Recon (Battalion Wars)

Recon 偵察車 Recon Vehicle
MX-500 Volgonorsk sleddoo crawler Type-2 "White Tiger" Vladswagon
Basic info
Games	Battalion Wars Battalion Wars 2
Deployed by	Western Frontier Tundran Territories Solar Empire Xylvania
Role	Scouting, Anti-Personnel
Primary weapon
Name	Machine Gun
Target	Infantry
Secondary weapon
Name	None
Target	N/A

The Recon is a commonly-deployed unit that can handle most infantry on its own. In Battalion Wars, the Recon was split into two subcategories, Light and Heavy. The Light Recon utilized higher speeds, but the Heavy Recon was equipped with stronger armor and a player-controlled machine gun. The Recon of Battalion Wars 2 combines these aspects of the two units.

Dossier Intel

Western Frontier

"Speed and maneuverability make the MX-500 ideal for its role as the "roving eyes" of the Frontier army. With minimal armaments on the base model, this unit should avoid entanglement whenever possible."

Tundran Territories

"Produced in vast numbers at the Gorgigrad factory complexes, the Volgonorsk sleddoo crawler is a dual-purpose agricultural military vehicle. The combination of a sled-and-track drive and a rear winch guarantees that the ditches of Tundra pose no obstacle."

Solar Empire

"The Type-2 "White Tiger" reconnaissance buggy can penetrate deep behind enemy lines to rapidly deploy field experts, such as demolitions infantry. The vehicle is rarely utilized, many Solar commanders considering stealth tactics of this nature dishonorable."

Anglo Isles

The Anglo Isles have not developed this unit.

Xylvania

"The Vladswagon is one of the first "People Carriers" to be adopted for military use. The addition of armor plating and two HMG turrets made a wartime workhorse of this mass-produced family car."

Iron Legion

The Iron Legion has not developed this unit.

Trivia

• In the game files and concept art of Battalion Wars, the Heavy Recon is also referred to as the Light Transport (ltra); the heavy counterpart is the cut Land Transport (htra).
• The Anglo Isles would have had their own Recon unit, but it was scrapped during development of Battalion Wars 2.

Gallery

Sprites

Faction	BW (Light)	BW (Heavy)	BW2
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Models

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  Frontier Heavy Recon

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  Tundran Heavy Recon

Artworks

Concept art

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  Frontier Light Recon

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  Frontier Heavy Recon

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  Tundran Light Recon

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  Tundran Heavy Recon

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  Solar Recon

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  Anglo Recon

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  Xylvanian Heavy Recon

Units of the Battalion Wars series
Infantry	Rifle Grunt Assault Veteran Flame Veteran Anti-Air Veteran Mortar Veteran Bazooka Veteran Staff Bearer Munitions Expert* Cleanup Squad* Private Hazard*
Vehicles	Recon Anti-Air Vehicle Artillery Light Tank Heavy Tank Battlestation Mining Spider*
Aircraft	Air Transport Gunship Fighter Bomber Strato Destroyer Barrage Balloon*
Ships	Naval Transport Frigate Submarine Battleship Dreadnought
Emplacements	Quad Cannon
Cut units	Shotgun Veteran Land Transport