US ARMY 11c indirect fire infantryman

Question

if your an 11 c, theres not any math involved with the mortars is there?

i just want to kill not solve equations

Answer 1

They have Fire Direction Computers these days to help you out.  Kinda like a video game.

Thanks for serving.

Answer 2

As a former 11B in the 505th PIR, 82nd ABN DIV, who was the HQ section platoon sergeant in Afghanistan which had our mortar section of two guns, I had to know how to help use them. We used the M224 60mm Lightweight Company Mortar System and the MORTAR BALLISTIC COMPUTERS (MBC) which replaced our M16 and M19 plotting boards which did require some math.

Some info for you:

Company mortars rely almost solely on fire under a fire direction center (FDC). While this allows massing of the two guns' fires and increased force protection levels for the crews, the time required to bring accurate fires to bear often results in canceled missions. Speeding up this conventional mode with an FDC depends on in-depth fire planning, especially when the unit is moving. One effective technique is to plan targets at 400-500 meter intervals along the route, preferably on recognizable terrain features. The mortar teams lay their tubes on new targets as the platoons travel along the route. Upon contact, the first round leaves the tubes within 10 seconds of the initial request. The element in contact then calls in a standard adjustment, direction to the target, deflection correction, and range correction (left/right, add/drop). Accurate rounds are on the way within another two minutes. Units must train for this two-minute window. Otherwise, the element in contact might maneuver forward in the interim and become intermingled with the enemy. Units may actually pull back while suppressing the target until the mortars weigh in. Every member of the platoon should be trained in adjusting fires from planned targets, and they must know what target is active. This technique allows every infantryman to fight a combined arms fight.

Hand-held fires

Another technique is the 60mm's hand-held mode without an FDC. In this method the mortar or mortars travel at the rear of the platoon, or lead platoon if the entire company is moving. The large base plate and bipod can be left with the company rear, allowing the section to carry more ammunition. At first contact the mortars assume an overwatch position and engage the enemy as part of the support element. The mortar teams or the support element leader can control the fire, directing the tubes to lift and shift as required. This dramatically enhances the mortars' speed and responsiveness to small unit leaders. It also, however, increases risk to the crew. They must be trained to think as infantry and take advantage of available cover and concealment. The 60mm mortar can be hand-held fired from the prone, but the crew must train using that position. The benefits to small maneuver units are immediate. A well-trained mortar crew can accurately fire 12-15 rounds a minute at ranges from 70-1,342 meters, which boosts the platoon's ability to gain fire superiority upon contact. The mortars can then, on command, shift fire to cut off the enemy's route of escape.

Read this manual and don't wish for war so much...it ain't pretty and you sound like a psycho with all this talk of killing this and that.

FM 7-90, Tactical Employment of Mortars

Answer 3

What a man!

Anyone looking for a job not requiring the use of their brain might bear in mind that serving in Burger King doesn't involve any math either, and it's not often that people start shooting at you.

Answer 4

Indirect fire infantryman don't get in the ****. If you wanna kill some go regular infantry.