Mortar


 * For the Call of Duty: Black Ops killstreak, see Mortar Team

Mortar is a support weapon used to suppress targets with shells, and are used throughout the Call of Duty series.

Call of Duty series
They are seen throughout the Call of Duty series, and are usable in Call of Duty 3, Call of Duty: Black Ops, Call of Duty: World at War, and Call of Duty: World at War (Nintendo DS). They are unusable in Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare and Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2.

Call of Duty 2
In Call of Duty 2, mortars are used directly by the German Military. Mortars are seen in The Pipeline and The Crossroads. They are used undirectly by John Davis during the Bristish campaign.

Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare
In Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare, mortars are used by the Ultranationalists in the level Heat; they target the player's position near the church. They also explode near the player in Shock and Awe, although they will deal the player no damage.

Call of Duty: World at War
In Call of Duty: World at War, mortar pits are also seen in Blowtorch and Corkscrew and Little Resistance. They are not found in missions that take place on the Eastern Front.

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2
In Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2, they appear in the levels, "Team Player" where they can be seen being used by the Opfor guerrillas across the river in the very beginning as the player cross the bridge. Also in "Loose Ends" where they actually are used by Makarov's Ultranationalist rebels. They can also be seen as scenery on top of roofs in the Modern Warfare 2 version of the multiplayer map Strike.

Call of Duty: Black Ops
Reznov also passively uses a mortar in Call of Duty: Black Ops in the mission Project Nova where the player throws a Smoke Grenade at the Mortar Targets. Also the Mortar Team killstreak is available in multiplayer.

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3
The mortar is a usable emplacement ontop of a tower in the mission Back on the Grid, with the ability to destroy huts and technicals with one shell.