Limbering/Loading Mortars

[J6A]

I thought I had asked this at some point, and if I did, I'm unable to locate the thread.

Let's say I have a 120mm mortar on it's firing side.  The bad guys are getting close, so I want to get the heck out of Dodge.  Do I have to flip it to limbered on turn 1 and then load it on turn 2 and then start moving on turn 3, or does the act of limbering it flip it to the limbered side.  Or, perhaps, does it limber on 1 turn and retain it's deployed status (that seems unlikely)?