Originally Posted by
twoplanekid
I have worked on PCs for over thirty years and can tell when it came from a smokers house. It’s usually very dirty and harder to clean. However, it still works after years in that environment. So, I wouldn’t be too concerned about the very brief time some smoke was discharged into the interior of the tank. I believe that running the tank outside in the dust, dirt and muck would cause more issues than a few moments of smoke inside for battle damage effects .
However, additional ducting is another option for battle damage smoke.
Dry smoke from cigarettes is much different than the stuff that comes out of the smoke unit. I ducted one the length of my StuG that resulted in enough vapor to lock out the smoke and over time developed mold since there was no circulation when not in use.
Yes, coating electronics with a nicotine residue may be fine, but water droplets most likely wouldn't. It's all about temperature, hot exhaust in a cold tank would be the issue.
The trick would be activation via the battle system, a way to link the LED circuit to switch for the smoker. Problem is, when the final hit is scored, everything shuts down.