Only a unit who is trained in explosives can disarm the explosive. You need to be a sapper or whatnot, or have one around with proper toolkit.

I also agree with the ticket. I played the night showcase and accidently wasted an explosive while trying to loot a corpse and the action menu was jumping around.
Also once you enter the vehicle 'touch off' is the primary thing on the list, one click and it goes off. Not really safe.

The action menu needs a bit of a redesign/rethinking aswell, you cant possibly 'accidently arm an explosive' IRL.

Ok I didn't know only a specialist can disarm explosives
which lead to the added feature that should be implemented: Arming.

At the moment placing an explosive on the ground is as good as arming it.
it shouldn't be this way.

Edited the additional information to make my suggested usage more clear.

if it was selected as a weapon and you could see the unit carrying the item, it would look like counter-strike

however... i do think we need some arming animations and more sounds like beep beep etc....

Wow you downvoted it because it would look like CS?
So you don't care to get blown up by mistake as long
as it would not remind you CS? OK, your call.

And what do you think happen in real life dear sir?
the explosive magically appear in their hands and they place it on the ground?

if I want to walk with the stachel in my hands I might have a good reason
to so, downvoting it because it reminds you of CS is really a lame excuse
in my opinion, but each his own I guess

Lets downvote iron sights also, it reminds me of BF.

hang onnnnnn a second mr...

all i disagree with is the fact that you would be running around with a bomb in your hands, infact the explosive is left in a safe place such as backpack until you reach target.

a detonator as a weapon...now that i agree with, countless of times ive blown myself up. but theoretically you should get to the target THEN the animation that shows the unit actually arming the bomb not just it appearing or whatever.

i havent got a problem with CS, just CS isnt really realistic.
the ONLY thing i wouldnt like is the soldier running around with a bomb in his hands basically making himself a target and you cant shoot the enemy back while he shoots your face off.

detonator as a weapon type _ agreed.
animation showing soldier arming bomb _ agreed
sound of soldier arming bomb _ agreed

in the other hand i have changed my vote as i do want to see something SIMILAR

OK, there is a ticket for a clacker already which solve exploding the
charge accidentally and solve some other issues as well.

This ticket is mainly to solve the problem of placing an explosive accidentally.

Though I don't see the problem of people running around with a satchel (also realistically speaking)
I understand what you mean.

Do you have another solution than?

Regarding realism, what you said is true, but not always.
it is left in a backpack until you reach the target but how far from the target?
I personally remember from my advanced training my CO had to breach a barbed wire using
a Bangalore so our squad can carry on.

The barbed wire was exposed to enemy fire and making all the preparations there
would have been dangerous, he prepped the bangalor prior to proceeding to the barbed wire,
and actually walked with it in hand for about 100 meters by himself.

Of course some steps he did not do because of safety protocols but trying to take the
device out of the backpack in an exposed area would take valuable time that you can
potentially be under fire.

Like I said I understand you would not like the visual aspect of people walking
with explosives in hand, but it can be realistic sometimes. just so you know.

agree, i wanted this done since arma2

It would be nice to know why people downvote.
write something if you do please.

thanks.

Not sure if this a dupe or a partial item of #10726, but keeping it open anyway.

Mass closing ancient tickets with no activity for > 12 months; assume fixed or too trivial.

If this issue is still relevant in current dev build, please re-post.