# What's up with not being able to use the Mortar (and UCAV) for ~minute after spawn? **URL:** \ **Category:** General Discussion\ **Created:** [August 18, 2015, 12:16am UTC](https://battlefieldforum.co/t/whats-up-with-not-being-able-to-use-the-mortar-and-ucav-for-minute-after-spawn/112753 "2015-08-18T00:16:59Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 8\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![brosephstalin15](https://battlefieldforum.co/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/b/97f17d/32.png) [@brosephstalin15](https://battlefieldforum.co/u/brosephstalin15)\ **Post date:** [August 18, 2015, 12:16am UTC](https://battlefieldforum.co/t/whats-up-with-not-being-able-to-use-the-mortar-and-ucav-for-minute-after-spawn/112753/1 "2015-08-18T00:16:59Z")
Most of the time I have it equipped I die before I’m able to use it, or occupied by PLO. If it’s intentional I have no idea what Dice was thinking adding this feature. Edit: Im on PS4 ---
**Author:** ![iHakKing](https://battlefieldforum.co/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/i/dec6dc/32.png) [@iHakKing](https://battlefieldforum.co/u/iHakKing)\ **Post date:** [August 18, 2015, 12:24am UTC](https://battlefieldforum.co/t/whats-up-with-not-being-able-to-use-the-mortar-and-ucav-for-minute-after-spawn/112753/2 "2015-08-18T00:24:07Z")
It’s intentional. It takes 60 seconds to load. I think mostly they did it to stop ucav and mortar spam at the beginning of the round when the enemy team is leaving spawn in large groups. I think after a few minutes into the round it should revert back to being immediately available after spawn. ---
**Author:** ![brosephstalin15](https://battlefieldforum.co/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/b/97f17d/32.png) [@brosephstalin15](https://battlefieldforum.co/u/brosephstalin15)\ **Post date:** [August 18, 2015, 12:26am UTC](https://battlefieldforum.co/t/whats-up-with-not-being-able-to-use-the-mortar-and-ucav-for-minute-after-spawn/112753/3 "2015-08-18T00:26:48Z")
huh. I get the ucav, but I play Conquest large and the mortar range makes initial spawn spamming improbable. and it never goes away. I’ve played on PC but rn im on the PS4 if that makes a difference ---
**Author:** ![martyRPMM](https://battlefieldforum.co/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/m/e274bd/32.png) [@martyRPMM](https://battlefieldforum.co/u/martyRPMM)\ **Post date:** [August 18, 2015, 8:21am UTC](https://battlefieldforum.co/t/whats-up-with-not-being-able-to-use-the-mortar-and-ucav-for-minute-after-spawn/112753/4 "2015-08-18T08:21:17Z")
I would get some pretty stiff multi kills on OP Locker. ---
**Author:** ![agentbarron](https://battlefieldforum.co/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/a/7ba0ec/32.png) [@agentbarron](https://battlefieldforum.co/u/agentbarron)\ **Post date:** [August 18, 2015, 1:25pm UTC](https://battlefieldforum.co/t/whats-up-with-not-being-able-to-use-the-mortar-and-ucav-for-minute-after-spawn/112753/5 "2015-08-18T13:25:24Z")
Because before it was a problem and they fixed it. Also rewarded the people who don’t die as often ---
**Author:** ![brosephstalin15](https://battlefieldforum.co/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/b/97f17d/32.png) [@brosephstalin15](https://battlefieldforum.co/u/brosephstalin15)\ **Post date:** [August 18, 2015, 3:11pm UTC](https://battlefieldforum.co/t/whats-up-with-not-being-able-to-use-the-mortar-and-ucav-for-minute-after-spawn/112753/6 "2015-08-18T15:11:12Z")
I understand the subtle " you’re bad, stop complaining" but if you’re playing conquest large actually PLO then not dying is pretty difficult. And in CL mortars couldn’t get anywhere near the enemy spawn to the point where it would be considered spam ---
**Author:** ![agentbarron](https://battlefieldforum.co/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/a/7ba0ec/32.png) [@agentbarron](https://battlefieldforum.co/u/agentbarron)\ **Post date:** [August 18, 2015, 3:41pm UTC](https://battlefieldforum.co/t/whats-up-with-not-being-able-to-use-the-mortar-and-ucav-for-minute-after-spawn/112753/7 "2015-08-18T15:41:35Z")
Most people don’t die within the first minute of spawn, at least that was how it was on pc, people usually retreat in under fire and regroup ---
**Author:** ![Ricky\_Droschmidt](https://battlefieldforum.co/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/r/3be4f8/32.png) [@Ricky\_Droschmidt](https://battlefieldforum.co/u/Ricky_Droschmidt)\ **Post date:** [August 18, 2015, 3:41pm UTC](https://battlefieldforum.co/t/whats-up-with-not-being-able-to-use-the-mortar-and-ucav-for-minute-after-spawn/112753/8 "2015-08-18T15:41:56Z")
It’s basically only for stopping people from UCAVing in defuse. Which is still dumb. I didn’t even realize they did it in all the game modes.