Company of Heroes: Eastern Front

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Title: Sherman smoke
Post by: pariah on July 12, 2011, 05:02:37 PM

In Company Of Heroes when you deploy the Defensive Smoke, it just seems to fire upwards from the turret and then explode. Not very realistic. How did that work in real life? Anybody know?

Title: Re: Sherman smoke
Post by: GodlikeDennis on July 12, 2011, 05:42:16 PM

The smoke launchers from the Tiger Ace campaign fire differently.

Title: Re: Sherman smoke
Post by: pariah on July 12, 2011, 05:46:21 PM

Yeah, i know... I guess i could ask about that, too. Thanks.

Title: Re: Sherman smoke
Post by: Tankbuster on July 18, 2011, 06:22:33 AM

He says the smoke firing animation on the Sherman shows the turret firing upward and then the smoke is released around the tank instead of dedicated smoke launchers.

Title: Re: Sherman smoke
Post by: Mattdamon07 on July 19, 2011, 08:29:58 AM

i think they fired sideways with the turret rotateing to get best effect

Title: Re: Sherman smoke
Post by: Seeme on July 19, 2011, 03:27:25 PM

Shermans Burn up so much gasoline, its a wonder how they don't make a smoke screen with all there exhaust. :D

Title: Re: Sherman smoke
Post by: Tankbuster on July 20, 2011, 07:48:00 AM

Balance, Seeme, balance.

Title: Re: Sherman smoke
Post by: RedGuard on July 20, 2011, 07:52:54 AM

did they really? I guess american mastery of logistics wasnt exaggerated after all

Title: Re: Sherman smoke
Post by: pariah on July 20, 2011, 03:15:58 PM

Quote from: RedGuard on July 20, 2011, 07:52:54 AM

did they really? I guess american mastery of logistics wasnt exaggerated after all

I guess any tank, by their very nature, would use up a great deal of fuel anyway, wouldn't they?

Title: Re: Sherman smoke
Post by: Pauly3 on July 20, 2011, 07:34:11 PM

The Red Ball Express (a huge "army" of trucks) was used to keep the tanks running. It was a massive operation. Tanks do indeed use up a lot of fuel i guess about 100 liters per ten klicks

Title: Re: Sherman smoke
Post by: Dann88 on July 20, 2011, 07:39:46 PM

There is a hole from the bottom of the tanks. May be the pop the smoke grenades from there :P

Title: Re: Sherman smoke
Post by: Otto Halfhand on July 21, 2011, 02:46:44 AM

Quote from: Seeme on July 19, 2011, 03:27:25 PM

Shermans Burn up so much gasoline, its a wonder how they don't make a smoke screen with all there exhaust. :D

The Abrams sprays fuel on a heated surface to create its smoke countermeasures. Banned in Afghanistan though. The use JP to fuel the tank for logistical reasons.

Quote from: Pauly3 on July 20, 2011, 07:34:11 PM

The Red Ball Express (a huge "army" of trucks) was used to keep the tanks running. It was a massive operation. Tanks do indeed use up a lot of fuel i guess about 100 liters per ten klicks

Sherman M4 fuel efficiency .29 Km/L, 120Mi/175Gal