Despite it looks like a last ditch weapon, the Type 98 mortar was designed in the late 1930s, and was utilized since 1942. It was famous for the Battle of Iwo Jima, 12 of the Type 98 mortars were operated mainly by the 20th Independent Mortar Battalion(独立臼砲第20大隊) under the 109th Division( 第109師団).
It fires a 300kg high explosive finned bomb from a wooden base, and it takes 1 minute to reload and the barrel can only fire 5 rounds.
Since the premium mortar squad only have one engineer.
In order to make it useful in game, I have four options.
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It takes 20 resources to build the mortar with 5 rounds, but once you fired you need to deconstruct and rebuild it just as the AG-2.
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It takes 20 resources to build the mortar with only 1 round, but it could reloaded by other engineer.
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It takes 10 resources to build the mortar, but once you fired you need to spend 5 resources to reload.
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It takes 10 resources to build the mortar, but once you fired you need to deconstruct and rebuild it just as the AG-2.
In my opinion, the second option is the most enjoyable way to use it. If you team up with your friends, you can ask them to bring the engineer squad to help you reload the mortar. As for building and reloading time , I think 30 seconds or 1 minute would be ideal.
Source
Historical Firearms - Type 98 320mm Mortar During the Second World War...
https://youtu.be/1thNIkX6hQc?si=itjDrQLweekMweBh
Jcb (James Christopher) on X: "Massive Japanese Type 98 320mm mortar on display at the city museum Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk, Russia." / X
https://fhsw.fandom.com/wiki/Type_98_320_mm_mortar
Do you want the Type 98 320mm mortar be added as Japanese premium squad building?
- Yes, it would be a cool fortification.
- Nope, 320mm is too OP.
Which is the ideal way to use the Type 98 mortar in game?
- 20 resources with 5 rounds and can not be reloaded.
- 20 resources with 1 round.
- 10 resources and 5 resources to reload.
- 10 resources and can not be reloaded.
- Other(comment below)
What’s the ideal building and reloading time ?
- 30 seconds for both.
- 1 minute for both.
- 30 seconds to build, 1 minute to reload.
- 1 minute to build , 30 seconds to reload.
- Other(comment below)