Ya.. actually I am pretty disappointed with the new handling of the mines/claymores/c4. This has been a feature in all Battlefield titles. In 1942, the same class as laid them had to pick them up. I am sure it was the same in BFVietnam.
There NEEDS to be a way to pick up the explosives!!!!!
In the original release of BF2 you could not pick them up (maybe unless you laid them), but they were possible to get rid of. I did appreciate that tanks cannot blow them up and neither can AA vehicles or what-have-you. I think if that was the case, there would be a lot less use for them. I often see them and would dearly love to be able to clear them, but.. not with the Armour!!!
Up until version 1.2, I could get rid of them (friendly and enemy) with a grenade... but... I had to get out of my tank and toss a 'nade. This put me at great risk of gettin shot and thereby, the mines were effective, even when I knew they were there.
I definitely feel that pickin up mines/c4/claymores needs to be a function in the game. I believe the way it was done in BF 1942 is the right way -- with the same class havin to pick em up. I also really like bein able to do it the a 'nade. I am glad tanks can't clear their own way.
This particular bit is my only beef with V 1.2.