TAC OPS LZ Nowhere mission - need help to carry mortar

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Well, not PHYSICAL help...I made my way to the mortar crew to transport the mortar back to the ERV, but was unable to work out how to carry it. It never gave me the option to pick it up. Perhaps it was because I was pretty much fully loaded. I would have dropped spare magazines and first aid kits to carry it, but it never showed me an icon to indicate that I could carry it. Later on in the mission (no spoilers), it gave me the option to try this side mission again, but then gave me a "mission complete" message. Looking at YouTube walkthroughs was not helpful, as no-one was even given that side mission (most vids were over a year old).

 

It this possible? How do I achieve this if I replay the mission?

[Wiki 1558]

The mortar is in a backpack.

To carry it, you gotta take the mortar backpack.

So, when you find it, just grab the backpack (leave the one you have if you are carrying one already).

 

Then go to the ERV point and drop the mortar backpack there.

 

On a personnal note, I would add that I don't fid it very useful as the mortar will never be used.