Why are they btn support then since they cannot support the btn? Btn mortars do not run forward to fire directly at the enemy, they are organic indirect fire fast response artillery that deploy with the btn HQ.
I am going through the oobs and so far the USA para btn support is the only one like this, the French AFN support has indirect 81, as does Russia (inf btn support), Romanian mountain btn support, Swedish btn support to name a few.
According to the TO&E of the airborne battalion the mortars: THE
COMPANY IS SUPPORTED BY THE BATTALION HEADQUARTERS ON A MISSION
BASIS WITH 81-MM MORTAR FIRE. The btn is supporting the company; it even states that the company 60mm mortars are to:
PARAGRAPH 05, 60MM MORTAR SECTION.
(1) FUNCTION. THIS SECTION OPERATES UNDER DIRECT CONTROL OF
THE RIFLE COMPANY HEADQUARTERS BUT CAN, AS MISSION DICTATES, BE
ATTACHED TO A RIFLE PLATOON. THIS SECTION WITH TWO MORTARS MAY BE
EMPLOYED IN THE
INDIRECT FIRE OR DIRECT FIRE MODE TO PROVIDE
LIMITED IMMEDIATE FIRE SUPPORT TO THE RIFLE COMPANY.
https://www.globalsecurity.org/milit.../07037L000.htm
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/M252_mortar: Used for long range indirect fire
and finally:
http://www.trngcmd.marines.mil/Porta...f%20Motars.pdf
I am not *****ing, I am asking a question as this just doesn't seem right. If even the company 60mm are for indirect then why are the btn support mortars direct fire only?