Re: [DSII] Infantry Mortars

"laserlight@quixnet.net" wrote:
> 
> I'd put the mortar team in an APC and let it carry extra ammo.  If
they're not motorized or mechanized, then they're probably encumbered 
> at best.  A light 60mm mortar has barrel, baseplate and bipod (each
piece about 15lb), and each round weighs about 3-4 pounds depending 
> on what's in it.

The US 60mm was fairly hefty as light mortars go; the German 5cm weighed
in at around 14kg (no bipod but a hefty baseplate), each round weighed
0.9kg. Range was 520m. The British 2" was a lot lighter, weighing in at
5kg with a 1kg HE round, range 500 yards.

The only GZG mortar figure I've seen is the NAC RAM mortar team
(SGA-45), which is a pair of kneeling troops with a small bipod-less
mortar (sorry, can't find a picture on GZG, Eureka or Geo-Hex). If this
is taken to be a 'normal' infantry mortar in the GZGverse then they can
be considered easily man-portable.

Tony

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Tony Francis
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Kuju Entertainment