Reconnaissance

Reconnaissance is a Tier Three perk in Call of Duty: World at War that gives a player the ability to find attack dogs, artillery strikes, or occupied enemy tanks on the map. However, you will not be able to see the enemy team without a Recon Plane. This perk is unlocked at level 64. Also, this is the last unlocked Tier Three perk.

In Game
This perk works wonderfully with Camouflage and silenced weapons because it essentially gives you "extra eyes" and can allow you to set up ambushes and avoid dogs. Reconnaissance works best on big maps where tanks are available. It is a good tool for snipers because some players will use the tank machine gun turret, making them an easy target unless they press the crouch button to duck.

The ability to see dogs will also help alert the user to their whereabouts, causing less surprises. This can also be used to warn teammates of the location of an Artillery Strike. This perk is sometimes overlooked due to the appeal of more combat-based perks, but in the hands of an experienced player it can be used efficiently.

This perk is favored by most experienced snipers rather than the level 60 perk Iron Lungs.

While this perk shows you dogs and artillery while in Hardcore matches it will not appear on your mini map unless a recon plane is present and it will dis-appear when the recon plane expires.To further see artillery and dogs see the point below.

For reference, the locations of artillery strikes appear as two small rings on your minimap (red for enemy, green for friendly). Note that the effective range of an artillery strike is larger than the ring which appears on your minimap. Dogs appear as small dots (red for enemy, green for friendly); this perk is invaluable for killing dogs, effectively taking away their element of surprise, allowing you to equip a good dog-killing weapon (flamethrowers work wonders). It is often helpful for players to get in the habit of checking their minimaps (up on the D-pad) to search for artillery strikes, as well as enemy tanks and dogs.

Trivia

 * This perk is often teamed with the M1A1 Carbine, and the Flamethrower, as these come later on in the multiplayer system.
 * This perk is one of the most overlooked perks, yet it is very useful, especially in clan matches.
 * This Perk is available on the Wii.