Mortars on Enlisted - Game Changers or Useless?

Sprout Land
Oct 19
3 min read

There's been some discussion in the Enlisted community about mortars - half of the people saying they are useless, the other half saying they are absolute game changers. So which is it, and why are these mortar squads so much more useful for these other players?

Firstly, it is always advisable to ignore any players or streamers saying do not use this weapon, or this gun is trash etc.

You really need to try it for yourself and see if it fits with your playstyle and if it works for you. Learn how to use it effectively, then see if it's any good.

There's a good chance with the mortars the users have simply not understood how to use them properly, failed to get any kills then deemed them useless. As many people on Reddit rightly pointed out, they can be very effective when used properly.

Here's a few methods you can use with mortar squads to help with targeting and getting hits -

After a while you get to know roughly where the enemies will be and can get kills easily but try aiming for the point just behind the objective. Always lots of infantry stacking up trying to get into the point, so if it's 100 metres away to the objective just aim it about 110 and you should get a lot.
Try a creeping barrage where you drop mortars at 100m 110, 120, 130, 140, heading towards the enemy spawn
Make use of both engineer slots with 2 ENGINEERS in the squad. This way you can throw down an extra 200 HE rounds and keep the operation going even if one gets blown up
As in a real army the artillery and mortars work best with good intel. Have a friend mark out the spawns or groups of infantry and explain on the mic what they are looking at - "this is the enemy spawn here, this is the road where loads of guys are gathering, snipers camping" etc
Who has helpful friends these days though? If you are playing solo just switch to a rifle man, leave your squad in place with double tap X and go and manually ping your own targets, mark it up with RB, then flip back to your mortar guy and hammer that marker. It gives you the exact range on the marker so very easy to just dial that in.
If you find you your squad always getting blown up try digging in with the engineers and make a fortified mortar position. Use the shovel to dig a quick hole in the ground. Put sand bags and ammo boxes around the edge then jump in your fox hole and keep blasting.
When all your HE rounds are used up, the smoke shells are quite useful for blinding tanks, snipers and machine guns, also for creating a column of smoke for you and your team to advance towards the objective. Try not to place smoke too much on their side of the objective as this helps the enemy to advance. You can also kill people with the smoke rounds if it hits close enough.
If you want to make the role more exciting and direct, you can use mortars on the front line with a "danger close" method. Move up with the rest of your team and mark enemy positions when you see them. Using the mortars on the minimum range of 50m you can clear out groups of enemies in front of you.

Try it out for yourself and see how much difference the mortars make to match victories. Even if you don't get many kills at first, it will push the enemies back and make the game easier for you.

Are mortars best for defensive maps or attacking?

Mortar squads can be used effectively on both attacking and defending maps.

For more information on how to win defensive game modes check out the full guide here:

Guide to winning defensive game modes on Enlisted

Still struggling? Try controller grip attachments for better control

If you are having difficulty with close combat on Enlisted, especially against PC players - you may find that thumbstick grips give extra control and precision in aiming, allowing you to aim more quickly and efficiently.

Check out the review of the KontrolFreek FPS Galaxy Thumb Grips for Xbox and PS5 here:

KontrolFreek FPS Galaxy Xbox Controller Grip Review