
In comparison, the US Marines and Special Forces are equipped with the bolt-action M40, which is countered by the Viet Cong's M91/30. Its counterpart is the SVD used by the NVA. In the first loadout, the US Army and ARVN are assigned the semi-automatic M21. Depending on the loadout chosen, they use a mixture of bolt-action and semi-automatic rifles. The Scout is a playable kit featured in Battlefield Vietnam. Binoculars also provide a helpful means of spotting targets at distance, such as enemy armor or soldiers.

The only gadget the Scout gets is Binoculars, They are used to coordinate targets with allied artillery pieces so that they can fire on the target designated by the Scout. Their handgun can make up for distance, with much lower spread, but the handguns possess low enough damage such that they are ineffectual as dedicated primary weapons. Its low rate of fire may cause a nuisance for close-quarters, hence, switching to a pistol is advised. However the bolt can only be worked out of scoped view firing will cause the player to unscope and work the bolt and could easily lose visual sight of an enemy at longer ranges. The only kit armed with Sniper Rifles, the Scout is capable of doing heavy damage against players at long range with a chance to one shot kill players with a headshot. They are infantry-centric, with their only real defense against vehicles is hand grenades (not counting shooting tank gunners or light armored vehicles with exposed passengers). Each Scout is also equipped with a faction-specific handgun and a combat knife, as well as grenades.

All the Scouts primary weapons are bolt-action rifles with the exception of the German Elite Forces, who are armed with semi-auto rifles. The Scout is a playable kit in Battlefield 1942. You can only spot on one location at a time." This will place a camera for a set amount of time which your teammate can use to place his shots. To do this equip yourself with the binoculars and press the FIRE button. He can also spot for teammates who are in artillery positions (vehicle or ship).

"The SCOUT KIT is equipped with a long-range sniper rifle, which allows him to really reach out and touch someone at a distance.
