The plain's geography which makes it suitable for the deployment of armoured and mechanized manoeuvre, was the main reason for it being identified as a significant risk similar to that presented by the alternative route, the Fulda Gap.
Tasandiku geograafia, mis tegi selle sobivaks soomustatud ja mehhaniseeritud manööverdamiseks, oli peamine põhjus, miks seda peeti oluliseks riskiks, mis sarnaneb alternatiivse suuna, Fulda koridoriga.