![]() ![]() Large plates, each with five holes in them are bolted on the sides of the structure, and 4 large bolts hold the whole structure to its base. The color scheme becomes black, grey, silver, and reddish orange. At level 21, the Mortar becomes a very large domed structure with the barrel in the center.The structure of the Mortar itself does not change. At level 18, the Mortar now fires explosive black and red spheres instead of artillery.Protruding from this hole, on a ball-and-socket hinge is a large copper barrel with screws on the front holding the barrel to the hinge, and a large rod on the back. At level 16, the base is replaced by a hole ringed with copper, and surrounded with iron armor.At level 14, the Mortar's base gains a striped pattern on either side of it.At level 13, the Mortar gains reinforcement in the form of two rods on either side of it next to its hinges.At level 12, the top of the barrel gains a third steel rod added between the two existing rods added in the previous level.The back of the Mortar also appears to have two bronze colored rods. At level 11, the barrel becomes much thicker and is now bronze/orange colored, and a worm gear is fitted between the cogwheels.At level 9, the barrel is now colored golden yellow and is slightly larger in size.The barrel gains reinforcement around its perimeter. At level 8, the hinge gets more reinforcement and another, larger cogwheel.At level 7, the plating added in level 6 is reinforced at each corner.At level 6, the Mortar's base gains a dark gray plating.The hinge now has a cogwheel under the tube. At level 5, the tube becomes longer and larger.At level 4, the Mortar's hexagonal base turns yellow.At level 3, the Mortar gains a gray hexagonal base.At level 2, the Mortar's barrel gains a yellow ring.Initially, the Mortar is a tube-like structure fitted on hinges on a round beige rotatable plate, which is placed on top of two wooden planks.Mortars are good at working with Rocket Launchers and Flamethrowers to destroy groups of rushing Warriors. It is good to have your Mortars in range of your Headquarters.When Troops move up, the Mortar shot is likely to hit Zookas in the back which can ruin an attack. It may also be a good idea to put your Mortars near the front of your base.It is usually a good idea to put Mortars near the back of your base so Warriors have a hard time reaching them.Placing the mortars centrally in your base and protected by other defenses can help your defenses succeed. The Mortar is an extremely effective defense in the removal of large groups of low-health troops such as Riflemen or Zookas.The Ice Shields ability is effective in preventing Riflemen and Zookas from being wiped out or otherwise being heavily damaged by a Mortar however it has to be timed well to prevent other defenses from destroying the shields. ![]() At lower levels, Warriors can also outheal the damage dealt by even two or three Mortars of equal level.
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