SdKfz 222 Scout Car

SdKfz 222 Scout Car
Role	Light Scout Vehicle
Unit Cost	210 210 15 15 5 5
Upkeep per Minute	-7 −7
Produced By	Leichte Mechanized Kompanie
Primary armament	2 cm KwK 30 L/55
Secondary armament	1x 7.92mm MG 34
Health	320 320
Armor	Front: 9 Rear: 4.5
Max. Speed	7.2m p/s
Abilities (3) Infantry Awareness Heightened awareness from the vehicle crew tracks nearby infantry. Requires: Veteran 1 Cost: 10 10 Prioritize Vehicles Attacks vehicles freely, but holds fire against infantry and structures unless given an explicit order to fire. Toggle ability Panzer Tactician Conceals the tank in smoke, allowing it to avoid damage from enemy units. Doctrinal ability Cost: 30 30
Upgrades (1) Spotting Scopes Adds spotting scopes to the vehicle, doubling sight radius when stationary. Doctrinal ability Cost: 30 30

“You need some reconnaissance!?”

The SdKfz 222 Scout Car is a mobile light vehicle that can hit infantry, flank support weapons, penetrate light armor and kill snipers. Equipped with a 2cm autocannon and MG34 machine gun it provides solid firepower.

Overview

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Weapons

2 cm Kampfwagenkanone 30 L/55

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Maschinengewehr 34

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Abilities

Infantry Awareness

• Cost 10 10 to activate
• Activation: Direct
• Active for 20 seconds
• Cooldown: 30 seconds

After reaching veteran 1, the scout car unlocks the Infantry Awareness ability to see enemy infantry through the fog of war on the mini map. This ability has a range of 70 in a circle around the vehicle.

This ability is quite cheap to use, but doesn't last a very long time. Nevertheless, it can be useful to plan your attacks or to protect your rear and flanks without using actual units or structures.

Prioritize Vehicles

• Activation: Toggle Ability

(Waiting with text for the next patch where this ability is likely to change. Now it holds all fire, after the patch the main gun will hold fire but the machine gun(s) will still fire at infantry.)

Panzer Tactician

• Requires Blitzkrieg Doctrine, Mobile Defense Doctrine, Elite Troops Doctrine, Festung Armor Doctrine, Fortified Armor Doctrine, Spearhead Doctrine
• Cost 30 30 to activate
• Activation: Direct
• Active for 8 seconds
• Cooldown: 30 seconds

The Panzer Tactician ability comes with quite some commanders and is automatically unlocked on (almost) all vehicles when the necessary command points are reached. Smoke can be a powerful tool, especially in defensive manoeuvres. One of the great strengths of this ability is that it doesn't need a lot of micro like the Mortar or the USF Sherman. When your vehicle is in danger, press the button and for eight seconds the vehicle will spew smoke out of its canisters and conceal your vehicle immediately.

Activation of this ability does not interrupt any move commands, so use it when the time is just right. Be aware that enemy guns can still use the attack-ground command and fire through the smoke. If the terrain is flat and the path of your vehicle doesn't change, enemy guns can still deliver the final blow to your vehicle this way.

In conjunction with the Blitzkrieg ability you even have the option to move your vehicle in front of friendly or allied units to save them from enemy fire.

Upgrades

Spotting Scopes

• Requires German Mechanized Doctrine, Jaeger Armor Doctrine
• Cost 30 30 to upgrade
• Requires friendly and connected territory.
• Upgrade time: 20 seconds

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Tactics

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Veterancy

	Level 1 Veterancy: Unlocks the 'Infantry Awareness' ability
	Level 2 Veterancy: +30% accuracy +30% sight range
	Level 3 Veterancy: +20% rotation speed +20% maximum speed +20% accuracy +20% ac/de-celeration