Changes: Blowtorch

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For the Similar gadgets, see Wrench and Repair Tool

A Blowtorch is a general purpose tool used to diffuse a flame to apply heat upon an object. It is often used for repairs to a structure or vehicle.

It is a gadget featured in many installments of the Battlefield Series.

Battlefield Vietnam

In Battlefield Vietnam, the Blowtorch is issued as an option to the Engineer kit for all factions. The blowtorch is the opposite of the wrench, as the blowtorch inflicts damage to vehicles rather than renew its health.

Battlefield 2: Modern Combat

In Battlefield 2: Modern Combat, the Blowtorch is issued to the Engineer kit and acts as a repair tool. It differs from typical repair tools of the series in that it requires ammo (fuel) to function, and must be resupplied from an ammo crate or a new Engineer kit if depleted in a single life. It can also be used to kill enemy infantry, but is fairly impractical as a weapon and is only used as such in a humorous manner.

Battlefield 2142

In Battlefield 2142, the Hoff-3000 Repair Tool takes the form of a blowtorch, but is used solely for repairing vehicles. It can repair sentry guns, supply crates, and other gadgets. Titan perimeter cannons and air defense guns can also be repaired by targeting their respective console in the Titan's hangar area. The Titan's reactor consoles and the A3-Goliath IFV's repair cells cannot be repaired.

The repair tool cannot be used in any offensive manner; it will not even "fire" when not near a valid target.

The repair tool can be upgraded via the Dystek Repair v2.0 unlock, increasing its repair rate and allowing an engineer occupying a vehicle to repair nearby vehicles, similar to the Advanced Ammo Hub and Advanced Medic Hub upgrades.

An engineer sitting in an FAV's third seat (facing to rear, unprotected) can repair it while in motion. Engineers can also repair their own air transport by sitting in fifth or seventh position and targeting the floor.

While repairing commander assets or Titan gun consoles, an "overheated" repair tool continues to repair at a slower rate, though the repair animation does not play. The tool still needs to fully recover following such use.

Battlefield Heroes

In Battlefield Heroes, the Blowtorch is a Soldier weapon used to melt tank steel. It has a very high rate of fire and damage, but a very limited range. It can be used to hurt infantry as well, but the victim needs to stand still.

Battlefield: Bad Company 2: Vietnam

"Portable welding tool for emergency repairs. Caution! Keep away from burning flame."

— In-game description

In Battlefield: Bad Company 2: Vietnam, the Torch is issued to the Engineer kit and functions identically to the Repair Tool from the base game, its stats for repairing speed and overheating speed are the same as well.

Battlefield 3

"A hand held oxy-fuel welding and cutting torch provides the engineer with the ability to both Repair Friendly and Damage Enemy vehicles."

— Battlelog description

The Repair Tool is a gadget available in Battlefield 3 for the Engineer kit. It takes the form of a blowtorch. It is mainly used to repair damaged vehicles, but can also be used to sabotage enemy vehicles. When part of the player's kit, it also allows them to remove enemy explosives by holding the Reload button.

It can damage enemy vehicles and can kill enemy infantry, given enough time. Following the April 2012 server patch, the damage rate of the repair tool (and the EOD Bot's onboard tool) against vehicles was significantly increased.

As it occupies the Gadget 2 slot, it can be replaced by M15 Anti-tank Mines or the EOD Bot.

Passengers in the unarmored transports (Growler ITV or VDV Buggy), scout helicopters or air transports can repair their own vehicles in motion, and they earn points for doing so, which wasn't possible in the early stages of the game's release. Points can also be earned if repairing in the same seats while being the sole occupant of the vehicle.

Battlefield 4

This section is currently under construction. It may contain little or inaccurate information.

"Hand held oxy-fuel welding and cutting torch that repairs friendly vehicles and damages enemy vehicles and infantry."

— Battlelog description

The Repair Tool appears in Battlefield 4 as a blowtorch. It functions as it did in Battlefield 3 and uses the same model.

Trivia

During the Battlefield 3 alpha, the Repair Tool was a two-handed model, with the fuel source in the left hand, the torch in the right hand, and a flexible tube linking the two.

Since the Back to Karkand update, one of the new Assignments requires the player to get a kill with the Repair Tool to unlock the G53.

Another assignment requires the player to destroy a vehicle with the Repair Tool to unlock the QBZ-95B.

The Repair Tool in Battlefield 3 can leave black markings on objects, those similar to gunshots, allowing it to be used to write or draw.

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 The repair tool cannot be used in any offensive manner; it will not even "fire" when not near a valid target.
-The repair tool can be upgraded via the [[Dystek Repair v2.0]] unlock, increasing its repair rate and allowing an engineer occupying a vehicle to repair nearby vehicles, similar to the [[Advanced Ammo Hub]] and [[Advanced Medic Hub]] upgrades.
+The repair tool can be upgraded via the [[Dystek Repair v2.0]] unlock, increasing its repair rate and allowing an engineer occupying a vehicle to repair nearby vehicles, similar to the [[Ammunition Box#Battlefield 2142|Advanced Ammo Hub]] and [[Medic Kit#Battlefield 2142|Advanced Medic Hub]] upgrades.
 An engineer sitting in an [[FAV]]'s third seat (facing to rear, unprotected) can repair it while in motion. Engineers can also repair their own [[air transport]] by sitting in fifth or seventh position and targeting the floor.