Helldivers 1:Thunderer Smoke Round

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Helldivers 1

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A single round of smoke is fired from a nearby 'Thunderer' artillery emplacement. The smoke will cover a small area for a short while and block all line of sight.

— Armory Description

Stratagem Code

Players must enter the following sequence, using the controller d‑pad, in order to call down this stratagem during a mission:

Unlock Requirement

The Thunderer Smoke Round is granted to the player as a reward for completing all the missions on its associated planet (typically a high level planet - difficulty 10 to 11).

Upgrades

Upgrade		Cost	Effect
	Mk1		Basic variant, no upgrades.
	Mk2	2	An improved shell decreases activation time from 5 seconds to 3.
	Mk3	2	An improved shell and optimized trajectory decrease activation time from 3 seconds to 1.

Stratagem Stats

'Thunderer' Smoke Round Detailed Analysis
Stratagem Info				Additional Notes
Planet Reward	Difficulty: 10 to 11		Any Faction
Stratagem Category	Defensive
Statistics
	Base	Upgraded		Additional Notes
Cooldown	100 s
Number of Uses	Unlimited
Activation Time	5 s	3 s †	1 s ‡	† Requires Mk2 upgrade, ‡ Requires Mk3 upgrade
Explosion Info
Blast Radius	6 m			Outer radius of smoke field.
Center Radius	2 m			Inner radius of smoke field.
Force	200			Force of artillery round explosion.
Activation Info (Primary)
Activation Type	Artillery
Barrage Area Diameter	2 m
Barrage Duration	1 s
Salvo Rounds	1
Salvo Incoming Trigger Time	2 s
Salvo Interval	10 s
Salvo Interval Offset	0 s
Bomb Interval	1 s
Bomb Interval Offset	0 s
Activation Info (Secondary)
Activation Type	Field			Generated by artillery round explosion.
Activation Delay	0.1 s
Pulse Rate	12 s
Field Duration	12 s			Duration of smoke field.

Gameplay Tips

• Thunderer Smoke Rounds function similarly to the Smoke Grenades Perk. The duration of the smoke screen is also the same at 15 seconds.

• Cyborg Hounds will not run at a player concealed by smoke, but instead walk (much the same as if the player was equipped with the SH-20 Shield Generator Pack).

• The Thunderer Smoke Round is an excellent support tool that provides Helldivers and their teammates with a degree of protection on missions. Creativity is key to getting the most out of the Smoke Round.

• Precision Call-In reduces this stratagem's activation time by one second, but it will not go below the game's allowed minimum of 0.1 seconds—even when it is fully upgraded.

• Cyborg IFVs will not aim & shoot at players once in the smoke; this affects the disabled IFV as well.

• Cyborg's ranged units will not shoot unless the player moves out of the Smoke or the Smoke duration wears off.

• Illuminate Hunters will not target anything inside the Smoke; this applied to the destroyable objectives as well.

Gallery

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  Thunderer Smoke Round
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  Thunderer Smoke Round greatly decreases the patrol's alarm range
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  Hounds will not rush at Helldivers hidden in smoke

Notes

• The Thunderer Smoke Round was released to players for free on Liberty Day (October 26, 2017) along with the A/GL-8 Launcher Turret and the Heavy Strafing Run stratagems.

• The 5.06 patch reduced the cooldown time of the Smoke Round from 120 to its current duration of 100 seconds.

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