Last time I visited was 25 years ago - it was lovely. Took out a fisherman on a decent sized boat for the day = $20. Lovely eating in the restaurants...
It seems to be both - WW1 style defenses as you're saying, and the WW2 style Russian artillery bombardment. There's also all the drones and satellite...
If you were a good motorcyclist, you would make allowances for other road users, and for the unexpected. It is obvious you have learned nothing since...