Though I can't agree with removing Auto-Fire from all Mortars. They are there to ease the burden of your forces, not add to them through a micro tax. Think of how much attention you'll have to give them when using a Soviet Mortar for example with 4 rounds for every barrage. Might be an overnerf. :/
Admittedly, this would be a nice excuse to add a mobile alternative but alas... We are years past the Beta stages. Would have loved to see a Universal Carrier armed with a Mortar.
Well the UC with mortar would indeed be the dream but isnt going to happen, we have to work with the units we have I guess unless someone has the skills to make a accurate model of the actual UC with the mortar inside and make the proper animations.
If we removed the auto-fire (which would make the game a bit more realistic
) we would have to buff the mortars precision and remove the cooldown of the barrage. I mean the first mortar shot would always be the less acurate and with each shot the mortar would get more and more accurate, this would give the other player some time to react, if he didnt we would be more punished than otherwise he would be if he moved in time. I mean, we dont see artillery pieces firing on their own.