fivefivesix Posted February 5, 2015 Share Posted February 5, 2015 How far is the smoke canister expected to discharge from the BMP-3 when deploying smoke? When attempting a mechanized assault of a small village in the Russian campaign, I set my 3 vehicles to stop in a hull down position about 100 meters from the first buildings, deploy a smoke screen, and let the infantry dismount under cover. The smoke screen launched way farther than I expected, basically overshooting the buildings I was hoping to obscure. I seem to remember in CMSF the Stryker smoke screens launched a nice little pocket within a few meters of the vehicles. Is this just a difference in Russian vs. NATO doctrine? I lucked out in this event, as the buildings in question indeed had enemy infantry occupying them. 2 RPG rockets missed and a 3rd was APS intercepted. Either way this is an awesome game. Maybe next time I'll dismount a little further back 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sburke Posted February 5, 2015 Share Posted February 5, 2015 Yeah I was surprised the first time I tried that as well, they create a helluva curtain at a good distance away. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rinaldi Posted February 5, 2015 Share Posted February 5, 2015 Had myself surprised as well. In SF I used to get into position, pop smoke then dismount. Is it possible to pop smoke while moving? If so I think that's how I'll use the smoke mortars on the BMP-3s. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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