Chapter 2909: Unconventional Path

Shashmulin, whose heart was touched by Malashenko's words, seemed a little embarrassed, at least not too embarrassed.

Generally speaking, the Red Army must first propose requirements and list indicators for the research and development of a new equipment. Each institute will conduct design demonstration according to the bidding requirements and submit it to the military for review and evaluation. After passing the test, the prototype test equipment will be built, and the test field test and selection will be carried out. The winner selected by the Red Army will enter mass production.

Although the research and development details of the navy, army and air force from tanks and artillery to aircraft and warships, and then to rifles and even grenades are different, they generally follow this process, at least before the outbreak of the Great Patriotic War.

As for what happened after the outbreak of the Great Patriotic War

If this timeline was not disturbed by the time traveler, if Malashenko in this timeline still died on the border of the motherland in 1941 as in the existing history, he would be just an unknown member of the millions of Red Army soldiers who died, and Natalia would also die for love because of his death.

Even because he was born an orphan, he had no relatives who cared about him and mourned him until his death.

Then the Red Army equipment in this timeline should be developed as it should be. It is the same as it was in history, and there will be no change in the timeline.

But Malashenko came, and he did not die on the border of his motherland in 1941, but was given a second life and his soul was possessed. Then all these wonderful and fucked-up stories have to be told separately.

Malashenko has opened up an unprecedented new equipment development path.

To be precise, this is not a serious equipment development path; military is a rigorous and scientific discipline, but what Malashenko talks about here is not science and rigor, but relationships, background, connections and backdoors.

It sounds ridiculous, right?

But the results obtained in actual implementation are really useful.

It's as magical and unbelievable as winning the million-dollar lottery in a row, but the reality is that these are the equipment that Malashenko proposed, suggested, participated in the design, and finally nodded in approval.

From tanks and infantry fighting vehicles to rifles and rocket launchers.

There is nothing that is unsuccessful. If you insist that all those things are "magic weapons", of course there is no problem, but we communists don't like "magic weapons".

After the initial successes, after realizing that Malashenko's advanced thinking and precise design ideas can bring unimaginable advantages to the Red Army's equipment research and development.

Faced with this somewhat inexplicable reality, Zhukov, Vatutin, Vasilevsky, and even the supreme leader Comrade Stalin, who took the pragmatic route, recognized this matter and recognized that Malashenko was not within the scope of the usual logical judgment standards.

If you use the rules and common sense of demarcating boundaries to restrict him and apply them to him, then the only result you can get is "burying talents" and ruining your own opportunities.

Just like what Zhukov and Vatutin said when they met and chatted before.

We don't have to stubbornly pursue "why?" for everything. Opportunities are reserved for those who take action and dare to put it into practice, rather than those who stay where they are and just ask "why?".

So at least before Malashenko "failed" once, Zhukov decided to give him unconditional support, and used his own connections to smooth the relationship. Even in front of Comrade Stalin, he tried to speak well of Malashenko in various ways, just to pave the way for him and clear the obstacles.

With such a strong backing, Malashenko directly jumped out of the inherent equipment development process, and brought Kotin, Kalashnikov and other old friends, according to the invisible and intangible things in his mind, and quickly and easily produced a large number of awesome things for the Red Army that "shocked the Nazis for a whole year".

"Why" is not important, what is important is that it can make the Nazis scream, and the Red Army soldiers who have used it all say it is good.

Then what else do you want, what unnecessary criticism? As for the equipment, these are enough. This is the result that countless new equipment has dreamed of, so don't take advantage of it and do a bad job. It's better to kill more Nazi scum and give them the Red Army's iron fist.

Of course, there are also people who are dissatisfied and ask, why can he, Malashenko, be special? Why can he, Malashenko, be unrestricted? Why can he, Malashenko, tinker with new equipment according to his own ideas, and there are so many awesome military industry bosses willing to accompany him to go crazy and work together?

The answers to such doubts and questions, at least when Zhukov encountered them, were very unified.

"You go ahead, if you have the ability, you can also come up with a "stunning work" that is unrivaled in the same type of equipment in the world. Let those military experts and chief designers look at you with new eyes, scramble to cooperate with you, and want to dig out your brain and write everything on paper to see how much golden knowledge you have."

"If it doesn't work, please stop talking, okay? Don't you have a job? Soldiers are responsible for fighting, farmers are responsible for planting, and workers are responsible for production. Go do what you should do, okay? Have you forgotten what Comrade Stalin said, "He who does not work shall not eat"? "

"Standing in a safe place protected by comrades in the military, eating food grown by comrades farmers, wearing clothes produced by comrades workers, living in the motherland created under the guidance of Comrade Lenin. But instead of doing anything serious, he just sits here and criticizes , Questioning a Red Army hero who has made outstanding contributions to the motherland, envying others, and not seeing others who are good or strong, don't you feel guilty? "

As a member of Kotin's team, Shashmulin certainly knows what it means for a military worker to have Malashenko as his backer.

The chief engineer is like a parent. The new weapons and equipment he has worked so hard for are his children, and Malashenko is the top teacher who is so awesome. It can really make your child become infinitely more perfect, truly become a weapon of war, and truly be recognized by millions of Red Army soldiers.

There is no denying the pursuit of fame and fortune, but things in this world are not black and white.

At least from Shashmulin's eyes, the expectations and longings that Malashenko can read at this moment, the ardent hope that his masterpiece will become excellent, reliable and powerful, and become a weapon of war, are far higher than The desire for fame and fortune.

Malashenko certainly has a clear mind about who should be helped and who is not worthy of his help.

This is not a matter of money and power, but of truly speaking based on strength and ability; at least you must first get through Malashenko and gain recognition before talking about other things.

If someone really thinks that money and power can handle a person like Malashenko who stuffs his "high status" and "prosperity and wealth" into the toilet and has to poop in the toilet before he is done, then that's really It's just too naive.

"Yes, Comrade General, I do hope to collect more information from you and hope that you can issue a practical feedback report for Project 261. Because of this, we have built an excess of 5 prototypes. to make sure it’s enough.”

His guess was correct, and Shashmulin also admitted it openly. Of course it felt comfortable to exchange sincerity for sincerity. After all, love between men and women is about "going in both directions", let alone this matter.

As for the answer, at least in terms of personal subjective will, Malashenko is still very willing to take over this "private job".

"Okay, leave it to me. But I mentioned the vilification first. If this thing doesn't work for you, then don't expect me to open my eyes and tell lies in the report."

After hearing Malashenko's words, they looked at each other again.

After a while, the sound of hearty laughter from the two people came from the 261 engineering vehicle.