Russian Mortar team
Mortar team |
Name | ||||
Type 87 mortar | 72 | 6 | 5 | |
AK-74 | 28 | 3 | ||
AK-74 | 28 | 3 |
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The Russian enthusiasm for indirect fire hasn't quite penetrated down to the company level with the same pervasiveness as it has its operational echelons, but that doesn't stop mortarmen from trying.
With an increasing reliance on Chinese imports and little-improved Soviet ordnance, Russian mortar teams are nevertheless deadly, and have taken to the use of unmanned aerial systems with gusto, using the widely-available drones to great effect to adjust fires.
Although typically used for the delivery of high explosives, Russian mortars are just as capable of delivering smoke and illumination rounds. Rumors abound that chemical weapons capability remains a feature of the Russian tactical-level arsenal, and the whistle of incoming mortars
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