Recon

A lone Orange Star Recon.

Recons are a Land Unit. They have appeared in every 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 Mechs, 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

**Recon Information**
Weapon One	Ammo	Range	Weapon Two	Special Commands
None	N/A	N/A	Machine Gun	None
Move	Fuel	Cost (G.)	Vision
8, Tires	80	4000	5

Advance Wars 2: Black Hole Rising

**Recon Information**
Weapon One	Ammo	Range	Weapon Two	Special Commands
None	N/A	N/A	Machine Gun	None
Move	Fuel	Cost (G.)	Vision
8, Tires	80	4000	5

Advance Wars: Dual Strike

**Recon Information**
Weapon One	Ammo	Range	Weapon Two	Special Commands
None	N/A	N/A	Machine Gun	None
Move	Fuel	Cost (G.)	Vision
8, Tires	80	4000	5

Advance Wars: Days of Ruin

**Recon Information**
Weapon One	Ammo	Range	Weapon Two	Special Commands
None	N/A	N/A	Machine Gun	None
Move	Fuel	Cost (G.)	Vision
8, Tire A	80	4000	5

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.

Trivia

The Orange Star's Recon is based on the American Humvee.

The Blue Moon's Recon is based on the Russian GAZ-67 jeep.

The Yellow Comet's Recon is based on the Russian BA-20/ FAI armored car.

The Green Earth's recon is based on both the German Sd.Kfz. 231 and the Schützenpanzer Lang HS.30.