[Ivan_Zaitzev]

Today at another forum that I am member of, someone shared this article called Counter Mortar Operational Research in 21 Army Group. It's an interesting read to learn a little more about those "overpowered" guns.

http://www.wlu.ca/lcmsds/cmh/back%20issues/CMH/volume%203/issue%202/Copp%20-%20Counter%20Mortar%20Operational%20Research%20in%2021%20Army%20Group.pdf
 
Also, the main site where that article is hosted has a lot of interesting stuff about the Canadian Army in WWII and in general: http://www.canadianmilitaryhistory.ca/archived-articles/

[Bungarra]

Very interesting reading Ivan,

70% of casualties attributed to Mortars or Nebelwurfers.

Now that is suppression fire  

[Dima]

Yes, and most of Sherman casualties were by 88 fire (c) allied tankers.

[Ivan_Zaitzev]

Well, maybe you could provide the correction to those factological mistakes, quoting sources of course.

[Dima]

[Dima]

Anyway the M.M.Swann work which T.Copp quotes in his article states that at least 30% of casualties were inflicted by small arms and other by all types of high explosive ordnance with no breakdown by types.
Does it look the same as 70% of casualties were inflicted by mortars and nbw?

And yes, in all the CC releases and most of mods the mortars are overpowered as until airburst bombs came in use it was needed many tens to hundreds of mortar bombs to knock out ATG for example. The main advantage of mortar is that it was a cheap weapon and could be used in mass even on lower command level but it could never substitute real artillery in terms of accuracy and firepower.