Two officers started pretending to look at the scenery.
Shit, this won't become a famous meme in the future, will it? I don't want anything like that!
To hide his embarrassment, he asked Yegorov, "Can the Imperial Guard get specialized equipment?"
"Yes, rainproof cloaks, very useful in the muddy season and when it snows heavily. Then there's the Tokarev Model 8 rifle."
In this time and space, the Tokarev semi-automatic rifle was standardized in Jules 908, hence the Model 8 designation.
Submachine guns were only suitable for close combat; theoretically, the Tokarev semi-automatics had an advantage over submachine guns in open terrain.
Prosen's regular infantry was still pulling bolts, so the firepower advantage brought by the Tokarev would allow the Imperial Guard to have a better middle-distance advantage over the Prosen Army.