Reconnaissance
Platoon.

" The qualities required of a Recce Armoured car soldier are many but above all he must be a man of independent judgment, quick reflexes, courage, cunning and accuracy of observation and statement"

The Recce Platoon are specialists in Close Reconnaissance. The British Army are one of only a few armies in the world that still use stealth as opposed to force to Recce a position of enemy force. The Guardsmen and Non-Commissioned Officers in the Recce are all soldiers who have that little something extra and have progressed to this specialized trade.

The primary role of the Armoured Close Reconnaissance Platoon is to provide accurate and timely information for the Battle Group by day and by night, in all weather conditions, in all theatres and operations of war. 

Each member of the platoon is expected to be able to think for himself and to be able to work in small groups often way ahead of the rest of the Main Battle Group. This puts added pressure on each member of the platoon to carry out his job to an extremely high standard as there is not the same backup as in a conventional Rifle Platoon. 

The Recce use the Scimitar CVR(T) when in the armored role..They carry only three people and these are :-

The Commander
The Gunner
The Driver.

The Scimitar is a CVR(T) vehicle (Combat Vehicle Reconnaissance Tracked) with a primary role to gather information. Used by medium reconnaissance Regiments and Armoured infantry units for reconnaissance, the vehicle is fitted with a Rarden 30mm gun for self defence.

Length 4.79m;
Width 2.24m;
Height 2.10m;
Weight 8.07 tonnes;
Max Road Speed 80kph;
Engine Jaguar 4.2 liter;
Armament 30mm Rarden Cannon, 7.62 machine gun.
8 smoke dischargers for retreat under fire.