VADS

The VADS (English: Vulcan Air Defense System) is an American made short-range rapid fire Gatling gun featured in Battlefield: Bad Company and Battlefield: Bad Company 2.

Battlefield: Bad Company
The VADS makes a short appearance in singleplayer on Ghost Town, as Marlowe attempts to reach it to shoot down the Legionnaire's Ka-52. However, it is destroyed as soon as the player nears it. It is never available to the player.

Battlefield: Bad Company 2
Only available in multiplayer, the VADS is included in in the maps of VIP Map Pack 4. The VADS' Gatling Gun is very effective at taking out enemy Helicopters and Light Vehicles, as its very high rate of fire makes up for the lack of damage per shot. As the VADS' aiming system is on a TV, it gives the player the impression that he/she is protected from enemy fire by armour. However, the player is exposed to enemy fire while operating the weapon. It is also very effective at killing infantry, much like the minigun on the UH-60 Black Hawk. Because it's so effective at destroying helicopters and often placed where the opposing team has a hard time taking it out/capturing it, it is considered to some as an overpowered emplacement.

Multiplayer
Conquest Rush
 * Port Valdez
 * Heavy Metal (Multiplayer)
 * Atacama Desert