LogFAQs > #979890490

In the original Battlefield: 1942, the scout class is mostly useless because the engineer gets the exact same gun, just as powerful and accurate with only slightly less zoom, and the engineer gets more ammo plus det packs and land mines, and the ability to make repairs. The only special ability the scout has is spotting for other players using artillery pieces, which is only useful if your teammates are actually using artillery correctly.

The anti-tank class isn't that useful either. Their main weapon is a bazooka/panzerschreck, which is great for taking out armor but it has limited splash damage against enemy troops and is useless against aircraft. You also only get a handful of shots and it's very slow to reload. Other classes can do nearly as much damage to tanks using grenades, or the engineer's det packs and land mines.

And the assault class is mediocre at best. They have a powerful gun and lots of ammo, but that's it, no other special abilities.