Nexus, I got a lot of love and respect for you, but mortars are not offensive equipment and it's annoys me you are trying to say they are. They are a support gear, used to assist and suppress, not actively engage the enemy. What supports this is their alternative shells such as smoke and they are stationary. No one in their right mind is going to charge the enemy, stop, deploy the mortar, fire it and then pick up and repeat. It wastes effort and time.
104th is not just a mechanized battalion, but a support battalion. We actively use our tanks as mobile cover for infantry. It's not just something for Dire Squad, which Jugg fought tooth and nail for, but it helps support the fact 104th is a support battalion.