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Putting it underground doesn't stop it being blown up with bombs.
by PaulDavisThe1st 2y ago
Putting it underground doesn't stop it being blown up with bombs.
- ahartmetz 2y agoMuch harder to hit though, except with modern precision bombs if you happen to know where they are. That said, I also doubt that bomb resistance was the main reason for underground power lines. The sentiment in Germany at the time was, and mostly still is today: "No more wars!"
- PaulDavisThe1st 2y agoI'm not sure it is much harder than hitting aerial wires, is it? Presumably, you aim for the substations anyway, which I think are generally above ground no matter where the wires are ...