Source: MCTP 3-01D Tactical Employment of Mortars

  1. Organization
    1. Mortar Element Capabilities
      1. [Explain this military topic: "Purpose of Indirect Fire" as part of "Tactical Employment of Mortars".](https://chatgpt.com/?q=Explain this military topic%3A "Purpose of Indirect Fire" as part of "Tactical Employment of Mortars".)
      2. [Explain this military topic: "Role of Mortar Elements" as part of "Tactical Employment of Mortars".](https://chatgpt.com/?q=Explain this military topic%3A "Role of Mortar Elements" as part of "Tactical Employment of Mortars".)
    2. Mortar Element Composition and Equipment
      1. [Explain this military topic: "Mortar Weapon Systems" as part of "Tactical Employment of Mortars".](https://chatgpt.com/?q=Explain this military topic%3A "Mortar Weapon Systems" as part of "Tactical Employment of Mortars".)
      2. [Explain this military topic: "Mortar Fire Direction Systems" as part of "Tactical Employment of Mortars".](https://chatgpt.com/?q=Explain this military topic%3A "Mortar Fire Direction Systems" as part of "Tactical Employment of Mortars".)
      3. [Explain this military topic: "Mortar Unit Organization" as part of "Tactical Employment of Mortars".](https://chatgpt.com/?q=Explain this military topic%3A "Mortar Unit Organization" as part of "Tactical Employment of Mortars".)
      4. [Explain this military topic: "Battalion Mortar Platoon Leadership" as part of "Tactical Employment of Mortars".](https://chatgpt.com/?q=Explain this military topic%3A "Battalion Mortar Platoon Leadership" as part of "Tactical Employment of Mortars".)
      5. [Explain this military topic: "Company and Troop Mortar Section Leadership" as part of "Tactical Employment of Mortars".](https://chatgpt.com/?q=Explain this military topic%3A "Company and Troop Mortar Section Leadership" as part of "Tactical Employment of Mortars".)
  2. Fire Support Operations
    1. [Explain this military topic: "Battalion and Company Fire Support Operations" as part of "Tactical Employment of Mortars".](https://chatgpt.com/?q=Explain this military topic%3A "Battalion and Company Fire Support Operations" as part of "Tactical Employment of Mortars".)
      1. Army Organizations
      2. United States Marine Corps Organization
    2. [Explain this military topic: "Mission Command" as part of "Tactical Employment of Mortars".](https://chatgpt.com/?q=Explain this military topic%3A "Mission Command" as part of "Tactical Employment of Mortars".)
      1. Key Personnel Responsibilities
      2. Control
    3. [Explain this military topic: "Fire Support Planning" as part of "Tactical Employment of Mortars".](https://chatgpt.com/?q=Explain this military topic%3A "Fire Support Planning" as part of "Tactical Employment of Mortars".)
      1. Priority of Fires
      2. Command Relationships
      3. Support Relationships
    4. Graphic Control Measures
      1. [Explain this military topic: "Maneuver Control Measures" as part of "Tactical Employment of Mortars".](https://chatgpt.com/?q=Explain this military topic%3A "Maneuver Control Measures" as part of "Tactical Employment of Mortars".)
      2. [Explain this military topic: "Fire Support Coordination Measures" as part of "Tactical Employment of Mortars".](https://chatgpt.com/?q=Explain this military topic%3A "Fire Support Coordination Measures" as part of "Tactical Employment of Mortars".)
      3. [Explain this military topic: "Targets and Targeting" as part of "Tactical Employment of Mortars".](https://chatgpt.com/?q=Explain this military topic%3A "Targets and Targeting" as part of "Tactical Employment of Mortars".)
    5. Battalion Fire Support Plan
      1. [Explain this military topic: "Target Refinement" as part of "Tactical Employment of Mortars".](https://chatgpt.com/?q=Explain this military topic%3A "Target Refinement" as part of "Tactical Employment of Mortars".)
      2. [Explain this military topic: "Tactical and Technical Triggers" as part of "Tactical Employment of Mortars".](https://chatgpt.com/?q=Explain this military topic%3A "Tactical and Technical Triggers" as part of "Tactical Employment of Mortars".)
      3. [Explain this military topic: "Ceasing or Shifting Fires" as part of "Tactical Employment of Mortars".](https://chatgpt.com/?q=Explain this military topic%3A "Ceasing or Shifting Fires" as part of "Tactical Employment of Mortars".)
      4. [Explain this military topic: "Clearance of Fires" as part of "Tactical Employment of Mortars".](https://chatgpt.com/?q=Explain this military topic%3A "Clearance of Fires" as part of "Tactical Employment of Mortars".)
      5. [Explain this military topic: "Operation Order" as part of "Tactical Employment of Mortars".](https://chatgpt.com/?q=Explain this military topic%3A "Operation Order" as part of "Tactical Employment of Mortars".)
      6. [Explain this military topic: "Echelonment of Fires and Risk Estimate Distance" as part of "Tactical Employment of Mortars".](https://chatgpt.com/?q=Explain this military topic%3A "Echelonment of Fires and Risk Estimate Distance" as part of "Tactical Employment of Mortars".)
      7. [Explain this military topic: "Risk-Estimate Distance" as part of "Tactical Employment of Mortars".](https://chatgpt.com/?q=Explain this military topic%3A "Risk-Estimate Distance" as part of "Tactical Employment of Mortars".)
  3. Mortar Units in Operations
    1. [Explain this military topic: "Unified Action" as part of "Tactical Employment of Mortars".](https://chatgpt.com/?q=Explain this military topic%3A "Unified Action" as part of "Tactical Employment of Mortars".)
      1. Operational Environment
      2. Threats and Hazards
    2. [Explain this military topic: "Unified Land Operations" as part of "Tactical Employment of Mortars".](https://chatgpt.com/?q=Explain this military topic%3A "Unified Land Operations" as part of "Tactical Employment of Mortars".)
      1. Principles and Tenets of Unified Land Operations
      2. Operations Structure
    3. Decisive Action
      1. [Explain this military topic: "Offensive Operations" as part of "Tactical Employment of Mortars".](https://chatgpt.com/?q=Explain this military topic%3A "Offensive Operations" as part of "Tactical Employment of Mortars".)
      2. [Explain this military topic: "Defensive Operations" as part of "Tactical Employment of Mortars".](https://chatgpt.com/?q=Explain this military topic%3A "Defensive Operations" as part of "Tactical Employment of Mortars".)
      3. [Explain this military topic: "Stability Operations" as part of "Tactical Employment of Mortars".](https://chatgpt.com/?q=Explain this military topic%3A "Stability Operations" as part of "Tactical Employment of Mortars".)
    4. Offensive Operations
      1. [Explain this military topic: "Movement to Contact (Offense)" as part of "Tactical Employment of Mortars".](https://chatgpt.com/?q=Explain this military topic%3A "Movement to Contact (Offense)" as part of "Tactical Employment of Mortars".)
      2. [Explain this military topic: "Attack (Offense)" as part of "Tactical Employment of Mortars".](https://chatgpt.com/?q=Explain this military topic%3A "Attack (Offense)" as part of "Tactical Employment of Mortars".)
      3. [Explain this military topic: "Exploitation (Offense)" as part of "Tactical Employment of Mortars".](https://chatgpt.com/?q=Explain this military topic%3A "Exploitation (Offense)" as part of "Tactical Employment of Mortars".)
      4. [Explain this military topic: "Pursuit (Offense)" as part of "Tactical Employment of Mortars".](https://chatgpt.com/?q=Explain this military topic%3A "Pursuit (Offense)" as part of "Tactical Employment of Mortars".)
      5. [Explain this military topic: "Mortar Support in the Offense (Offense)" as part of "Tactical Employment of Mortars".](https://chatgpt.com/?q=Explain this military topic%3A "Mortar Support in the Offense (Offense)" as part of "Tactical Employment of Mortars".)
      6. [Explain this military topic: "Fires (Offense)" as part of "Tactical Employment of Mortars".](https://chatgpt.com/?q=Explain this military topic%3A "Fires (Offense)" as part of "Tactical Employment of Mortars".)
    5. Defensive Operations
      1. [Explain this military topic: "Area Defense (Defense)" as part of "Tactical Employment of Mortars".](https://chatgpt.com/?q=Explain this military topic%3A "Area Defense (Defense)" as part of "Tactical Employment of Mortars".)
      2. [Explain this military topic: "Mobile Defense (Defense)" as part of "Tactical Employment of Mortars".](https://chatgpt.com/?q=Explain this military topic%3A "Mobile Defense (Defense)" as part of "Tactical Employment of Mortars".)
      3. [Explain this military topic: "Retrograde (Defense)" as part of "Tactical Employment of Mortars".](https://chatgpt.com/?q=Explain this military topic%3A "Retrograde (Defense)" as part of "Tactical Employment of Mortars".)
      4. [Explain this military topic: "Mortar Support in the Defense (Defense)" as part of "Tactical Employment of Mortars".](https://chatgpt.com/?q=Explain this military topic%3A "Mortar Support in the Defense (Defense)" as part of "Tactical Employment of Mortars".)
      5. [Explain this military topic: "Fires (Defense)" as part of "Tactical Employment of Mortars".](https://chatgpt.com/?q=Explain this military topic%3A "Fires (Defense)" as part of "Tactical Employment of Mortars".)
    6. Stability Operations Tasks
      1. [Explain this military topic: "Decentralized Operations (Stability)" as part of "Tactical Employment of Mortars".](https://chatgpt.com/?q=Explain this military topic%3A "Decentralized Operations (Stability)" as part of "Tactical Employment of Mortars".)
      2. [Explain this military topic: "Components (Stability)" as part of "Tactical Employment of Mortars".](https://chatgpt.com/?q=Explain this military topic%3A "Components (Stability)" as part of "Tactical Employment of Mortars".)
      3. [Explain this military topic: "Preparation for Stability Operations Tasks (Stability)" as part of "Tactical Employment of Mortars".](https://chatgpt.com/?q=Explain this military topic%3A "Preparation for Stability Operations Tasks (Stability)" as part of "Tactical Employment of Mortars".)
      4. [Explain this military topic: "Nonstandard Missions (Stability)" as part of "Tactical Employment of Mortars".](https://chatgpt.com/?q=Explain this military topic%3A "Nonstandard Missions (Stability)" as part of "Tactical Employment of Mortars".)
    7. Tactical-Enabling Operations
      1. [Explain this military topic: "Reconnaissance" as part of "Tactical Employment of Mortars".](https://chatgpt.com/?q=Explain this military topic%3A "Reconnaissance" as part of "Tactical Employment of Mortars".)
      2. [Explain this military topic: "Security" as part of "Tactical Employment of Mortars".](https://chatgpt.com/?q=Explain this military topic%3A "Security" as part of "Tactical Employment of Mortars".)
      3. [Explain this military topic: "Troop Movement" as part of "Tactical Employment of Mortars".](https://chatgpt.com/?q=Explain this military topic%3A "Troop Movement" as part of "Tactical Employment of Mortars".)
      4. [Explain this military topic: "Passage of Lines" as part of "Tactical Employment of Mortars".](https://chatgpt.com/?q=Explain this military topic%3A "Passage of Lines" as part of "Tactical Employment of Mortars".)
      5. [Explain this military topic: "Relief in Place" as part of "Tactical Employment of Mortars".](https://chatgpt.com/?q=Explain this military topic%3A "Relief in Place" as part of "Tactical Employment of Mortars".)
      6. [Explain this military topic: "Encirclement Operations" as part of "Tactical Employment of Mortars".](https://chatgpt.com/?q=Explain this military topic%3A "Encirclement Operations" as part of "Tactical Employment of Mortars".)
  4. Platoon and Section Operations
    1. [Explain this military topic: "Employment Operations" as part of "Tactical Employment of Mortars".](https://chatgpt.com/?q=Explain this military topic%3A "Employment Operations" as part of "Tactical Employment of Mortars".)
      1. Employment Techniques
      2. Availability of Personnel and Equipment
    2. [Explain this military topic: "Mortar Positions" as part of "Tactical Employment of Mortars".](https://chatgpt.com/?q=Explain this military topic%3A "Mortar Positions" as part of "Tactical Employment of Mortars".)
      1. Reconnaissance
      2. Planning the Reconnaissance
      3. Position Selection Considerations
      4. Advance Party Operations
      5. Movement Briefing
      6. Occupation
      7. Night Occupation
      8. Occupation Types
      9. Position Improvement
    3. [Explain this military topic: "Displacement Planning" as part of "Tactical Employment of Mortars".](https://chatgpt.com/?q=Explain this military topic%3A "Displacement Planning" as part of "Tactical Employment of Mortars".)
      1. Displacement Timing
      2. Displacement Plans
      3. Displacement Techniques
    4. [Explain this military topic: "Movement" as part of "Tactical Employment of Mortars".](https://chatgpt.com/?q=Explain this military topic%3A "Movement" as part of "Tactical Employment of Mortars".)
    5. [Explain this military topic: "Mortar Unit Firing Formations" as part of "Tactical Employment of Mortars".](https://chatgpt.com/?q=Explain this military topic%3A "Mortar Unit Firing Formations" as part of "Tactical Employment of Mortars".)
    6. [Explain this military topic: "Air Assault Operations" as part of "Tactical Employment of Mortars".](https://chatgpt.com/?q=Explain this military topic%3A "Air Assault Operations" as part of "Tactical Employment of Mortars".)
    7. [Explain this military topic: "Airborne Operations" as part of "Tactical Employment of Mortars".](https://chatgpt.com/?q=Explain this military topic%3A "Airborne Operations" as part of "Tactical Employment of Mortars".)
    8. [Explain this military topic: "Mountain Operations" as part of "Tactical Employment of Mortars".](https://chatgpt.com/?q=Explain this military topic%3A "Mountain Operations" as part of "Tactical Employment of Mortars".)
    9. [Explain this military topic: "Urban Operations" as part of "Tactical Employment of Mortars".](https://chatgpt.com/?q=Explain this military topic%3A "Urban Operations" as part of "Tactical Employment of Mortars".)
    10. [Explain this military topic: "Jungle Operations" as part of "Tactical Employment of Mortars".](https://chatgpt.com/?q=Explain this military topic%3A "Jungle Operations" as part of "Tactical Employment of Mortars".)
  5. Survivability Techniques
  6. Sustainment