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Soldiers fire mortars from a tank.

Mortar Fire

Mortar platoon soldiers assigned to Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 1st Battalion, 6th Infantry Regiment, 2nd Armored Brigade Combat Team, 1st Armored Division send rounds downrange ahead of a convoy during a combined live-fire exercise in Novo Selo Training Area, Bulgaria, Nov. 16, 2023. Mortars are used to provide timely indirect fire to protect ground forces with close fire support.

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