

Any player can still equip a squad leader gadget, although it cannot be used-this potentially allows a squad leader to use multiple gadgets at once by picking up dropped kits.īattlefield: Bad Company lowered the maximum squad size to four.

The squad must be of a certain size in order for the squad leader to use a specific gadget. Reinforcement Prioritization Unit for quicker respawn times.Squad Leader Spawn Beacon for setting a static squad spawn point.

Further, the squad leader serves as a mobile spawn point for his respective squad otherwise, only the flags are able to be used as spawn points.īattlefield 2142 improves upon the squad mechanics from Battlefield 2 with squad leader gadgets and early access to unlocks via field upgrades.īattlefield 2142 gives players a special set of useful squad leader gadgets: Squad leaders can request and receive orders from the commander, and can place requests for commander assets on the Commander view. In certain games, squads and their members are shown on the spawn screen, along with the map's spawn points.īattlefield 2 introduces the squad feature, with up to nine squads of six players each at a time. Otherwise, squads are assigned NATO phonetic alphabet letters as their squad designation with the exception of Battlefield 1, which uses the British Army radiotelephony spelling alphabet used between 1914-1918. In some games, the squad leader can give their squad a special name.
