Arma Reforger Experimental - Fun With Mortars!

[@Upp_dogg]

Been a mortarman in the army for 12 years, plotting points on your map and getting distance and direction with your protractor is spot on! Would love to see a plotting board in game. Looks like a ton of fun.

[@StormBat]

First, thank you for your service, and second I agree! Cheers mate.

[@jamesmaroon6161]

@@StormBat Upp dogg in the Army you guys call it 11 charlie. In the Marine Corps we call it 0341 and that is what I did in the Marines. I was a Mortarman. And I really liked it

[@XBAKERXBAKERX]

I love that and thank you for your service!

[@ieatcrayons-oi9ye]

I’m sorry to bring this up but have you been in iraq my dad once told me this thing and it stayed in my mind he said they would put ice in the mortar or on the shell or something and when it melts it slips and fires but buy the time it fires they would be long gone

[@jamesmaroon6161]

@@ieatcrayons-oi9ye never been to Iraq. But I can tell you that when the barrel would get hot we would piss on it to cool it down.

[@LordWukits]

Colour me impressed! It usually takes a while for people to nail it like that!

[@LordWukits]

As Reforger is a tech engine demo, I'm not so sure how much will be developed. ARMA IV is expected 2027, though ARMA III is still an amazing game with WWII, Vietnam, modern, and slight future combat. (And a ridiculous amount of mods). I do a lot of Prairie Fire (Vietnam), Spearhead 1944 (WWII).

[@polla2256]

Once you forget about miles, degrees and feet then understand mils and km it is surprisingly easy. Mils is a far superior system that should be an international standard.

[@Bandit0313]

I’m getting heavy nostalgia right now thinking about my time being an infantry Marine. We’d put a thin string tied off through our protractor and use that to get your azimuth and range estimation. Also would use a torn up page from your rite in the rain notebook to line things up in conjunction with the string. Marking the target on the map with your sharpie with a dot as smalllll as possible with the tip would get you pretty much spot on.

[@StormBat]

Wow, mate, that's bloody awesome!

[@caylumhenderson9396]

That’s really neat to hear honestly

[@MercyFade]

Thank you for your service mate

[@StormBat]

@@MercyFade Thanks for watching, brother! Cheers

[@KorMexGaminG]

fellow 0341 here, sgt staceys roughnecks ❤️

[@peaked8403]

been a patient man for years with years of dayz experience and happy to drive supplies on Arma I love vanilla rust and dayz I love the grind but watching this has made me feel young and impatient again. Thank you very much

[@StormBat]

My pleasure... Happy new year!

[@randerson752]

Nice work bracketing as a former FO pretty close to textbook adjustments. Also shows why the mortar/arty has a FO, gun team and FDC.

[@StormBat]

Thanks, I appreciate it! And thanks for watching!

[@RAF33Strike]

Fun with Motors? I can't wait for Mortarcycles.

[@StormBat]

I never cud spell Kidding aside, thanks.

[@ExoticNarcotics]

*they are already out with mods Russia vs Ukraine servers have them kinda janky tho*

[@MortarsUp]

As an 0341, this makes me happy to see in a video game

[@StormBat]

BTW, I am in no way an expert on it, but if I can do it....

[@MortarsUp]

@ you know what, I take back what I said. This makes me sad to see in a video game. I will dislike shortly😂

[@elijah0341]

Fr! Tubes up baby

[@StormBat]

@@elijah0341 Yeah Yeah!

[@ca_outlaw5525]

The audio of this took me back. The way the fins slide down the tube are perfect. The incoming rounds sounded way too good. You overcorrected the first couple but your last adjust was great

[@StormBat]

Thanks mate, to tell you the truth, I'm still learning it, but really having fun too!

[@odkupiciel375]

Nicely done! If I may, I would suggest using custom markers to write down the final solution, that may prove being useful, as mortars in AR have an actual recoil, that will cause them to drift a little bit each time they are fired, and for that very reason Ai will readjust the mortar (iirc) every 5 shots. Additionally, when it comes to height difference between mortar and target there is a tool on the map which displays apeoximated height above see level (iirc value is rounded up to 5m to mimic reading of those values using lines on the map). Calculation of the solution for the height difference is quite simple as all that needs to be done is, to add to the range half of the height difference. Knowing that you can see that elevation delta given in "d elev per 100m dr" in combination with base elevation gives you the solution for that base range plus 50m.

[@StormBat]

I would love to see a video demonstrating everything you just said. I'm not that guy, but it sure would help people like me who learn from seeing it done in person and explained while being shown how to do it properly. Thank you very much for your feedback, it's truly appreciated!

[@EinfachFredhaftGaming]

You introduced inaccy while measuring the distance. You drew the helping lines in the middle of the "100" bar but then aligned the "0" bar left of that line

[@federalbureauofinvestigati9350]

personally (i do mortars in squad) I would've found the length of a grid square, used my fingers to measure how many grid squares it is up/down and left/right of the mortar, then basically done the pythagorean theorem and gotten the heading (most difficult part for me,) which is usually accurate to a T. That being said, the targets are more usually larger (think squads or buildings,) so it I guess is much easier. Good job!

[@Polkzxx]

I'm sure someone will map a arma reforger calculator like the hell let loose calculator so you don't have to do all that and change targets quicker very cool tho.

[@StormBat]

Yeah, probably, but I actually like doing the calculations myself, and if the target area is a base or FOB and stationary, you'll have plenty of time to set up. Cheers.

[@TheDAWinz]

Someone already did, i got it bookmarked

[@Refr619]

Seriously, that's literally half the fun. ​@StormBat

[@DilanUribe-h2p]

​@@TheDAWinz Name of the app?

[@TheDAWinz]

@@DilanUribe-h2p Reforger Mortar Computer

[@justjanuary]

Definitely a lot more work than the simple "Artillery Computer" in Arma 3

[@StormBat]

After a few days of learning it, I've gotten a lot more accurate, getting good hits, even direct hits on things like APC's and small encampments in the first round of launches. I'm really looking forward to seeing how it will do in an online situation with 128 players. Cheers.

[@justjanuary]

@@StormBat It would be very interesting to see how a mortar team would be able to work together on it for sure.

[@flightknight4269]

Seems like it will work really well with a 2 man crew, one can add dispersion while the other loads/fires

[@StormBat]

Agree absolutely!

[@tristanpatterson3843]

Exaxtly, needs dispersion and someone to calculate/change targets quiclky.

[@mikifert]

@flightknight4269 I think this should definitely work best with a designated artillery observer for best accuracy, mainly corrections.

[@WhyAreYouADodo]

As a mortar man for 9 years in the Army, I approve this video. This would hella fun but where’s the aiming sticks or stick

[@StormBat]

I not sure mate, this does take place in 1989, and I'm no mortar man like yourself, but I'd sure love to hear some stories! Man, the things you must have seen and experienced! Cheers brother, thank you for your service!

[@WhyAreYouADodo]

@ I got it man it’s a video game it’s not gonna be totally accurate but it’s super close to reality. It just brings some nostalgia back to me. Loved slinging rounds down range

[@StormBat]

@@WhyAreYouADodo Yes, it's really fun, I'm loving it too... Especially when you get rounds on target on your first attempt! Probably not even close to what it's like in real life, but I'll take it. Did you ever get nervous with live rounds? I know I'd be a little nervous

[@WhyAreYouADodo]

@@StormBat Hell yeah. No not really. Theres been times I had a misfire with white phosphorus rounds but overall, a lot goes into firing it from a chief of it. A lot of fun to do it and watch. I most of the time got steel on steel hits.

[@petrihaikio7002]

​@@StormBatwe used aiming sticks at 1994 in the finnish army, but well done anyways. you need to re-aim between every shell to be precise (takes two seconds) and you can change trajectory and distance by adding propellant.

[@Killamanjaro077]

Mortars was the best job ive ever had in the Marine Corps. I cant wait to be 81s in the game full time lol

[@johndcockefeller4246]

I unfortunately never served in the armed forces, for a plethora of reasons, but coming out of high school I was (and still somewhat am) very interested in artillery, and had intended to join the USMC or Army as an artilleryman. I'm going to use the fuck out of these once they get released!

[@Foxtrot-0]

It's just so.... satisfying.

[@StormBat]

It truly is!

[@Noahhundkat]

This game is so realistic it could seriously give military experience.

[@StormBat]

I'm impressed with the detail myself!

[@abinodattil6422]

I think they do consulting work with army, they have a military version of this game

[@floydoroid]

I gotta get this game and call for fire man. looks like a blast. 19d gang

[@StormBat]

Yes it is! Cheers mate

[@mif4860]

they can add so much content to this game such as artillery tanks or new types of tanks. Any update to the game makes it even more fun though

[@anon6wolfie]

Nice. What type of rounds are there? HE, Flare and smoke I guess. What was the forth one I saw in the ammo crate?

[@StormBat]

Practice round

[@smootheraura]

Brilliant mate 👍

[@StormBat]

Glad you enjoyed it, mate. Cheers!

[@GaMiNGSL515]

Amazing bro!

[@ceanu9636]

Great game, I remember having to do similar in real life and the first go around it was like chinese because I was dirt at math and had ADD to boot!.

[@StormBat]

I'm pretty much the same, mate! Thanks for watching! Cheers.

[@ceanu9636]

@@StormBat class

[@ArABiaN_UKnoWn]

If it took bro 4 barrages to correct his fire on stationary bots This is gonna be a nightmare in PVP

[@StormBat]

It was my first time testing it out, Besides you can recruit AI to be your artillery too.

[@satiricalzero]

Without a forward observer to help them adjust fire, it's kinda hard to do it with just using your eyes to adjust

[@kmj4nsen]

looks great hope, is there an ingame tutorial mortar training?

[@StormBat]

At the moment no, but possibly later in development it could appear in the training mission. Cheers mate

[@BenjaminJabara]

Holy shit this is pretty close to how it’s actually done. Other than the refer deflection and plotting board and all that. Wow.

[@BenjaminJabara]

*happy mortar-man noises*

[@StormBat]

Glad you enjoyed it! Now talking about refer, I hear they did shotgun hits it Vietnam, but have they ever done mortar hits?! Oh, crap, that's reefer. Sorry about that! LOL 🤣

[@BenjaminJabara]

@@StormBat haha no reefer was allowed in the tubes.

[@StormBat]

@@BenjaminJabara ahhhh Shucks! I had to ask! Cheers Benjamin... Happy New Year, mate

[@sniperforyou1392]

I wonder if you can do a "walking" mortar barrage if you got a second person.

[@StormBat]

I like your thinking! I don't see why not if you have a mortar team and coordinate it as a team. I would love to participate or at the very least watch a live online event, where they do exactly this! Cheers.

[@TheBlueGrinchofSurgery]

Seeing someone use math in the game is refreshing to see. Me on the other hand just do blind firing close to the frontlines 😭🙏

[@add-5]

This probably sounds stupid, but I think that it’s a little *too* accurate. Like you have to be absolutely pinpoint precise to do any damage to an entrenched enemy. If they maybe give it like a 10-20 meter margin of error, it would be more effective

[@lsuman8883]

A bit confused i think im missing something. Range was roughly 2540-2550m correct? The chart said that 2500m-2600m was 1070-1034. my guess was that 1065-1068 would be bang on, what calculation am i missing, you elevated to 1075 which should be a touch under 2490m but you were right on it when i expected you to be short. Never done mortars btw im just interested

[@StormBat]

Because of your elevation compared to target elevation are most likely going to be different altitudes above sea level, so you have to account for that as well. Hope that's what you were asking. Cheers

[@Crocsare]

that looks good, cant wait untill it comes out!

[@StormBat]

Hopefully sooner than later!

[@talonsclaw9058]

question is, can you get the AI to solo fire the mortars with the suppresive command order

[@StormBat]

Yes, absolutely!

[@talonsclaw9058]

@@StormBat Even in GM mode?

[@StormBat]

@@talonsclaw9058 Yes

[@StormBat]

@@talonsclaw9058 Thing is, you have to be looking at the area you want your AI to shell either through binoculars or a scope, and then command it to start shelling the area.

[@talonsclaw9058]

@@StormBat So say, take over a mortar team lead, teleport him across the map or effective distance of the mortar, order a fire mission, will the AI still go through with the order or wil they attempt to link up with the team lead?

[@namestelattin]

damn are all the buildings destructible now?

[@StormBat]

No, this is just the experimental version of the game for PC, but it's coming soon to the stable version so, Xbox, PS5 will all get it! Probably before March or sooner.

[@minitwardybolo8159]

NO WAY YOU CAN DESTORY HOUSEES FINALY

[@StormBat]

Yes! And building destruction will only get better in future updates.

[@unitor699industries]

Example Transmission You: "Bravo 2, this is Alpha 1. I am pinned down, outnumbered, and unable to hold position. Request immediate backup at grid reference Tango-Delta-456789, over." Response: "Alpha 1, Bravo 2. Copy your situation, reinforcements en route, ETA 5 minutes, over."

[@StormBat]

I like your style.... This is the way!

Can you change fusing?

[@StormBat]

Yes, absolutely!

[@angelocampos6381]

Need to get a plotting board up in there

[@StormBat]

Agreed!

[@zeWuzard]

There should be a longer ruler for distance

[@StormBat]

Aye lad

[@SwiftyLittleMan]

Get two more tubes, a couple of buddies and a ballistic calculator, multiplayer will be a blast.

[@ARCHJOLTZ]

Hope they increase building HP

[@Meklerens]

Foxhole vibes haha

[@Spirit-Soldier2026]

Great mortar footage, sadly the non-existent Arma A.I. is still the games biggest flaw in my opinion. I mean, a bunch of guys just standing around shooting the breeze as a shit load of 81 mil descends on their pos! Really hope B.I. put some more juice into improving this aspect of the game. Good to see the realism in the set up of the fire mission. Former Royal Marines Commando 86-09.

[@StormBat]

Glad you enjoyed it. I've learned even more since I posted that video. It's fun when you get it right in the first barrage! Even though it was awhile ago, thank you for your service. Cheers mate.

[@theslayer9164]

i cant figure out where you got the ammo

[@StormBat]

You have to put down the mortar that comes with the sand bags and ammo box. In the ammo box you will find all the mortar types from HE to smoke and practice rounds. You will also find the range book for all the types of shells and a box that can hold 3 mortar shells at a time. Get a backpack from an equipment box (you will have to put that in your mission too) then grab three of those ammo boxes, and you can hold up to 10 shells at once, but know that you will be encumbered and slow, but it doesn't really matter since everything is within reach. Hope that helps, I'll make a video on it tomorrow showing it in detail. Cheers mate!

[@theslayer9164]

@ thanks

[@ZEROMotorsport]

Try doing that measuring stuff on PlayStation it’s impossible without mouse and keyboard

[@StormBat]

How? I didn't think the PS5 had access to the experimental version? I thought it was only on PC.

[@ZEROMotorsport]

@ the content is coming though to PS5

[@1staircav]

Is that update just on pc

[@StormBat]

Yes, just for the experimental version of the game. But, It's coming to all platforms in the next major update, most likely in February. So get ready, soldier! Cheers.

[@rachidsehab9979]

Can I get mortars on arma 3 ??

[@StormBat]

Yes, most likely, but I haven't played it in a long time. I would just do a search on KZbin - Arma 3 and mortars. Cheers.

[@LegoZBuffalo013]

when should be on ps5?

[@StormBat]

In the next month or two, and I can't wait!

[@LegoZBuffalo013]

@ do you know when will be put support for mod on console?

[@HellSolo]

Is guuuuud!

[@cmon89Jarhead89cmon]

Pilot has 8 Minutes to escape with helicopter 😂

[@StormBat]

Relax Jarhead it was being repaired! 😉

[@tyh3566]

good effect on target.

[@uzkos6385]

этот прицел, просто имба

[@StormBat]

Thanks for watching!

[@fishing1335]

no thanks. i'll stick to taking orders and running default kit.

[@StormBat]

Yeah, you do you bro, that is totally your prerogative. That's the great thing about free will. Cheers mate!

[@syntecunbekannt9377]

thanks.

[@nunopt4071]

FINALLY

[@synystergatesfon38]

Are these mods?

[@StormBat]

No, it's the experimental version of Arma Reforger for PC only. It's coming to the stable version for PC, Xbox, and PS5 in the next month or two.

[@TCT100]

Die Sounds sollten realistischer sein. Das hört sich an, wie ein altes klingelndes Telefon. Das ist das, was mich an Arma reforger stört. Die nicht realistischen Soundeffekte.

[@StormBat]

That's what mods are for, mate! They have some awesome sound and effect mods out there, well for PC and Xbox anyway... Unfortunately PlayStation/Sony don't like mods nor want to support them.

[@brunohnsl]

Acho que podia ficar as crateras do impacto.

[@StormBat]

Me too!

[@v0kum]

how to create a mortar in Game Master?

[@StormBat]

Are you playing the PC experimental version of the game? Because you need to separately install the experimental version for PC

[@v0kum]

@@StormBat where download it?

[@StormBat]

@@v0kum Steam, just search Arma Reforger Experimental. Cheers!

[@mrthunderhawk]

Ok, someone hold me from buying this game cause I don’t have enough time for it but I want to help. I played squad abundantly and always was that guy setting mortars and helping…. Question, are they like in the game game or a test branch

[@hemogoblin69]

It's in the test branch right now

[@AlejandroMagnoRivas]

where is your region me too have thinking buying the game

[@Trey-y2j]

Are mortars on Xbox yet?

[@lemieux-z8933]

No, PC only, update will come to consoles once it is ready to be on stable.

[@Gold_FiftyfiveJR]

@@lemieux-z8933 there is an experimental version of the game on Xbox too

[@AlejandroMagnoRivas]

El problema es la altura,no sabes la altura salvo el mapa tenga altura,en la vida real tienen las alturas y aveces no sirve el gps ni edo,entonces hay que enviar tropas que mida el terreno o haya alguien que aviste los ataques. Es dificil

[@gromov1209]

3:10 а звук как у 120 мм правда расплывчатый во времени В реальности звук занимает порядка 0.7 секунды На видео звук растягивается на 1.2 секунды

[@jakegriffiths193]

Is this on ps5 version or mod

[@StormBat]

It's coming next update, this is the experimental version that only comes with PC. But it is coming next update to PS5, Xbox and PC stable version. Cheers.

[@BorisPodravec]

First hits on house 😂

[@StormBat]

I know, It's awesome! Thanks for watching!

[@mancavemusician]

Imagine doing that on a console!😂

[@StormBat]

IDK how anyone could play this on a console! But apparently this game is selling like hot cakes for console, go figure. Cheers mate.

[@bimatryanditaria3846]

wwwwooowwww amazing

[@StormBat]

It's fun for sure! Thanks for watching. Cheers!

[@camisanchez2453]

They are bringing this game to the top like its something incredible.its way to hardcore for 95 of the fps shooters its more reading then playing a game. In overal i will prefer squad gameplay then this.

[@StormBat]

That's your preference, mate. No worries. Enjoy squad.

[@Tango2011SH]

❤

[@xxd4rk92xx3]

Fuckin COOL

[@StormBat]

Damn Straight! Thanks for watching! Cheers!

[@Jahovidboy_15]

all of that just to miss the enemy😭

[@StormBat]

Thanks for watching! 🤣

[@Jahovidboy_15]

@StormBat no problem my guy

[@genergy420]

Too bad you cant do shift from a known point

[@bl4d3runn3rX]

The destruction is still as bad as in Arma 3... Houses just collapsing... Games not evolving.

[@StormBat]

It's just the first iteration on building destruction, as the devs have said, so it will get better in future updates. Their new Enfusion engine is going to bring this to a new level like never before.

[@bl4d3runn3rX]

@StormBat I hope so! Waiting for Arma 4... It's been 12 years since Arma 3...

[@oilsgna]

Games sin

[@fab_4755]

bad corrections

[@StormBat]

Bad!?, more like sad... Like am I trying to be serious?!! Or, and hear me out... Am I trying to be serious?! Oh, shyte I think the shrooms just kicked in, and not the psilocybin ones, just the normal ordinary grocery kind that I keep on forgetting that I am allergic to but still love to eat!

[@rydekk-4644]

Those smoke animations are dogsht

[@StormBat]

It's still a WIP, I'm sure it will get better in a future update. Cheers mate.

[@whoiam3915]

Bro is terrible

[@StormBat]

I don't think so for a first time try ever. Never having done it before. I was actually very happy with my results.

[@phillipdavis3671]

Alright Whoiam, let's see you get accruate shots with ONE adjustment, I shall wait

[@chbrummnb]

complicated af