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The discussion of Hesco vs concrete barriers is an interesting one, and I think a lot of the other comments handle it well. The thing I was wondering while rea
by Cogito 10y ago
The discussion of Hesco vs concrete barriers is an interesting one, and I think a lot of the other comments handle it well.
The thing I was wondering while reading the article is what will they do after the fighting is done?
Will the barriers and walls be left in place or dismantled?
Is it easier to take down or move concrete vs Hesco?
I suspect lots of them will remain until they fall apart, especially in situations like lining highways. I bet that the walls in the city, and the enclaves formed by them, will be affecting the culture off the city years after the conflict is done.
- angersock 10y agohttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hadrian%27s_Wall https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hadrian%27s_Wall One can imagine some Roman boots bitching about lugging the stones up for some temporary cover.
- woodman 10y ago> Will the barriers and walls be left in place or dismantled? I was looking at satellite images of the area my FOB was at in Fallujah - no sign of our presence. We had double stacked hesco all over the place, as well as Texas and Jersey barriers on the road. > Is it easier to take down or move concrete vs Hesco? Easier to take down hesco (boltcutter and a knife), impossible to move. Concrete is easy to move with common construction equipment, I'm sure the people of Fallujah found a new use for the barriers pretty quickly.