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==French==
==French==
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French Mortarman


Unit: Tireur Lance-Grenade (Light Mortarman)
This very light mortar was designed as a replacement for the rifle grenades used in infantry platoons. The German army later used it with the designation 5 cm Granatwerfer 203(f).
Weapon: Lance-grenades de 50 mm mle 37
Ammo:


    Grenade de 50 mm 3NT (HE)
Like the German and British light mortars, this short-barreled mortar was fired by trigger.
    Grenade fumigène de 50 mm (Smoke)


Effective Range: 50 m - 500 m
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    Fusil MAS mle 1936
==German==
    Combat Knife


This very light mortar was designed as a replacement for the rifle grenades used in infantry platoons. The German army later used it with the designation 5 cm Granatwerfer 203(f).
Originally produced with a complicated telescopic sight, these light mortars were quickly simplified to a simple white aiming line in 1938. Although over 25,000 of these were made by 1943 and they were used to some extent throughout the war, after 1941, the German infantry had a preference for captured French and Russian 50 mm light mortars, which relegated the Granatwerfer 36 to use in secondary units and the Italian army.


Like the German and British light mortars, this short-barreled mortar was fired by trigger.  
Because of its short barrel, this mortar was fired by trigger. It had a support arm that limited its elevation range to between 40 and 80 degrees, support its purpose of attacking at high angles.  


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[[Category:Mortars]]

Revision as of 11:29, 8 November 2014

Overview & Game Play

Although the mortar existed for centuries, the first portable mortar dates to World War I. Although especially useful in trench warfare, the portable mortar retained its usefulness even after the war as a way to quickly provide indirect fire support against soft and hard targets in the heat of battle.

The mortarman depends on teamwork more than any other class: He's completely vulnerable to enemy infantry when deployed, goes through his ammo quickly, and is usually unable to see where his rounds are landing. That said, his ability to contribute is also great: One or two mortarmen can effectively close an area to enemies without exposing themselves, allowing allies to set up positions there or forcing the enemy to advance into a more easily defended location. Their smoke rounds can also blind enemy armor, either forcing them to move or giving friendly infantry and ATGs a chance to get into position to properly deal with them.

Using the Mortar

Equipment

British

The British Army began producing the 2 Inch mortar in 1938. Small, simple, and relatively easy to use, it was very portable. It also had greater range and firepower over hand and rifle grenades, enhancing the ability of infantry platoons to screen their movements with smoke grenades, or attack targets behind cover with high explosive rounds.

The mortar had a short barrel making it necessary for a soldier to aim it by hand, rather than using a bipod or support, but this contributed to its portability. The short barrel made it necessary to be fired by trigger, rather than simply dropping mortar rounds into the barrel.

Although it originally had collimating and cross-level bubbles to aim it, these were determined to be unnecessary and were dropped in favor of a white aiming line painted on the barrel, which did not affect the accuracy of the mortar in trained hands.

Because of the simple and straightforward design of this light mortar, it was kept in service until the 1970s.

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British Light Mortarman
Equipment
Ordnance SBML 2 Inch Mortar
Mk I Mortar Bomb (HE)
Mk II Smoke Mortar Bomb (Smoke)
Lee-Enfield No.4 Mk I Rifle
Combat Knife

French

This very light mortar was designed as a replacement for the rifle grenades used in infantry platoons. The German army later used it with the designation 5 cm Granatwerfer 203(f).

Like the German and British light mortars, this short-barreled mortar was fired by trigger.

250px
French Light Mortarman
Equipment
Lance-grenades de 50 mm mle 37
Grenade de 50 mm 3NT (HE)
Grenade fumigène de 50 mm (Smoke)
Fusil MAS mle 1936
Combat Knife

German

Originally produced with a complicated telescopic sight, these light mortars were quickly simplified to a simple white aiming line in 1938. Although over 25,000 of these were made by 1943 and they were used to some extent throughout the war, after 1941, the German infantry had a preference for captured French and Russian 50 mm light mortars, which relegated the Granatwerfer 36 to use in secondary units and the Italian army.

Because of its short barrel, this mortar was fired by trigger. It had a support arm that limited its elevation range to between 40 and 80 degrees, support its purpose of attacking at high angles.

250px
German Light Mortarman
Equipment
5cm leGrW 36 (Granatwerfer 36)
Wurf Granat 36 (HE)
Wurf Granat 36 Nebel FS (Smoke)
Mauser Karabiner 98k
Combat Knife