Mortar
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| Type | Fortification |
| Users | All factions |
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| Maximum allowed | 2 |
Mortar
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| Users | All Factions |
| Capacity | 3 |
| Cartridge | High explosive, smoke |
| Fire Mode | Semi-Automatic |
Mortars is a type of deployables and vehicle-mounted armament that provides medium to long-range indirect fire support. It is available to all factions in different forms.
Gameplay[]
Mortars are deployables limited to two mortars per FOB. See the below table for the 
Construction Point costs based on the faction.
Mortars come with a 'magazine' of 3 rounds at the ready. Mortars can fire the following ammunition:
- High explosive rounds deal large damage at detonation. HE rounds can also damage or destroy deployables. (25 ammo for each magazine)
- Smoke rounds provide a large smokescreen that lasts between 45 seconds to a minute and are perfect for long-range suppression, allowing for a large attack force to move in on a position. (25 ammo points for each magazine)
The current set of mortars in Squad has about 1250m effective range on a level surface; you will have to migrate your fire support battery to a closer FOB if you cannot reach your target.
Tips: Using the WASD keys while aiming with the mortar will add/subtract 1 mil from your current angle or pivot slowly for more precise vectoring.
Factions have different models for Mortars, but their fire rate, damage models, and ballistic properties are the same.
- Introduced in v15, Mortars have been granted the ability to damage armored vehicles on direct or very close (<1.5m) hits. Unarmored vehicles now also take damage from indirect mortar hits. (Fragmentation damage.)
- The vehicle damage calculation for mortar is independent of its armored penetration value, which is set at 0.
Mortar calculators[]
Setting the mortars correctly on target is very difficult to do by trial and error. Most players use web-based mortar calculators to get exact settings for their targets. Using the Steam overlay and browser, you can even do this from within the game.
Notes[]
- Squad Leaders can place the green 'Request Fire Mission' marker to communicate with mortar squads.
- Mortars were added in update Alpha 9.4
Variants[]
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| Insurgents and Militia - M1937 82mm Mortar | US Army, USMC and Canada - M252 81mm Mortar | RGF, VDV and MEA - Podnos 82mm Mortar |
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| British Army - L16A2 81mm Mortar | PLA and PLANMC - PP87 82mm Mortar | M120 120mm mortar[1] (as M121 variant in M1064A3)* |
*unreleased
Statistics[]
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| Weapon Name | Mortar |
| Weapon Class | Explosives |
| Damage Type | Explosive |
| Magazine Size | 3 |
| Ammo Cost | 25 |
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| Base Damage | N/A |
| Max. Splash Damage | 350 |
| Min. Splash Damage | 0 |
| Max. Splash Damage Ø | 45 m (12.5 m) |
| Min. Splash Damage Ø | 0 m |
| Splash Damage Fall-Off | 3.5 |
| Penetration | N/A |
| Penetration Loss | N/A |
| Post-Pen Reach | N/A |
| Rate of Fire | 22 |
| Ballistics | |
| Muzzle Velocity | 110 m/s |
| Acceleration | N/A |
| Gravity Modifier | 1 |
| MOA | 50 |
| Arming Distance | N/A |
| Max. Range | N/A |
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| Reload Tactical | |
| Reload Empty | |
| Lethal Damage Ø | 6.5 m |
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