Sometimes the AI will quickly preempt the bombing
This causes you to miss important smoke blockades or critical strike opportunities
And AI bombardment will fall in unnecessary places.
Stopped ability to have AI call for artillery strikes
Because this is a tactical waste
No, people should keep calling them. The artillery strikes are toxic, so it’s a good thing they’re blocked for a while. And bombers are free points. They’re worth their weight in gold during the event.
No one wants to waste precious opportunities with useless calls
Especially when performing smoke blockade, it is always occupied by a bunch of useless and time-wasting things.
Who but an enemy spy would want to see something as bad as this?
If you are so relying on smoke barrages, I recommend a mortar squad. Way more versatile.
Another plus, this squad is larger than a radio squad.
Do you know how widespread the Signal Corps smoke is?
He can pull a thread out
This is something a mortar can’t do
Not to mention there are paratroopers who can replace them now
Are you sure?
You have to spend a lot of time correcting the trajectory and coordinates on the spot and wait for a few seconds for them to fall.
And their range seems to be smaller than that of the communications corps (?)
But what about the communications corps?
You only need to spend 2 seconds to pull out a line. After a few seconds, you will have a perfect smoke cover.
This way you can seize the opportunity to use the smoke to quickly approach the target.
Not really tbh, max range for majority of mortars is 253m.
Well, yes. But only if someone wasn’t already faster than you.
But you can use Mortars anytime.
err, no.
small correction;
those are players.
AI can only call artillery strikes, not bombing runs.
( unless you tweak them through mods )
Small problems with translation software
It should be said that it is the explosion range
Huh? What do you mean? Radius of explosion big 253m²?
Im not sure if any helpers is actually reading this, but I have an actual suggestion: give smoke artillery a seperate downtime because right now it’s just not “economical” to use smoke over HE artillery or bombing run.
I believe this too was suggested several times already. Sadly, completely rejected/ignored.
Sad, I will have to rely on my tank and mortar smoke shells.
I wonder if the smoke actually works though? While players can’t see through it, bots might be able to as they already do with bushes.
I mean, if it’s not working properly than ofcourse they wouldn’t want smoke artillery.
I recommend crusader with its 50 smoke grenades. They’re not as effective as smoke shells are. But aggressive gameplay with constant spam of smoke grenades is hella fun xD
Pure chaos
I honestly do not care. Yes, they do shoot trough bushes and so. But from my personal experience, it’s just from time to time. Definitely not something consistent. I don’t even remember when I was killed by bot shooting from behind the bush.
I assume you haven’t tried Signal Regiment smoke bombardment.
Their single blast range is nearly 2 times that of mortar smoke
That’s what I’m thinking. Literally never used the Radio Op’s smoke except maybe once to see what it was like