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They are doing what they are supposed to do. If they blow up you know the enemy is nearby. If not then that sector is probably clear....unless the enemy is hiding and you haven't detected signs of them yet.

Scarry. Was it working the same way in real life?

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Scarry. Was it working the same way in real life?

Yes! The skill in recon forces (especially mechanised) is to not have too many people exposed if fire is opened, and to have a reasonable chance of being missed when it is. Then move about to note where the fire comes from (including the forces behind the screen) and get out and back to cover to tell someone. This is 'classic' or British style recon (which they were pretty good at.

There are some variations - German style, which is more likely to take on the screening elements first encountered to find out what is behind (or even break through thin defenses), and US style recon, which is more like 'once fired upon, bring all firepower to bear to blow a hole in whatever is behind the screen'. Very stereotyped, but basically, light recon vehicles are there to be fired on. It is a very incompetent defender who gets seen before they open fire on a moving a/c. Really good defenders let recon move through without being spotted and ambush the main element. There are numerous cases in NW Europe of recon thinking a town is empty then Germans popping up later.

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