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SeppDietrich -> Well (3/20/2002 3:07:49 AM)
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as far as I can tell, recon squads have the following advantages:
1: Like snipers, their size is concidered to be smaller than that of a regular squad, they are therefore (if you are moving slowly and carefully) more difficult to spot, meaning that they can get closer to the enemy and determine their disposition more effectively.
2: Fewer men. Nobody likes to lose soldiers, but if I had to choose between losing 12 men and 4 men, the choice is simple.
3: This ties in with the second point, but if for some reason you are forced to make a hasty retreat from a position, Recon Squads provide an excellent way to harass a limited advance by the enemy, hit and fade tactics can be employed sometimes as if they were Guerrilla designation.
4: I haven't checked the OOBs in awhile, but I think they DO have better sighting than other infantry units (other than of course, the sniper).
When on the advance in open terrain, I generally have the recon squads move at full speed until engagement, having placed them in the front to begin with, they can effectively call down artillery and find out the placement and weaknesses within the enemy force before the bulk of my force even arrives.
Behind the Recon, I have my AFVs, moving anywhere from 3 to 4 hexes a turn, Anti-Inf tanks moving 4, Med-Hvy tanks moving 3.
Finally, behind (but not far behind, sometimes immediately following) the AFV's I have either APC's or infantry on foot.
Right now this strategy is a little pedestrian, but it has been effective so far.
PROTECT THOSE RECON whenever practical. Sacrifice them for larger units, but never sacrifice them whilly nilly.
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