'Post' joins IDF mortar team, supporting Rafah operations from the Gaza border
When there is a gun battle or an ambush, the mortar battery can help drop shells to assist the troops, eliminate terrorists, or provide smoke to obscure movements.
A NEW Humvee of the 7th platoon of mortars, part of the Nahal Brigades’ 50th battalion firing a 120mm mortar.(photo credit: IDF SPOKESPERSON'S UNIT)BySETH J. FRANTZMAN