what is this in the kuban sea?

[Sandinourcoffee6]

[=LD=Hethwill]

Kerch Strait Bridge.

[TP_Silk]

The objects are available in the mission builder as a 'funicular' and are intended (I think) to make something like a ski lift in the mountains. Not sure what inventive mission builder has placed them in the sea.

[Cunctator]

The Germans did build a cableway over the strait in 1943 to help supply the bridgehead.

[-TBC-AeroAce]

3 minutes ago, TP_Silk said:

The objects are available in the mission builder as a 'funicular' and are intended (I think) to make something like a ski lift in the mountains. Not sure what inventive mission builder has placed them in the sea.

 

I sure it was a ski lift style bridge over the Strait. The mission builder has go it right!

[EAF19_Marsh]

Yes, it is historically accurate and there on the map. Nice touch.

[TP_Silk]

Cool - I stand corrected  

[-SF-Disarray]

The whole reason for the battle at Kuban was the Germans were trying to build a bridge to invade southern Russia. Turns out bridges are really good at getting bombed though, so it didn't work out.

[Yogiflight]

2 hours ago, AeroAce said:

I sure it was a ski lift style bridge over the Strait. The mission builder has go it right!

No need for mission builder, it is on the map, you can find it in QMB. It goes from Opashnaya in 0610 2 to the promontory, that ends at Il'yich.

[blitze]

Kerch Straight which is part of the Black Sea.

[Chief_Mouser]

The Russians are finally completing the project as we speak, although not quite in the same place, to consolidate their hold on the Crimea. Due to open in 2019.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kerch_Strait_Bridge

 

[seafireliv]

1 hour ago, 216th_Cat said:

The Russians are finally completing the project as we speak, although not quite in the same place, to consolidate their hold on the Crimea. Due to open in 2019.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kerch_Strait_Bridge

 

Er... Is that a good idea? Oh well, we Brits built a Channel Tunnel so we still haven`t learned our lesson.

 

Anyway, very informative didn`t know about the uncompleted bridge.

Edited April 3, 2018 by seafireliv

[Freycinet]

1 hour ago, seafireliv said:

Er... Is that a good idea? Oh well, we Brits built a Channel Tunnel so we still haven`t learned our lesson.

 

Anyway, very informative didn`t know about the uncompleted bridge.

 

The bridge is of high strategic significance to Russia. It will be the only land link from Russia proper to the Crimea.  

[actionhank1786]

On 4/3/2018 at 11:30 AM, Disarray said:

The whole reason for the battle at Kuban was the Germans were trying to build a bridge to invade southern Russia. Turns out bridges are really good at getting bombed though, so it didn't work out.

 

Honestly surprised it took them a war to sort that one out. Seems like you'd need some impressive air cover to prevent someone from blasting a hole in your expensive and likely hard to repair bridge.

[-SF-Disarray]

If I recall my history correctly, it was a kind of desperation strategy on the German's part that they took up after they got bogged down in the north; the hope was to circumvent the defenses the Soviets had managed to put in place in the face of their main advance. The ground work for the bridge was already in place as well. The Soviets wanted to connect Crimea to the the Kuban area for various reasons military and economic.