How effectiv would a mortar be if fired and used in an urban enviorment?
How effectiv would a mortar be if fired and used in an urban enviorment?
Matthew Scott
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Luke Moore
Very. Mortars come in better angle to hit between buldings.
Alexander Kelly
That is not the advantage. The advantage is the use of a delay fuze which allows you to punch through some roofs and have the round detonate inside the structure.
Logan Butler
look up the battle of Grozny
Noah Mitchell
Mortars are a meme from the 1900’s. Given the ubiquity of guided/smart munitions I can’t see why anybody would waste their time with such antiquated toys like a tube that lobs small ineffective grenades. What a joke...
Samuel Green
Great for CQC, try not to get too attached to those fingers though
Isaac Green
t.
Carson Nguyen
Anthony Allen
it works if the goal is to level literally everything (as the Russians were fond of in Chechnya)
Michael Rogers
>the 1900s was only 18 years ago
Jordan Ortiz
Go easy, that’s a lifetime ago for him.
Brayden Stewart
Mortars are one of the most devastating weapons ever devised....cities, open fields...a nightmare....doom!
If a mortar team dials in on your position, you may just have enough time left to bend over and kiss your ass goodbye.
Tyler Fisher
>people born in 2000 can post here
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Aiden Collins
Nathaniel Ward
depends on the crew and how well they are trained
Jace Butler
Are you under the impression that howitzers don't have delay fuzes?
Aaron Mitchell
Mortars are for suppressing tank hunter teams so that friendly infantry can flush nearby buildings so that tanks can demolish far ones. Then they shift fire to interdict lanes and crosssections in the rear so that tank hunters trying to withdraw get shredded.
This is basic bitch urban combat.
A 60mm won't stractch a durable building. 81mm will with sustained fire, but building busting through reinforced brick generally takes 120mm. Usually you use 3-4 shots on PD and delay to be sure, but if collateral is a thing 1 GPS/INS on delay will do it.
Zachary Carter
They have guided mortars, coolio.
Grayson Foster
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Daniel Martinez
Are you under the impression an infantry squad can pull a howitzer around like egyptian slaves?
Hence, why I said "some roofs"
Nathaniel Diaz
As a guy who's job used to be calling in indirect fire, mortars are as useful as any other indirect fire weapon in urban warfare, with the added benefit of being more mobile, and smaller enough to set up more easily in the confined spaces of an urban environment.
As another user mentioned, the high angle allows for better fire within the confines of streets and less concern about angles of fire, and the effects of fragmentation are multiplied in the tight quarters.
Again, as another user mentioned, smaller mortars are gonna have trouble with structures, especially 60's (which are glorified grenades), but higher caliber mortars will still do work.
They, like any other asset, are combat multipliers, and as long as the people using them are smart about their capabilities and where to use and not use them, they'll be lethal.