Cold War ALternate Basing

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Andrew Chaplin writes:
Kevin Brooks wrote:

No, I drove it last month while on vacation, and as a civil engineer I
typically *do* note the things that the average passerby might ignore (such
as, "Hey, look at those neat masonry arch bridges that parallel I-81 along
this stretch...wonder what their story is? (Turned out to be an old railroad
route after investigating further)).

Hmm. I suppose the constant re-application of lessons learned as young
adults is a fairly common trait. I find myself looking at woods and
open areas as I go along the highways and byways, not as landscape and
scenery, but as crest hazards, flash cover and locations for gunlines,
command posts, battery echelons, wagon lines, positions of assembly,
rendez-vous for recce parties, ammo drops, laying up areas, hides,
OPs, air sentry posts, AAA positions.... :^)

That's not entirely a futile practice. The best spots tp put tank in
turret defilade or hull defilade to cover a stretch of road are also
the spots that the local Gendarmerie use for setting up radar traps.

--
Pete Stickney
A strong conviction that something must be done is the parent of many
bad measures. -- Daniel Webster