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2022/24 Russian-Ukrainian War
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Admiral Beez
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Security and Defence Analyst Michael Clarke explains how a key bridge linking Russia to Crimea has been hit by a huge explosion.
Admiral Beez
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Lend Lease making an impact?
Northern Light
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Cars are on the bridge right now, using it.
Trucks, however, are not.
No indication of rail usage (and I would be surprised at that given what we saw)
kEiThZ
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One lane. Perfect. Just enough to let panicked Russians out. Not enough to save their logistics plans.
AlvinofDiaspar
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Though blowing up the columns (or even better, the main span) would have been far more permanent.
AoD
AoD
kEiThZ
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In a few months....
kEiThZ
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The purge....
Northern Light
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The Russians are in fact testing the rail bridge as we speak....with an eye to reopening it...........
I find that very suspect. I'm not an engineer, but I've seen my share of engineering inspections, and considering the exploded rolling stock was still sitting on the rail bridge 4 hours ago............
I find that very suspect. I'm not an engineer, but I've seen my share of engineering inspections, and considering the exploded rolling stock was still sitting on the rail bridge 4 hours ago............
kEiThZ
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Running a train over some tracks is one thing. Running a train with a useful load is a whole other matter.
Bjays92
Senior Member
From the Guardian:
Amidst the Kerch bridge getting hit and rumours of infighting in Moscow this has slipped a little under the radar. I also don't know how Russia's recent attempts to transfer the plant from Ukrainian to Russian operation could be affecting this. Definitely a situation worth keeping an eye on.
Amidst the Kerch bridge getting hit and rumours of infighting in Moscow this has slipped a little under the radar. I also don't know how Russia's recent attempts to transfer the plant from Ukrainian to Russian operation could be affecting this. Definitely a situation worth keeping an eye on.
lenaitch
Senior Member
That would be quite the feat considering the strait is 19 km wide and the longest Bailey ever built was well under a kilometer.
lenaitch
Senior Member
Engineering 'standards' might have become a tad elastic.
kEiThZ
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They could build something to cross the broken span.