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Mortar Talks: Basics, Tactics & Accents

A talk with Cpl. Dermot Nolan (former Artillery Gun Detachment Commander, 65 Reserve Artillery Regiment. Army Reserve. Ireland) about mortar basics and tactics. Cover design by vonKickass. »» GET BOOKS & VIDEOS «« » Stukabook - Doctrine of the German Dive-Bomber - http://stukabook.com » The Assault Platoon of the Grenadier-Company November 1944 (StG 44) - http://sturmzug.com » Army Regulation Medium Panzer Company 1941 - http://www.hdv470-7.com » Tank Assault - Combat Manual of the Soviet Tank Forces 1944 - http://stm44.com » IS-2 Stalin's Warhammer - http://www.is-2tank.com » StuG: Ausbildung, Einsatz und Führung der StuG Batterie - http://stug-hdv.de » Achtung Panzer? Zur Panzerwaffe der Wehrmacht - http://panzerkonferenz.de » Panzerkonferenz Video - http://pzkonf.de »» SUPPORT MHV «« » patreon, see videos early (adfree) - https://www.patreon.com/join/mhv » subscribe star - https://www.subscribestar.com/mhv » paypal donation - https://paypal.me/mhvis »» MERCHANDISE «« » teespring - https://teespring.com/stores/military-history-visualized » SOURCES « our brains 00:00 Intro 00:25 Mortar Basics: Range, Crew, etc. 03:57 Crew Similarities to German Anti-Tank Gun Crew 04:36 Irish Brigades & Battalions 05:50 Number of Mortars per Battery (theory vs practice) 06:34 Irish Regiments 07:03 How would the unit work in Combat? 10:58 Basic Mortar Tactics 13:17 Difference: Suppression & Destruction 15:31 Uses of Illumination sRounds 16:43 Mortars benefits vs Artillery 18:43 Mortar Area Weapon or Precision Weapon? 23:25 Tactics: Deliberate Deployment & Quick Action 36:20 Outro #mortar #tactics #irish #accent #artillery #nerds