Recon bike (Tiberian Dawn)

The Recon bike was a motorcycle with a frontal plexiglass cockpit. It was equipped as a scout and light-anti armor unit, and was equipped with rocket launchers effective against tanks. However, it suffered from its lack of armor, but partially made up for this through its extreme speed. They were used as reconnaissance units, owing to their great speed, as well as patrol units. In a standard battle line, they could strike vulnerable targets while avoiding certain enemy shells. Also, they were very useful as part of hit-and-fade tactics, again owing to their great speed.

The recon bike was reasonably expensive, costing more than a Humvee or Nod Buggy. However, it was even less well armored than either of the two previous units, which made it extremely fragile. Its speed could be used to evade certain munitions, but the Recon bike was very weak against guided weapons such as Tomahawk cruise missiles and Dragon TOW rockets. Because its weapon was not effective against infantry, this made it highly vulnerable to Rocket Infantry. Also, the long range and terminally guided firepower of the Advanced Guard Tower also made it difficult for Recon bikes to engage these targets.