Generating Smoke (AFVs) vs Generate Smoke Ability plus Smoke ability & Artillery

[Dr Dave]

Modifiers do apply Dave (in cover, low profile etc) - use the normal firing stats/process and yes Smk/40 might well be a better way of avoiding any challenges.

Also - Smoke is not necessarily removed at the end of the Opponents turn - see the Tiger Hunt scenario - because you can Smoke Generate as an Initiative action - in which case that smoke remains in play throughout the Active players turn and then into the next turn for the player that generated the Smoke.

Mark, sorry - I can't see how a target being low profile can make it harder to mask with a smoke screen. Surely, if anything it's easier? It's "shorter", or not as tall as a tank say, so it's easier to mask it off? 

I was thinking purely about the CS tanks shooting smoke rounds - but yes - lots of British tanks have projectors etc.

[fred.]

Low Profile reduces the number of shooting dice. It doesn't change the to hit score.

So if you only have 1 shooting dice Low Profile makes no difference

[Dr Dave]

But you're not trying to hit the target. Your trying to place a smoke round on the ground in front of it.

[Big Insect]

It's all about game play Dave

Visibility is a constant - you still got to see a target to be able to hit it (with the exception of on-table indirect fire).
Profile effects visibility

[Dr Dave]

Ok, so spotting - or part of it - that was absent in bkc2 and 1, is rolled into the number of attacks. Got it.

[Big Insect]

For Smoking a unit yes