tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2088267176163928511.post7108210915451028051..comments2023-09-13T01:32:12.351-07:00Comments on Armies Army: What will replace the mortar?ArmybitsUKhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15341314461247490207noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2088267176163928511.post-46747526016641138402013-09-29T20:21:22.022-07:002013-09-29T20:21:22.022-07:00An 80mm mortar used now has a nearly 6 km range. R...An 80mm mortar used now has a nearly 6 km range. Remote drones could guide the shells in since if the drones fired they would get detected and shot down. I think the size of the tube relative to its range and explosive effect would go down. Guidance, ECM and stealth would be needed to prevent them from getting shot down. Though I'm thinking I'm speaking more about what the mortar would be like instead of what it would look like. <br />For something different you could look up spigot mortars. They would be harder to sculpt but do look different. A Heart Pumping Nitrohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01769739241945638549noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2088267176163928511.post-68434511609556933182013-07-23T05:53:19.223-07:002013-07-23T05:53:19.223-07:00I could see a 20mm mortars up to 80mm's mortar...I could see a 20mm mortars up to 80mm's mortars being the extreme max range of a mortar you would use in a skirmish game. But then again I wasn't a mortar men.commissarmoodyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17453787431294606707noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2088267176163928511.post-39134822592007701242013-07-23T04:33:12.110-07:002013-07-23T04:33:12.110-07:00I'm hoping my operators pack and HQ's have...<br />I'm hoping my operators pack and HQ's have enough figures to cover the 'operator/engineer' figures. I had in mind that in the future most of these items will be covered by automation and the actual fire teams. I think a prone spotter with Lazar designator might be cool and useful. <br /><br />The other question, is given the range of mortars, do they need to be on the table at all?<br /><br />ArmybitsUKhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15341314461247490207noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2088267176163928511.post-73753734197331195342013-07-23T00:32:01.970-07:002013-07-23T00:32:01.970-07:00Yeah, spotters, hackers, jammers, and drone operat...Yeah, spotters, hackers, jammers, and drone operators will be pretty important in the future future war fare. <br />Just as important as the traditional troopers on the line.commissarmoodyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17453787431294606707noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2088267176163928511.post-84389504860865653292013-07-23T00:20:32.894-07:002013-07-23T00:20:32.894-07:00I guess laser-guided ammunition for mortars is alr...I guess laser-guided ammunition for mortars is already in use (?) so a spotter with a laster targeter might be an idea.Tabletop Fixhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12421763824037425323noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2088267176163928511.post-52568354332318898062013-07-22T15:47:51.867-07:002013-07-22T15:47:51.867-07:00We still use mortars. But the lightest we had in m...We still use mortars. But the lightest we had in my old unit was a 60mm mortar. And we only had one at the company level. <br />They will still be used well into the future, but I am thinking more smart guided munitions.<br />Now as for grenade launchers, I have much love for them. You Could pop a 40mk into a window and no more sniper. And you can flatten a mud hut with a MK-19 in no time.<br />I think its all up to what your doctrine is. commissarmoodyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17453787431294606707noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2088267176163928511.post-22349517880465862013-07-22T12:03:20.512-07:002013-07-22T12:03:20.512-07:00Sounds good look forward to seeing them!Sounds good look forward to seeing them!Simon Quinton https://www.blogger.com/profile/18001946192905517180noreply@blogger.com