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| M2 Mortar Veterancy
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| 10% reduction to received accuracy.
| 14
|  Level 1
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| 15% reduction to cooldown.
| 56
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| 30% reduction to scatter angle & 10% increase to damage.
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|  Level 3
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| Known Unit (Custom Name)
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|  Level 4
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| Feared Unit (Custom Skin)
| 630
|  Level 5
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| M2 Mortar Visual Identification
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The M2 Mortar is a smoothbore, muzzle loading, high angle of fire weapon used by U.S. forces in World War II for light infantry support.
U.S. Marines firing a M2 mortar on Iwo Jima.
History
During the late 1920s the US Army began examining mortars to act as a light infantry support weapon. The War Department eventually settled on a 60 mm design from Edgar Brandt, a French ordnance engineer, and purchased a license to build the weapon. The model was standardized as the Mortar, 60 mm M2. Testing took place in the late 1930s, and the first order for 1,500 M2 mortars was placed in January, 1940.
For mobile platoon and company level action, an easily portable weapon for use between the effective ranges of hand grenades and the 81mm mortar was needed. Hence, the 60mm M2. Normally employed by the weapons platoon of a U.S. infantry company, the M2 is of the usual mortar pattern of the day. It consists of a smoothbore metal tube on a rectangular base plate, supported by a simple bipod with the elevation and traverse mechanisms. The firing pin was fixed in the base cap of the tube, and the bomb was fired automatically when it dropped down the barrel. The combination was readily carried by two men, with ammunition in complete rounds being carried by supporting troops. Though classed as a light mortar, the M2 had considerable range compared to the 50 mm and 60 mm mortars of most other nations, and its fixed-firing pin design allowed a high rate of fire by trained crews.
The weapon was used throughout World War II by the U.S. Army and U.S. Marine Corps.
Tactics & Tips
- Mortars are primary used to deal with entrenched enemy positions, such as units in cover, buildings.
- The mortar team can use smoke barrage to protect advancing infantry units and reduce the effectiveness most enemy weapons.
- If two members of the team are killed, the third member will die as well.
- Mortars can be recaptured if the crew is killed.
- If you are setting up/packing up the mortar, or are moving with it when the crew dies, the mortar will not be dropped.
- If your Mortar team is being sniped. Do not displace it as the 2nd shot will kill the crew and the Mortar is lost forever. You can simply leave it there and once the crew it killed you can simply re manned it. It will be a lot cheaper compare replacing a whole new mortar.
- When trying to Mortar a house or a specific spot. Do not use attack ground as it will take forever to hit. Instead use Mortar Bombardment which will concentrated all round into one specific area.
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60mm Mortar Bombardment
American Smoke Barrage
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M1 Carbine
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