and it would not have caught up with the end of the Patriotic War, let alone participate in actual combat. "

"As Shashmulin often said, we military workers who work on tanks and vehicles really have to thank you in the end. Without your help, the hard work we put in to perform our duties at our jobs would not be transformed into It will definitely take longer to become a practical dream product, and it is even uncertain whether the results can be approved and transformed.”

Although Kotin and Malashenko often exchange some polite words about carrying people in a sedan chair, this is always inevitable for the two people who hold high positions and often have to talk in front of their subordinates. It has nothing to do with whether they are sincere or not. No matter it is now or in the future, no matter how the world changes, it cannot be avoided. This is one of the essences of human interaction.

However, Malashenko could tell from what Kojin said now that he was truly sincere. Kojin was truly grateful for his "help."

Although this is indeed unnecessary in Malashenko's view, in pragmatic terms it is just "mutual help".

"I'm not just helping you, helping you is helping myself. I also hope to get useful equipment as soon as possible. This will allow more ordinary and brave soldiers to survive until the end of the war and return home with honor. Is there anything more worthy of pursuit than being reunited with your loved ones?”

At this point, Malashenko and Kotin, who looked at each other and found "identity" in each other's eyes, both smiled at the same time.