2 years ago

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Short answer:
It takes an enormous amount of explosives to drop a span hitting at the right place.
And any bridge worth targeting is worth defending, so now you have to fly into enemy air defenses who are ready for you.
And while a bridge might seem massive when you are standing on it,
It looks a lot different from bombing height, especially when people are shooting at you.
And finally, the threat of attack forces the Russians to protect the bridge which keeps SAM systems away from the battlefield.

References:

Crimea SIze.

https://mapfight.xyz/map/crimea/#us.ma

A history of Crimea
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_Crimea#Crimean_Khanate_(1441%E2%80%931783)

Russia Orders Military Drill, Stoking Tensions
https://www.wsj.com/articles/SB10001424052702304709904579406310892324006

New Rail Bridge to Crimea Strengthens Russia’s Hand Against Ukraine
https://www.wsj.com/articles/new-rail-bridge-to-crimea-strengthens-russias-hand-against-ukraine-11577379297

Russian Ministry of Defense releases video of armor crossing Crimea bridge
https://www.cnn.com/videos/world/2022/02/16/russia-ministry-of-defense-video-crimea-newday-intl-ldn-vpx.cnn

Historical Development of Bridges
http://www.bridgesdb.com/bridge-history-facts/historical-development-of-bridges/

Caravan Bridge
https://structurae.net/en/structures/caravan-bridge

Bridge Demolition Compilation
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dDoZkz0RqjI

Watch a perfectly executed bridge explosion in Germany
https://interestingengineering.com/bridge-explosion-demolition-germany

Slaying the Dragon
http://donhollway.com/thanh_hoa/