Is There An App To Fire Mortars?

A member of the 'Ansar Dimachk' Brigade, part of the 'Asood Allah' Brigade which operates under the Free Syrian Army, uses an iPad during preparations to fire a homemade mortar at one of the battlefronts in Jobar, Damascus September 15, 2013.

Syrian Rebels Are Using iPads To Fire Off Mortars -- Business Insider

It is known that Syrian rebels have had to rely on jerry-rigged weapons, and it appears some fighters have turned to technology to upgrade their gear.

Mohamed Abdullah of Reuters took this fascinating picture of Free Syrian Army rebels using an iPad to guide mortar fire outside of Damascus.

Business Insider reporter Paul Szoldra held almost every billet in the 81mm Mortar Platoon and instructed new mortarmen when he served in the U.S. Marine Corps from 2002 to 2010.

These rebels, according to Szoldra, appear to be using an app to level the tube because they don't have sights on the mortars to help level it out and aim at a target.

Here's Paul's analysis of the operation:

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My Comment: Apparently they are doing it all wrong.

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The Lebanese Turn To Apps To Avoid Gun Battles

Apps Help Lebanese Avoid Gunfights, Not Just Traffic Jams -- BRW

With Syria’s civil war increasingly at risk of spilling over its borders, developers and even the army in neighbouring Lebanon are equipping people with tools to avoid dangers via advance-warning smartphone apps.

Applications that use crowdsourced information to tell people about gunfights, suggest routes around roadblocks and even, in the case of the army’s own app, reveal locations and offer a channel of direct communication to army command in the case of kidnap, are a natural evolution for a population that has grown up with decades of civil conflict, the Financial Times reports.

“In other places in the world, the only thing that might obstruct your path is traffic,” Mohammad Taha, a Berytech entrepreneur, told the newspaper. “In Lebanon there are many things that can happen.”

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Update: Lebanon turns to apps to avoid growing violence linked to Syria -- Financial Times

WNU Editor: The app is Ma2too3a.

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