Lets be clear what we are debating - you want to place the SMOKE on TOP OF asmall, moving vehicle to gain the extra +1 hinderance for firing OUT OF SMOKE. Yes, I know that the rules say that SMOKE "fills the hex", but this is just another design for effect type of thing - we all know that smoke doesn't perfectly billow in a 40m hexagonal shape, nor is is always perfectly symetrical. And who is to say exactly how many rounds of SMOKE were really fired and if there are multiple targets, then hey - lets get hyper realistic and have the SMOKE only apply to specific units...or not - that would be an overly comlicated bit of chrome and a royal PITA to keep up with...so SMOKE like residual FP getting in hex TEM vs bypassing units has its own weirdness to simplify play.
Given that, following the current rules and being forced to use the size and moving mods are a nice design for effect, which makes it a little harder for you to get the dream shot of SMOKE landing perfectly on top of a hard to hit unit well enough to obscure its vision by the extra +1 DRM.
If you want an "easier" shot, you can fire the SMOKE round at an intervening hex along LOS to act as a "Screen" and get just the +3 DRM.
To me this rule as is stands works just fine for balancing hyper control of the game with a functional ease of play.
MMP - Don't mess with it.
Do you understand the words coming out of my mouth?
I don't care about the extra +1 for in hex...I don't care about the jeep...
I WANT the smoke in the intervening hex...you drive your jeep to that intervening hex and make it harder for me to place the smoke in that same intervening hex...and the ONLY THING THAT HAS CHANGED IS GOMER AND BEETLE ARE SIGHTSEEING IN THAT PARTICULAR PATCH OF GROUND.
for clarity....I DON't CARE IF THE JEEP IS AFFECTED OR NOT....I JUST WANT SMOKE THERE TO SCREEN THE MG POSITIONS TO THE REAR. (not concerned with the jeep at all).
This is a rule subject to abuse....btw, (Speaking to your jeep being harder to hit) the smoke obscures the entire location for all fire even along the hexsides, so what the hell does it matter if there is jeep in there or a MG platoon, or 10 KINGTIGERS? I want to just hit the hex.
I am 100% sure when smoke is ordered they don't say.."put a round on the windscreen of that jeep...they say...see that patch of trees over there, screen that from my axis of advance here....thanks treadhead...over out."
And, if you think ASL players don't/won't take that little bit of esoterica and ram it up your tailpipe during play, then you have another think coming....
Hey, we got a great field of fire here, we don't want no stinking smoke blocking our fire..you guys take all those useless jeeps and drive'em around down the hill there between us and the Jerry's make sure you don't stop...that'll really screw'em.