(01-28-2014, 02:59 AM)waynebaumber Wrote: (01-27-2014, 11:12 PM)vince hughes Wrote: I re-read the smoke rules every day as a matter of course, along with my almanack of "How to be a good gentleman"
Maybe in a game with scarce mortars, on board artillery and little OBA. But in a game with lets say, 3 x mortars, 2 x on-board guns and 8 OBA modules, there is not too much to be lost by using it but lots to be gained.
The main thrust was that if the scenarios were configured without it and it was later added, then it is not a problem for those that think it too strong a weapon to discard it from the scenario. It will basically block out all LOS beyond it. Also, ad nauseum availability is not something I've read too much about in battle accounts of the period ?
I agree about the "unlimited smoke" is unrealistic may I humbly suggest you read the almanack a little more carefully 
We have not played many scenarios with smoke so I am not sure how effective it is in PG.
Coincidentally (or not LOL) , Vince and I are currently engaged in the 43rd Wessex Attacks (BN #21) and at the beginning of the game, I rolled successful on being able to use smoke. I will say that having not used it before, what I have found that if the situation calls for cover, it works really well with coordinating movements to get into positions and not getting obliterated. However, there is a good chance that it disperses each turn. It has helped me move into position where otherwise, my units would have been destroyed as they approached Mouen. I will detail further in the "Commission diary" once I have had a chance to give some time to it.
