a bit of context:
greetings, today i would like to " buff " mortar squads by giving them something similar to the artillery squad upgrade that has been received with the introduction of tunisia.
The usages of smoke rounds.
tactically speaking, it was a thing back in the day, and therefore i think it could benefict the usage in certain scenario and open more possibility in enlisted as well.
to be honest, i had this suggestion in mind for quite a while, but never had time to write it, so here i am.
Main Suggestion:
as briefly mentioned above, the main idea would be to give the ability to player to switch rounds for mortars. so the player can decide with the simple button ( like artillery calls “R” ) whitch round to use. in the bottom, it will show a little icon:
( something like this )
if you are using smokes,
and:
if you are using HE/explosive Rounds.
( perhaps if better or different it doesn’t matter. just for sake of examples, and easy to be recognized )
Why?
well, it is truee that technically, you can carry two radio men and solve the problem, but personally, i think it could increase the effectiveness of the mortar as currently they can only throw HE.
plus, if someone is already using the radio operator for an artillery strike, you will not be forced to sit duck like normally you would do in the current version and combine more smokes and help the team without wasting preciou seconds.
could also work as diversion making the enemy think an attack is coming that way.
help to cover the retreat of your ally, and / or supress an MG inside buindings forcing them to relocate:
and i could go on and on for a bit.
after all, it wouldn’t hurt balance, and creates more opportunities.
that is all from me.
Cheers.
