mortar team
Indirect fire squad
A mortar team is a small military unit that operates a mortar—a portable, muzzle-loaded weapon that fires explosive shells in a high arc.
The team typically includes soldiers who carry, aim, load, and fire the weapon: The mortar team set up on the ridge to provide fire support.
In video games, mortar teams often appear as specialized units requiring coordination to deploy effectively.
- artilleryLarge-caliber battlefield weapons
- combat armsMilitary branches engaging enemies directly
- crewWorking team aboard
- gunnerOne who fires artillery
- loaderOne who fills containers
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- infantry unitsfoot soldiers, riflemen, platoon, squad, company
- artillery crewgunner, loader, cannoneer, artilleryman, gun crew
- shootersshooter, sniper, rifle, pistol, shotgun
- armored vehiclestank, armored car, armored truck, armored vehicle, armored personnel carrier
- infantryfoot soldiers, foot soldier, rifleman, riflemen, infantryman
- military unitsarmy, battalion, squad, brigade, company
mortar teamsniper team
Coordinated long-range shooting unit
sniper · sharpshooter · marksman · rifleman
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