This is a guide on Wikus “Casper” Van Dale, a Specialist in Battlefield 2042. To learn the best loadout and teammates for Casper, all of their cosmetic skins, and how to use them effectively, read on!

Casper Latest Updates and Changes

Update #3 - 1.05 (December 2, 2021)

Casper Patch 1.05 Notes

OV-P Recon Drone

• Fixed an issue where user is unable to deploy the OV-P Recon Drone while in a prone position. • Improved the visibility of Enemy Recon Drones; they now have lights making them easier to see. • Players now switch back to their previous weapon after exiting the OV-P Recon Drone. • Updated OV-P Recon Drone EMP hint message to clarify that firing requires a lock on. • Increased the range of the EMP on the OV-P Recon Drone. • Fixed an issue where Casper’s OV-P Recon Drone is sometimes unable to lock onto enemy targets. • Increased the OV-P Recon Drone’s movement speed. • Increased the OV-P Recon Drone’s hitbox size to make it easier to hit. • Adjusted the “near drone” spotting distance. • Adjusted the size of the spotting area when controlling the drone’s camera view.

Latest Patch Notes

Casper Specialty and Veteran Trait

Basic Information

Specialist Details
Name	Wikus “Casper” Van Dale
Class	Recon
Country of Origin	South Africa
Tier Rating

Specialists Tier List

Specialty Skill

Specialty Information
Title	OV-P Recon Drone
Description	Spots nearby moving targets and can disorient enemies by using EMP blasts. Can also be used to designate targets for lock-on weapons.

Veteran Trait

Veteran Trait Information
Title	Movement Sensor
Description	Alerts the player to approaching enemies, both while boots on the ground and when piloting the Recon Drone.

How to Play as Casper

How to Use the OV-P Recon Drone Specialty and Explanation

Spot Enemies up to 100m

When an enemy gets within the Recon Drone's field of view, they get a live marker on top of their head and appear on the minimap for your entire team. Use this to safely peek around corners and take out the enemy or leave it to guard your flank.

The recon drone can detect enemies up to 100 meters away and has a controllable max range of 300 meters.

You can only have one recon drone up at any time. It will stay active until it gets destroyed or you pass the 300m range limit.

Disable Vehicles 25m Away

The Recon Drone also has a function that lets you lock on and charge an EMP shot to disable enemy vehicles. This charged shot has a range of about 25 meters to lock on.

Disabling enemy vehicles will not stop them from moving, but it will disable certain functions like weapons or vehicle gadgets like smoke grenades. If you're skilled enough, you might even be able to disable the flares of enemy aircraft!

Attach C5 Explosives on Drones

A sneaky and easy way to destroy any vehicle is to attach C5's on your drone and drive it very close to a vehicle, basically touching it. Swap back to your perspective and then detonate the C5. There are hardly any vehicles that can survive three C5's in the game, so make sure you have a supply crate nearby!

If you want to min-max the amount of C5's you need to use, just remember that heavily armored vehicles like tanks need 3 C5s, transport vehicles need around 2, and a regular soldier only needs 1(except Dozer).

How to Use the Movement Sensor Trait and Explanation

Detects Movement up to 25m Away

Whenever an enemy gets within about a 25 meter radius around you, a red pulsing signal will start showing at the bottom middle of your screen. The closer the enemy is, the more pulses the sonar will show.

It is important to note that the sensor will only start pulsing if an enemy is moving near your proximity.

Casper Cosmetics

Enlarge Navalized (Rare) How to Unlock: Reach Level 39	Enlarge Mamba (Rare) How to Unlock: Unlocked from Beginning
Enlarge Night Operations (Rare) How to Unlock: 5 Kills and Assists as Casper	Enlarge Tier 1 (Epic) How to Unlock: 8,000 Enemies Disrupted, Spotted, and Spot Assists with Casper's OV-P Recon Drone
Enlarge Hexmesh Triweave (Rare) How to Unlock: 200 Enemies Disrupted, Spotted, and Spot Assists with Casper's OV-P Recon Drone	Enlarge Jungle Ready (Epic) How to Unlock: 800 Enemies Disrupted, Spotted, and Spot Assists with Casper's OV-P Recon Drone

Best Loadouts and Teammates

Best Loadouts for Casper

This build focuses on abusing the C5 and Recon Drone combo in order to destroy any vehicle in the game. You're free to choose any primary weapon but using SMG's or Assault Rifles will give you the most value thanks to the Movement Sensor Trait. We recommend using the EMP Grenade or Prox Sensor for the throwable slot.

Your drone will require a slightly long cooldown after destroying it. You can make up for this by using an EMP Grenade to disable enemy vehicles like what the Recon Drone does or a Prox Sensor to reveal enemies on the minimap to clear a sector.

Best Teammates for Casper

Casper

Casper Specialist Info
Specialty	OV-P Recon Drone
Trait	Movement Sensor

To maximize your efficiency in blowing up vehicles with the C5 and drone combo, you can get another squadmate to run Casper as well. By doing this, you can relax and focus on either blowing up the C5 Explosive or piloting the drone while the other Casper does the opposite.

Angel

Angel Specialist Info
Specialty	Loadout Crate
Trait	Trauma Specialist

Having Angel with his Loadout Crate Specialty will let you replenish your Gadgets and Throwables. This means you can keep abusing the C5 Drone technique without needing to worry about how you're going to replenish your C5's. He can also go double as the one to attach the C5's on the drone!
Angel Specialist Class Guide

Boris

Boris Specialist Info
Specialty	SG-36 Sentry System
Trait	Sentry Operator

Being on your drone can leave you exposed to any enemy sneaking up to you. With Boris' Sentry System, you can worry less about watching your back! It also works well with keeping a sector secured.
Boris Specialist Class Guide

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List of Specialists

All Classes
Mackay	Boris
Falck	Casper
Paik	Irish
Angel	Sundance
Dozer	Rao