Recon units.

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serg3d said:
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Armored cars and light tanks are fast and strong, but not a good recon - they have bad spotting and big szie. They are good for recon fire support though.
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I'm finding the Polish TKS series to be very handy for recon over open terrain. They are tiny, very fast and the German armour of the day has problems hitting them. I can usually come out from behind cover, take a look, then get back behind the bushes without taking any return fire.

The 20mm variant does illustrate one problem with recce units. The cannon lets the TK get into more trouble than it can handle. It will perforate a German tank at close range but if you don't kill it, you're dead.

Both mg and cannon versions are great for infantry support too but overall I prefer the mgs for recce.