Some type of Perk gaining for "scouting"

[Tyrannis]

Sometimes when My squad mates are in a tank or theirs a decent size GV battle going on, I'll up a jeep and "Scout" ahead of the main group for enemy tanks. I tell Ppl over vox where the enemy tanks are, sometimes pull up next to them to show where they are. or shoot at them to "mark" them.


This is all fun, and (i hope) helpful to the people i do it too.

The downside tho, is that i dont earn any perkies for doing this 

It would be nice if jeeps/m3's.st/Any ground vehicle that could be considered a "scout" vehicle could gain perkies from assists.

Maybe add a new "scout" Class to the GV list. Similier to how Fighter planes have both fighter/attack. Jeeps/m3's(non TD)/M8/Sdk would have a "scout" option that would let them earn perkies from assists, or some other way to "scout" vehicles.

Having a new scout class could encourage people to use the tactic more, along with opening the door to other previous vehicles of ww2 that before could not survive in AH, but now would have a purpose.

  Just my wish.

[skorpion]

-1.

so you want perks for "spotting" a tank that anyone could have found if they looked?

[Tyrannis]

-1.

so you want perks for "spotting" a tank that anyone could have found if they looked?

I'll up a jeep and "Scout" ahead of the main group for enemy tanks.

Scouting can become useful, especially in Heavely wooded areas. Where tanks can hide in the trees and be hard to spot, When  A jeep can get around behind the enemies main line to spot their hiding spots before friendly tank forces could ever see them.

[titanic3]

While it sounds great on paper, put into practice, you're going to see guys driving nothing but jeeps and M8s until they have enough perks for a Tiger. And until they fix the park-inside-enemy-tank-shoot-insta-kill thing, this is just going to make it worse.

[skorpion]

Scouting can become useful, especially in Heavely wooded areas. Where tanks can hide in the trees and be hard to spot, When  A jeep can get around behind the enemies main line to spot their hiding spots before friendly tank forces could ever see them.

where in real life did you see a jeep go out to scout for heavier tanks?

While it sounds great on paper, put into practice, you're going to see guys driving nothing but jeeps and M8s until they have enough perks for a Tiger. And until they fix the park-inside-enemy-tank-shoot-insta-kill thing, this is just going to make it worse.

^ this.

[Tyrannis]

While it sounds great on paper, put into practice, you're going to see guys driving nothing but jeeps and M8s until they have enough perks for a Tiger. And until they fix the park-inside-enemy-tank-shoot-insta-kill thing, this is just going to make it worse.

Not asking for Alot of perkies gained, just some to make the effort beneficial to the Scouter

where in real life did you see a jeep go out to scout for heavier tanks?

Jeeps scouted for Many things..

[skorpion]

Jeeps scouted for Many things..

please give me 3 instances where jeeps went to scout for tanks that would kill them with the pintle gun. the US never sent men on a suicide mission.

[Tyrannis]

please give me 3 instances where jeeps went to scout for tanks that would kill them with the pintle gun. the US never sent men on a suicide mission.

http://auto.howstuffworks.com/1942-1944-jeep.htm/printable

Jeeps were converted into highly mobile reconnaissance and radio units, capable of traveling into enemy locations, reporting troop strength, and returning unnoticed.

Recon=Scouting.

[skorpion]

Uses of the jeep were endless. Oftentimes the jeep's hood served as a chaplain's altar, or as a card table for the more secular-minded. Suitably equipped, it could become a portable powerplant for aircraft searchlights, floodlights, shortwave radio sets, radar equipment, even welding apparatuses. It could be used as a field telephone exchange, a food supply unit for front-line fighters, or a medical unit for front-line first-aid.

i never once saw anything that said they scouted for tanks. troop strength and enemy locations have nothing to do with looking for enemy tanks. the jeep would have been killed instantly by any tank with a gun better than a 6mm bb.

[Ack-Ack]

please give me 3 instances where jeeps went to scout for tanks that would kill them with the pintle gun. the US never sent men on a suicide mission.

Armored recon units would use various vehicles for scouting, from the M8 to the jeep and there are thousands upon thousands of examples of a jeep being used in such a fashion.  However, this doesn't mean that one deserves perks for basically driving around looking for stuff. 

ack-ack

[Tyrannis]

Armored recon units would use various vehicles for scouting, from the M8 to the jeep and there are thousands upon thousands of examples of a jeep being used in such a fashion.  However, this doesn't mean that one deserves perks for basically driving around looking for stuff. 

ack-ack

If you have someone who is kind enough to up a scout vehicle to assist you in locating&destroying enemy tanks that help to raise your own perk count, Doesnt he deserve a little something for his troubles too? Since he's decided to help the main tank force, Instead of lone wolfing it in his own tank like everyone else.

[skorpion]

If you have someone who is kind enough to up a scout vehicle to assist you in locating&destroying enemy tanks that help to raise your own perk count, Doesnt he deserve a little something for his troubles too? Since he's decided to help the main tank force, Instead of lone wolfing it in his own tank like everyone else.

didnt you think, for just 2 seconds before you made this thread? heres how it works.

GV1:*spots tanks (lets say a tiger and a M4)
GV2:*kills tank*
GV1:*lands and gets perks for just driving near a tank and shooting it once with a .50 cal*
GV2:*gets perks for killing tank*
can you see how this would lead to endless perk farming?

[Tyrannis]

didnt you think, for just 2 seconds before you made this thread? heres how it works.

GV1:*spots tanks (lets say a tiger and a M4)
GV2:*kills tank*
GV1:*lands and gets perks for just driving near a tank and shooting it once with a .50 cal*
GV2:*gets perks for killing tank*
can you see how this would lead to endless perk farming?

Not asking for Alot of perkies gained, just some to make the effort beneficial to the Scouter

Did you think for just 2 seconds of rereading what i have previously said?

Sure, it could become a perk farm IF the perk gain was set too high.

Which is NOT what im asking. They could set it low. Where you only get .15 for each assist you get from scouting.

Seems balanced, You still have to drive around to find an enemy tank Making yourself vunerable to being spotted, You still need a friendly tank to take them out, and like you said, The jeep can be taken out by a single .50, so it couldnt be "overpowered".

[ImADot]

How does the game know to give you perkies for spotting?  If you're close enough to the enemy when he gets popped?  Pinging him with one bullet?  What if more than one scout is running around; who gets the almighty fractional perk?

Scouting for you side should come from your heart, not your perk account. 

[skorpion]

Sure, it could become a perk farm IF the perk gain was set too high.

whats "too high"? 1 perk? 2? also, if its only .15 perks then nobody would do it. you should probably think of the small things first.

if you want a scout then just ask if somebody would do it. they could just up a plane and drop a rocket on the tank or just shoot at it.