Recon Patrol

[CzaD]

One thing that is still missing in MoW and as far as I know it will be missing in AS, is Recon Patrol units. In AS it would be awesome to see, for example, a 4 men Recon Squad next to the regular and special (10 men) infantry. They could be used, esp early in the game, to infiltrate enemy territory, scout the area, provide initial resistance, sabotage enemy guns etc. They also would be used to explore big maps.


Characteristics of the recon squad:
- speed – move slightly faster than special forces;
- high weapon skill;
- slightly better stealth skill;
- lightly but well-equipped: for US Recon that could be: Thompson SMG and/or Garand rifle, 2 hand nades, one AT nade, plus 2 men carring 1 AT mines each and 2 men carring 3 AP mines each.

It would be very useful to have a Mechanized Recon Patrol, for US that could be a Jeep. 30cal or Jeep. 50 cal or M3A1 Scout Car.



I don't like the MoW scouts and I am happy we are not likely to see them in As. They are more like assassins. The Recon Patrol, I mean, would be just a tiny bit better than regular infantry but could be used for many different jobs.

What do you think?