2013-08-22 03:13 , edited 2013-08-22 03:21 by Kidbuu51

I think a handheld smoke grenade entering the BF franchise would be a game changer, it has both offensive and defensive capabilities in many ways. Concealment is a secondary or a cover for sure, a solid wall will protect you more than a could of smoke, but the enemy can't shoot effectively what it cant see.

For example, say a machine gunner has set up in a superior position and is laying waste to your soldiers, a soldier has many options to defend or attack with smoke grenades:

1. the soldier could toss the grenade at his feet and use the smoke cover to retreat to a better position.

2. he could throw the grenade at the gunner and move on his position.

3. the soldier could throw the grenade at the gunner to mark his position for Artillery or an airstrike.

Now this could all be achieved with a 40mm launcher from the assault kit as well, but in my opinion when assaulting you want the maximum firepower you can get, which is why i think i don't see much use of the smoke launcher as is. But if the smoke was also in a hand held option, said assaulter could use his 40mm HE or the 40mm lvg, which would be more effective than any hand held explosive, as it has a longer distance traveled, and in the case of the LVG provider the player with more grenades than standard ones. In the same scenario, an assaulter could have all the options as stated earlier and the ability to make is own frontal offensive with his 40MM HE.

But assaulter isn't the only one who could benefit from the smoke grenade:

1.Medics can use smoke grenades to provide them selves cover while healing/reviving teammates.

2. Mechanics can give them selves cover while repairing vehicles.

3 Anti tank soldiers can use it to to cover enemy vehicles in smoke effectively brings them while attacking them with RPGs.

4. Machine gunners can use smoke at the edge of a forest or choke point luring the enemy out in the open to gun them down. ( i did this alot in BFBC2 on valpariso)

5. Support units can use smoke to give them selves cover while resupplying thier unit, and through grenade regen from their ammo box, and blanket an area in smoke

6. Special Forces units can infiltrate enemy lines and disorient or mark HVTs for airstrikes/artillery

7. Recon snipers can use it more or less to cover their retreat.

There are many ways a handheld smoke grenade can be utilized, more of then are just continuations of what is listed here, luring enemy's out in the open, disorientation, cover for assaults and retreating. Not only that but as a handheld it gives all soldiers the capability to do this and i foresee a lot more use of smoke on the battlefield as now the Offensive heavy assault would not need to sacrifice firepower to assist. I seriously hope you all at DICE please take this into consideration.