Chapter 2558: Being a Teacher Is a Job

Sometimes, whether the rationality of the weapon design is sufficient is not measured by the optimal solution in the best case. It does not mean that only the best and most reasonable weapon can perform well on the battlefield.

For example, take the BMP43.

It is true that this is a "temporary" weapon with traces of "rushing" all over the design. It is just that Malashenko designed it for the purpose of having a fully enclosed weapon with a certain self-defense suppression firepower in order to prevent his soldiers from hanging outside the tank as human additional armor or charging against the Germans in a convertible without even a roof.

But who said that such a hastily made weapon is easy for the Germans to deal with and is itself very bad?

In this era, the infantry fighting vehicle itself is a very advanced weapon.

You should know that the Germans on the opposite side can do some kind of youth version of blitzkrieg and take over all of Europe at the speed of light, even if they are driving a crappy half-track vehicle like the sdkfz 251. The combat power improvement brought by mechanized troop carriers these days is incredible. The core reason is not how awesome your equipment is, but that your opponent is too crappy.

A bunch of crappy guys who can only squat and defend their positions, encountering those who run around with steel wheels and tracks like Nezha on a wind-hot wheel, who is crappy and who is awesome?

Similarly, you Germans are so weak, and you still encounter the first fully enclosed tracked infantry fighting vehicle equipped with medium firepower in human history. If you Germans don’t suck, who will? Under the synthetic tactical arrangement of the leader division, you Germans are clean.

The equipment that is ahead of an era, coupled with advanced tactical concepts and arms arrangement, leads to the ultimate result that the problem of equipment design defects is infinitely reduced and covered up.

BMP43 is indeed not that good, far from perfect. Even from the perspective of peacetime design, it is an unqualified piece of junk that should have been rejected in the design bidding stage.

But what does it matter? Who makes you Germans worse?

In the words of Malashenko, equipment that can make you Germans run away, no matter whether it is well designed or not, even if it is designed to be a bit unbearable to look at, it is still good equipment in the literal and practical sense.

"Yes, the current leader division is indeed far beyond those Nazis. You have reason to be proud of leading the most powerful field group in the world, Malashenko. Even I have heard countless voices of envy for you in Moscow. Even if you are the founder of the leader division, there are still countless people who envy the achievements you have made in this position. Even if they are not able to do it like you, they are also very envious. I'm serious."

Kotin spoke sincerely, and Malashenko of course gave the same answer after hearing it.

"It doesn't matter whether others envy it or not. What matters is that the Leader Division can efficiently and ruthlessly crush any Nazi ground units that dare to stand in its way. No matter what they are, as long as they dare to stand in the way of the Leader Division, they will be destroyed. Being able to do this is the most important thing."

"In this regard, I don't mind my personal fame and glory."

"Even if I take off this clothes and go home to farm as a farmer, I am happy, as long as the Leader Division can be used as a Nazi crusher. Maybe this description is not appropriate. From the perspective of war command alone, the Leader Division has always been the most cruel and ruthless Nazi crusher on the war map. It is efficient enough to scare the Nazis. Being able to maintain this is the most important thing."

"As for envy? If I really go home to farm one day, I won't care about this. If there are still people who envy me for farming, then envy them. It's also good to envy the workers and peasants. I am happy to see it happen."

I don't know if it was really intentional or just a casual mention. After hearing this, Kotin's next words after a little thought surprised Malashenko who was not expecting it.

"Are you really planning to go back home and farm in the future? How about coming to work for me? It's a waste to use your brain that seems to be full of design inspiration to think about how many seeds to sow in a piece of soil."

"I'm not saying that anyone who dares to agree to let you farm is almost a crime against the motherland. You can better use your expertise here, and I will ensure that you have free time. Bring your family with you and let me arrange everything. I guarantee you will be satisfied."

""

Malachenko smiled when he heard this, but there was actually a surprise hidden in his smile, but he didn't show it.

I had never thought of a proposal like Kotin before, but now it seems that such a place is also free, at least it seems not bad when I think about it suddenly.

"I can't say for sure. Let's wait and see."

"One day I will retire, and the leadership division will welcome the second and third division commanders, and the legacy will continue. As long as this legacy continues, I will be satisfied with whatever I do after retirement, even if I work in the fields under the scorching sun."

Of course, it was not only Kotin who heard what Malashenko said, but also the soldiers in the infantry fighting vehicle.

"Your division commander is very open-minded, comrades. How many people envy him for his position and have to line up, but he is so open-minded and talks about going home to farm. Is he like this all the time?"

Kotin's question was obviously a joke, and the soldiers sitting in a row in the car laughed. One by one, they began to answer Kotin's question, talking about the interesting things that the division commander had done in the leadership division. Malashenko would also make fun of himself from time to time. The car was full of laughter and joy.

It was as if this was not a major general and a lieutenant general sitting in the car, but just an ordinary infantry squad, without any level barriers or inaccessibility.

Kotin, who was grinning and laughing in the laughter, also noticed this invisibly, and couldn't help but sigh that this was something he had never seen in any front-line field troops in the past.

Those generals who thought highly of themselves because of their status were even unwilling to live with the soldiers, and they self-righteously believed that generals and soldiers should be out of touch. This has nothing to do with their personal professional ability, it is purely a matter of attitude towards something. There are many people who still retain the problems and bad habits left over from the wasted era.

But Malashenko is different, and it can even be said to be completely different.

Kotin's most intuitive feeling is that Malashenko seems to have never regarded himself as a "noble" general and division commander. He can always get along with the soldiers and integrate with them on various occasions. Whenever the soldiers mention their division commander, it seems that they are talking about a familiar comrade in the same class, a trustworthy elder brother, and a good brother, rather than a general and division commander comrade who can distinguish between high and low as soon as they open their mouths.

It was only at this time that Kotin suddenly recalled a sentence Malashenko had said before.

At first, I thought it was a casual mention by Malashenko, but now it is obviously not the case in light of this situation.

Malashenko can not only talk, but also do it in actual actions, which is more admirable than his ability to get along so well with the soldiers.

"Being a division commander is my job, and being friends with my comrades is my life. Why would I bring my work into my life? When I think it's my life time, I am myself. I am Malashenko, not a division commander or a major general of the tank troopers. It's that simple."