1,092 [TOG] Bill_Halsey Members 4,758 posts 34,569 battles Report post #1 Posted December 19, 2017 A Bismark is in or behind smoke and hasn't fired the main guns. A red dd is spotted 8 km out by another ship. Bismark goes CNTRL + LMB (secondaries main focus) . Can the dd spot him at that point? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
359 warpath_33 Members 1,273 posts 6,737 battles Report post #2 Posted December 19, 2017 I don't think so. I don't have Bismarck myself but when my secondaries go off in Leander within 4.6 km I don't get spotted. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
1,148 [NDA] kerensky914 Supertester 3,926 posts 2,863 battles Report post #3 Posted December 19, 2017 99.5% sure the smoke visibility change only affects main batteries 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
359 warpath_33 Members 1,273 posts 6,737 battles Report post #4 Posted December 19, 2017 1 minute ago, kerensky914 said: 99.5% sure the smoke visibility change only affects main batteries I think the fact that the stat says "Detectability after firing main guns in smoke" is a bit of a giveaway Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
211 _Fantomex_ Privateers 728 posts 9,377 battles Report post #5 Posted December 19, 2017 The penalty only applies to main guns. Secondaries, AA, and torpedoes will not get you detected. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
581 GrimmeReaper Members 2,288 posts 15,955 battles Report post #6 Posted December 19, 2017 I have done this in both the Tirpitz and Bismarck, sat in smoke and just rained secondary hell upon an enemy. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
