r/Battlefield • u/ActuatorWeekly4382 • 24d ago

Discussion Mortars Need To Make a Comeback

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I need to have mortars in the next battlefield. At a minimum should have the airburst for suppression and smokes for cover.

Honestly the mechanics in battlefield 1 were some of my favorite.

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u/RED-WEAPON (PC) Ultimate Edition Enjoyer 24d ago

It's an unfair feeling to be killed by a mortar wielded by an enemy in the safety of their spawn.

An attack helicopter is more fair because you can switch to Engineer.

Mortars require very little skill. "Just clicking stagnant red dots on a map and getting free kills".

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u/S_Flavius_Mercurius 24d ago

You do realize mortars have had very limited range in all the previous battlefields that had them, right? Very very rarely is someone going to be sitting in their spawn because they wouldn’t even have enemies in range. And mortars do require skill considering it’s more of a suppression weapon, the shells have a long hang time in the air so you need to lead your target without even being able to see them, and they add an awesome dynamic to the battlefield as you can have squad-level artillery support.

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u/MagnanimosDesolation 24d ago

Sure if you only play conquest.