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My point of raising the question r the 2 inch mortar is that it was a part of the weapon establishment of a standard platoon.
The question about its effectiveness in the European and North African theatres is not what I had questioned. Personally I would suspect its limited range and HE smoke effect would be a bit dubious in these theatres of operations.

As with any weapon, they all have their operating environments where they are more appropriate.
I was looking more at the SWPA where such a weapon has more potential either in terms of its kill or demoralizing effects.
As an example of the greater use of HE rounds for the 2 inch mortar in PNG on 17 July Brig J. Field, 7 Brigade, Milne Force, had an indent placed for the 2 inch mortars as: 2,800 HE and 1,400 Smoke.
This was an initial indent by Milne Force, Milne Bay. I don’t have details of continuing requests after this. 24 August the Japanese landed in Milne Bay.

Also I have attached a picture from the Buna area, as an example of the 2 inch mortar in use with the fighting there.

Picture caption is:
GIROPA POINT, PAPUA. 1943-01-02. AUSTRALIAN MANNED GENERAL STUART M3 TANKS ATTACK JAPANESE PILLBOXES IN THE FINAL ASSAULT ON BUNA. AMID SHELL TORN COCONUT TREES, A MORTAR CREW FROM D COMPANY, 2/12TH BATTALION, CROUCHES BESIDE A TANK AND FIRES ON JAPANESE TROOPS 150 YARDS AWAY WHO ARE FLEEING FROM A SMASHED PILLBOX. THEY ARE SERGEANT J. CONDON (LEFT) AND LANCE CORPORAL J. TINSLEY, WITH A 2 INCH MORTAR. THIS PHOTOGRAPH WAS TAKEN DURING THE ACTUAL FIGHTING AND HAS THE TANK NUMBER, 7, OBLITERATED BY THE CENSOR.
(AWM)
The tank number seems to have been put back somewhere along the way.

There are other pictures where the 2 inch Mortar is being used by various platoons during the various battles in PNG.

Hence with the game I see a need to have these mortars included as part of the platoon structure not as an added extra buy on. It could be a case of an extra set of platoon structures for this theatre if it is consider irrelevant of other theatres of operations.