You're shooting through smoke at a Haris Mobile Brigada? Your MOD total sounds right, but their should be -12 with Surprise Attack or -9 without it. If you're shooting a Core linked Mobile Brigada then they're ignoring Surprise Attack AND smoke so they should be at +/-0. Triangulated Fire will save you -3 MOD in this case if you can afford to spend the Entire Order skill, but you'll never be at good odds versus a Mobile Brigada HRL that's got 4+-man bonuses using Lunah so chase other targets.
Yes sorry the MB was core linked. It really astounds me that a troop without any visor ignores negatives to shoot through smoke while MSV 1 gets -6! Just one of many weird interactions in the game. Took me by surprise I tell you.
It is a surprise, but check back after the upcoming new fireteam rules and see if it's still a thing!
Did the new FAQ mean that now Lunah will be at -3 rather than -6? Poor visibility vs zero visibility?
re: your example of shooting the Mobile Brigada, IJW confirmed that the intent of 1.2 is that if the target is SHOOTING at you the normal -6 mod to shoot through smoke with MSV1 would reduce to -3, due ot you treating it as a PVZ, yes.
