Mortars can be built as improvised weapons or purchased through the black
market. They enable the user's to engage area targets from a safe distance and
at unusually high angles, being that they fire at a sharp upward angle and it is
gravity that carries the projectile to its target. They are relatively simple to
construct and maintain, but require great skill to use with any kind of
precision. They could be useful in a scenario three or higher but could also
prove to be a great deterrent weapon in a scenario two. Air powered mortars are
legal as long as they are not accompanied by explosive projectiles, as are
rebuilt military units that are modified to fire non standard, non explosive
shells. Many military surplus mortars are modified to function more or less as
small black powder cannon that fire beer cans filled with cement. They are not
particularly accurate, but they could act as quite a deterrent against vehicles
and buildings although the projectiles are little more deadly than rocks thrown
from a tall building, low flying aircraft or off the side of a steep hill. Even
if they are never used for combat, "black powder" mortars can have a
lasting psychological intimidation effect on potential enemies in lower threat
level scenarios. They typically cost under $1,000 when they are available.
Operational military mortars vary in price on the black market according to the
availability of ammunition, with obsolete models valued as scrap iron at worst
or relics at best.
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