Chapter 1065

The solemn parade was led by the commander of the Moscow garrison. According to tradition, the parade was kicked off by the Drummers of the Moscow military music school. 96 young soldiers in black military dress and big eaves hat, 12 in a row, in nine rows, beat the small drum hanging in front of their chest with drumsticks, beat the pace of the parade, and walked with neat steps behind the tall horse of the garrison commander.

Then there was the flag bearer team composed of the national flag of the Soviet Union, the Lenin flag and the military flag of the Soviet armed forces, and three flag bearer teams advancing in parallel. In the middle is the Soviet flag; On the left is the Lenin flag and on the right is the military flag.

Accompanied by the flagman's march is the honor guard of the three armed forces of the Soviet Union. The sea, land and air honor guards were dressed in three different colors. Except for the flag bearers and the officers with the command knives, the rest of the soldiers were carrying bayonets and rifles with red flags, swinging hands and marching forward.

The cavalry honor guard of the central guard of the Kremlin guard appeared next. The Knights wore sky blue classical uniforms, and the horses on their crotch were excellent breeds from Kalinin and Belarus. The knights, controlling the speed of the horses, rode in four rows through Lenin's tomb and along the road drawn on the square to the slope of Vasili.

After passing through Lenin's tomb, the drummer team turned left in unison and joined the mixed military band standing in the middle of the Red Square, playing music with them for the reading troops passing through the square.

Next came the infantry phalanx of loyal soldiers from the Soviet republics.

One by one, infantry square array passed by my eyes. The uniform footstep sound was like dozens of drums beating the drum. The consistent rhythm made people's heart beating with the drum.

I carefully observed the weapons in the hands of the soldiers. Although most of them were mosinlagan rifles and bobosha submachine guns, some of the soldiers in the square array were armed with assault rifles that I was familiar with. Judging from their clothes, they were either guards or members of the Marine Corps from various naval departments. It seems that in Ustinov's new weapons loading plan, it is these troops who have made outstanding achievements that give priority to the equipment of assault rifles.

After the infantry square passed through the Red Square, the mixed military band composed of thousands of military musicians turned back in the sound of drums and marched towards the Gumm mall. It seemed that they wanted to make room for the mechanized square to pass. As the military band was far away from me, I heard the sound of the trumpet again. Only the male announcer said in a thick voice: "the conductor of the band is major general Alexandrov, chief conductor of the military band and the people's artist of the Soviet Union. In addition to directing the military band today, he played different military songs for each team. He also led the famous red flag song and dance troupe to perform for our brave troops on the front line for thousands of times, which greatly inspired the morale of our front-line commanders and soldiers. "

With the powerful engine roar, the mechanical team drove into the Red Square. The first to appear is the armored vehicle team, with three vehicles in a row, driving forward along the drawn line. The announcer's voice came out from the broadcast: "the first one that appeared in front of us was the armored vehicle squadron. They were mainly equipped in the reconnaissance troops. They were widely used and could be put into use in complex terrain. The commander of the squadron was the battalion commander... Captain."

After the armored vehicle battalion, the armored transport vehicle which is slightly different from the armored vehicle appears in our field of vision. The announcer went on to explain: "now on the Red Square is the armored vehicle battalion, an independent brigade from the Marine Corps of the Black Sea fleet. The crew are Crimeans and Sevastopol. The flag of the Republic of Crimea and the Black Sea fleet is flying on the transport vehicle."

At this time, katukov, who had been silent, touched my arm and asked in a low voice, "Hey, comrade oshanina, where are the new tanks you mentioned? These armored vehicles and armored transport vehicles are not produced by our country, but by US allies. "

Seeing that katukov was so worried, I said to him with a smile: "Comrade General, don't be so worried. Good things must come out last. We have just passed two mechanized squads, and there are still many more. Please wait patiently. "

After listening, katukov said nothing but shrugged his shoulders and continued to watch the armored vehicles passing in front of us. Maybe he didn't see the technical equipment he wanted to see. In the next period of time, katukov's performance was gloomy. No matter the truck towed cannons, howitzers, or the powerful Katyusha rockets, he didn't arouse much interest.

But when a zsu-57-2 self-propelled anti-aircraft gun array appeared in our field of vision, katukov's interest was immediately raised. He pointed to the vehicle composed of armored chassis, rotating turret and dual artillery, and curiously asked me: "oshanina, do you know what kind of equipment it is? It looks like it is for air defense?"

Naturally, I am very familiar with this kind of equipment, which was shaped in 55 years and equipped with Soviet army in 57 years. But I can't show off everything I know here, so I have to simply explain to katukov: "Comrade General, this is a self-propelled anti-aircraft gun that our army has just developed, which can provide necessary air defense support for the attacking armored forces."

The reason why I know this kind of self-propelled anti-aircraft gun is that I come from later generations. If the Soviet Army really withdraws from something beyond my time, I certainly can't see its good or bad. After only a few eyes, katukov could not help patting me on the shoulder and said excitedly, "with this new weapon, even if our air force can't control the air in the battlefield, the air defense capability of ground forces can be greatly improved." At this point, he took his hand away from my shoulder, clenched his hands, waved his fist, and said excitedly, "I believe the new tanks coming out later will bring us more surprises."

After the self-propelled anti-aircraft gun battalion passed, the SU-100 tank destroyer battalion entered Red Square, which was also a kind of vehicle that came out ahead of time because of the butterfly of Florin. This time, not only was katukov excited, but people around me, whether soldiers or ordinary leaders, were talking about this new type of vehicle. I heard someone behind me asking: "Hey, I said, the turret of this tank looks so strange, and the barrel is thicker than ordinary tank guns."

"What tank?" as soon as his voice dropped, someone immediately corrected him. "You didn't listen to the announcer just now. It's not a tank. It's an anti tank fighter. It's specially used to fight German tanks."

The first speaker said thoughtfully, "yes, this kind of fighter has good mobility. It's very suitable for dealing with German tanks. I don't know if the superior will hand over the production task of this kind of equipment to our factory. "

"Why should your factory complete this task?" Another man said unconvinced: "the production task of T-34 tank was given to your factory by the superior last time, but it's our factory's turn this time."

When the two factory directors behind me were still arguing, the tank array drove into Red Square in the eyes of thousands of people. Naturally, the leading tank could not be the most advanced t-5455 tank, but the T-34 tank of the Soviet army. Rao is so, or let the people on the platform excited.

When the first new-style t-5455 tank appeared in our field of vision, the original noisy viewing platform suddenly fell silent, because it was a new type of tank that no one had ever seen. After a while, I heard the two factory directors behind me start talking again.

Factory director a said: "you are right just now. Since the task of producing tanks was handed over to our factory some time ago, the task of producing anti tank fighters should still be handed over to your factory. Don't worry. Next time I come to the Bureau for a meeting, I will discuss with the director and ask him to hand over the task of producing fighter cars to your factory. "

"No, absolutely not." A few minutes ago, factory director B, who wanted to compete for the production task of tank destroyer, changed his mind. He said discontentedly: "our factory is fully capable of producing this new type of tank. I think the superior should give the task of producing tank destroyer to your factory, and let us produce this new type of tank."

Katukov looked at the new tanks passing by on the field, nodded with satisfaction and said to me, "yes, it's really good. If my troops could be equipped with such tanks, it would be nothing against the German armored forces. "

I nodded and then introduced the characteristics of this tank to katukov: "Comrade General, this new type of tank has good weapons and armor. It is easy to use and maintain, easy to install diving equipment and has strong night fighting ability. But the main disadvantages are that the angle of the gun is small, the moving system is too simple, the range of the gun is limited, and the external fuel tank is easy to catch fire after being hit. "

"As long as the battlefield survivability is strong, these shortcomings are nothing." After hearing this, katukov said with disapproval: "as long as it is easy to use and maintain, even if it is damaged by the enemy's artillery, it can be repaired as soon as possible to restore its combat effectiveness."

From the conversation I just heard between the two factory directors, I know that the production of new tanks should not be a big problem. The key is the people who drive the tanks. Thinking of this, I can't help asking katukov: "Comrade General, even if the superior equips you with a large number of new tanks, do you have so many tankers under your command?"

After listening to me, katukov couldn't help laughing, and then explained to me, "o'shanina, don't you know that the crawler tractors we use are operated by handles, just like tanks? A tractor driver can become a qualified tank driver after a short training

"Why are the German tanks so slow to replenish after their losses?" Although I heard katukov say so easily, I still retorted: "you know, the Germans have such a huge armored force, even if they lose the tankers, they can completely replace them with armored car drivers!"

Katukov couldn't help laughing at my words. He stopped laughing when he saw the reproachful eyes of the people nearby. He explained to me, "o'shanina, you've been on the battlefield for such a long time. I think you must find that there are a lot of semi tracked armored vehicles in the German armored vehicles." See me nod to show approval, immediately threw a question to me, "do you know why this is?"

I really didn't know the answer to katukov's question, so I could only shake my head and honestly reply, "sorry, comrade general, I don't know."

"Because the driving device in this armored vehicle is not operated by handle, but by steering wheel." Katukov confidently said to me: "that is to say, once their tankers are lost, it will take much longer than us to train new drivers. In this way, by the time their drivers learn to drive tanks, our converted soldiers will have already become excellent drivers. "

Just when I thought that the climax of the whole parade had passed, the announcer's voice on the radio suddenly became loud: "citizens, what is driving on the red square now is the latest tank of the Great Red Army. This type of tank is equipped with advanced armed system, which can attack the ground and air. It is the nemesis of all the active tanks of the Communist aggressors."

I quickly turned around and saw that I had seen T-72 appear in my field of vision. Six tanks divided into two rows, majestically along the road paved with small stones, passed in front of us. At this time, I suddenly felt a sharp pain in my arm and turned to see that katukov had seized my arm. I saw him staring at the passing T-72. Because of excitement, the hand he grasped my arm was still shaking. When the tank passed Lenin's tomb, he turned to look at me and asked, "o'shanina, why didn't you just tell me that this is our army's secret weapon?" To be honest, to my layman, both t-5455 and T-72 tanks are similar in appearance. Only katukov, an expert, can see at a glance what makes this new type of tank special. Therefore, in the face of katukov's questioning, I can only say vaguely: "Comrade General, these tanks are still top secret before today, so even if I know something, I have no right to tell you. Moreover, although the six tanks coming out behind are the most advanced at present, due to some immature technologies, they may not be equipped with troops in the near future. What your troops can get is the tank in the mechanized Square ahead. " We were talking when there was a cry of surprise. Berzikov said to me with a panic expression: "look, Rita, that tank broke down on the slope of Vasili, and there is smoke from the engine. Is it on fire?"