On the German side, both Bismarck and Prinz Eugen were equipped with chemical smoke generators.Francis Marliere wrote: ↑Mon Jul 01, 2019 9:00 amGents, as far as I know, but I understand that I can be mistaken, smoke generators uncommon on large ships (they were fitted on destroyers and sometimes cruisers). Hence, POW probably emitted funnel smoke. Can someone confirm whether it was chemical or funnel smoke ?alecsandros wrote: ↑Fri Jun 28, 2019 10:37 am enemy target (PoW) was completely shrouded in chemical smoke
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Not sure now , that you ask , about Prince of Wales. I have taken the thought out of Prinz Eugen's KTB, that has an entry written by Jasper: "[...] he [Prince of Wales] gave off black smoke and apparently used this to escape from view. In my opinion, this smoke was artificial black fog and did not emanate from a real conflagration".
Without confirmation from the British side, I don't know for sure.