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[–] IphtashuFitz@lemmy.world 40 points 3 days ago (1 children)

I would love to see Ukraine trolling Russia with this.

Detonate an underwater charge that weakens one of the bridge supports. Wait while the Russians react, examine the bridge, etc.

A dozen or so hours later detonate another hidden underwater charge on another support a few hundred yards away.

Repeat the process after random delays until so many supports are weakened that the bridge collapses under its own weight.

[–] rustyfish@lemmy.world 25 points 3 days ago (1 children)

I would 100% bank on the Russians being mind bogglingly sloppy and do exactly that. If you break the bridge completely the Russian forces could switch to the more costly air transport. But the uncertainty with the bridge might fool them long enough to become a timeless meme itself.

[–] HK65@sopuli.xyz 11 points 3 days ago

I think the Russians have enough depth near Melitopol that the bridge itself, despite being important is not the absolutely critical supply line it once was.

It is a symbol of Russia's efforts of integrating occupied Crimea though, that makes it a more important target.

[–] Itisreallyboring@lemmy.world 27 points 3 days ago (2 children)

It might not be a spectacular explosion, but the fact thae sbu was able to put over 1000kg of explosives there is no small feat.

[–] AllNewTypeFace@leminal.space 14 points 3 days ago

Wasn’t that 1100kg of TNT, or a smaller quantity of more powerful explosives with an equivalent power?

For such a target youd think they would have some better monitoring in place at least.

[–] Serinus@lemmy.world 19 points 3 days ago (1 children)
[–] OrteilGenou@lemmy.world 7 points 3 days ago

Run's Crimean Bridge

[–] einkorn@feddit.org 17 points 3 days ago (5 children)

Looks somewhat underwhelming but on the other hand I am no demolition expert or structural engineer.

[–] aeronmelon@lemmy.world 13 points 3 days ago (1 children)

Probably not suitable for tanks or heavy supply convoys anymore.

[–] general_kitten@sopuli.xyz 15 points 3 days ago (1 children)

would like to see them try anyway and make dozen or so tanks become submarines

[–] GreyEyedGhost@lemmy.ca 6 points 2 days ago

Their navy does need to be enlarged...

[–] HK65@sopuli.xyz 11 points 3 days ago (1 children)

Underwater shockwaves are no joke. The bridge is still standing though, wonder how long.

[–] peoplebeproblems@midwest.social 11 points 3 days ago

Torpedos explode below the target for a reason!

That displaced water has to go somewhere

[–] Bravo@eviltoast.org 9 points 3 days ago

Judging by the video, the Russians seem to have placed barriers around the supports as buffers against this exact sort of thing. The explosion's centre seems to be at one of these barriers rather than at the support itself. It'll take another drone to go through that hole and hit the support, I think. Of course, I'm no expert - I'm just trying to interpret what I'm seeing.

[–] IphtashuFitz@lemmy.world 4 points 3 days ago (1 children)

Kind of makes me hope for a delayed reaction like the dam explosion in the movie Force 10 From Navarone.

[–] Airowird@lemm.ee 2 points 3 days ago (1 children)
[–] IphtashuFitz@lemmy.world 3 points 3 days ago (1 children)
[–] shalafi@lemmy.world 2 points 3 days ago

How did I have no idea Harrison Ford was in that?!

[–] real_squids@sopuli.xyz 3 points 3 days ago

1100 kg of explosives apparently, but yeah wish it was more spectacular

[–] Peter_Arbeitslos@feddit.org 7 points 3 days ago

If I had a nickel for every time...

[–] AllNewTypeFace@leminal.space 6 points 3 days ago

I was just wondering about the bridge. We hadn’t heard much about it in the news, and it seemed like about time for its turn in the spotlight.

[–] halloween_spookster@lemmy.world 2 points 2 days ago (2 children)

I'm a little confused. The article says it was detonated at 4:44am. The video seems like it's fairly bright out. Is that just a good low light camera? Or is this a timezones thing maybe?

[–] Benaaasaaas@group.lt 4 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago) (1 children)

It's just a summer thing, sunrise is at about 4:30 and sunset at 21:30

Oh interesting. I didn't realize it was that early

[–] halfsak@lemmy.world 3 points 2 days ago
[–] Gammelfisch@lemmy.world 1 points 2 days ago

I hope the fucking Muscovites used cheap porous rebar and brittle concrete.