Battlefield 4 commander abilities

[Stiflex]

Has there been any kind of a formal announcement about what exactly the commander can do? I know there are tomahawk missiles and supply drops and scans. I think I saw a vehicle drop as well. Maybe these vary from map to map. I would love to see a commander's call in an A10 gun run. I've always wanted one of those in the battlefield games. So tell me, what do we know so far about commander abilities?

 

[themarting]

Has there been any kind of a formal announcement about what exactly the commander can do? I know there are tomahawk missiles and supply drops and scans. I think I saw a vehicle drop as well. Maybe these vary from map to map. I would love to see a commander's call in an A10 gun run. I've always wanted one of those in the battlefield games. So tell me, what do we know so far about commander abilities?

I think its just a more robust map overall, maybe with all units visible and the location of everything visible. I believe theyll be able to "spot" units for their team and since they know where everything is, they can shout orders and direct troops to a "better" path if that makes sense.

That is of course, along with all the things you mentioned

 

[BioLee]

I can't wait to try this out with my tablet, it's one of my favorite features in this next gen and I hope they don't screw it up like they did with sixaxis. At least now when playing online with people around you they have something to do. I just feel it can really unbalance the game if one team as a decent commander and the other one is awful.

 

[NastyNative101]

Do I need a tablet?
Can I use a laptop or ingame?