Re: Idea for ARENA
Do you really think that rapid-blooming chaff/smoke clouds, presumably exploding some meters over the ground, would cause that much suppression on neighbouring troops?
Also consider that VIRSS/smoke pots tend to land some ten meters away from the firing vehicle (any tanker to confirm/correct that?). In a 50m radius hex, the infnatry squad can pretty well be at the opposite corner, or behind the tank, where they will be screened by the smoke, and should therefore feel less suppressed given that the enemy cannot seem them anymore. Also consider that moves less than 50m are not calculated in (missile evasion), so you squad can very wel be warned and move out, or the tank move in front of them while manoeuvring.
Oh, and AFAIK the smoke used is no WP (phosphorous), which tends to be more than dangerous and is used to throw smoke/flares on the enemy's face: see the US M-20 flash launcher for one example: the real thing fires WP ammo.
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