Aerial Smoke screens

oscsusnret
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Aerial Smoke screens Sept 3, 2020 23:57:12 GMT

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Post by oscsusnret on Sept 3, 2020 23:57:12 GMT

Aerial smoke screens,

www.youtube.com/watch?v=OP_9vYWxTU8

www.youtube.com/watch?v=0_EdgP57l1Q

I wonder if this would be good against navies that did not have radar. Is it worth a special card or is this tactic not used in WWII

Last Edit: Sept 4, 2020 0:02:45 GMT by oscsusnret

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Theaetetus
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Aerial Smoke screens Sept 4, 2020 12:34:20 GMT via mobile

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Post by Theaetetus on Sept 4, 2020 12:34:20 GMT

www.techeblog.com/aerial-smoke-curtian-world-war-2-naval-ships/

It looks like it was Havocs and Bostons who dropped the smoke. It would be more accurate to have the screen be purely LoS inhibiter, and perhaps be placed as a line rather than a circle, though that is a little more precise than the rules are.

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CommanderSam
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Aerial Smoke screens Sept 4, 2020 12:40:27 GMT Theaetetus likes this

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Post by CommanderSam on Sept 4, 2020 12:40:27 GMT

Sept 4, 2020 12:34:20 GMT Theaetetus said:

www.techeblog.com/aerial-smoke-curtian-world-war-2-naval-ships/

It looks like it was Havocs and Bostons who dropped the smoke. It would be more accurate to have the screen be purely LoS inhibiter, and perhaps be placed as a line rather than a circle, though that is a little more precise than the rules are.

I think that if you want to KISS per WaS rule, that would apply a concealment in a target sector. Exactly as ships already do.

Otherwise you would need a different SA, for which I do not see interest.

brigman Forumini Admiral Posts: 13,329	Aerial Smoke screens Sept 6, 2020 18:36:56 GMT Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by brigman on Sept 6, 2020 18:36:56 GMT Played a game at a con once where the organizer had aerial-dropped smoke. I won't say it breaks the game, but it breaks the game.

CommanderSam
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Aerial Smoke screens Sept 7, 2020 12:20:14 GMT

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Post by CommanderSam on Sept 7, 2020 12:20:14 GMT

Sept 6, 2020 18:36:56 GMT brigman said:

Played a game at a con once where the organizer had aerial-dropped smoke. I won't say it breaks the game, but it breaks the game.

If you do not have spare fighters to hunt for this buzzing smokers, I guess it could really be troublesome.
On the other hand, it depends on the builds. I find it less flexible than smiking ships, for which you can play on initiative to chose when to smoke or not to smoke.
With Air drop, the screen is already in place at the beginning of surface phase, so equally affects both sides.
I assume that a player using them would certainly use units that are not affected by them, tho.

I would call them a game changer, not really breaker (but I never experienced them, so I could be too mild)

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Aerial Smoke screens

Post by oscsusnret on Sept 3, 2020 23:57:12 GMT

Post by Theaetetus on Sept 4, 2020 12:34:20 GMT

Post by CommanderSam on Sept 4, 2020 12:40:27 GMT

Post by brigman on Sept 6, 2020 18:36:56 GMT

Post by CommanderSam on Sept 7, 2020 12:20:14 GMT

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