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Mortars are a hell of a lot more lethal any consumer firework. So, yes there is a difference. Mortars also need to be used at range (100s of meters to kilometer
by catlifeonmars 6y ago
Mortars are a hell of a lot more lethal any consumer firework. So, yes there is a difference. Mortars also need to be used at range (100s of meters to kilometers) to be effective. I highly doubt mortars were in use.
- dragonwriter 6y ago> Mortars are a hell of a lot more lethal any consumer firework. Well, some mortars are. Other mortars are consumer fireworks.
- CydeWeys 6y agoIt's almost like, in the interest of clarity, we should use specific, non-overly-broad words that can't be misinterpreted. The use of the word "mortar" here is clearly causing problems, so how about "aerial firework" and "combat mortar"?
- ndiscussion 6y agoGood point, I wasn't thinking of actual military mortars. But I think "mortar" often means consumer firework in modern parlance.
- vcxy 6y agoI think there might be a lot of people here (my self included) that literally didn't know that about fireworks in modern parlance. It's because talking about fireworks just doesn't ever come up in my life. But I think "mortar" is commonly known as a military kind of weapon even if you know nothing about fireworks.
- catlifeonmars 6y agoI was unaware of that terminology applied to fireworks. Good to know!