Specializations (Battlefield: Bad Company 2)

Specializations are a game mechanic introduced in Battlefield: Bad Company 2. The provide players with special benefits and abilities. Three tiers of specializations available: Primary, Secondary, and Vehicle.

All specializations, excluding weapon altering specializations such as a sight or 12-Gauge slugs, are coupled with the player. This means that if the player acquires a stolen kit in the field, the specializations the player spawned with will still be active.

Vehicle specializations do not stack if there are multiple people in the same vehicle with different specializations. All active specializations will only apply if the driver/pilot has it equipped.

Specializations also appear in Battlefield: Bad Company 2: Vietnam, though it lacks the "high-tech" specializations to fit with the time era, these being the Sniper Spotting Scope, the 4X Rifle Scope and the Red Dot Sight.

Battlefield: Bad Company 2

Primary Specializations

Icon	Name	Unlocked at	Effects
	Lightweight Combat Equipment	Rank 5	10% faster sprinting speed.
File:Ammo Hip.png	Ammo Hip Bandolier	Rank 6	Doubles the carrying capacity of ammunition for primary weapons and sidearms, except for the Tracer Dart Gun.
	Grenade Vest	Rank 7	Doubles the carrying capacity of all grenades including the 40mm Grenade, 40mm Smoke Launcher, the 40mm Shotgun, and regular hand grenades.
	Explosives Leg Pouch	Rank 8	Doubles the carrying capacity of all explosive weapons that are kit specific (AT4/RPG-7/M2 Carl Gustav, Anti-Tank Mines, C4).
Assault rifle Submachine gun Light machine gun Sniper rifle	Red Dot Sight	Assault: 14000 EXP Engineer: 13500 EXP Medic: 15000 EXP Recon: 12500 EXP	Aiming sight designed to be used in close-quarters combat as it offers less obstruction than iron sights. Has no effect on MG36 as it has one built in.
Assault rifle Submachine gun Light machine gun Sniper rifle	4X Rifle Scope	Assault: 17000 EXP Engineer: 13500 EXP Medic: 18000 EXP Recon: 8000 EXP	Increased zoom sight designed for medium to long ranged combat. It has a disadvantage at close range as it takes longer to pull up than iron sights or a Red Dot Sight.
	12X High Power Scope	10000 Recon EXP	Recon-exclusive attachment that gives increased efficiency at long range combat.
	Medkit Improved Heal	12000 Medic EXP	Medic-exclusive specialization that increases the speed at which medkits heal teammates by 50%, allowing faster healing.
	12 Gauge Slugs	Rank 16	Shotgun-exclusive attachment where instead of a spread shot, the player's shotgun will now fire a single heavy slug, much like a sniper rifle.

Secondary Specializations

Icon	Name	Unlocked at	Effects
	Extended Shotgun Magazine	Rank 9	Shotgun-exclusive attachment that doubles the maximum ammunition capacity of shotgun magazines.
	Ceramic Body Armor	Rank 13	Increases health by 25%. Note: Ceramic Body Armor doesn't reduce damage from fall damage and from melee attacks.
	Magnum Ammunition	Rank 15	Increases bullet damage by 25%.
	Improved Demolitions	Rank 17	Increased damage dealt by all explosives (including Recon's Mortar Strikes) by 25%.
	Sniper Spotting Scope	17000 Recon EXP	Recon-exclusive attachment that automatically spots any enemies in the scope that are within a 75 meter range.
	Medkit Improved Range	21000 Medic EXP	Medic-exclusive specialization that increases the range for a medkit to heal teammates from 3.5 to 7 meters, allowing players to be further in proximity from kits and still be healed at the same rate.
	Marksman Training	Assault: 24000 EXP Engineer: 21500 EXP Medic: 28000 EXP	Reducing hipfire spread for LMGs, Assault Rifles, SMGs, and sidearms by 25%. Also reduces maximum spread when aiming down sights and movement accuracy penalties.

Vehicle Specializations

Icon	Name	Unlocked at	Effects	Type
	Active Armor Upgrade	2300 Vehicle EXP	Reduces damage taken from all weapons by 25%.	Passive
	Smoke Countermeasures Package	6500 Vehicle EXP	Adds alternate fire ability to armed vehicles: Ground vehicles: creates a 360-degree smokescreen around the tank (15s cooldown) Helicopters: drops multiple flares (10s cooldown) UAV-1: launch a volley of smoke grenades at the target location (10s cooldown) All abilities will remove any planted tracer darts on the vehicle upon activation.	Active
	High Power Optics Package	8000 Vehicle EXP	Allows the vehicle to have a greater zoom.	Active
	Alternate Weapon Package	10000 Vehicle EXP	Adds another weapon for armed vehicles: Main battle tanks: co-axial machine gun IFV: TOW/Kornet Attack helicopters: Hellfire missile; co-pilot gets a a tracer for the Hellfire missile if pilot has specialization. UAV-1: machine gun	Active
	Improved Warheads Package	3600 Vehicle EXP	Increases damage of all vehicle weapons by 25%.	Passive
	Electronic Warfare Package	1200 Vehicle EXP	Shows any enemies and set explosives like mines or C4 on the mini-map within 20 meters of the vehicle.	Passive
	Quick Reload Package	5000 Vehicle EXP	Decreases vehicle weapon reload time by 15%.	Passive

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