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If Comrade Petrov had been present, Comrade Comrade Malashenko, who was very familiar with Malashenko, would have been able to see on the spot that Comrade Brigade Commander’s evil smile was something he would only do when he was really excited about something. Exposed appearance.

The newly upgraded formation of the 1st Guards Heavy Tank Brigade has greatly exceeded Malashenko's inner expectations. For Malashenko himself, it is not an exaggeration to call it ecstasy.

According to the content shown on the organization table, the new 1st Guards Heavy Tank Brigade will have four tank battalions, each battalion will have three tank companies, and each company will have three tank platoons, each with three tank platoons. The platoon contains three tanks. Counting a command vehicle at the company headquarters, the number of heavy tanks in each company is exactly ten.

From here on, the tank battalion headquarters has a battalion commander's command vehicle, a deputy battalion commander's command vehicle, and a wing vehicle, a total of three vehicles. This brings the number of tanks in each battalion to 33.

Since the 1st Guards Heavy Tank Brigade does not have a regimental-level command structure, and all four tank battalions under its jurisdiction are directly under the command of the brigade headquarters, the total number of battle tanks in the four tank battalions is 132.

After rising to the brigade level command structure, Malashenko and Lavrinenko, two brigade commanders, each have a command vehicle equipped with a high-power command radio.

In addition, Malashenko also has a brigade tank company directly under his command. The nine battle tanks plus Malashenko and Lavrinenko make eleven tanks. The entire brigade has a total of 143 tanks at full strength. A battle tank.

Of course, not all of these 143 battle tanks are heavy tanks.

Judging from the organization table, the tank company directly under Malashenko's brigade will most likely play the role of battlefield reconnaissance. The tanks under this company are all 9 T70 light tanks.

The weapons of this type of tank are only a small water pipe 45mm tank gun and a 62mm coaxial machine gun. The armor protection can only withstand small arms and German 37 stepping stones at most. It will be easily defeated when facing anti-tank guns of 50mm and above. Penetrates the main frontal armor.

The theoretical maximum speed of 45 kilometers per hour is quite fast, and the low-profile body can also hide itself well from the enemy.

All in all, this is an ordinary light reconnaissance tank. Its firepower and protection are not enough to fight against the enemy's main armored forces. It can only bully the infantry at most, and it can only do reconnaissance work on the battlefield.

After all, judging from past combat experience, most of the enemies faced by the First Guards Heavy Tank Breakthrough Regiment on the battlefield are monster-level. Wherever the battle is the fiercest, the First Guards Heavy Tank Breakthrough Regiment will be defeated. Where to put it.

Now that it has been upgraded from a regiment to a brigade, the number of personnel and equipment is much larger than before. Malashenko probably uses "being thrown into the mouth of a volcano" to describe the battles he is about to face in the future. Too much.

A light tank is a role that is meant to be a hit, so it’s better not to expect too much.

Excluding these 9 T70s used for reconnaissance, the entire First Guards Heavy Tank Brigade will have a total of 134 heavy tanks, which is the full strength under the most ideal situation.

In addition to the combat troops, the new 1st Guards Heavy Tank Brigade also has a chemical defense, engineering, medical, air defense, and supply company. The field maintenance battalion led by Karamov continues to maintain the original structure, but the subordinate maintenance vehicles and equipment personnel will be increased than before to meet the actual needs after the overall expansion of the army.

In general, at least from the organization table, the new 1st Guards Heavy Tank Brigade is indeed stronger than the original 1st Guards Heavy Tank Breakthrough Regiment.

Although on the surface the increase in strength is limited, Malashenko does not think so.

The addition of the brand new IS1 heavy tanks will qualitatively improve the overall combat effectiveness of the army. Although the total number of this first batch of IS1 heavy tanks only accounts for less than half of all heavy tanks, the remaining heavy tanks are still I have to continue to use the outdated KV1 to make up the numbers.

But from the perspective of "the elite drives the ordinary", it is still a huge improvement in the overall combat power.

Malashenko, who is very clear about the current organization of the Soviet army's ordinary tank troops, knows that his newly-built 1st Guards Heavy Tank Brigade can have such a large organization, all thanks to the "care" of his loving father Comrade Stalin and Lao Zhu The "backdoor" for gays.

Without the "key care" of these two bosses, it would be impossible for a First Guards Heavy Tank Brigade to blow up a balloon and have more tanks than a tank division.

In principle, Malashenko is grateful for the care and support of these two bosses, which has increased his chances of survival on the battlefield. At the same time, he can physically conquer more powerful German enemies and establish greater battlefield merits. , climbed to a higher position and made preparations.

But some things need to be viewed from both sides.

Although Malashenko was given command of a large elite tank unit directly under the front army headquarters, what he got in exchange was a life-and-death struggle with more powerful enemies.

In later movies depicting superheroes, it is often said that "the greater the ability, the greater the responsibility." Is this true true on the real battlefield?

With this powerful 1st Guards Heavy Tank Brigade in hand, Malashenko estimates that the enemies he will face in the future may be corps-level German armored units.

The previous regiment level had to fight alone against two German armored divisions at the same time. Just thinking about what kind of enemy they would face next made people panic behind their backs.

"I hope the next battle will go smoothly. 1943 was the worst year in history when the Soviet tank troops were pinned to the ground and hammered. I hope those German men's zoos of tigers, leopards and elephants can bring me less Some trouble."

He and Kulbalov continued to chat for a few words about the specific situation of troop construction. While chatting, Malashenko suddenly became curious about what kind of position he should give Kulbalov.

At present, political commissar Petrov and Lavrinenko have each taken a deputy commander position. A deputy political commander and a deputy brigade commander have already taken up all the senior command quotas at the brigade headquarters.

Malashenko asked himself that it was impossible for him to exclude members of his original leadership team from the core power circle of the newly formed 1st Guards Heavy Tank Brigade for the sake of Kulbalov, whom he had just met. His own people would do things for his own people. I didn't do that.

But at the moment, Kulbalov is the acting brigade commander of the lieutenant colonel, at least until he officially takes up the post.

It doesn't seem appropriate to just throw Kulbalov into the combat unit below and make him a battalion commander. But on the surface, Kulbalov doesn't seem to be someone who likes to be a staff officer. He looks like a murderous leader of the underworld. , He looks like a scared child, and no one believes him even if he is said to be a staff officer.

How to arrange the position of Kulbalov, a guy who left a good first impression on him, has become the most tangled problem for Malashenko at the moment.

After all, Comrade Lao Zhu has said it himself before that the appointment and dismissal of all commanders and fighters below the brigade level is in his own hands. Whether he wants to be a good person or a bad person who may be remembered by others depends entirely on Malashenko's own decision. .