Battlefield 4: the locations of the best weapons
Particularly powerful weapons were placed in Battlefield 4 as so-called Battle Pickups at fixed locations. Here you get an overview of the weapon locations.
Battle Pickup Locations
In total, you can find six different weapons in Battlefield 4 as a Battle Pickup. You cannot unlock and equip these special weapons like normal weapons, you must pick them up at the respective location. If you die, you lose the gun. The battle pickups were not made available to all soldiers by DICE for balance purposes, because they are so powerful. Here is an overview of the Battle Pickups:
- The M82A3 and AMR-2 are sniper rifles. With them, one-hit kills are the rule, they can even damage light vehicles.
- The M32 MGL is a grenade launcher that contains the grenades in a revolver magazine. This means that several grenades can be fired in quick succession without reloading.
- The USAS-12 is the only fully automatic shotgun in Battlefield 4. It is devastating at close range.
- M136 CS and HVM-II are both rocket launchers.
Weapon locations in Battlefield 4 multiplayer
For reasons of balancing, the battle pickups are usually distributed symmetrically on the maps, so that no team can take unfair advantage from them. You can recognize them by the pistol icon on the minimap and in the HUD as soon as you are close enough. Here is an overview of the individual maps, the flag points for orientation correspond to those from Conquest Large:
1. Dawnbreaker
In the parking garage between flags A and B you will find an HVM-II, a second HVM-II is between flags D and E in the parking deck.
2. Flood zone
There are five Battle Pickups here.
- On the scaffolding in front of the dam, which you can destroy, you will find an M32 MGL (west) and an AMR-2 (east).
- On the highway near flag D you will find an M83A3. To the east and west of it there is an M136 CS.
3. Golmud Railway
Here the pickups are placed along a north-south axis in the middle of the map.
- In the south at F on the roof of the construction site there is an M136 CS.
- North of A and B in the small settlement you will find an AMR-2.
- In the two farms on the left and right of the road between A / B and C you will find a USAS-12 (east) and an M32 MGL (west).
- Finally, there is a HVM-II next to a rock directly at flag D.
4. Hainan Resort
- An AMR-2 falls into your hands on the roof of the hotel, an M136 CS directly behind the hotel on the green area of the driveway.
- You can get an M32 MGL southwest of the hotel on the larger island.
5. Lancang Dam, Operation Locker and Zavod 311
Three maps, each with only one battle pickup:
- On Lancang Dam there is an HVM-II in the middle of the map right in front of the dam.
- An M82A3 is waiting for you at Operation Locker in the middle of the map outdoors.
- On the roof above control point D you can set up a sniper nest on Zavod 311 with an ARM-2.
6. Paracel Storm
On Paracel Storm we have:
- a USAS-12 directly at B behind the truck,
- an M32 MGL on the larger of the two islands between E and D,
- an M82A3 on the roof of the transmission tower south of A.
7. Rogue transmission
You can pick up two sniper rifles on this map, which is ideal for snipers. You will only receive both after the long ascent on the two accessible towers with the steel ropes for the receiving head of the satellite system.
- The tower at B houses an AMR-2 ...
- ... and the tower at E is an M82A3.
8. Siege of Shanghai
Both Battle Pickups are only available here while the skyscraper is still standing, because both are in the penthouse.
- In the eastern block at the south window there is an M82A3 for snipers ...
- ... and in the western block behind the bar an HVM-II.
How you can get even more out of the game visually, we will tell you in the practical tip "Graphics Tuning at Battlefield 4".