Mortar weapon

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A mortar is a class of weapon that fires a projectile in an arc-like fashion at a target. This arc allows mortars to fire over obstacles that may stop normal weapons. A mortar is also a classic indirect-fire weapon, and is generally used to support ground troops from a distance.

Some weapons, while not technically designated as mortar weapons, are utilized like mortars. Fuel rod guns, especially the Zasqi-pattern fuel rod gun, are treated like man-portable, shoulder-mounted defensive mortars, because they are capable of arcing fuel rods from a great distance away. The Chwich-pattern Saker is armed with the heavy plasma cannon, but it was repurposed as a plasma mortar by Jul 'Mdama's Covenant following the Human-Covenant War. Jiralhanae Warlords are known to hold Scrap Cannons at an upwards angle to arc the cannon's explosive rounds over obstacles.

List of mortar weapons

Ground weapons

• Heavy Mortar System
• KG Mark 34 flame mortar
• Plasma mortar
  • Class-2 medium plasma mortar
  • Heavy plasma mortar
  • XM4600 Zeus plasma munition howitzer
• Unidentified field mortar

Starship weapons

• Dovotaa Workshop Griever's heavy mortar
• Plasma bombardment mortar

Gallery

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  A diagram of a mortar and its targeted area in an early concept for the Halo 3 multiplayer map High Ground.

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  A blast from an Emp'seam-pattern Antlion's siege plasma mortar arcing through the air in Halo Wars.

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  The arc of a plasma blast from a Muz-pattern Wraith's heavy plasma mortar in Halo: Fireteam Raven.

List of appearances

Halo: Combat Evolved (First appearance) Halo: The Flood Halo: First Strike Halo 2 Halo Graphic Novel Armor Testing Halo: Ghosts of Onyx Starry Night Halo 3 Halo: Uprising Halo Wars Halo 3: ODST Sadie's Story Halo Legends The Duel Prototype Halo: Evolutions - Essential Tales of the Halo Universe Palace Hotel Halo: Blood Line Halo: Reach Halo: Fall of Reach Invasion

Halo: Combat Evolved Anniversary Halo: The Thursday War Halo 4 Spartan Ops Halo: Spartan Assault Halo: Escalation Halo 2: Anniversary Halo: Spartan Strike Halo: Last Light Halo 5: Guardians Know Your Enemy Halo Mythos Halo Wars 2 Halo: Rise of Atriox Halo: Fireteam Raven Halo: Oblivion Halo: Shadows of Reach Halo: Divine Wind Halo Infinite Halo: The Rubicon Protocol Halo: Winter Contention