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Next on the imaginary list is...
The Trench
Possibly the most infamous form of defensive fortification (due to the First World War), and also potentially the most versatile (as you can dig a trench in most places) , the trench is, well, a glorified hole. However, a trench network is an extremely glorified hole, and is less susceptible to artillery and general assault by most things than a massive set of walls.
Conclusion? Great if you want to defend something with infantry, not so good against tanks, or flamethrowers, or grenades. Be sure to dig deep and reinforce with more than wood, especially if you're in temperate climates.
In a similar time period...
The Defensive Line
This defensive method goes down in the annals of history as the one most famously bypassed, as most of them were. The Maginot line? - bypassed through the Ardennes Forest. The Metaxas line? - bypassed through the Yugoslavian mountains. The Siegfried Line? Actually not bypassed, but still broken. The Atlantic Wall? Partially bypassed by Paratroopers of the 6th British Airborne, and the 82nd and 101st US Airborne divisions. When these "lines" weren't bypassed, they were quite effective, holding up attacking divisions for months. This was probably because they were a combination of defenses, designed to hold back and destroy every and any enemy.
If you have the money to build a line of bunkers, trenches, minefields, machine gun nests, tank traps, anti tank gun nests, anti air guns and all the rest of the latest defensive structures across the threatened area, then sure, go ahead, as long as you can build it long enough so it won't be bypassed, and yes, remember to defend the forests (yes they can get tanks through), and that mountain range (yes their pioneers can get over them).
Next up...
The Nuclear Fallout Shelter
It is, effectively, a nuclear bunker, with extras to allow an occupant to survive for longer (air con, food supplies, electricity, water etc). Shelters can vary in size from small underground bunkers, to massive underground fortresses.
Great for dealing with the threat of nuclear attack, but require extra defenses for anything else. They're underground so not much risk from tank or plane attack, but could be easily taken by infantry is not fortified with anti infantry defenses (long corridors with machine gun nests, barricades etc).
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