Battlefield: Bad Company 2 Guide

Vehicles

In Bad Company 2 vehicles can be used in any map. Not all vehicles can be used on every map, they have set vehicles on certain maps. All vehicles have 100 health and is shown in the bottom right corner of the screen. Bullets don’t do as much damage to vehicles as they do to people. You can kill people in vehicles or destroy the vehicles with people in them to kill them. The only vehicle that you can’t kill a person in is a tank, you must blow up the whole tank. You can repair all vehicles except the stationary ones since they don’t have any health. Stationary vehicles CAN be destroyed and count as vehicle destroyed XP Bonuses if someone is in them. However, once they’re blown up you cannot repair them. Vehicles can be used tactically in Bad Company 2 in the objective matches. It’s best to use them as a whole squad for the best effectiveness.

Light

The Light Vehicles are the fastest but weakest of the vehicles. Some have weapons and some don’t. One tank round to them and they’re gone.
Light Vehicles all have 4 Wheel Drive and are designed to protect you from small arms fire and indirect artillery bursts.

• Cobra 4WD(COBR) – 500 Health. Russian used Vehicle. Seats 4 (although it shows 5) and is armed with a .50 caliber Heavy Machine gun that can swivel 360 degrees. Found On: Atacama Desert
• HMMWV 4WD(HUMV) – 500 Health. US Vehicle. Seats 4 and is armed with a .50 caliber Heavy Machine Gun that can swivel 360 degrees. Found On: Arica Harbor
• VODNIK 4 WD(VOD) – 500 Health. Russian Vehicle. Seats 4 and is armed with a 12.7mm Heavy Machine Gun that can swivel 360 degrees. Found on: Port Valdez
• QUAD BIKE(QUAD) – 250 Health. US and Russian Vehicle. Seats 2. Ultra Light Vehicle. Found On: Port Valdez, Panama Canal, Nelson Bay, Laguna Alta, Laguna Presa, Atacama Desert, and White Pass
• CAV – US Vehicles. Seats 4. 4 Wheel Drive vehicle armed with a .50 cal machine gun and a 25mm grenade launcher with a 360 degree view. Fires 6 grenades at a time. Found On: Port Valdez.

Heavy

Tanks are very powerful but move very slow. They usually have a main gun and a machine gun. The driver fires the main gun and the machine gun if he has V ALT W as SPEC 3. If not then the passenger can control it. There are also two sides for two more passengers to use machine guns. All machine guns have infinite ammo but do overheat. Tanks can take 2-3 tank shots or Launchers until they die. If they have V ARMOR as SPEC 3 they may be able to take 4 launchers. Tanks take twice as much damage when the launcher is hit from the side or back of the tank by missile launchers. Explosives only damage tanks.

• M3A3 BRADLEY(M3A3) – 1250 Health, 2x damage on the sides and back by missile launchers. US Vehicle. Seats 4. The driver controls the main cannon that shoots 6 rounds (weaker than other single fire cannons) and a wire guided missile for an alternate weapon (V ALT W). The secondary gunner uses a 50 cal Machine Gun. Allows 2 passengers to use fire ports on the side of the vehicle. Found On: Laguna Alta, Laguna Presa, White Pass, Port Valdez, and Valparaiso.
• BMD-3 BAKHCHA(BMD3) – 1250 Health, 2x damage on the sides and back by missile launchers. Russian Vehicle. Seats 4. The driver controls the main cannon that shoots 6 rounds (weaker than other single fire cannons) and a wire guided missile for an alternate weapon (V ALT W). The secondary gunner passenger uses a 12.7mm Heavy Machine Gun. Allows 2 passengers to use fire ports on the side of the vehicle. Found On: Panama Canal, Laguna Presa, and Laguna Alta
• BMD-3 BAKHCHA AA(BMD3 AA) – 1250 Health, 2x damage on the sides and back by missile launchers. Russian Vehicle. Seats 4. The AA Version of the BMD-3 BAKHCHA. The driver controls a grenade launcher that fires 6 rounds and the alternate gun (V ALT W) is a machine gun. The passenger controls the Anti Air Gun at the top. When you’re on the passenger gun you’re exposed and can be killed by anyone. There are also two side ports for machine guns. Found On: Port Valdez
• M1A2 ABRAMS(M1A2) – 1250 Health, 2x damage on the sides and back by missile launchers. US Vehicle. Seats 2. Heavily armored. The driver controls the main cannon and a machine gun for the alternate weapon (V ALT W). The passenger uses a 50 cal machine gun. Found On: Arica Harbor, Panama Canal, and Atacama Desert
• T-90 MBT(T90R) – 1250 Health, 2x damage on the sides and back by missile launchers. Russian Vehicle. Seats 2. Heavily armored. The driver controls the main cannon and a machine gun for an alternate weapon (V ALT W). The passenger uses a 12.7mm machine gun. Found On: Atacama Desert, Arica Harbor, and Port Valdez

Air

Air Vehicles can be a lot harder to control, with the exception of the UAV. When controlled they can be very deadly. Helos can only take one direct hit from a missile unless they have the extra armor specialization.

• AH-64 APACHE(AH64) – 500 Health. US Vehicle. Seats 2. The driver can fire 8, 70mm Rocket Pods and as an alternate weapon fires a missile (V ALT W). The passenger uses a 30mm chain gun. Found On: Port Valdez and Atacama Desert
• MI-28 HAVOC(MI28) – 500 Health. Russian Vehicle. Seats 2. The driver can fire 8, 80mm Rocket Pods and as an alternate weapon fires a missile (V ALT W). The passenger uses a 30mm auto cannon that fires around 10 rounds at a time. Found On: Atacama Desert
• MI-24 HIND(MI24) – 500 Health. Russian Vehicle. Seats 4. The driver can only fly. The gunner uses a special gun that fires a few rounds at a time. The passengers can only use their own weapons or repair the helo. Found On: Isla Inocentes
• UH-64 Blackhawk(UH64) – 500 Health. Called “UH-60 TRANSPORT(AH60)” at the main menu. US Vehicle. Seats 5. One can drive (and not use any weapons), two can shoot one of two 7.62mm M134 miniguns, two can use their own guns on the sides or repair the helo. Found on: Isla Inocentes, Valparaiso, and Port Valdez
• UAV(UAV1) – 50 Health. Remotely operated UAV (Unmanned Ariel Vehicle). Only one person can use it at UAV stations on each map. Can be armed with a .50 caliber Heavy Machine Gun or Smoke dispensers(Alt Weapons Fire Package, and Smoke Countermeasures). Uses a missile launcher called hell fire. Reloads every 25 seconds. If you get shot while using one the UAV is gone, if you shoot the station you cannot use it for awhile. Once the UAV is destroyed you can’t use it for awhile. And if you enter a station and exit you can’t use it for awhile. Found On: All Maps.

Water

Water Vehicles can only be used in water, of course, but they can be driven ashore. Once they are then they’re stuck there and can’t really be put back in the water.

• PERSONAL WATER CRAFT(PWC) – 250 Health. High speed weather boat. Seats 2. Found On: Isla Inocentes and Laguna Presa
• PATROL BOAT(PBLB) – 500 Health. Operated with 4. Armed with 2 20MM automatic grenade launchers mounted on the front and rear of the boat. 6 Grenades before you have to reload. Found On: Isla Inocentes and Laguna Presa

Stationary

Stationary vehicles still count as vehicles and towards vehicle skills. They are mounted on floors and buildings of maps. They are either mounted machine guns of some sort or rocket launcher. Some heavy MGs have shields in front of them to help your protection. You may have to use explosives or flank to take these guys down.

• HEAVY MG(X312) – 125 Health. US .50 Caliber Machine Gun. Found on all maps. 550RPM
• HEAVY MG(KORD) – 125 Health. Russian 12.7mm Heavy Machine Gun. Found on all maps. 550RPM
• STATIONARY AT(TOW) – 125 Health. US Tube launched Optically tracked Wire guided Missile (TOW2) has a range of 4000 meters. This launcher lets you guide the missile after shooting it to whatever destination within 4000 Meters. Found on all Maps with vehicles.
• STATIONARY AT(KORN) – 125 Health. Russian Anti-Tank wire Guided Missile (ATGM). This launcher lets you guide the missile after shooting it to whatever destination within 4000 Meters. Found On all Maps with vehicles.
• ANTI-AIR GUN(ZU23) – Russian dual barreled 23mm auto cannon. Fires around 8 shots in bursts that deals heavy damage to aerial vehicles but not tanks. Found on Isla Inocentes, Atacama Desert
• ANTI-AIR GUN() –
• QLZ-87 AUTO GL – Chiniese 35MM Automatic Grenade Launcher. Fires 6 35MM Grenades at a time. Found On: