Mortar truck idea

[Meza82]

Insurgency Game Mode: Mortar truck idea

(search results of “insurgent mortar technical“: Project Reality Forums - Search Results)

An Iraqi insurgent or Taliban technical that carries a mortar tube plus mortar rounds. Mortar can not be fire from technical.

Gameplay:
-only cell leader can drive mortar truck
-mortar truck has room for driver plus 1 front passenger
-mortar truck is slower than HMG technical
-mortar is employed by “build order” from cell leader within 5 meters of truck
-mortar is “built” with shovels
-mortar is “unbuilt” back onto truck with shovels and cell leader’s order
-mortar rounds carried by an insurgent, 1 at a time, and dropped into mortar tube to fire
-cell leader adjusts mortar tube firing angle
-mortar truck is easily distinguishable from HMG technical (sound fx and model)
-jihad music can be played from mortar truck


Weapon:
-minimum – maximum ranges: approx 400 – 800 (?)
-splash damage radius: 15 meters
-rate of fire: 2 rounds per minute, or as long as it takes to drop round into mortar tube
-mortar truck has mortar plus 6 rounds (80mm HE)
-mortars can be reloaded at Mosque

Balance:
-blufor has rotary assets on maps with mortar truck (LB, BH, gunship, etc)
-intel points can reveal approximate mortar truck location similar to weapons cache
- incendiary munitions can destroy mortar tube
-civilians within 25 meters of deployed mortar can be killed without penalty
-1 mortar truck per map
-only on 2km or larger maps
-mortar truck respawn 20 mins at Mosque

Sources:
AIG

http://diomil.ir/images/Product/aig/.../mortar60a.jpg

Embassy Aide Among 9 Americans Killed in Insurgent Attacks in Iraq - washingtonpost.com

Insurgents captured in 2nd police station attack - Conflict in Iraq- msnbc.com

Stryker Brigade News: Mortar attack on base kills two U.S. soldiers


Other issues: shelling main base, indirect fire, ins mortar-man kit,

[[R-MOD]Jigsaw]

Mortars are being worked on by the team, however until a system has been made that is workable in-game this suggestion is fairly pointless.

It is also a re-suggestion.

[Meza82]

i searched but found no thread like this. i posted a link of the search i did

[[R-DEV]Thermis]

The idea of mortars has been covered before.

Which is exactly what you are talking about. Try just searching Mortar next time.

http://www.realitymod.com/forum/sear...=1156556&pp=25