Thunderer Smoke Round

"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[ | ]

	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.

Gameplay Tips[ | ]

Thunderer Smoke Rounds function similarly to the Smoke Grenades Perk. The effect of the smoke 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 provide 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 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[ | ]

Thunderer Smoke Round
Thunderer Smoke Round greatly decrease the patrol's alarm range
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.

Helldivers Stratagems
Supply Stratagems	Resupply – REP-80 – AD-289 Angel^♦ – AD-334 Guard Dog^♦ – LIFT-850 Jump Pack – Resupply Pack – SH-20 Shield Generator Pack – SH-32 Directional Kinetic Shield^♦ MG-94 Machine Gun – MGX-42 Machine Gun – AC-22 Dum-Dum^♦ – LAS-98 Laser Cannon – FLAM-40 Incinerator – TOX-13 Avenger^♦ – Obliterator Grenade Launcher – MLS-4X Commando^♦ – RL-112 Recoilless Rifle – EAT-17 – REC-6 Demolisher^♦ – M-25 Rumbler^♦ EXO-44 Walker Exosuit – EXO-48 Obsidian Exosuit^♦ – EXO-51 Lumberer Exosuit^♦ – M5 APC – M5-32 HAV – TD-110 Bastion^♦ – MC-109 Hammer Motorcycle^♦
Defensive Stratagems	A/AC-6 Tesla Tower – A/GL-8 Launcher Turret – A/MG-11 Minigun Turret – A/RX-34 Railcannon Turret – Airdropped Anti-Personnel Mines – Airdropped Stun Mines – Anti-Personnel Barrier^♦ – AT-47 Anti-Tank Emplacement^♦ – Distractor Beacon – Humblebee UAV drone^♦ – Thunderer Smoke Round
Offensive Stratagems	Airstrike – Close Air Support^♦ – Heavy Strafing Run – Incendiary Bombs – Missile Barrage^♦ – Orbital Laser Strike – Railcannon Strike – Shredder Missile Strike – Sledge Precision Artillery^♦ – Static Field Conductors – Strafing Run – Thunderer Barrage – Vindicator Dive Bomb
Special Stratagems	Emergency Beacon – ME-1 Sniffer Metal Detector – NUX-223 Hellbomb – Reinforce