Smoke Launcher

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2020-12-16

Smoke Launcher
Underbarrel smoke grenade launcher attachment; increases the equip time of the attached weapon.
Empire:
Can Use:
Weapon Type:		Attachment
Fire Rate:		20 RPM
Muzzle Velocity:		45m/s
Effective Range:		Medium
Fire Modes:		Single Shot
Headshot Multiplier:		2x
Damage[?]
Max Damage:		250
Min Damage:		250
Damage Type:		Light Anti-Vehicle
Reload Speed
Reload Speed:		2.5s
Ammunition
Magazine Size:		1
Ammunition Pool:		2
Data Sources?
Census DBG API source:		Smoke Launcher API Data, Fire Mode API Data
Census LF API source:		Smoke Launcher API Data, Fire Mode API Data

The Smoke Launcher is a rail attachment]].

When fired, a light smoke grenade is launched forward from the weapon which lightly damages enemies on direct hit and, after traveling at least ten meters, creates a cloud of smoke upon contact with any surface. The grenade has a lifespan of 30 seconds, allowing it to effectively land at any distance it can reach. If the grenade somehow manages to avoid striking a surface for 30 seconds, it will dissipate harmlessly.

Weapons equipped with a Smoke Launcher suffer a 250ms (0.25s) penalty to their equip time.

To use an underbarrel attachment, press the weapon's Gear Slot hotkey (Gear Slot 1 (1 by default) if primary,   Gear Slot 2 (2 by default) if secondary) whilst the parent weapon is held in hand.

Availability

Smoke Launcher Availability

Effectiveness

Versus Infantry
Infantry	Shots to Kill
Infantry	4(5)
Infiltrator	4(5)
Heavy Assault Overshield	6(8)
MAX	7(8)

Versus Vehicles
Vehicle	Armor Facing	Shots to Kill
Flash	-	3 (on fire @ 3)
Composite Armor 4	-	4 (on fire @ 4)
Harasser	-	8 (on fire @ 7)
Composite Armor 4	-	10 (on fire @ 8)
Sunderer	-	17 (on fire @ 14)
Blockade Armor 4	-	20 (on fire @ 16)
Deployment Shield 4	-	17 (Shield 9)
ANT	-	14 (on fire @ 11)
Lightning	Front/Top	14 (on fire @ 11)
	Side	12 (on fire @ 10)
	Rear	9 (on fire @ 8)
Prowler/ Magrider	Front/Top	17 (on fire @ 14)
	Side	15 (on fire @ 12)
	Rear	12 (on fire @ 9)
Chimera	Front/Top	19 (on fire @ 15)
	Side	16 (on fire @ 13)
	Rear	13 (on fire @ 10)
Vanguard	Front/Top	20 (on fire @ 16)
	Side	18 (on fire @ 14)
	Rear	14 (on fire @ 11)
ESF	-	6 (on fire @ 5)
Composite Armor 4	-	7 (on fire @ 6)
Valkyrie	Front/Side/Top/Rear	9 (on fire @ 7)
	Bottom	18 (on fire @ 14)
Composite Armor 4	Front/Side/Top/Rear	10 (on fire @ 8)
	Bottom	20 (on fire @ 16)
Dervish	-	7 (on fire @ 6)
Composite Armor 4	-	8 (on fire @ 7)
Liberator	-	18 (on fire @ 15)
Composite Armor 4	-	20 (on fire @ 16)
Galaxy	-	28 (on fire @ 23)
Composite Armor 4	-	31 (on fire @ 25)
Bastion Weak Point	-	32 (Shield 4)

History

June 17, 2020 Update

• Ammo restocking time from 4sec. to 5sec.

Dev Note: Some weapons shared this reload time already, but we've done a pass to put the others in parity. This change matches the reload times with underbarrel grenade launchers.

See Also

• Underbarrel Shotgun
• Grenade Launcher
• Smoke Grenade