Playing as Recon

Recon (Reconnaissance) is a branch of the army which is eyes and ears of the army and, when the neeed arises, the needle that pokes the enemy where it hurts them the most. Specialised as marksmen they operate in small groups:

1. Spotting and waiting for valuable targets to appear.

2. Moving into enemy area with mechanised recon vehicles (M8 Greyhound or Sonderkraftfahrzeug 222) to:
 * Transport sniper squad behind enemy lines.
 * Back - up friendly troops with Anti-Air-Cannon and built-in machinegun.
 * Defend flanks from upcoming enemy attacks.
 * Drive friendly troops from objective to objective.

Since Recon squads are the smallest in the game Recons should always move because lurking in the same area exposes you to the enemy. Don't hide somewhere where you have no vision on your enemy. The effectiveness of recon is to scout, mark targets (tanks and such) so your planes and tanks can deal with them. Furthermore a good recon advances with his team. if you are defending make sure you have an eye on the enemies running towards the capture point and take them out so your teammates have an easier time defending it. If you are advancing make sure enemy cant get in to defend their point. When the point is secured you can move on. If you have the pistol (either the M1911A1 Pistol or the C96) make sure to use it. If it's fully modified its a two-hit kill weapon so take it out in close quarters combat if you have to. If you use anti-personnel mines place them in areas where the enemy will most likely walk or on points where people can backdoor you. Mines help you pretty much in that case. But remember: place the mines that way so your teammates have a chance to leave the area. If you mine every entrance without a possibility to bypass them, your allies will shoot them, and you will lose a lot of credits. The Right Badges(Perks)

For recon there are only 4 important ribbons. If you play it right you need actually only 1 badge. The pointer quick fire one. It increases your accuracy from the hip. You can unlock this badge with leveling your Handgun ribbon. (with pistols). If you have a veteran membership you unlock a second badge. I recommend you to use as second one the camouflage one. It decreases your spotting mark. You unlock it with the recon ribbon. But you actually don't need it that much since you are constantly moving with your team. Another option is quickdraw. Your unlock it with combat movement ribbon and this badge increases the time it takes to aim. Furthermore when you make your recon badge rank 12 you also unlock the no killcam badge. So if you kill someone your position will not be revealed.