The post-New Year revelry lasted until three in the morning before everyone, under the roaring of the military chaplains, finally rolled back to their barracks.
That night, Wang Zhong stayed in Kubinka with Ludmila.
The next morning, Wang Zhong got up early, preparing to go to the Ordnance Department's testing ground to see the test of the 100mm gun carrier vehicle.
After all, this was the main event, and it was the most reliable method to mount the 100mm cannon on an armored vehicle until a larger turret ring than the T34W's could be developed.
If possible, Wang Zhong, of course, hoped for a turret; self-propelled guns, despite bearing the name "assault," were in fact not quite suited for offensive operations.
The original design intention was to assign them to infantry divisions to attack fixed bunkers during the offense, but later they were mostly used in defense against tanks.
The task of demolishing bunkers was typically left to Stukas or larger caliber heavy artillery.
