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Smoke deployed from grenades can be blown under hilly terrain
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Description

Especially noticeable with a smoke grenade by the base of a hill. Wind (maybe rotor wash as well?) will make the smoke particles float into the hill and disappear from view, sometimes emerging further up the hill. {F17607}

Details

Legacy ID
2358545049
Severity
Minor
Resolution
Open
Reproducibility
Always
Category
Particles
Steps To Reproduce
  • Drop a smoke grenade next to a hill.
  • Wait for wind to shift (un?)favorably.

Not tried with helicopter rotor wash. Not tried with residual smoke from HE grenade.

Event Timeline

Kektain edited Steps To Reproduce. (Show Details)Mar 9 2013, 9:34 AM
Kektain edited Additional Information. (Show Details)
Kektain set Category to Particles.
Kektain set Reproducibility to Always.
Kektain set Severity to Minor.
Kektain set Resolution to Open.
Kektain set Legacy ID to 2358545049.May 7 2016, 11:55 AM

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bez added a comment.Jun 20 2013, 3:14 PM

Yes just experienced this myself,
If this is not fixed it kind of render the smoke useless to be honest

Smoke can go through walls as well.

And, it doesn't react to rotor wash unless the helicopter is in the air.

Wonder if i should post a separate bug report for this?

The way smoke reacts when there is helicopter rotor wash is just changing the direction in which the smoke follow. It should rather disperse to the sides and part of the smoke be sucked by the rotor on the back of the chopper (if there is no wind around)