illo Posted December 2, 2000 Share Posted December 2, 2000 Mortars seem to hit tank sized targets usually by second or third round. How mortars can be this accurate?? Is mortar shooter some mathematical genius counting in seconds exacly where rounds will drop? I dont get it. Last TCP/IP play i bought 2xHetzers. I knocked out opposing armor but then mortars started to tease me. I tried to keep my Hetzers moving to escape mortars...1st Hetser got hit by 1st mortar round and was killed..second got moving. Moment later i had to assign new movement orders..Hetzer stopped for few seconds BOOM!!! mortar killed it..now with second round hit. Usually in defensive scenarios i manage to kill 1-2 tanks per 81mm mortar...this doesnt feel very realistic...please explain it to me someone...how mortar can be aimed so accurately? I thought dispersion is tens of meters. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pvt. Ryan Posted December 2, 2000 Share Posted December 2, 2000 This topic has been discussed a lot and there is a very long thread on it. You can find it with a search. I believe the accuracy of mortars was toned down in the 1.1 patch. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr. Brian Posted December 3, 2000 Share Posted December 3, 2000 Hi illo, Even though Pvt. Ryan said this was discussed before, it is new to me, and I'm willing to discuss it further. I have had the same problem. I've lost an StuG42 to a US 60mm light mortar. In fact, my StuG was a burning wreck. This is very disturbing. I'm not sure what they did in 1.1 (which is a beta version). But, if they decreased the accuracy, that may help. However, my contention is a 60mm or even an 81mm HE round should not really be THAT deadly. Glad to hear your thoughts. ------------------ Doc God Bless Chesty Puller, Wherever He Is! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tiger Posted December 3, 2000 Share Posted December 3, 2000 The mortars were made less accurate vs moving targets in 1.05, IIRC. Also don't forget that all vehicles, including tanks, had very thin top armor. Hope this helps. -john Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jarmo Posted December 3, 2000 Share Posted December 3, 2000 Here's nine pages of arty/mortars vs tanks discussion: http://www.battlefront.com/discuss/Forum1/HTML/010910.html "Official" opinions included. In brief: 1. Yeah, mortars can hit tanks with a bit of luck. 2. Top armor is usually real thin (Hetzer 8mm). Mortar blast can penetrate. I don't find mortars too effective (anymore). Or too accurate. They used to be real deadly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Formerly Babra Posted December 3, 2000 Share Posted December 3, 2000 They're a LOT less lethal than they used to be. I used to love my "3 inch anti-Puma mortars", but those days are gone... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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