[Nick Beale]

Don't forget that these weapons were also used against surface targets from the Salerno landings of September 1943, through the Normandy campaign and on into the late summer/autumn of 1944 in actions on the French/German border. IIRC they were also used in the Ardennes (or at least some units were told to be ready use them if ordered).

I've seen numerous references in Ultra decrypts to "mortar operations" by fighter Gruppen (I don't have details to hand) against ground targets. Some accounts from the receiving end would be interesting, if anyone knows of any.