Error in Abn mtr unit?

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Originally Posted by Weasel

Game setting is June 1950, all para battle. Both my opponent and I have purchased the USA abn 81mm mtr which is part of the abn battalion support, the mtr unit looks like a squad. We have noted that neither of us can get the mortars to fire indirect, is this correct?

I have attached a test setup.

There is a section of the Game Guide entitled "MBT Unit Classes" which can save you the trouble of posting on the forums:

UnitClass 173=Para Mortar Team Paratrooper direct fire light/medium mortar class

So they are direct fire mortars, like the German heavy infantry sections in WW2 with 2 or 3 50mm mortars. They are not crewed heavy weapons, which are split into weapon and crew if para-dropped, so they can be used directly on landing. That's because they are an infantry class, not a team.

Should you want regular mortars for indirect fire then you should buy regular mortars and load those in the plane, where AFAIR the crew is split and so has to find their assigned mortar and join up after landing.