Supply Drop

The Supply Drop is a commander resource in Battlefield 2 and Battlefield 2142. It can heal players, repair vehicles and destroyed objects (although at a slower rate than the medic or engineer), and replenish ammunition within its area of effect.

It is commonly used by commanders to repair resource objects (UAV trailer, Artillery gun, etc.), as the supply drop does not depend on a resource object and an engineer may not be available. Since both teammates and opponents can benefit from the supply drop, a commander must be careful when doing this - if a Spec Ops soldier who destroyed the objects is still in the vicinity, he will be able to reload his C4 and destroy both the supplies and the strategic objects.

The supply drop can also be used to crush inattentive enemies, especially snipers. For this feat, the commander is credited with a generic kill against the victim.

Supply crates can absorb quite a bit of fire before exploding (without blast damage). When faced against a distant enemy vehicle near a supply crate, it may be wise to destroy the supply crate with an AV weapon before engaging the vehicle threat. Engineers can also repair a supply crate to restore its protective ability, though this does not allow it to remain on the field longer.

Battlefield 2142
In BF2142, the supply drop drifts slightly north, which can complicate precise placement.

When Friendly fire is disabled on a Titan match server, the supply crate is the only way to destroy SLSBs placed on a Titan deck. (Due to a glitch, the beacon is otherwise indestructible.) This task is complicated by a quirk in the supply crate's targeting behavior caused by the perspective of the commander's satellite view, as well as the drift mentioned above.