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Reminds me of a trip to the DPRK side of the Korean DMZ a few years back. As you close in on the DMZ the roads get narrower, then narrower, then you start to se
by ruddct 5y ago
Reminds me of a trip to the DPRK side of the Korean DMZ a few years back. As you close in on the DMZ the roads get narrower, then narrower, then you start to see brutalist-looking concrete sidewalls, sculptures, & overhead signs all over the place.
We all thought they were sculptures (there's a lot of brutalist concrete in the DPRK). Turns out they're tank traps! You can see a few pics at the top of this article[0], they're pretty neat.
[0]https://99percentinvisible.org/article/hostile-terrain-tank-traps-fake-towns-secret-tunnels-korean-borderlands/ https://99percentinvisible.org/article/hostile-terrain-tank-...
EDIT: Looks like South Korea may have these near the DMZ too!
- tyingq 5y agoPage from an old book showing some different types of tank traps: https://www.militaryimages.net/media/tank-traps.112392/full?d=1521519395 https://www.militaryimages.net/media/tank-traps.112392/full?...