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I guess these were mostly built in Europe for warplanes, in preparation of a conflict between NATO and USSR, with the expectation that most military airports wo
by gpderetta 4y ago
I guess these were mostly built in Europe for warplanes, in preparation of a conflict between NATO and USSR, with the expectation that most military airports would be out of commissions after the initial exchanges.
- jltsiren 4y agoI think it's more about protecting the aircraft, which are vulnerable on the ground. If you disperse your air force, your casualties will be lower when the enemy attacks your bases.
- ano-ther 4y agoWouldn’t they be kind of obvious targets too?
- gpderetta 4y agoSure, but the more viable landing strips you have, the more are likely to be viable at anyone time. I understand that Ukraine put to good use its highways after the initial Russian attack that temporarily put out of order many of its airports.