Part 36: Unit Overview: Scout
Part 36: Unit Overview: ScoutScouts can't be supplied or load into other units, so don't have an animation image, alas.
Basic Info:
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Cost 15000 G Movement 10 Move Type Air Fuel 99 Ammo 4 Ammo Cost 8 G Range 1 Special None
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Opposing Unit Damage Dealt Damage Taken Infantry 4.5 0.5 Mech 4.5 2.5 Medium Tank 0.5 2.5 Tank 0.5 2.5 APC 1.5 2.5 Rocket 0.5 N/A Artillery 1.5 N/A Supply 3.5 N/A AA Missile 1.5 7.5 AA Tank 1.5 7.5 Fighter 1.5 6.5 Scout 4.5 4.5 Bomber 6.5 N/A Copter 7.5 0.5 Battleship 0.5 7.5 Lander 0.5 6.5
Scouts are "light" fighters, air units for fighting off other air units. However a scout costs almost as much as a medium tank, so not really "light" on your wallet. They don't really have a good niche in this game, really only being effective against copters. Against anything else, you're probably better off saving up for a fighter, and even against copters you might be better off putting out an AA missile or a couple of AA tanks. So I guess there's a reason this unit type doesn't appear in the first few Advance Wars games.