if you download the fankit from EA (dont ask, i have a lot of spare bandwith on my hands at university) and take a look at the movie "BF2 Trailer 1- Battle in mashtur" you can see the laser designator in action. the kit also shows lots of other features that got taken out (blackhawk had missiles, AT was 1 shot kill, MEC had a "insurgent" look, airplanes in mash, tanks "locked on" to enememy tanks and the killed with on e shot, ....)
once upon a midnight dreary, while i pron surfed, weak and weary, over many a strange and spurious site of ' hot xxx galore'. While i clicked my fav'rite bookmark, suddenly there came a warning, and my heart was filled with mourning, mourning for my dear amour, " 'Tis not possible!", i muttered, " give me back my free hardcore!"..... quoth the server, 404.