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[–] [email protected] 14 points 2 years ago (2 children)

Storm Shadow sounds like one of the X-Men

[–] [email protected] 5 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

I didn't realize where this was and thought it was a weather event. I went to look up what the hell kind of weather a "storm shadow" was that could do that, and realized it was a munition. :p

[–] [email protected] 10 points 2 years ago (1 children)
[–] DarthBueller 3 points 2 years ago (1 children)

I feel like I haven’t seen “centre” in the wild in a while. Honestly forgot it wasn’t just an attempt to make an office complex sound fancy.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 years ago (1 children)

It’s the non-US spelling. :)

[–] DarthBueller 1 points 2 years ago

Yes. I’m just saying I haven’t seen it in a while. Cheers.

[–] snakesandcoffee 6 points 2 years ago (1 children)

I've been wondering why bridge strikes tend to make tiny holes compared to when they hit buildings. Is it because they're penetrating the surface and exploding under, or just that the bridges are much tougher by construction?

[–] [email protected] 4 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Yes, they are 2-stage bunker-penetrating ammunition. Which, from this perspective, doesn't seem to be very effective against bridges.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 years ago

The bunker busting part is almost too effective, going straight through the thing you want to blow up and then exploding further away

[–] [email protected] 3 points 2 years ago

Right in the middle!

How bad (good 😊) is it for the bridges?

[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Wasn't this like a month ago?

[–] [email protected] 17 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (1 children)

~~Different bridge. That was the Chongar Bridge, but there's reports it may have been hit again too.~~

Update: Both bridges crossing the Chonhar strait were hit.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 years ago (1 children)

*Strait. Please update the title, too.

[–] [email protected] 8 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

Fixed. Thank you.