Difference between revisions of "Category:Smoke Generators"

Example of a large smoke deployed.

• There are 3 smoke screen sizes, being Small < Medium < Large.
  • The maximum smoke size that can be generated is dependent on the number of smoke generators, being respectively 1/2/3.
  • Note that improvements also affect the maximum smoke level possible.
• It sharply reduces the accuracy of all fleets, proportionally to the smoke screen size (the hit rate is still capped at 11%).
  • This effect can be partially bypassed by using radars (both sides).
• The effect will last for the day battle, even so the animation will fade before the battle's end.

Smoke activation button next to the Formation ones.

• If equipped, it can be activated with a specific button when selecting the formation.
  • It can be activated multiple times per sortie until it triggers, being triggerable once, in day battle only.
• It cannot be activated in Exercises in the current implementation.
• The trigger rate is not 100% and depends on the fleet's flagship's luck , as well as the amount and type of Smoke Generators used.
  • For combined fleets, it is the luck of the main flagship.
  • The size of the triggered smoke screen depends on how many smoke generators are used.
• It will only trigger at the beginning of the Shelling phase.

The 3 different smoke size

• The trigger rate depends on:
  • The number of "Smoke Generators" in the fleet,
  • The flagship Level and Luck (secretary for Combined Fleets),
  • improvements of the generator.
• Regarding the equipment:
  • Each Smoke Generator (Smoke Screen) counts as 1,
  • Each Smoke Generator Kai (Smoke Screen) counts as 2,
  • improvements of the generator can also count as 1 ([1][2]).

Two formulas have been determined to approximate the trigger rate of smoke screens.

• The 2nd formula is based on the 1st one with additional hypothesis,
• A measurement of the trigger rate can be found here,
• Both formulas can be directly compared here.
• It is possible to have a total trigger rate for all 3 sizes of 100%, giving the FS has enough luck & enough generators are used.

• The smoke gives an Accuracy malus to both fleets when used:
  • Please note that these are initial estimations and are subject to change.
  • It is currently unknown if the airstrike accuracy is affected by the smoke.
  • Some modifiers are near impossible to determine because the fleet hit the lower bound hit rate (11% hard cap).
  • There are some inconsistencies between "old" and "new" enemies.
  • Having a (surface ?) radar equipped reduces the smoke effect for both fleets, but only for the shelling phase.

• AA effects:
  • The smoke affects the allied shootdown but not the enemy shootdown.
  • No fixed shootdown above 2 has been observed under a smoke.
  • The guaranteed shootdown does not seem to be affected.
  • A modifier to the Adjusted AA is suspected but there is not enough data to confirm it.
• The Smoke reduce the Anti-Air Rocket Barrage trigger rate either directly or by reducing the Adjusted AA.