Smoke roles
Screening Movement
- Used to obscure enemy vision and reduce effective fire during movement.
- Often used to extract wounded or reposition under contact
- Enemy may fire blindly into smoke, but with reduced accuracy
- Must be well-timed and well-placed to be effective
Masking Enemy Fire
- Smoke placed directly on enemy positions can suppress their fire.
- Effective against bunkers, machine guns, or snipers
- Useful during assaults to degrade high-threat defenders
Deception
- Used to mislead the enemy and draw fire away from the actual manoeuvre.
- Can trigger enemy responses or reveal their positions
- Creates uncertainty and divides attention during key moments
Signalling
- Used when visual cues are needed between units or for air-ground coordination.
- Can mark friendly or enemy positions
- Can identify landing zones
- Can convey pre-arranged signals in radio-silent environments
