Weapons · Recon gadget · in the sim

Laser designator

PMC: all PMCs
class: Marksman = recon role
unlock: free (Marksman kit)
source: play.rs (DESIGNATE_*), DESIGN §20.4 rule 7

Our numbers

range: 500 m, cone 70 mrad on the ground plane
hold: 0.5 s on an enemy vehicle
effect: rockets do ×2; spots the crew
design (§20.4): lock 1.5 s at 4° to 500 m; guided weapons ×2 and lock in 1.0 s; smoke or a jammer breaks it for 5 s

BF4 reference

Observed numbers from the clean-room tables (weapons.json), cited so the tuning is traceable. Not used in the game.

asset	class	fire	RoF rpm	mag/mags	reload s	v0 m/s	damage	lock time/cone/range
soflam_portable gameplay/gadgets/portablesoflam/soflam_portable	LaserDesignator	SingleFire	30	-1/1	3.6	350	20→10 @ 100→200 m	1.5 s / 4° / 500 m
soflam_portable gameplay/vehicles/common/weapondata/soflam_portable_firing	firing	SingleFire	30	-1/1	3.6	350	20→10 @ 100→200 m
laserdesignator gameplay/vehicles/common/weapondata/laserdesignator_firing	firing	BurstFire	30	-1/1	3.6	350	20→10 @ 100→200 m

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