diff --git a/source/games/duke/src/player_d.cpp b/source/games/duke/src/player_d.cpp
index 1b6e2335c..b7d2285c1 100644
--- a/source/games/duke/src/player_d.cpp
+++ b/source/games/duke/src/player_d.cpp
@@ -714,30 +714,6 @@ static void shootrpg(DDukeActor *actor, int p, DVector3 pos, DAngle ang, int atw
 //
 //---------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
-static void shootmortar(DDukeActor* actor, int p, const DVector3& pos, DAngle ang, int atwith)
-{
-	auto sect = actor->sector();
-	if (actor->spr.extra >= 0) actor->spr.shade = -96;
-
-	double x;
-	auto plActor = ps[findplayer(actor, &x)].GetActor();
-	x = (plActor->spr.pos.XY() - actor->spr.pos.XY()).Length();
-
-	double zvel = -x * 0.5;
-
-	if (zvel < -8)
-		zvel = -4;
-	double vel = x / 16.;
-
-	CreateActor(sect, pos.plusZ(-6) + ang.ToVector() * 4, atwith, -64, DVector2(0.5, 0.5), ang, vel, zvel, actor, 1);
-}
-
-//---------------------------------------------------------------------------
-//
-//
-//
-//---------------------------------------------------------------------------
-
 void shoot_d(DDukeActor* actor, int atwith, PClass *cls)
 {
 	int p;
@@ -812,11 +788,6 @@ void shoot_d(DDukeActor* actor, int atwith, PClass *cls)
 	case DTILE_RPG:
 		shootrpg(actor, p, spos, sang, atwith);
 		break;
-
-	case DTILE_BOUNCEMINE:
-	case DTILE_MORTER:
-		shootmortar(actor, p, spos, sang, atwith);
-		return;
 	}
 	return;
 }
diff --git a/source/games/duke/src/player_r.cpp b/source/games/duke/src/player_r.cpp
index 3f2c3e5ae..6595c2f42 100644
--- a/source/games/duke/src/player_r.cpp
+++ b/source/games/duke/src/player_r.cpp
@@ -735,31 +735,6 @@ static void shootwhip(DDukeActor* actor, int p, DVector3 pos, DAngle ang, int at
 //
 //---------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
-static void shootmortar(DDukeActor* actor, int p, const DVector3& pos, DAngle ang, int atwith)
-{
-	auto sect = actor->sector();
-	if (actor->spr.extra >= 0) actor->spr.shade = -96;
-
-	double x;
-	auto plActor = ps[findplayer(actor, &x)].GetActor();
-	x = (plActor->spr.pos.XY() - actor->spr.pos.XY()).Length();
-
-	double zvel = -x * 0.5;
-
-	if (zvel < -8)
-		zvel = -4;
-	double vel = x / 16.;
-	double size = atwith == RTILE_CHEERBOMB ? 0.25 : 0.5;
-
-	CreateActor(sect, pos.plusZ(-6) + ang.ToVector() * 4, atwith, -64, DVector2(size, size), ang, vel, zvel, actor, 1);
-}
-
-//---------------------------------------------------------------------------
-//
-//
-//
-//---------------------------------------------------------------------------
-
 void shoot_r(DDukeActor* actor, int atwith, PClass* cls)
 {
 	int p;
@@ -832,12 +807,6 @@ void shoot_r(DDukeActor* actor, int atwith, PClass* cls)
 	rrra_rpg2:
 		shootrpg(actor, p, spos, sang, atwith);
 		break;
-
-	case RTILE_CHEERBOMB:
-		if (!isRRRA()) break;
-	case RTILE_MORTER:
-		shootmortar(actor, p, spos, sang, atwith);
-		break;
 	}
 	return;
 }
diff --git a/wadsrc/static/zscript/games/duke/actors/mortar.zs b/wadsrc/static/zscript/games/duke/actors/mortar.zs
index f5a1b10d4..3a2d1d326 100644
--- a/wadsrc/static/zscript/games/duke/actors/mortar.zs
+++ b/wadsrc/static/zscript/games/duke/actors/mortar.zs
@@ -2,13 +2,37 @@ class DukeMortar : DukeActor
 {
 	default
 	{
-		pic "MORTAR";
+		pic "MORTER";
 		DukeMortar.ceilingdist 3;
+		DukeMortar.spawnscale 0.5;
 	}
 
 	meta int ceilingdist;
+	meta double spawnscale;
 	property ceilingdist: ceilingdist;
+	property spawnscale: spawnscale;
 	
+
+	override bool ShootThis(DukeActor actor, DukePlayer p, Vector3 pos, double ang) const
+	{
+		let sect = actor.sector;
+		if (actor.extra >= 0) actor.shade = -96;
+
+		double x;
+		DukePlayer p;
+		[p, x] = actor.findplayer();
+		let plActor = p.Actor;
+		x = (plActor.pos.XY - actor.pos.XY).Length();
+
+		double zvel = -x * 0.5;
+
+		if (zvel < -8)
+			zvel = -4;
+		double vel = x / 16.;
+		dlevel.SpawnActor(sect, pos.plusZ(-6) + ang.ToVector() * 4, GetClass(), -64, (self.spawnscale, self.spawnscale), ang, vel, zvel, actor, STAT_ACTOR);
+		return true;
+	}
+
 	override void Tick()
 	{
 		let spawned = self.spawn("DukeFrameEffect");
@@ -186,7 +210,6 @@ class RedneckMortar : DukeMortar
 {
 	default
 	{
-		pic "MORTAR";
 		DukeMortar.ceilingdist 16;
 	}
 	
@@ -204,6 +227,7 @@ class RedneckCheerBomb : DukeMortar
 		spriteset "CHEERBOMB", "CHEERBOMB1", "CHEERBOMB2", "CHEERBOMB3";
 		DukeMortar.ceilingdist 16;
 		+NOFLOORPAL;
+		DukeMortar.spawnscale 0.25;
 	}
 	
 	override bool Animate(tspritetype t)