I just don't know what to do with them?
Do most of you use them as spotters? They don't seem to be much of a factor in a battle?
Thanks,
Pat
They make wonderful raiders in the rear areas. Great support for recon units too. Also they are a good manuever element to cut retreat routes.
Two of my favorites tricks are moving them around out of my opponents LOS causing him to hear the sound of armor approaching but not knowing of course that they are lights. A little bit of misdirection by sound.
Second, and more tactical, though you will lose some, is using them to draw fire from your opponents AFV's (preferably at long range), ideally causing the defending armor to change their facing, then you follow up by engaging those same AFV's with your own tanks hopefully now vs. their side or rear armor.
Thank you Korp, some most interesting uses of this item.
Pat
In early war scenarios light armour (and bren carriers for that matter) are very powerful units to protect your infantry against surround and capture.
Use these units to support your infantry (either in the same hex or one hex behind). Most early war units have very poor hard attack ratings (except for engineers) and thus cannot disrupt your armour. No disruption means no retreat, no retreat means no capture. If they are in the second line of hexes then they preserve the retreat path for front hex units.
Of course, like many other tactics to defend against SDC, this usage is obviated when the "Extreme Assault" option is on.
umbro