Originally Posted by
Spunky Monkey
They said the same about the Mariupol Steel Works, that it was impregnable and was designed as a nuclear bunker.
The Russians dealt with that in several weeks.
Plus if the salt mines are so great, then surely the Ukrainians are popping up behind the Russian lines and creating havoc?
I would suggest with the equipment and training the Ukrainians are getting, then their tactics will change considerably and bypassing a load of Orcs underground will be a win.
My thought is that salt mines are probably very dry places and troops need a lot of water to survive...anything that keeps the enemy fixed in position while armoured columns thrust deep into Putin's rear is going to make him go goggle-eyed.
Not only that, depending on how deep the mines are they will be serviced by lifts and a limited number of shaft openings, which would seem to offer nice ways to block them with a few HIMARS. If this is a surface mine, adits would also seem easy to block.