IconoclastFeb 28

This bridge in Finland has hooks to hang explosives from in case it needs to be collapsed to stop Russian advance

https://feddit.uk/post/45082376

Show threadstoyFeb 28
Plenty of bridges built in Sweden during the cold war has the openings in the foundation for the same purpose.
Show threadRobotToasterFeb 28
That sounds a lot more efficient. Just hanging the explosives isn’t going to direct the energy very well.
Show threadIconoclastFeb 28

Here’s a nearby railroad bridge with an opening left for the explosives instead of hooks. Different bridges use different methods.

Show threadWildmimic
Thats the same design the bridges here in Austria/Vienna over the Danube have; cold war planning was to delay while our military retreats into the mountains, the plains were thought to be indefensible. Looking at Ukraine will have changed a lot of minds regarding defense planning.
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Show threadMirsheFeb 28
Not necessarily. Drones can level a position or terrorize civilians, but you can’t securely hold that position or occupy territory with them. For now, there is no replacement in that job - your infantry and armor are still doing that work.
Show threadMonkderVierteFeb 28
Swiss too.
Show threadInFerNoFeb 28
Having been in Tyrol many times, I feel claustrophobic retreating into the mountains. It’s basically a funnel. How is it more defendable in modern warfare tactics?