[Dimitry]

2 Don

You have no idea if that is applicable either currently, 10 years ago, 20 years ago or 30 years ago. It's just a guess based on a couple of sources, one being an old game,

So maybe you have? No you don't.
Because I don't just explaining my point of view, I'm veryfying it by links and examples. And you don't. You just make a statement about LRF "a priori".

You are asking for up to a 60% degradation based on your guess of what you suspect it should be based on assumptions and scanty information.

Again, my guesses are supported by links to appropriate documents. The level of degradation is discussion-free.
And what are your statements supported with?

Even IF hard data can be found on this and can be applied it would have to be applied equally for all nations and that is a very serious amount of coding for something that is only hinted at being an issue in written evidence.

I have nothing against the idea that this should be be "applied equally for all nations". At least this is fair.
If TI's and LRF's in game are so hard to be modified, so why are they put in game (as far as I know there are no TI's and LRF's in, for example, Steel Panthers Modern Combat) ?

IMHO the "all-seeing" TI's and unblockable LRF's are seriously unbalancing the game. It's just like to make ONE tank gun for all tank types and then say "it is too hard to modify it for EACH tank".

2 Marcello

Thanks for the advice. I'll try this out.

2 Marec_Tucan

If I'm not mistaken the LRF on Abrams tanks in 1991 was the same as on first batch in the beginning of 1980's No problems with smoke encountered.

Some links as a proof would be great