Interesting moment, I think I understand, why no Syrians at this forum, but why we see so little number of Israels, I don't understand. Kick ass to Syrians, I think it close to Israelis, but looks like it's not that...
I think it's not correct, soviets even use "Vasilek" mounted at top of MTLB to direct fite, also airborn units take their 82mm mortars at the missions, BUT at most time in CMSF (and CMA) we have a very small maps, that not need to do a on map mortars. Then maps will be minimum 1.5x1.5km, than it will be actual.
Here is movie how it was in real life:
http://video.mail.ru/mail/vladimir.bykov/135/150.html
Detailed chronology of events, unfortunately only on russian.
P.S. I will do a scenario about this battle.