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Warpy

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5. It's out of range

Reply to CanonRay (Reply #2)

Thu Mar 2, 2023, 02:27 PM

Mar 2023

of HIMARS, their Neptune antiship rockets, and those submarine drones. I still think that thing was blown up by a couple of mines that were adrift, the explosion happened under the road deck, which was not scorched or cratered, just lifted up off the supports and dumped into the water. It was just Russia's dumb luck to have a fuel train stopped at that signal when it happened.

Ukraine has gotten some longer range arms recently, but I'm sure they'll wait until repairs are complete to try to take it out.

Ukraine has never claimed responsibility for the original blast. Plus, Russia can't even do sea mines right:

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Russia Transports New Span to Repair the Crimean Bridge [View all] Warpy Mar 2023 OP

Hope there is no "smoking" during the attempted repairs.... wcmagumba Mar 2023 #1

There does seem to be a lot of careless smoking these days in the USSR (2.0) N/T Otto_Harper Mar 2023 #4

Paging Mr. Himars, paging Mr. Himars CanonRay Mar 2023 #2

😆 underpants Mar 2023 #3

It's out of range Warpy Mar 2023 #5

Message auto-removed Name removed Mar 2023 #6

Thanks! I suspected DU would come through Warpy Mar 2023 #7