Mortars Employment

Question 1

Position selection factors

Answer 1

Mission accomplishment
Tactical situation 
Range
Target area coverage
Survivability 
Overhead and mask clearance
Surface conditions
Communications
Routes

Question 2

Most important position selection criteria

Answer 2

Mission accomplishment

Question 3

Range criteria

Answer 3

Mortars should be able to fire 1/2 to 2/3rds of their range to the front of forward elements of the supported friendly element

Question 4

What is the gun set up to achieve max possible range of a mortar

Answer 4

800 mil and max charge

Question 5

What is the gun set up for minimum range

Answer 5

1511 mil and no charge

Question 6

What are the 3 types of position occupations

Answer 6

Deliberate
Hasty
Emergency

Question 7

What’s the main difference between hasty and deliberate occupation of position

Answer 7

Both are planned positions, but deliberate gives the advance party more time to prepare for the mortar team

Question 8

What’s the difference between emergency and hasty or deliberate occupation

Answer 8

Emergency occupation occurs when the mortar team gets a call for fire while moving, it’s not a planned position. Considered a “hip shot”

Question 9

What are the two types of displacement

Answer 9

On order

Predetermined event

Question 10

What are the 2 reasons an entire mortar platoon can displace at the same time

Answer 10

Little likelihood of enemy attack

Artillery can provide adequate support

Question 11

What’s the definition of a parallel formation

Answer 11

Mortars are online and distance between positions is the bursting area/diameter of the rounds they are firing