| Overview | 1942 | Vietnam | BF2 | BF2:MC | 2142 | Online |
| Battlefield: Bad Company 2 | Play4Free | BF3 | BF4 | 2042 | BF6 | |
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Battlefield: Bad Company 2[]
— Instruction Manual Description
The Engineer in Battlefield: Bad Company 2 is a combination of past Engineer kits from Battlefield 2 and Battlefield 2142 as well as the Demolition and Specialist kits from Battlefield: Bad Company. The Engineer kit once again has access to a repair tool, which can both repair friendly vehicles and dismantle hostile vehicles, and can also be a last-ditch melee weapon if needed. The Repair Tool repairs at a moderate speed, and is a key component of any armored attack or defense.
The Engineer also has access to several anti-tank weapons, the Anti-Tank Mine and three anti-tank missile launchers, the RPG-7, the M2 Carl Gustav and the M136 AT4. The anti-tank mine functions similarly to previous games, but this time detonates only when enemy vehicles pass over the mine or if destroyed manually. The rocket launchers all differ, but remain the normal anti-tank weapon of choice for most Engineer players. The M2 and the RPG-7 both fire unguided rockets, but can lock onto Tracer Darts to engage faster targets, such as helicopters and Quad Bikes. The AT4 is a specialized anti-tank launcher, and can be manually guided onto the target by the player.
For personal defense, the Engineer kit has access to several submachine guns and compact carbines. These weapons work well at close-medium ranges, and can prove deadly to any player in the open or in light cover, whereas players in heavier cover, such as behind walls and in buildings, can be flushed out by grenades or by the Engineer's own rocket launchers. The Engineer kit can also make use of all-kit weapons, such as shotguns, to engage enemies at longer or shorter distances.
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Vietnam[]
The Engineer remains largely the same in the Battlefield: Bad Company 2: Vietnam expansion except for a few differences. The kit has access to anti-tank mines and the only rocket launcher, the RPG-7, which acts the same as the RPG-7 from the base game (although it lacks the scope from the base game), and the Power Tool has been replaced by the Torch, which again acts the same as the Power Tool from the base game. The main role of the Engineer kit remains the same in the Vietnam expansion pack - the repairing of friendly and the destruction of opposing vehicles.
The infantry combat role of the Engineer kit changes in the expansion pack, with the selection of weapons available to the kit - the UZI, the M10 and the PPSh - being more suited to close range combat, instead of the close-medium range combat that the base game kit was suited to. All Engineer-specific weapons lack the suppressor present on all base weapons, which reduces the level of stealth the Engineer has.
Battlefield Veterans with access to the M1 Garand can use it to fill a medium-range role, but fighting at such a range plays against the strengths of the Engineer kit, and can be problematic when needing to dart forward to repair vehicles.
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Battlefield: Bad Company 2[]
- Regardless of the gadget, the Russian Engineer model has an RPG-7 on its back while the American model has an M136 AT4. If a Russian Engineer happens to be using the RPG-7, upon pulling it out the model will disappear from their back and be brought up into a firing position; the same applies for American Engineers equipped with the M136 AT4.
- In the kit selection screen, the Engineer is shown holding a shotgun (SPAS-12 for US, Saiga 20K for RU) instead of a submachine gun unlike the other classes that are shown holding their main class of weapon (Assault holding an assault rifle). This is most likely a reference to Battlefield 2.
Battlefield: Bad Company 2: Vietnam[]
- In the kit selection screen, the engineer holds a RPG-7 instead of a submachine gun.
- The US Engineer has two unusable pieces of equipment on the character model: a Smoke Grenade and a Claymore.
- The US Engineer and Recon are the only models that do not wear a flak jacket.
- In the "State of Mind TGS 2010 Trailer", the Engineer and the Recon are the only classes not using one of his respective weapons, instead using a M16A1.
- In all Battlefield: Bad Company 2: Vietnam trailers showing the Flamethrower, either the Engineer or Medic uses it.