Anyone has tips for firing mortars?

[Wastipk]

My main problem is firing over walls, it should be possible to fire the other side of the wall but I seem to just directly hit it, possibly TKing and making a breach for the enemy D:

[Mad_man1]

In character select screen click "Host game" and change to a map with mortars. Play as artillery and try to hit targets and remember where you aimed so you can see how far your shot was. Keep doing this until you get used to the ranges and where to aim. Also remember vital places to aim like enemy spawns, artillery and defences, you will get lots of kills as arty by knowing where to aim and having practiced lots.

[Widow_maker]

Practice makes perfect.

[JohanBorg163]

Practise makes perfect, indeed.

[Tikov]

Yes, system is strange and usually doesn't work. Best what you can try is to aim on wall and then on end of map (sky) and shot sometime between this 2 points- if you are lucky (or you train blind shots few (hundred) times) you hit something.

[Menelaos16]

To get a point of reference, aim down the center then aim out to a target and fire as it slowly progresses each time and learn how each angle affects the range. Good luck and have fun. I've had 15 kills on a mortar once, so it's worth giving it a try.

[Gambino]

i dont know why mortars are very weird like that, they fire at a really high angle   

[Menelaos16]

i dont know why mortars are very weird like that, they fire at a really high angle   

To put it in perspective for you, it's a modern day Javelin missile launcher, fires high in the air then comes down and kills the enemies. That's the concept of mortars and howitzers.

[Gragnok]

90% of the time. Aim the top line on the aiming reticule at stuff. Wait for the cannon to adjust its angle (this doesnt happen instantly) then fire and you will hit reasonably close to the target. Make minor adjustments from there. The mortar is by far and away the easiest piece of arty to use and can be the most deadly to.

[MaHuD]

Gentlemen, I think he knows how to use the Mortar. What he is asking is if he can use it to fire just over the wall.
But as far as I know, mortars are pretty shite in siege because they can only target emptyness or your own wall.

[Widow_maker]

In conclusion mortars are generally shit

[Munro]

In conclusion mortars are generally shit

Sigh...


Mortars are the best artillery equipment in the game. The thing is they need to be used properly.
1. Do NOT aim with the reticle, you have to be able to judge the trajectory of the mortar based on how the barrel is angled.
2. Predict the movement of the enemy, gain a judgement of the amount of time it takes for the mortar round to hit the ground after firing (it is approximately the time it takes to reload the mortar)
3. Only use the reticle as a marker for specific locations, it can also be used as a range finder.

Mortars are the best artillery simply because they allow the cannoneer to use it to its full potential. It gives the gunner perfect control over the mortar, and allows them to hit any mark with the right mark.

I have gone 34 - 2 on River Crossing strictly using the mortar, they have a greater splash than the howitzer, and they are much harder to avoid.

Oh, and they are the only type of artillery that allows the gunner to kill themselves.

Don't you dare diss the mortar, fools.

[Widow_maker]

In conclusion mortars are generally shit

Sigh...


Mortars are the best artillery equipment in the game. The thing is they need to be used properly.
1. Do NOT aim with the reticle, you have to be able to judge the trajectory of the mortar based on how the barrel is angled.
2. Predict the movement of the enemy, gain a judgement of the amount of time it takes for the mortar round to hit the ground after firing (it is approximately the time it takes to reload the mortar)
3. Only use the reticle as a marker for specific locations, it can also be used as a range finder.

Mortars are the best artillery simply because they allow the cannoneer to use it to its full potential. It gives the gunner perfect control over the mortar, and allows them to hit any mark with the right mark.

I have gone 34 - 2 on River Crossing strictly using the mortar, they have a greater splash than the howitzer, and they are much harder to avoid.

Oh, and they are the only type of artillery that allows the gunner to kill themselves.

Don't you dare diss the mortar, fools.

Ok , if you insisit

[LtSpearing]

That's a very valid argument. It's very easy to score kills with a mortar, especially in siege maps where people group up in defensive areas. My only issue with the mortar is the fact that sometimes, mappers place it in areas where a low wall blocks your aim, and thus causes misfires. I only really suggest for the mortar that your character be zoomed out by a good 5 more feet or something to allow firing over such close obstacles.


Edit: By low walls, I mean the walls of defenders, while you yourself are defending. there are many siege maps where a low wall of your own fort, due to it's proximity to the piece has blocked the aiming capacity to just the ends of the map.

[Wastipk]

Gentlemen, I think he knows how to use the Mortar. What he is asking is if he can use it to fire just over the wall.
But as far as I know, mortars are pretty shite in siege because they can only target emptyness or your own wall.

Yes this is what I mean, although I don't think mortars are shit, but i know i am.