Chapter 1709 Who is stronger?

STG44, the world's first mass-produced assault rifle that has been put into actual combat on a large scale, has a pioneering significance and role in the research and development of future generations of small arms.

In fact, Malashenko's deepest impression of this thing was the scene where the SS soldiers held this thing in the Capitol and fought to the end with the Soviet army's final onslaught.

Whether in the game, in the movie, or in historical records, the SS soldiers holding STG44 and guarding the Capitol all caused huge casualties to the Soviet Red Army who launched the final onslaught, enough to leave corpses everywhere.

The advantages of a powerful assault rifle that can fire fully automatically are fully demonstrated in a close combat environment. It was an ultimate battle that future generations will never forget.

"Fortunately, you may have been powerful enough in history, but it's different when you meet me. Now there are ruthless characters even more powerful than you who have come to this world ahead of time."

To a certain extent, part of the reason why Malashenko wants to develop the AK-44 in advance is that he wants to overwhelm the STG44 before it is born and ensure that his own side has a better weapon than it. cope with it.

The fighting within the borders of the Soviet Union will not last long. Malashenko, who is prepared for a rainy day, is considering going abroad to fight in the future, going to Eastern Europe and even breaking into Germany.

There will be many close combats and street battles in future battles, which will be much more frequent than those encountered within the borders of the Soviet Union.

Iron fists and tank killers in close-quarter street fighting can still be resisted by building defenses on the tanks, but for battles between infantry, there is only pure firepower. Whoever has weak firepower will be beaten and treated like a grandchild. You will not even be able to lift your head from the hail of bullets. Whether it is the current World War II or the modern war of the 21st century in the future, nothing can be better than this. Pure In infantry duels, firepower speaks for itself.

I have the AK in my hand, and Malashenko believes that under his guidance, Kalashnikov can create a weapon that is more powerful than the STG44, giving his own infantry a firepower advantage and greatly reducing casualties in future battles abroad.

Of course, it's up to you whether you have the upper hand in firepower.

Although Malashenko is a major general and division commander and goes to the front line to command and participate in the battle, he is only a tank commander after all. The battle between infantry still needs to be evaluated by infantry professionals.

"Which infantry battalion are you leading? The third battalion?"

Kulbalov, who was standing aside and looking at his comrade, who was in a daze, was suddenly startled when he heard this. He blinked and then realized what the sudden question was about.

"Ah, yes, yes, Comrade Division Commander. The third battalion of the Varosha Infantry Regiment is accompanying our regiment to fight. Why do you suddenly ask this?"

Kulbalov is a person who is good at facing pressure, implementing orders to the end, and never giving up. For a soldier, especially a regimental commander, this is undoubtedly a very good character, which is why Malashenko will hand over his main tank regiment to his command.

But Kulbalov is also a straight-tempered person who is not good at thinking with high emotional intelligence. At least when talking to Malashenko, he likes to say whatever he thinks and what he thinks. Being able to say this means that at this moment, Kulbalov really didn't understand why Comrade Commander would ask such a question.

"Go and call him here. I have something to ask him."

"yes!"

The stubborn Kulbalov left and came back just as quickly. Malashenko only waited for a short while before he saw the commander of the third infantry battalion running behind Kulbalov.

"Major Androv reports to you, comrade division commander, I wish you good health!"

"Um"

Malashenko was not very familiar with the major who called himself Andlov. On weekdays, when he went to the infantry regiment to inspect, the first person he met most often was the regiment commander Varosha, followed by the combat worker with the strongest combat effectiveness. Neither the commander of the barracks nor the commander of the first battalion, the commander of the second infantry battalion Malashenko, were impressed.

As for the commander of the third battalion, who ranked at the bottom of the combat power rankings, Malashenko could only say that he barely remembered this person's name.

"Thank you for your hard work, Comrade Androv. Your battalion fought very well in this battle! I have seen the results of the battle. It dealt a heavy blow to the enemy, shattered the enemy's fighting spirit, and finally made these Nazi lackeys attack The Red Army raises its hands and surrenders. I am here to express my commendation and appreciation to you on behalf of the division. The honor and military exploits of this battle will be truthfully recorded."

Leaders must speak and look the way a leader should when leading. Although Malashenko doesn't like to put on leadership airs, he knows this.

The majesty of the teacher is not achieved through pretense, but from other details accumulated and established in the hearts of the comrades, just like this moment.

Faced with Malashenko's unstinting praise, Major Androv, who was not yet thirty years old, just scratched his head in embarrassment.

"The credit does not belong to me alone, Comrade Commander, this is a collective honor."

"These Germans are also very tenacious in battle. They are the most capable Germans we have encountered this year. I am sure that is the case. The new guys they have are not bad either, and their performance is not as good as our new guns. It’s good but not too different. At least it’s the same concept and the same level of weapons. It’s not easy for our battalion to fight. Fortunately, with the cover of Commander Kurbalov, we can keep the casualties to a minimum.”

This Androv is a man who knows how to deal with people, and he is definitely not a novice in the world of people. Malashenko could tell based on the few words he just said. Instead of taking all the credit on himself and showing his face in front of the teachers and comrades, he humbly gave the credit to the collective, and even Kurbalov next to him spoke very beautifully.

Even if this was intentional, it deepened Malashenko's good impression of Androv.

In future generations, basic operations that may be understood in the workplace are rarely seen in the army these days, especially in the Soviet Red Army, which is impatient and likes to go straight. This also made Malashenko interested in investigating Andlov to see if he could be reused.

"Tell me about your evaluation of this gun. You just led the team to fight the Germans. You must be the one who has the most say. I want to hear your true opinion, but it doesn't matter."

Malashenko, who was not going to continue talking nonsense, went straight to the point. Androv, who was also a cheerful person, turned to speak after a few words.

"I don't deny that this is an epoch-making weapon, Comrade Division Commander. To the Germans, I think this is just like the Kalashnikov rifle to us. It is indeed outstanding. This is what I want to say first. a little."