Lucky Shot
Mortar Production I
Mortars are generally the only ‘organic’ indirect fire available to rifle regiments and are usually manned by the infantry as opposed to artillerymen. Dedicated heavy weapon sections and their officers were commanded with the tasks of siting the weapons for local attack or defense. These heavy weapon sections delivered a lot of the available firepower of an attacking rifle company.
Recruit Training: Mortar
Mortars were not intended to be high accuracy weapons, instead relying on rate of fire and mass to deliver large amounts of fire relatively quickly. But a well trained mortar crew could be accurate enough – or lucky enough – to drop mortar rounds onto the lighter-armored tops of enemy vehicles.
PM-41 82mm Mortar Specialist
HM-38 120mm Mortar Specialist
Officer Training: Mortar
Mortars were not intended to be high accuracy weapons, instead relying on rate of fire and mass to deliver large amounts of fire relatively quickly. But a well trained mortar crew could be accurate enough – or lucky enough – to drop mortar rounds onto the lighter-armored tops of enemy vehicles.
Direct Indirect Fire
81mm or 8cm was a standard mortar caliber in WW2. The Soviets chose 82mm, allegedly so any stocks of ammunition captured by enemy forces could not be used. Mortar tactics matter more than a 1mm change in caliber, and Soviet artillery tactics were relatively sophisticated, relying on good intelligence, an effective fire plan, and aggressive displacement of their tubes to maintain supporting fire.
Bigger is Better
Veteran Training: Mortar
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