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German Schutzen Mortar Platoon (early)

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Most Schutzen battalions had a weak machine-gun platoon in each company and a further company of two machine gun platoons and a battery of six 8cm sGW 34 schwere Granatwerfer heavy mortars. However, some Panzer divisions had a full machine-gun platoon in each Schutzenkompanie. These divisions placed their mortar platoons in the battalion's heavy company instead. Regardless of where in the battalion the mortars are found, their role is the same - they give the Schutzen heavy firepower at their beck and call. When the infantry run into machine guns, the mortars pin them down or blind them with smoke as the infantry assaults.