Light-cruiser smoke as a gunfire distraction

How is the light cruiser being used to distract the enemy's guns?

The light cruiser periodically makes smoke, becoming more visible and drawing attention away from the battleship.

An audience observation that the enemy guns need a distraction leads to the light cruiser's smoke order. Making smoke increases the cruiser's visibility and offers the opponent a more conspicuous target. In the scenario, the cruiser screens the battleship by manipulating attention as well as by contributing gunfire. The tactic reflects the game's visibility mechanics, so it is a limited example of tactical deception rather than a complete account of real smoke-screen doctrine.