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This was by design and is a very good thing. The repair tool has been in need of reform for a long time. In V it was supposed to provide you with a means to repair your vehicle to full health outside of supply depots while in 1, 3 and 4 it was there to provide a means to get repaired at a faster rate than waiting for auto repair. What ended up happening though is that it was used for near instant damage nullification and damage sponging. I talk more about it in this post if you are interested:
https://www.reddit.com/r/battlefield2042/comments/o9lxi2/repairing_the_repair_tool/
@rainkloudYeah BF V's repair mechanics were so weird.
If you were in a dogfight you could perpetually fly around the 'ammo' depot and never die, no matter how many times the enemy pilot shot you, by the time they had done almost enough damage to kill you, you would already have your 'instant repair' ready. It was so poorly designed.
Glad that 'instant repair' mechanic is not returning but nonetheless, the repair tool needs to be buffed and balanced accordingly to justify needing an entire 'gadget slot'.