From the temple of bf2 geekdom I bring you the definitive respawn time list. Why did I bother? Well I saw a post a while back claiming all respawn times were 30 and 50 seconds, but that didnt seem right as some things seemed to be quicker (like the bomber on Op Clean) so after timing it and finding it was 25 seconds, I just had to find out what they all really were.
I tested this on all 64 player maps, some 32 and a few 16, I couldnt be bothered to check all the 16s and 32s, the ones I did check were exactly the same as the 64s but if you think you have found one different, feel free to post and Ill check it.
First, most things take 30 seconds, this includes Jeeps, Ribs, IGLAs, TOW, even the Essex gun, I wont bother listing all the 30 second vehicles, needless to say if its NOT listed, then it takes 30 seconds, no matter what it is. What follows is a list of things that respawn at other intervals.
Dalian Plant
BOTH: Planes: 50s
Daqing Oilfields
BOTH: Planes: 50s
Dragon Valley
BOTH: Planes: 50s
Fushe Pass
BOTH: Planes: 50s
BOTH: Transport helos: 20s
USMC: Attack helo: 20s
Gulf of Oman
BOTH: Planes: 50s
Kubra Dam
BOTH: Planes: 50s
Operation Cleansweep
BOTH: Planes: 25s
BOTH: Attack helo: 15s
Road to Jalalabad
USMC: Dpvs: 23s
Sharqi Peninsula
MEC: Tank: 45s
MEC: Attack helo: 40s
Strike at Karkand
USMC: Tank 20s
Wake Island
BOTH: Helos: 70s
BOTH: Tanks: 70s
USMC: F35: 70s
Zatar Wetlands
Planes: 50s
Mashtuur and Songhua dont appear as everything is 30s. Time is taken from when the vehicle is first blown, not the carcass blowing up.
Thats it. Not all 30 and 50 after all, infact some unusual differences thrown in there, eg on wake why is the J10 30s but the F35 70s? (now you know why you never get the J10 if you spawn at the far end of the runway).
I tested this on all 64 player maps, some 32 and a few 16, I couldnt be bothered to check all the 16s and 32s, the ones I did check were exactly the same as the 64s but if you think you have found one different, feel free to post and Ill check it.
First, most things take 30 seconds, this includes Jeeps, Ribs, IGLAs, TOW, even the Essex gun, I wont bother listing all the 30 second vehicles, needless to say if its NOT listed, then it takes 30 seconds, no matter what it is. What follows is a list of things that respawn at other intervals.
Dalian Plant
BOTH: Planes: 50s
Daqing Oilfields
BOTH: Planes: 50s
Dragon Valley
BOTH: Planes: 50s
Fushe Pass
BOTH: Planes: 50s
BOTH: Transport helos: 20s
USMC: Attack helo: 20s
Gulf of Oman
BOTH: Planes: 50s
Kubra Dam
BOTH: Planes: 50s
Operation Cleansweep
BOTH: Planes: 25s
BOTH: Attack helo: 15s
Road to Jalalabad
USMC: Dpvs: 23s
Sharqi Peninsula
MEC: Tank: 45s
MEC: Attack helo: 40s
Strike at Karkand
USMC: Tank 20s
Wake Island
BOTH: Helos: 70s
BOTH: Tanks: 70s
USMC: F35: 70s
Zatar Wetlands
Planes: 50s
Mashtuur and Songhua dont appear as everything is 30s. Time is taken from when the vehicle is first blown, not the carcass blowing up.
Thats it. Not all 30 and 50 after all, infact some unusual differences thrown in there, eg on wake why is the J10 30s but the F35 70s? (now you know why you never get the J10 if you spawn at the far end of the runway).