Chapter 292: The First Review of the Armament Review Committee (Update 2933)

Chapter 292 The first review of the Ordnance Review Committee (Update 29/33)

On December 20, the Ordnance Review Committee held its first review at the former Civil War Exhibition Hall, No. 10 Heping Street.

Lieutenant General Rokossov's personal execution at the Suvorov Military Academy two days ago has triggered a series of shocks.

A large number of aristocratic officers who did not directly command the troops were mobilized to the Far East to confront the Fuso Empire, and a large number of officers who performed well were promoted.

These promoted officers must attend a crash course at the Suvorov Military Academy when their troops return to rest, mainly learning from the experiences summed up by frontline generals including Rokossov.

The first batch of training officers had actually reported to the military academy when Lieutenant General Rokosov took office as the director of the Suvorov Military Academy.

These officers who have participated in training, have frontline experience and can directly control the troops now have a new name in Yebao: Rokossov faction.

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This morning, as soon as Wang Zhong arrived at the door of No. 10 Heping Street, he saw United States reporter Mike and his partner.

So he spoke first: "Mike! Why didn't you come to the execution on the 18th?"

Reporter Mike looked frustrated: "I went to the front line for interviews and just came back today. You guys moved too fast. As soon as I received the news that Tukhachev was escorted back to Yebao, I rushed back, wondering what to do. It will take half a month to finish, I can definitely catch up.

"The result, oh haha!"

After he talked about his partner Robert, he said: "Your photographer skills are very good, but you don't know how to take impactful photos. If you look at this photo, it looks like an oil painting, panoramic. It's not bad, but it lacks impact."

Wang Zhong: "The photo you took of my fiancée was very good and very impactful. Nowadays, the enthusiasm for women to join the army is unprecedentedly high."

Robert was shocked: "Why are female soldiers so enthusiastic about joining the army?"

Wang Zhong: "I want to defend the motherland like her. Ant women are no longer content to send their loved ones to the battlefield this time. They have to go to the battlefield themselves to crush the enemy. I suggest Mr. Mike interview the female soldiers in our army, reports The title is "There Are No Faces of Women in War". I think they will provide you with many stories from another perspective.

"Although it's from a different angle, it's just as moving as the heroic battles on the front lines."

Reporter Mike nodded: "I will, General. But now please express your opinion on the current popular opinions in Yebao. Yebao said that you have actually established your own officer corps. Last night at your manor, The banquet is the gathering of the officer corps.”

Wang Zhong was shocked: "What? I just invited a few old friends to eat some Spam cans and drink some Coke, why did it become an officer's reunion party?"

Last night, Wang Zhong discovered that Kashuch, Kirinenko and other generals who had fought together were all in Yebao, so he invited them and their staff to come over as guests. It was really just a gathering of old guys who had died on the battlefield.

Just like the gathering between Wang Zhong's father and his old comrades before time travel, a group of people got together to sing "Cat's Ear Hole" and "Camel Bell", recalling the hardships and thinking about the sweetness.

I didn’t expect it to look like this to outsiders.

Reporter Mike: "So it's just a gathering of old friends? Is this the official statement?"

Wang Zhong: "This is my opinion. If there are deviations in the report in the future, you will be responsible!"

Reporter Mike asked again: "Your fiancée took the lead in organizing officers' wives to participate in textile production. Is this to prepare for the war?"

Wang Zhong: "She just thinks that it is not in line with the current situation for officers' wives to attend dance parties all day long! In fact, there are many officers' wives who don't like to engage in these social activities when the war situation is bad. She just brings these people together to do something right. Good things about war.”

Reporter Mike quickly recorded it in his notebook.

Wang Zhong grabbed the notebook directly and found that it was written in English. With his English that had deteriorated to a reading level, he couldn't understand what this guy had memorized.

Then Robert clicked and took a picture.

Wang Zhong had a bad idea and was plotted by these journalism students.

He could only return the notebook to Reporter Mike: "Reports must be based on facts and don't add fuel and jealousy!"

Reporter Mike smiled bitterly and said: "That way the editor-in-chief would be dissatisfied. In fact, according to the latest domestic instructions, the editor-in-chief said that enough heroic battles on the front line have been written about. These reports have gained recognition under the premise that the United States is currently shouting for revenge. Very good sales, but be prepared for a rainy day.”

Wang Zhong: "And then you found it on my head?"

Reporter Mike: "Palace intrigue has always been a popular theme. The play "Macbeth" is shown once a year and is sold out every time."

Wang Zhong: "What are you implying, my big reporter Mike?"

Reporter Mike looked surprised: "Have you seen "Macbeth"?"

Nonsense, I have seen all four of Shakespeare's tragedies (movie adaptations). Besides the four tragedies, I have seen countless versions of "Romeo and Juliet", and I like Leonardo's version the best.

Suddenly, Wang Zhong realized that his behavior was not consistent with his status as a playboy.

After all, in this era you can only go to the theater to watch plays, not movies.

So he changed his words: "I haven't read it, but I still know that Macbeth tells the story of a usurping tyrant."

Reporter Mike smiled and said: "I'm just giving an example, I really don't mean anything else. What equipment are you planning to pass in today's committee?"

Wang Zhong: “No comment.”

After saying that, he walked directly inside.

Reporter Mike was about to catch up, but was stopped by Vasily: "The review committee already has news release-related agencies, please go and connect with these agencies."

Wang Zhong silently gave Vasily a thumbs up.

The review committee was held in the circular exhibition hall on the first floor. All the exhibits originally exhibited here were stored underground, and the exhibition hall was vacated.

In the center is a long table, with five seats behind it. The front of the long table is equipped with a blackboard, a shelf for hanging drawings, and other equipment often used in scientific lectures.

Wang Zhong was about to sit down at the long table in the middle, but was stopped.

It was the 40th president of the Suvorov Military Academy. Yes, it was the old man he personally invited back to be a fifth-level clerk.

"Mr. Lieutenant General, when are you going to take my head?" The old man asked. The posture of leaning on a cane while speaking reminded Wang Zhong of the classic sword-leaning style of Saber in "FATE".

It seems that this is a popular posture in this era?

Wang Zhong: "What are you talking about? I still need you to maintain the operation of the committee."

Old man: "I also signed your report card!"

Wang Zhong: "Tukhachev was shot because of the mistakes in the military line. Do you think this is my revenge? Do you look down on me or His Majesty the Tsar?"

The old man stared at Wang Zhong for a few seconds: "Is it really not a personal vendetta?"

"No. I also agreed with him to use the same gun to shoot Emperor Prosen." Wang Zhong patted the pistol on his waist, "It's this gun."

The old man stared at Wang Zhong for several seconds and said: "Whether it is a big talk or a promise, let me see it clearly with my eyes!"

After that, the old man turned around and walked towards the door.

Wang Zhong: "Aren't you a review committee member?"

"The battlefield now is a little unfamiliar to me." The old man turned his head slightly and looked at Wang Zhong with a squint, "After all, it is something you will use personally. Here I will trust the judgment of young people."

The old man left.

Wang Zhong kept watching his figure disappear outside the door

Vasily also watched the old man go, and then said: "Why do I feel that he has recognized you?"

Wang Zhong: "Your feeling is right."

Vasily: "When will my father recognize me?"

Wang Zhong: "Maybe he has recognized me."

After saying that, he went straight to the middle of the long table, pulled out a chair and sat down.

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There were not many army equipment in the first committee review, probably because the front line collapsed too quickly, and the army had no time to summarize the quality of the equipment.

There were also many army units that were surrounded by the enemy and made prisoners.

Among the many improvements to air force equipment, the Il-2 and Pe-2 bombers were on the list.

There are two modifications to the Il-2. One is to cancel the cannon on the wings, free up the load to mount more rockets. The other is to swap the positions of the cannon and machine gun, and install the cannon on the fuselage to solve the problem of vibration when firing.

After asking the opinions of the air force representatives and carefully confirming the target shooting data during the test flight, Wang Zhong approved the production of the two modifications.

In fact, Wang Zhong did not want to mass-produce Il-2 like in another time and space, because the close air support efficiency of the Earth's World War II air force was not high.

And it was generally not high. The Western Front was better. Six to eight percent of the tank losses of San Dezi were caused by air strikes.

On the Eastern Front, it was only 2%. Yes, 40,000 Il-2s only hit 2% of the tank losses of San Dezi, and most of this 2% was caused by the bombing of train stations by Pe-2s, which were later counted as Il-2s.

In fact, the anti-tank efficiency of the air force in World War II was not high. For example, when firing anti-tank rockets, the British statistics showed 1 in 36, and the Amerian statistics showed 1 in 22. It was better to use rockets to fire at trains. One rocket would stop a train.

Under the current technical conditions, it is unrealistic to expect Il-2 to fight tanks.

Of course, Il-2 is still quite good at fighting soft targets. Wang Zhong has seen it with his own eyes.

Moreover, the current attack aircraft regiments of the Ante Air Force are equipped with Il-2s. They have to produce them. If they want to replace them with other aircraft, they need to retrain.

Ant didn't have any ready-made single-engine dive bombers. If the attack aircraft regiment really wanted to replace all the new aircraft, it would have to be designed from scratch.

That would be a lot of trouble.

Wang Zhong took advantage of the convenience of participating in the aid negotiations with the United States and specifically asked for the P47, but it was still a question whether it could be delivered.

Thinking about these, Wang Zhong approved several projects of the Air Force.

For example, the high-altitude reconnaissance type Pe 2, he knew that this thing would be the main source of aerial reconnaissance photos in the future, so he approved it!

Another example is the emergency modification of the Lager 3. Wang Zhong thought that this thing could improve the survival rate of pilots, so he approved it.

There is also the armored reinforced version of the Yak-1, which mainly adds iron plates to the key parts of the Yak-1 and enhances the protection of the wooden part. Wang Zhong also approved it after carefully confirming the power-to-weight ratio of the aircraft.

When reviewing the Yak-1, the Air Force representative looked at Wang Zhong and asked about various technical details carefully, and his eyes were straight.

After the designer of the Yak-1 left, the Air Force representative asked carefully: "Has the general ever flown a plane?"

Wang Zhong: "No, but my adjutant Vasily has! He taught me!"

Damn it, I'm an expert in simulated battles (referring to the historical air combat mode in War Thunder) more than 2,000 times!

Vassily got the upper hand!

After the air force stuff was passed, a designer came in with a brand new weapon in his hand.

Wang Zhong narrowed his eyes and stared at the gun.

It didn't look like an AK, but more like an M14.

Designer: "I am the firearms designer Tokarev. The one in my hand is the Tokarev rifle with a reduced charge bullet that I designed based on the production indicators proposed by the general."