advice on effective use of recon spotting

[Ricky B]

You have it right at the end of your post Bacillus. You need to move to the point where you want to recon FROM, THEN make the recon spotting selection which will use 1/3 of the movement to try and spot from that location. So move first, then choose recon spotting.

Using high spots with long lines of sight can be helpful, depending on what you are looking for or where you suspect the units might be.

Theoretically, you could move a hex or 2, try to spot, then move to another spot and try to spot, as long as you only use 1/3 of the movement points to move.

Rick