Mortar Team

The Mortar  which is available at level 6 is a premium unit requiring Nanopods to produce. It is the first unit available to the player that offers area of effect damage, as well as anti-armor capabilities thanks to its Explosive damage type.

Overview
The Mortar is a decent choice as it sports high range and splash damage, but as the player levels up and unlocks the Light Artillery, the Mortar Truck, and the Heavy Artillery, the Mortar will become less useful. Balancing this out however it its lesser cost of upgrading compared to those units.

The splash damage can be useful to kill off enemies who have low health without wasting multiple turns and as Explosive damage, the mortar is fairly adept at dealing with Armored units. Through a mission, one will receive a Mortar for free early in the game.

Mortars are also useful due to being able to suppress enemy units, decreasing their offensive capabilities as a result. As you level up the Mortar, it gains access to "Frag Shells" which switch damage from Explosive to Projectile with increased accuracy, making it more effective against infantry and fast vehicles, but less effective against armor which tends to reduce Piercing damage.

Updates
1.4
 * Frag Shell weapon option's damage increased.

1.3
 * Weapon damage increased significantly.
 * Healing costs reduced.
 * Weapon upgrade option, Frag Shell, added.