Canadian Campaign 1st Mission - Mortars indirect fire

[Pablius]

Is there a way to use indirect fire with the on map mortars in the Canadian campaign first mission? They are deployed but they don't show up in the artillery menu

Maybe I'm missing something (likely) or is this a known bug?

[umlaut]

I dont think that light mortars are ever connected to the forward observers, but only meant to fire directly.

[Pablius]

49 minutes ago, umlaut said:

I dont think that light mortars are ever connected to the forward observers, but only meant to fire directly.

Ok, that may be it, don't recall reading it in the manual, but it's been a long time since I read it, thanks

[chuckdyke]

4 hours ago, umlaut said:

I dont think that light mortars are ever connected to the forward observers, but only meant to fire directly.

If you talk about the platoon's 50mm mortar you are correct. 

[domfluff]

5 hours ago, umlaut said:

I dont think that light mortars are ever connected to the forward observers, but only meant to fire directly.

Interestingly, they are for the British in CMSF 2. No idea if that's doctrine, but it's pretty useful.

[Pablius]

3 hours ago, domfluff said:

Interestingly, they are for the British in CMSF 2. No idea if that's doctrine, but it's pretty useful.

True, the British light mortars carried by platoon HQs you can use via the artillery menu and pretty much anyone can call them, I think those are 50mm and the Canadians are 60mm

[domfluff]

Yes. So, the 2 inch mortars in CMBN are not callable with the artillery panel. The equivalent in CMSF are, but doctrinally there's quite a bit of difference (not to mention different ammo loadouts).

I'm not sure what the Canadian doctrine is here - it's not impossible they're 60mm mortars intended for direct fire, but that doesn't seem likely to me.

[akd]

The Canadian 60mm mortars not being able to indirect fire is a bug.