In every game I've played - and that's alot, from Squad Leader through CC, CM and more, over twenty years - I have never really worked out how to effectively make use of recon vehicles. They almost always get shot up early on. Like, as soon as they show themselves.
Historically this surely can't have been the fact. Suicide missions were never really an option in WWII, and recon units played a valuable role. But in games, including the CM games, their light armour and weapons make them highly vulnerable, even given their speed and manoeuvrability.
So the question is: has anyone found a foolproof way of using scout cars and the like that doesn't result in them getting toasted?