Dingo Light Scout Car

The Dingo Light Scout Car is a light UKF vehicle unit. In skirmishes it is available from the . As the earliest UKF vehicle available in skirmishes, it serves as a mobile scout, harasser, and utility/support vehicle. It is also a designated detector unit, meaning it has larger detection range of 25 compared to the usual 12.5 range for most units.

The Dingo boasts decent damage per second (DPS) against infantry at all ranges, with a skewed damage curve towards close range, dealing practically double the amount of damage at close range compared to long range. It also has very impressive penetration values compared to other equivalent recon vehicles, allowing it far better performance against light vehicles like halftracks. Thus against vehicles it typically out-damages equivalent units like the USF . The Dingo also has one of the highest sight ranges in the game at 50 meters - by comparison the DAK Kradschützen Motorcycle has 45 sight range, and most units have 35 sight range.

While the Dingo is quite powerful for its class of vehicles, it is much less maneuverable with far less speed and rotation rate. Care must be taken handling the vehicle as it can be surprising difficult to get out of a bad situation quickly. In addition, the Dingo lacks a self-repair ability and while it has significantly higher health than comparative recon vehicles, it is still quite vulnerable to small arms. Plus, unlike some other vehicles it cannot capture territory. Lastly, all its power comes with a significantly higher resource cost.

By default the Dingo has the Distribute Medical Supplies active ability that allows the Dingo to heal nearby allied infantry while stationary and out of combat. It can also tow heavy weapons such as AT guns, but only if they are abandoned, as it has no space to carry a weapons crew. Its smaller size also prevents it from towing larger weapons like the 17 Pounder or Flak 36 AT guns. Additional abilities like Decoy Flares and Forward Observer Artillery Barrage are gained upon reaching veterancy level 1.

The Dingo is best used in the early stages of a skirmish match, where it can utilize its speed to harass enemies attempting to capture points, or flank HMGs to force them to move. Combined with its large sight range it can be a potent flanker to support your own troops and see threats coming before it's too late. In the very early game it is also great for dealing with fast units like the Wehrmacht , DAK , and DAK . Thanks to its impressive penetration values on its gun, it can make surprisingly short work of said light vehicles quite quickly unless the opponent reacts. The healing ability is great to help keep infantry healthy early game and stall the construction of a Field Infirmary, although it has a long cooldown which prevents it from being an outright replacement for healing as time passes. Due to a lack of a self-repair ability, it can only be self sufficient for so long before needing to retreat to get repairs from a .

After attaining veterancy level 1, the Dingo gains access to Decoy Flares and Forward Observer Artillery Barrage. Decoy Flares fire offs flares that mimic real artillery strikes, but of course does not launch any artillery. As for the real artillery barrage ability, it functions the same as the Infantry Section's ability with Recce Package. See veterancy section for more details

As with most light vehicles, the Dingo becomes harder to keep alive and use in direct fights as time passes and better anti-vehicle measures start coming out, severely limiting its usefulness in combat. It retains a lot of utility thanks to its large sight range (which further improves with veterancy levels), and its artillery abilities, transitioning into primarily a non-combat role due to difficult micromanagement needs. Fortunately the UKF can eventually refund the Dingo via the Withdraw and Refit ability, should it still remain alive in the later stages of a match.

This unit benefits from the Light Vehicle Training upgrade available at the .