Scouting on Himmelsdorf?

I'm more of an active scout (not suicide scouting, but active), so I play more for damage. I usually go up the hill. I climb to the top, when I spot the enemies, I run like a little sissy. I let the meds and heavies deal with them, then when we take the hill I go up to the crack in the wall or the "cliff" and attempt to snipe. If no one is in a good position to get sniped or there's a lot of arty I'll go arty hunting. Finally, I pick on the stragglers left on the reds.

In addition to what bullpup said, if you have the good fortune to take the hill uncontested you can get great vision down the D and G lines which tend to be hot spots for tanks.

When I run my Bulldog, and get this map, I run to the burt down building with the "ramp" to the left of the middle at G6. I tend to spot tanks up to A5, tanks running from B5-B0 when they hit B7, then tanks at D3, D4, and D6. I also set up shop there in my Hellcat and T25/2. Play Peek-A-Boom if they spot me. The T25/2 does the best for me at G6 since the mantel tends to bounce quite a few rounds st the angle it is at when you back-up slightly and hide the top of the turret behind it. But back to Light tanks. After G6 is "used up" and the battle moves from those spots I start to play the opertunistic pain in the ass and start taking pot shots at the reds while they are distracted. biggest thing though is to watch the map for the status of the hill. If the reds take it they can knock you out form above. This is also a good spot , if you have the opening, to bolt down the middle to red's arty and take them out. I'm still working on my timing so this works for me, most of the time, but others it may not.

Sometimes waiting for that opening to get in the backfield and kill arty is all lights can do city maps like Himmelsdorf. Just make sure you check the map often so you don't miss that opening.