"Comrade Commander," Sidolin saw that only he and two division commanders were left at the table, and said, "I think I need to talk to you about ammunition."

"Ammunition? What's wrong with ammunition?" Sokov heard Cidolin say this and asked tentatively: "Does the warriors who used German equipment still have many discomforts after changing into our own equipment?"

"Yes, after changing clothes, the comrades of the 73rd Infantry Brigade generally felt uncomfortable with the new equipment." Cidolin nodded and said, "especially the grenades."

"Grenade?!" Sokov stared at Cidolin with wide eyes and thought to himself: "There may be differences between the rifles, submachine guns and machine guns of the Soviet and German sides, but shouldn't the grenades be the same?" But he just thought about these words in his mind, and did not say them immediately, but asked cautiously: "Chief of Staff, tell me, what's the problem with the grenade?"

"The German army used M24 long wooden handle grenades, which have the advantages of high explosion power and long throwing distance. If necessary, they can also be tied into cluster grenades to explode enemy tanks or fortifications." Sidorin took out a few sketches and began to introduce to Sokov: "The grenades used by our army now include RGD-33 and RG-42 grenades.

The RGD-33 grenade is a handle grenade developed and established in 1933 in my country. Its usage method is too complicated and is very dangerous for those who are not familiar with it. In addition, it is difficult to produce and other reasons. Since this year, it has been gradually replaced by the new RG-42 grenade.

However, the RG-42 grenade also has defects. After investing, users need to find a place to hide to prevent splashes from being accidentally injured by splashes. In addition, since the bullet body is cylindrical, it is necessary to avoid dropping bombs on smooth slopes or roofs to prevent rolling back to oneself and causing accidents…”

After hearing Cidolin introduce the grenades equipped by the Soviet army, Sokov was shocked and sweated. For so long, he actually thought that the Soviet army used wooden grenades. Fortunately, he didn't speak casually just now, otherwise he would make a joke. Thinking of this, he looked at Cidolin and asked, "Chief of Staff, what do you think?"

Before answering the question, Cidolin looked at Ivanov who was standing next to him, hesitated for a moment, and said, "Comrade Commander, I think since our commanders and soldiers are used to using German grenades, I wonder if we can ask the Red October Factory to produce a batch for us."

"Chief of Staff, I don't think this is good." Before Sokov could speak, Ivanov said first: "My soldiers have always used RGD-33 and RG-42 grenades. It may take some time to get used to it when they have to replace them with German grenades."

Sidolin did not defend Ivanov, but turned his eyes to Sokov to ask: "Comrade Commander, what do you think?"

Sokov had never noticed what the grenades used by the Soviet army were like. Who made his troops use seized German equipment for a long time? However, after reading a few sketches given by Cidolin, he found that the Soviet army's grenades not only look ugly, but also are quite troublesome to use. Even if they are barely tied into cluster grenades, the grenade's weight is unable to throw them, and they can only hold the tanks that rushed towards the enemy and die together.

Because of the various defects of the Soviet grenades, Sokov agreed with Sidolin's suggestion in his heart, and asked the Red October Factory to imitate a batch of German grenades for himself to gradually replace the inappropriate Soviet grenades. He coughed gently and said, "I agree with the Chief of Staff, let the Red October Factory imitate a batch of German grenades for us to obtain the existing Soviet grenades."

"Comrade Commander, I don't understand why you agree to the Chief of Staff's proposal?" Ivanov asked in confusion: "Why don't we use our grenades, but we just want to use our enemy's grenades?"

"Comrade Deputy Division Commander, don't be excited." Sokov explained with a smile: "The reason I agree to imitate the German grenade is because after this grenade is tied into cluster grenades, the effect of bombing the tank is stronger than our anti-tank grenades."

Ivanov was very clear about how the Soviet army's grenades were. After hearing Sokov's explanation, he became tactful and closed his mouth, no longer opposed the imitation of German grenades.

Seeing that everyone's opinions were unified, Sokov picked up the phone on the table and called the director of the Red October Factory. Hearing Peter's voice coming from the receiver, he immediately said with a smile: "Hello Director Peter, I am Colonel Sokov, how are you doing recently?"

"What else can it be, it's not the same." Peter's voice was extremely tired: "Col. Sokov, you called me at this time, probably not to reminisce about the past. Tell me, what are you going to ask me for?"

"I would like to ask you to help me imitate a batch of German grenades." Sokov replied: "I plan to use these grenades to equip the troops."

Maybe the phone was too loud, and Peter didn't hear what Sokov said clearly, and thought he asked him for a grenade, so he said carelessly: "Col. Sokov, I have two grenades RGD-33 and RG-42 here. How many you want? Just send someone to collect them."

"Wrong, Director Peter, wrong!" Sokov heard Peter say this, and knew that the other party had misunderstood his meaning, and quickly explained to him: "I am not going to collect grenades from you, but I want to ask you to help us imitate a batch of grenades."

"What, imitation grenade?" Peter asked in confusion: "Col. Sokov, there are still tens of thousands of RGD-33 and RG-42 grenades in our warehouse. Why do we still need to imitate German grenades?"

"The reason is very simple, because their grenades are better than ours." Sokov replied very simply: "Not only has great power, but also has a long throwing distance, but it can also be tied into cluster grenades when necessary to blow up enemy tanks."

"Well, Colonel Sokov, I'll arrange for manpower immediately." Peter asked tentatively on the phone: "I wonder how much do you plan to let us produce?"

"First produce 20,000. The wooden handle of the German grenade is too long. Can it be shortened when imitating it?" Sokov said the quantity required and asked carefully: "Director Peter, I don't know how many days it can be produced?"

"It's about a week." Peter calculated silently for a moment in his mind and gave an answer. He asked friendlyly: "Before we complete production, do we need to get a batch of RGD-33 and RG-42 grenades from the warehouse to be used for backup?"
Chapter completed!