DOWNTOWN
Mortar Man
Filename: Riley, Thomas P.
S/N: 131-7804-RT76
Primary Military Speciality: Infantry
Secondary Military Speciality: Special Operations
Birthplace: Luton, Bedfordshire
Grade E-4
A highly mobile, rapid strike force like GI Joe can't depend upon slow, ponderous artillery to keep up with them. They need to bring their own fire-support with them in the form of a high-powered mortar, but a mortar man in the field can only carry a limited number of shells, so he had better to be able to make every shot count! DOWNTOWN can judge range and path of a bullet just by eyesight. If he knows where the target is, he can hit it!
"If Downtown sets up his mortar in the car park of a goofball ground and had a spotter sitting in the stadium, he could put a round on the penalty sport within two attempts! Downtown picked up his name playing football. He didn't have the height for headers, but he had a reputation of never missing a shot!"