Especializações

Specializations are a game mechanic introduced in Battlefield: Bad Company 2′s multiplayer, that provide benefits to the player and allow customization and tailor-made combat roles. These mechanics, along with a few tweaks, are still present in Battlefield 3.

Below is the breakdown of Battlefield 3′s Vehicle Specializations available to you for vehicle customization.

Icon	Name	For Vehicle(s)	Description
	STEALTH	Air	Engine tuning and fuselage coating materials disguise your vehicle’s infrared signature, increasing enemy locking and tracking difficulty and decreasing the time you are revealed to the enemy from being spotted
	IR FLARES	Air	Infrared flare launchers that when launched will distract incoming missiles and cause them to miss there locked target
	HEATSEEKERS	Air	Heat seeking missiles launched by the pilot which lock on to the track enemy aircraft
	BELT SPEED	Air	An enhanced mechanism decreases the minimum time between firing bursts with you main weapon
	PROXIMITY SCAN	Air	External sensors detect and reveal enemy units on your minimap
	AIR RADAR	Air	The range of your minimap increases greatly and reveals all friendly and enemy aircraft
	EXTINGUISHER	Air	A controlled air pressure release in the engine compartment will extinguish engine fires when activated, helping a disabled aircraft return to normal operation and recover from damage
	MAINTENANCE	Air	Preventative maintenance procedures improve you vehicles recovery from damage
	GUIDED MISSILE	Air	Guided missiles launched by the pilot which lock on to and track enemy land vehicles and can acquire laser-designated targets even if they are out of line-of-sight
	LASER PAINTER	Air	Nose-mounted targeting systems designate an enemy vehicle in you line of sight automatically, painting them as a target for teammates using laser-guided weapons
	ECM JAMMER	Air	Electronic countermeasures including chaff launchers and deceptive transmitters prevent your aircraft from being locked on to by enemy weapon systems for a short time when activated
	IR SMOKE	Land	Smoke grenades enhanced with metal filaments that when launched remove laser-designation, spoof incoming guided missiles, and prevent enemies from revealing you position to teammates
	ATGM LAUNCHER	Land	Wire-guided anti-tank missile launchers are mounted on the turret
	BELT SPEED	Land	An enhanced mechanism decreases the minimum time between firing bursts with you main weapon
	COAXIAL LMG	Land	A light machinegun mounted coaxially on your main weapon
	THERMAL OPTICS	Land	A secondary weapon sight with thermal optics that highlights soldiers and vehicles for efficient target identification
	PROXIMITY SCAN	Land	External sensors detect and reveal enemy units on your minimap
	MAINTENANCE	Land	Preventative maintenance procedures improve you vehicles recovery from damage
	APFSDS-T SHELL	Land	Armor-Piercing Fin-Stabilized Discarding Sabot (with Tracer). Ammo which deals more direct damage but has no explosive element
	THERMAL CAMO	Land	Anti-reflective coating on your vehicle increases enemy locking and tracking difficulty and decreases the time you are revealed to the enemy from being spotted
	GUIDED MISSILE	Land	Guided missiles launched by the pilot which lock on to and track enemy land vehicles and can acquire laser-designated targets even if they are out of line-of-sight
	REACTIVE ARMOR	Land	Reactive armor panels and/or slats absorb the impact from anti-tank weapons, protecting you from damage but becoming destroyed in the process
	AUTOLOADER	Unknown	An enhanced mechanism decreases the minimum time between firing bursts with your main weapon
	ZOOM OPTICS	Unknown	A secondary weapon sight for the gunner position with up to 3x magnification
	COAXIAL HMG	Unknown	A heavy machinegun mounted coaxially to your main weapon
	GUIDED SHELL	Unknown	A Smart Target-Activated Fire and Forget shell that can lock on to and track enemy land vehicles and can acquire laser-designated targets even if they are out of line-of-sight
	CANISTER SHELL	Unknown	A tank shell encasing thousands of tungsten balls fired through the cannon muzzle like a shotgun
	ANTI-AIR MISSILE	Land	Anti-aircraft missile launchers are mounted on the turret which will lock on to and track enemy air vehicles
	BEAM SCANNING	Unknown	A computer upgrade for advanced weapon systems that help you lock on to enemy targets faster when using heat seeking of laser-guided missiles