Big Duo was also capable of producing a smoke screen. "Sheffield" quickly retreated under cover of a smoke screen. The Germans responded by laying an effective smoke screen. That afternoon, the cruisers made contact, attacked, and retired under cover of a smoke screen. They then turned south at high speed under the cover of a smoke screen. After emerging from the smoke screen, Hipper was again engaged by Burnett's cruisers. "Achilles" turned away under a smoke screen. She got off all 10 torpedoes, and turned to retire behind a heavy smoke screen. Some tanks can produce a smoke screen. As she emerged from a smoke screen, she nearly collided with the destroyer . The Germans responded by laying a smoke screen and this made spotting targets very difficult. Tanaka's flagship, "Naganami", reversed course to starboard, opened fire and began laying a smoke screen. The Soviets set a fire to make a thick smoke screen to mask their movements. Soviet subject matter is often a smoke screen to conceal mediocrity. The BMP-3 can create a smoke screen by injecting fuel into the exhaust manifolds.