I too would love a reconnaissance aspect added to DCS.. I think it would be much more useful once (if) they implement a dynamic campaign though, for the most part DCS holds your hand when it comes to locating enemies (F-10 map, Labels, mission editor) which isn't necessarily a bad thing since most ground attack missions will be well informed on enemy positions, but like you I wish I could be the one in charge of getting that intel. delevero brings up a good point though that all missions like that (With DCS's current campaign system) would likely boil down to mission pass/fail depending on whether you find the enemies or not, which is why ED needs to really consider Dynamic Campaigns for the near future.
