A Tangled Ball of Yarn – Ep5
This was our "unpleasant surprise" a russian "podnos" mortar and i had a duffel full of 82mm fragmentation and incendiary rounds to use up. my first target was the largest storage building.
Spiral Nebula - Chapter 17
Ahead of them where the large hill had collapsed in on itself were the explosions of more mortars or missiles from the overhead immunities.
A Soldier's Memory
Wolves had been using mortar strikes and machine gun fire to co-ordinate a killing zone a few hundred yards from the beaches. many foxes lay dead here and there, a few yards from any real cover.
Shadow of Brooklyn - Preview Ukrainian War Intro
He was hesitant to continue with his patrol,kiev was becoming the center point for the soviet army's mortar and missile bombardment, a tactic that proved both deadly and effective.
The Book of Sins, Chapter 2. The Mad-Dog
My home of brick and mortar is, in my mind's eye, dashed with the ethereal grey-blue glow of stars and moons, and although i am silent (for years of warring had quelled my ancestor's call through necessity) i still hear the howls in my head.
This is me... and I'll get back to you on who that is.
I will admit that after years of verbal abuse at the hands of my classmates and at one point even a teacher, the walls that i put up to stop the hurt, got very worn down, and i was running out of mortar.
MoonDust, Chapter 1
"so, just the mortars to worry about?" she wrung out the jacket and slipped it on, covering the auburn fuzz where her pelt had been shaved to offset the desert heat. the cool damp would be a welcome change for the few minutes while the jacket dried.
Wiroch: Victorious
We launched mortars, set up heavy machine guns, and even a damned tank. i cannot stress enough how ineffective our small arms fire was. it is unclear whether our mortars were inaccurate or just plain ineffective.
Excerpts from Dragonbane
His last vitality dripped away and followed the flood down through the mortar. dragonbanes heavy feet, reinforced with heavy dark steel clanked further down the empty corridor. dust danced around his steps as to mock him. could he kill the dust too?
Red Storm Ch. 6
"welcome to the gates of hell.." a mortar shell hit near enough for the truck to swerve a little. suddenly, it stopped, and a hail of bullets from an mg42 greeted them, killing the driver and his passenger instantly. "cover!!!" vlad yelled.
Caldo Tomate and the Golden Bouillon - A Silverplate Story
Home was a tall structure of interlinked pretzel logs, mortared in chocolate. a dusting of powdered sugar was still visible among the winter decorations which hadn't been taken down despite being near the cusp of spring.
Remember......
Babies without mums or dads, wives widowed by the fire of a mortar. remember, remember...... years later, it happens agian. the world is at war. brave men sign up, those who can't go help out on the homefront.