Mortars vs Artillery

[StainlessSteelCynic]

Originally Posted by swaghauler

Keep in mind that Artillery is a "High Value Target" in war. This means that Artillery Battalions and Regiments (a divisional sized unit in the US Army) would have suffered the same losses of Artillery Pieces as they did in Tanks. 20% unit strengths would be common.

I vaguely recall something about the Soviets specifically tasking some of their artillery units for counter-battery fire, hence why they had so many artillery regiments and divisions.
And then there's their inclusion of artillery pieces in Motor Rifle Regiments.
They certainly did love artillery (as Stalin called it, artillery was "Bog Voyny", i.e. God of War)