Hit marker

A Hit Marker is a visual cue that tells players that they have hit an enemy with bullets from their gun or armaments from the vehicle they are in. The appearance of the hit marker can vary from game to game.

Battlefield Vietnam
Hit Markers were first included in Battlefield Vietnam. They were represented by four seperate diagonal lines on the crosshairs as the bullets reached their intended target.

Battlefield 2
Hit Markers make another appearance in Battlefield 2. They were represented by an "X" on the crosshairs as the bullets hit an enemy.

Battlefield 2142
Hit Markers are represented in Battlefield 2142 by a semi-circle below the crosshairs.

Battlefield: Bad Company
Hit Markers are shown as a red semi-circle below the exact centre of the crosshairs in Battlefield: Bad Company. They appear in both the singleplayer and multiplayer of the game.

Battlefield 1943
Hit Markers in Battlefield 1943 are similar to that of Battlefield: Bad Company.

Battlefield: Bad Company 2
Hit Markers in Battlefield: Bad Company 2 were originally supposed to be similar to that of Battlefield: Bad Company and Battlefield 1943. In the final release, hit markers are instead represented by a white "X" in the middle of the crosshairs. Hit Markers appear in all difficulties of the singleplayer, and they also appear in both normal and Hardcore modes in the multiplayer.

Battlefield Play4Free
Hit Markers once again appear in Battlefield Play4Free. They are akin to that of Battlefield: Bad Company 2, but the "X" is a bit thicker in the former. The hit marker is also accompanied by a number that shows how much damage the player dealt to the intended enemy.

Battlefield 3
Hit Markers appear in Battlefield 3, designed the same way as the last two games of the series. One minor difference can be that the "X" is thinner than both games. While the hit marker doesn't appear in singleplayer, it appears in both co-op in all difficulties and multiplayer in both normal and Hardcore.