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Originally Posted by Mobhack
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Scouts keep other units alive. Their spotting ability is much better than regular infantry units and I don't fight without them. There are some benefits to units who's main role isn't fighting.
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Why do people keep coming up with this myth that scout classes have some magical special spotting ability?. They do not. |
I suppose it's more perception than anything. They don't spot better, but they hide better. Still, people focus more on what they see than what they don't. When you move up on an entrenched squad and spot it you feel it's because you spot better and not that you are hiding better and just got closer than a full sized squad could. Visibly, you can't tell your scout is hiding better.
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- The primary role of your (core) scout teams is flank security in defence and the offence. Establish Observation Points, and observe enemy movements. Infiltrate carefully around his flanks. Both in the offence and the defence, a scout infiltrated into a good rear position in the enemy lines without being known about is priceless. Especially in a PBEM game!. Put range to 1 so they do not draw attention to themselves. If they have a radio, then the "0" element can spot arty fires. Do not deploy anywhere near line troops who will fire and attract incoming mail either. So you only need 2 scout formations in a core really - one for each flank.
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Based on what I posted earlier, I guess I'm doing it right.
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This thread is now way off-topic for its title - if you need to continue, please open a new one in the campaigns sub-forum.
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I reckon we digressed a bit
and it's time to be done with it.