Chapter 993 Firepower Upgrade

As Kotin said to Malashenko, the father of the Red Army's heavy tanks, Comrade, had indeed made sufficient preparations for Malashenko's arrival and received him with high etiquette standards. Just the table of food on the table in front of the restaurant was dazzling enough to dazzle our old comrade Ma.

The delicious beef and mutton made by various cooking methods were placed on the table. Compared with the meat dishes as the absolute protagonist, the vegetarian dishes were more like a foil. Malashenko, looking at the full bowl of stewed meat soup in front of him, smiled helplessly.

"I have to say that this is simply too rich, Comrade Kotin, but wouldn't so much meat be a bit too greasy?"

Malashenko smiled helplessly, but Kotin, who had just pulled out a chair and sat down, didn't think so.

"Nizhny Tagil used to be a very fertile pasture. These delicacies are all local special meat products. You should try them, Comrade Malashenko, because they are really delicious!"

"Besides, you have been fighting on the front line for more than half a year. I guess you definitely can't eat such rich food. So even if it is from the perspective of rewarding heroes, I think these foods are nothing. After all, it is your fighting on the front line that can ensure the safety of our rear. This is not excessive."

Kotin, who can "guess the will of the emperor" next to his father Comrade Stalin, can be said to be one of the most powerful masters Malashenko has ever met in terms of dealing with people.

This simple remark not only makes a table of delicious food into a local specialty that must be tasted, but also gives Malashenko a noble hero halo and a proper reason to enjoy food. Communicating with such a master can indeed make people feel a lot more comfortable. Malashenko nodded slightly and quickly admitted this.

Holding a fork in his hand, he stuffed a piece of barbecue into his mouth. Malashenko, who was used to high-intensity physical exertion combat, really liked meat that could quickly replenish physical energy and satisfy hunger when it came to eating, especially this kind of delicious food after special cooking, which made people have endless aftertaste.

"Maybe I'm a little anxious, but can you tell me about the use of IS1 heavy tanks now? Comrade Malashenko. You know, this is almost becoming a headache for me to suffer from insomnia. If I don't solve this problem one day, I may never sleep well."

Kotin said it very politely, because he always felt that Malashenko was worthy of being treated equally.

And Malashenko, who chewed the meat in his mouth and swallowed it slowly, did not refuse. After thinking for a while, he quickly blurted out the words he had prepared.

"Rather than an excellent heavy tank, I think an excellent platform is a more appropriate way to describe it."

"In terms of firepower, the IS1 heavy tank is enough to deal with all the common main tanks of the Germans. Except that the fuse of the shell occasionally fails and the warhead charge cannot be detonated, the performance of this 85mm main gun is very good and worthy of praise in all aspects."

Malachenko noticed that not only Kotin, who was holding a knife and fork, stopped eating temporarily, but also focused on listening to him.

A young man with glasses who seemed to be Kotin's secretary simply pushed away his tableware, opened his briefcase directly, and quickly recorded what Malachenko said on paper with a pen, looking serious for fear of missing a word.

Seeing this scene, Malachenko naturally understood how much Kotin valued all this, and continued to speak after a moment of thought.

"But when dealing with the Germans' new Tiger heavy tanks, which they call the Panzer VI, the performance of the 85mm main gun is still unsatisfactory."

"From the actual combat results, the German tank soldiers have made full use of their advantages and used their advantages to make up for their disadvantages. For example, the Tiger heavy tank is equipped with an excellent dual-flow transmission system, which makes the in-situ turning ability of this seemingly bulky 56-ton monster lighter than their Panzer IV tank."

"Those Tiger tank drivers take advantage of this and basically do not face us with the armor vertically in actual combat. The dual-flow transmission system allows them to easily and freely pose, making our armor-piercing projectiles have too small an incident angle. Facing the defensive posture with high equivalent armor and a high probability of ricocheting, this is the most troublesome point."

These situations mentioned by Malashenko were heard by Kotin, who had been staying in the rear.

Because among the Red Army tank soldiers who have fought against the Tiger tanks, Malashenko is the only experienced commander who can come back alive to narrate all this. Earlier, the first ambush of the Tiger tanks in Leningrad easily killed almost the entire Red Army unit with infantry and tanks. Those fragile T34s could not withstand the fierce bombardment of the 88 gun.

If the Germans had not been stuck in the mud and forced to turn on the spot and broke the transmission shaft, Kotin guessed that the result of that battle might be even worse than the report he saw later. This 56-ton steel monster armed to the teeth did give Kotin a great shock.

Combined with the captured Tiger tanks he had seen with his own eyes, Kotin nodded slightly and basically understood what Malashenko was talking about. With Kotin's professional knowledge, it was easy to understand all this.

"So the upgrade of firepower is the first problem in front of us. I agree with this, Comrade Malashenko. But do you have any ideas on the issue of firepower upgrade? If possible, I would like to hear your opinion. What kind of firepower do you hope we can have to kill the Germans' garbage tanks?"

Kotin would ask this question, which was not surprising to Malashenko, and it could even be said that he had expected it.

Regarding the issue of which direction to upgrade firepower, Malashenko himself has also considered it for a long time. A certain trade-off must be made between absolute excellence and sufficient quantity. Sometimes the strongest thing is not necessarily the most suitable. The truth of war that has been passed down through the ages has remained unchanged since the cold weapon era.

"Comrade Kotin, I think you must have multiple alternative plans in your hand on this point. If possible, can you let me know your plan first? You are an expert in this area. My opinion may be very important, but in the end it is only for reference."

My butterfly effect is too strong. Malashenko doesn't know how Kotin will view the issue of firepower upgrade in early 1943.

The time points, prepared plans and final answers may be different. If possible, it is better to first look at what cards Kokin has prepared. The routine of looking at the cards and playing cards will never be outdated in any era.