Chapter 125: Brown-Nosing Opportunity (Three updates for monthly votes)

Mortars are actually weapons for the poor, not only light and flexible, capable of being carried on the run, but also simple to operate.

Of course, the key point is that the technological content of mortars is genuinely not high; they can be made in a manual workshop.

In contrast, the technology required to make mortar shells is significantly more complex.

Xu Leigang initially didn't consider mortars because such powerful firearms aren't something ordinary people dare to trade in—their destructive power is much greater than that of common handguns and rifles.

When New China was founded, there were spies who quietly set up mortars in the Imperial Capital, planning to bombard Tian'anmen during the celebration.

Setting aside the specifics of that incident, just the fact of owning mortars enabled them to attempt such an attack. Who would have the courage with just automatic rifles?