Chapter 1014 Reliable Comrades

24 SU152s, this number always sounds a bit small.

If it is independently organized into a battalion-level organization, Malashenko will always feel a bit shabby.

But if these bulky big guys are broken up and equipped to the troops below and used dispersedly, Malashenko also feels that it is even more inappropriate to do so based on his past combat experience.

If this important assault force is used dispersedly, it will be difficult to unite and twist it into a rope. After comprehensive consideration, Malashenko finally decided to approve a brand new self-propelled howitzer battalion in the name of the brigade headquarters.

Just like Comrade Political Commissar said, if the quantity is small, just make do with a small amount. When the production of this thing increases in the future, you can submit an application to ask for it.

The 1st Heavy Tank Brigade of the Left and Right Guards now has the name of a loving father, including himself as a heroic brigade commander whose reputation is known throughout the Soviet Union. I believe that as long as the request is not too difficult to fulfill, the superiors will try their best to meet it. This will be the same no matter which front army I am transferred to in the future.

"So do you have a suitable candidate for the battalion commander? The batch of personnel we received on board the vehicle are all new recruits, and most of them have only been in the army for less than half a year. The brigade headquarters needs to appoint a new brigade commander."

Commissar Petrov's problem is objective and realistic. Malashenko or the brigade must appoint a qualified battalion commander. After all, only with a good commander can the combat effectiveness of the unit be quickly gathered.

"The words of the battalion commander, yes"

After being asked such a fierce question by the political commissar, Malashenko suddenly realized that he seemed to be facing a very real problem of insufficient talent reserves.

Lavrinenko holds the position of deputy brigade commander, and Kulbalov is the commander of the first tank battalion. There is no need to consider the political commissar. He is missing an arm and is old, so it is obvious for him to command the battle. Not very realistic.

Malashenko is very optimistic about the "masturbating" partners of Iushkin and Kirill.

Iushkin's character is wide-ranging, but also rough and subtle. His combat intuition is so sharp that even Lavrinenko praised him. If he can focus on cultivating his tactical command ability over time, he will definitely be an outstanding person. Grassroots commanders and fighters.

Kirill's character seems to be relatively introverted. When communicating with comrades other than his comrades in the crew and those close to him, he always seems to talk little and is a bit taciturn.

But Malashenko, who is familiar with Kirill, knows that Kirill, a young tank soldier, does have the potential to grow into an excellent grassroots commander and fighter.

Kirill's academic qualifications are high enough, and he graduated from the music department of Moscow University. Although this kind of music is not the same as steel tanks, at least Kirill's cultural quality is no problem, especially his learning ability and receptive ability. It is even more powerful, which is an advantage that Iushkin, who is far less educated than Kirill, does not possess.

Although Kirill gives people a feeling that he is a bit easy to bully, if a war really breaks out, Kirill's shoulders can still bear the trust entrusted to him by others, and he will do his best to take care of himself. Doing the best at everything is called "excellent character" in Malashenko's opinion.

As for Seryosha, Malashenko had talked with the dedicated driver of Brigade Commander Car No. 177 several times before about matters related to his future life ideals.

"I am the son of a farmer, Comrade Commander."

"My dad always taught me when I was a child not to expect things that are too impossible, but to do your duty first and then think about other things."

"I know it sounds a little unambitious, and a lot of people say that about me, but I don't care."

"I think this suits me very well. I want to drive our tanks back to Kiev one day. I want to regain my hometown from the Nazi invaders with my own hands. This is my ideal. I don't want to leave the driver. I don’t want to go anywhere other than Car 177, it’s that simple.”

Malashenko chose to understand and respect Seryosha's persistence.

From another perspective, Malashenko did not really want Seryosha to leave his team.

Good gunners are hard to find, and good tank drivers are even harder to find.

The experience and running-in from fighting together in 1941 to the present has formed a very high tacit understanding between Seryosha and Malashenko.

During the battle, Malashenko did not need to explain his orders in too much detail. Seryosha would naturally understand them very naturally and quickly translate them into actions and start implementing them.

This feeling of having Seryozha automatically understand the second half of a sentence when he says it half a sentence is really indescribable.

Iushkin's operation is related to the harvesting of German heads, while Seryosha's operation is related to the life and death of everyone in the car.

After thinking over and over again, Malashenko finally did not have the idea of ​​making any unnecessary arrangements for Seryosha, so everything was fine for the time being.

At present, Kirill and Iushkin, who still need to establish a long-term training plan, cannot be promoted immediately. Even if they are given the position of battalion commander, they may not be fully qualified.

Therefore, regarding the issue of the battalion commander's assignment, Malashenko must find another way out, such as a certain deputy brigade commander comrade who works for Malashenko all day long.

"What do you think about Lavrinenko? Let him hold this position first."

"Lavrinenko? Let him come?"

Faced with the question raised by Malashenko, Political Commissar Petrov seemed a little unexpected and a little surprised.

This is not because of doubts about Lavrinenko's incompetence, but because Lavrinenko is not only a deputy brigade commander, but also has to help the brigade commander with various tasks such as inspecting troops and supervising construction. If Lavrinenko is given the real position of battalion commander, whether he can handle it is still a question.

"Well, theoretically it is feasible, but you have to consider whether Lavrinenko has the free time. Sometimes he is busier than you, the brigade commander."

Comrade Political Commissar said the facts, and Malashenko did not mean to defend himself too much, so he simply put forward the solution directly.

"Instead of discussing it here, why not go over and ask him for his own opinion. If he says it's okay, then I think it's really okay."

So, when Malashenko and Political Commissar Petrov found our deputy brigade commander together, Lavrinenko, who was washing his lunch box, blinked and gave his answer without hesitation.

"Of course, what's wrong with that? If there is no other suitable person, I can take this position."