Changes: Recon

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A lone Orange Star Recon.

Recons are a Land Unit. They have appeared in every Advance Wars game to date. Recons are specially designed for Fog of War battles, having great vision as well as a large movement range. They are decently effective against Infantry, but weak against most other Units.

Game Information[]

Super Famicom Wars[]

**Recon Information**
Primary Weapon	Ammo	Ammo Price	Range	Machine Gun?	Special Commands
None	N/A	N/A	N/A	Yes	None
Move	Fuel	Cost (G.)	Vision	EXP Value
8, Tires	80	3500	5	1

Advance Wars[]

Main article: Recon (Advance Wars 1)

Advance Wars 2: Black Hole Rising[]

Main article: Recon (Advance Wars 2)

Advance Wars: Dual Strike[]

Main article: Recon (Dual Strike)

Advance Wars: Days of Ruin[]

Main article: Recon (Days of Ruin)

Strategy[]

Recon 2 — A Recon in Advance Wars : Days Of Ruin

In Fog of War, they have the highest vision range, only tied with Subs and Missiles. For that reason, they are essential in maps where FoW is present. Recons are great at hiding in Woods to scout enemy positions, damaging weakened units or blocking enemy movement.

Outside of FoW, Recons do have some other uses. They are a good tool to quickly reach the center of the map and prevent enemy Infantry from capturing properties, since it has very fast movement in flat terrain. Recons can take on several Infantry without any severe damage. They even hold up decently well against other Recons.

However, in mid to late game, they are easily countered by Tanks, B-Copters, Anti-Airs and even Mechs, so they aren't worth the investment later on. In addition, since Recons move on tires, they get slowed down by Plains and Woods. On maps where these types of terrain are plentiful, a Recon's movement may not be as impressive as the game states.

Trivia[]

Orange Star and Rubinelle's Recons are based on the American Humvee.
Blue Moon, Lazuria, and IDS's Recons are based on the Russian GAZ-67 jeep.
Yellow Comet's Recon is based on the Russian BA-20/FAI armored car.
Green Earth's Recon is based on both the German Sd.Kfz. 231.

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 [[File:Recon.gif|thumb|right|The {{PAGENAME}}s of each Force from AW2.]]
 [[File:Orange Star Recon.gif|thumb|right|A lone Orange Star Recon.]]
-'''{{PAGENAME}}s''' are a [[Land Unit]]. They have appeared in every [[Advance Wars (series)|Advance Wars game]] to date. They are specifically designed for [[Fog of War]] battles, having a large vision range. They also have a large movement range. They are effective against [[Infantry]] and [[Mech]]s, but weak against most other Units.
+'''Recons''' are a [[Land Unit]]. They have appeared in every [[Advance Wars (series)|Advance Wars game]] to date. Recons are specially designed for [[Fog of War]] battles, having great vision as well as a large movement range. They are decently effective against [[Infantry]], but weak against most other Units.
-==Game Information==
+== Game Information ==
-===Super Famicom Wars===
+=== Super Famicom Wars ===
 {{SFW Unit table
  |Primary Weapon=
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 }}
-===[[Advance Wars (game)|Advance Wars]]===
+=== [[Advance Wars (game)|Advance Wars]] ===
+{{Main|Recon (Advance Wars 1)}}
-{{Unit table
- |Weapon One=
- |Ammo
- |Range=
- |Weapon Two=[[Machine Gun]]
- |Special Commands=
+=== [[Advance Wars 2: Black Hole Rising]] ===
- |Move=8, Tires
+{{Main|Recon (Advance Wars 2)}}
- |Fuel=80
- |Cost=4000
- |Vision=5
-}}
-===[[Advance Wars 2: Black Hole Rising]]===
+=== [[Advance Wars: Dual Strike]] ===
+{{Main|Recon (Dual Strike)}}
-{{Unit table
- |Weapon One=
- |Ammo=
- |Range=
- |Weapon Two=[[Machine Gun]]
- |Special Commands=
- |Move=8, Tires
- |Fuel=80
- |Cost=4000
- |Vision=5
-}}
-===[[Advance Wars: Dual Strike]]===
-{{Unit table
- |Weapon One=
- |Ammo=
- |Range=
- |Weapon Two=[[Machine Gun]]
- |Special Commands=
- |Move=8, Tires
- |Fuel=80
- |Cost=4000
- |Vision=5
-}}
-===[[Advance Wars: Days of Ruin]]===
-{{Unit table
- |Weapon One=
- |Ammo=
- |Range=
- |Weapon Two=[[Machine Gun]]
- |Special Commands=
- |Move=8, Tire A
- |Fuel=80
- |Cost=4000
- |Vision=5
-}}
+=== [[Advance Wars: Days of Ruin]] ===
-==Trivia==
+{{main|Recon (Days of Ruin)}}
+== Strategy ==
-The Orange Star Recon is based on the American [http://www.answers.com/topic/humvee| Humvee].
+[[File:Recon 2.PNG|thumb|220x220px|A Recon in Advance Wars : Days Of Ruin]]
+In [[Fog of War]], they have the highest vision range, only tied with Subs and Missiles. For that reason, they are essential in maps where FoW is present. Recons are great at hiding in [[Wood|Woods]] to scout enemy positions, damaging weakened units or blocking enemy movement.
+Outside of FoW, Recons do have some other uses. They are a good tool to quickly reach the center of the map and prevent enemy Infantry from capturing properties, since it has very fast movement in flat terrain. Recons can take on several Infantry without any severe damage. They even hold up decently well against other Recons.
-The Blue Moon Recon is based on the Russian Gaz-69 jeep.
+However, in mid to late game, they are easily countered by [[Light Tank|Tank]]s, [[Battle Helicopter|B-Copter]]s, [[Anti-Air Tank|Anti-Air]]s and even Mechs, so they aren't worth the investment later on. In addition, since Recons move on tires, they get slowed down by Plains and Woods. On maps where these types of terrain are plentiful, a Recon's movement may not be as impressive as the game states.
-The Yellow Comet Recon has no resemblance to any military jeeps, however its design may have been based on the Russian BA-64 jeep.
+== Trivia ==
-The Green Earth recon is based on both the German Sd.Kfz. 231 and the Schutzenpanzer Lang HS.30.
+*Orange Star and Rubinelle's Recons are based on the American [[Wikipedia:Humvee|Humvee]].
+*Blue Moon, Lazuria, and IDS's Recons are based on the Russian [[Wikipedia:GAZ-67|GAZ-67]] jeep.
+*Yellow Comet's Recon is based on the Russian [[Wikipedia:BA-20|BA-20]]/[[Wikipedia:FAI_armoured_car|FAI]] armored car.
+*Green Earth's Recon is based on both the German [[Wikipedia:Schwerer Panzerspähwagen|Sd.Kfz. 231]].
+{{Days of Ruin Units}}
-==Tactics==
-Recon units have a high movement range, which means they can deploy early in the presence of roads (or other terrain where they have no penalties). Therefore they are good for harassing capturing infantry or indirect units. They are weak, so many players hide recons in woods during fog of war to identify targets.
 [[Category:Units]]
 [[Category:Land Units]]