bobnickbob Posted September 11, 2002 Share Posted September 11, 2002 “ the garrison of Brest-Litovsk , surrounded and isolated hundreds of miles in the rear, had held out for 30 days against German bombers and artillery. On July 23 after a pounding by a new German mortar , Karl , which fired a projectile weighing over two tons , the garrison surrendered.” From , The Second World War by Martin Gilbert. ( page 214) Does any one know if this mortar will be in the game? or would it be just to obscure to fit in......... bnickb Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michael Emrys Posted September 11, 2002 Share Posted September 11, 2002 Not in for the reason you mention. Michael Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lindan Posted September 11, 2002 Share Posted September 11, 2002 KARL! KARL! KARL!! Please! Please! *sniff* *sniff* As obscure as the Sturmtiger and about the same rate of fire (1 shot per ~12mins). and it's a nifty machine: (I know, I posted the pic several times before ) cheers, Oli PS: I'm proud to be the first to whine about the absence of this particular item. I feel so cheated. Fix or do somefink! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Firefly Posted September 11, 2002 Share Posted September 11, 2002 I always thought Daisy would be a nice name for a mortar. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xavier Posted September 11, 2002 Share Posted September 11, 2002 Is this thing really a mortar? Must be such a pain to load the shell by the mouth:P Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gaylord Focker Posted September 11, 2002 Share Posted September 11, 2002 How many MM is that thing? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tarquelne Posted September 11, 2002 Share Posted September 11, 2002 PS: I'm proud to be the first to whine about the absence of this particular item. I feel so cheated. Fix or do somefink![/QB]No Karl! Gee... there goes my planned QB strategy! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BeauCoupDinkyDau Posted September 11, 2002 Share Posted September 11, 2002 Originally posted by Firefly: I always thought Daisy would be a nice name for a mortar.Well, the US does have those "daisy cutter" bombs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lindan Posted September 11, 2002 Share Posted September 11, 2002 Originally posted by Gaylord Focker: How many MM is that thing?There are 2 versions, one with 54cm and the other 60cm. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flamingknives Posted September 11, 2002 Share Posted September 11, 2002 How many MM is that thing? It's lower case you ignorant Yank. 600mm incidently Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeyD Posted September 11, 2002 Share Posted September 11, 2002 A dedicated PzIV chassis carried the rounds and they were of course loaded by crane. By the way, that long barrel is a fake (according to Jentz). The Germans airbrushed a much longer barrel over the original snub-nose barrel. Crafty bastards. Karl won't be in the game, probably because the time it takes simply to load a round would relegate it to either 1 or 0 rounds fired per scenario! I think even the much smaller SturmTiger has a rate of fire something on the order of 1 round every 3 minutes or so! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chad Harrison Posted September 11, 2002 Share Posted September 11, 2002 Boy, do you think a HQ could spot for that thing? With a double combat bonus, I am sure that you could knock out a Mark IV! Chad Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doodlebug Posted September 11, 2002 Share Posted September 11, 2002 Originally posted by Xavier: Is this thing really a mortar? Must be such a pain to load the shell by the mouth:PYep. It's a mortar but breech loading. I'd hate to picture the gunners trying to slip a shell into the muzzle and then elevate until it slid down onto the firing pin. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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