Why don't we have flashbang grenades?

[epicelite]

I can see the easy answer being "Their easy to grief with." but there's so many other just as easy (and more harmful) ways to grief I can't accept that answer.

They would be EXTREMELY useful for clearing out buildings full of Insurgents or any number of uses!

[Chuva_RD]

Ok, but you will be at INS side. I predict a rivers of happiness after several times you'll meet guy w/ flashbang

[Wheres_my_chili]

Are regular armies issued with flashbangs?

[tankninja1]

Think it is because many armies don't normally issues them. Even so to make them is another hurdle. Considering they couldn't be used on all maps by all factions they would be very low priority. However, that said if somebody did take the time to make them the devs would probably consider using them on some maps.

Also the US military does use them (or at least has some in its arsenal) http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/M84_stun_grenade

[Wheres_my_chili]

^ Also flashbangs were in the SF expansion, so theyre already ingame.

[tankninja1]

^ Also flashbangs were in the SF expansion, so theyre already ingame.

Only problem is I think you need to have SF for flashbangs and not everybody does. I think that was one of the reasons why NVGs couldn't be used.

[chrisweb89]

Flashbangs used to be in game, and having the SF expansion wasn't a requirement or everytime you requested the SF kit you would crash.

[DesmoLocke]

Only problem is I think you need to have SF for flashbangs and not everybody does. I think that was one of the reasons why NVGs couldn't be used.

Wrong.

We have the grapple hook and it was in the SF expansion.

I imagine a DEV or MOD stating that standard military units aren't normally issued such devices and locking this thread.

Like this: https://www.realitymod.com/forum/f10-pr-bf2-general-discussion/77023-stun-granades-k-flashbangs.html
or this: https://www.realitymod.com/forum/f18-pr-bf2-suggestions/71816-stun-grenades.html

It's been discussed about to death...
https://www.realitymod.com/forum/f18-pr-bf2-suggestions/64686-stun-grenades-us-army-usmc-m84-stun-grenade.html
https://www.realitymod.com/forum/f18-pr-bf2-suggestions/59096-specialist-updates-doorbreacher-flashbang-2.htmlhttps://www.realitymod.com/forum/f18-pr-bf2-suggestions/34102-flashbangs.html

[Moszeusz6Pl]

I have never heard of regular infantry using flash-bangs, and PR is not simulating SF. Also it's not that simply to bring it back, because some stuff used to make screen got white was used to make other features, which would have to be removed or recoded in order to make it work.

EDIT: And as this thread was taked up many times already, closing.