Tanks and Ground Vehicles

Battlefield 6's ground vehicles as of Season 5 (Nov 8, 2026) are the Main Battle Tank, the Infantry Fighting Vehicle, the Mobile Anti-Air, the Armored Transport, the Light Ground Transport, the quad bike, the dirt bike and the golf cart, with the M142 MRAS artillery truck due on Nov 10, 2026. Tanks take double damage from behind since Season 3, and 2.5 times from straight behind since Season 5.

20:48 Battlefield 6 has eight ground vehicles as of Nov 8, 2026: the Main Battle Tank (M1A2 SEPV3 for NATO, Leo A4 for Pax Armata), the Infantry Fighting Vehicle, the Mobile Anti-Air, the Armored Transport, the Light Ground Transport, a quad bike, a dirt bike and a golf cart, and a ninth, the M142 MRAS artillery truck, arrives with Casino Heist on Nov 10, 2026. The tank is the one people mean, and in the clip EclipseFPS's Aug 5, 2026 guide gives its first rule: keep anti-infantry shells loaded most of the time, and swap to the anti-tank round before an enemy vehicle comes round the corner, not after.

A squad moves up a damaged city street behind a large armored vehicle as a helicopter flies overhead. — Soldiers advance behind an armored truck down a ruined Las Vegas street Electronic Arts

Quick facts

Ground vehicles	8, plus the M142 MRAS from Nov 10, 2026
Toughest	Main Battle Tank, 1,200 health since update 1.3.1.0 (May 12, 2026)
Squad spawn points	Main Battle Tank, Infantry Fighting Vehicle, Armored Transport
Fastest	Dirt Bike (since Mar 17, 2026), with an on-command boost
Damage by angle	Turret 75%, side 150%, rear 200% (1.3.1.0); straight rear 2.5x (2.1.1.0)
Self-heal	Full regeneration from critical in 8 seconds for tanks and IFVs (2.1.1.0)
Repairs	Engineer Repair Tool; Engineer's Vehicle Supply Crate refills ammunition
Delayed	B-81 Cavalry, moved to 2027 on Nov 6, 2026

Every ground vehicle

Vehicle	NATO / Pax Armata	Seats	Strengths	Arrived
Main Battle Tank	M1A2 SEPV3 / Leo A4	4: driver, gunner, 2 riders	Most health, customizable, squad spawn, slow	Launch
Infantry Fighting Vehicle	M3A3 Bradley / STRF 09 A4	5: driver, gunner, 3 passengers	Safe from bullets and light blasts, repair and smoke, squad spawn	Launch
Mobile Anti-Air	Cheetah 1A2 / GE-26 Pax	1	Lock-on and free-fire weapons against aircraft	Launch
Armored Transport	LTV / Traverser Mark 2	4 in EA's count: driver, in-vehicle gunners, remote rooftop gun	Squad spawn, medbay or trophy system	Launch
Light Ground Transport	Glider 96 / VECTOR	5: driver, rooftop gunner, 3 passengers	Passengers shoot their own weapons and can repair it	Launch
Quad Bike	One model	2: driver, rear-facing passenger	Fast scout	Launch
Dirt Bike	M1030-1 / TM/O 450	2	Fastest vehicle, speed boost	Nightfall, Mar 17, 2026
Golf Cart	Turfpro	4	Found in a match, not customizable	Season 1, REDSEC
M142 MRAS	Not yet stated	Not yet stated	Mobile indirect fire (artillery)	Casino Heist, Nov 10, 2026

Models, seats and roles are from EA's vehicles page, updated Jul 21, 2026; the dirt bike's date from the Nightfall notes; the MRAS from EA's Nov 2, 2026 update. Aircraft and boats are on Helicopters, Jets and Naval Warfare and Boats, and the whole list on Vehicles.

Main Battle Tank

The tank is the strongest thing on the ground and the slowest. Season 3's update 1.3.1.0 rebuilt armor (EA's notes, May 8, 2026): hits on the turret deal 75% damage, on the side 150% and on the rear 200%; tank health rose to 1,200; and self-repair now waits 12 seconds instead of 6 but restores 10% a second. Season 5's 2.1.1.0 added a 2.5 times multiplier for hits from 86 to 94 degrees behind and lets tanks and IFVs regenerate fully from critical in 8 seconds. Update 1.3.3.0 cut the tank's own APFSDS round against other tanks from 282-750 to 244-650 damage (EA, Jun 26, 2026).

14:17 Know when to leave. EclipseFPS's rule of thumb is to pop smoke and reverse after two rockets in the IFV or three in the tank without a chance to heal, and to treat half health as the danger line. If you are burning, get to safety, hop out and repair past the critical mark, because regeneration is much slower below it.

8:54 Count the enemy's armor. If the enemy has one tank and one IFV and you kill their tank, you can push hard, since an IFV rarely wins a duel with you; but their tank respawns, and that is the moment to pull back.

Infantry Fighting Vehicle

The IFV carries a squad and can fight, and it shrugs off small arms and light explosives. Its armor-piercing shells fire faster since 1.3.3.0, from 120 to 160 rounds a minute.

24:49 Never leave it for long. EclipseFPS warns that an empty IFV gets taken by a teammate in seconds, so even repairing outside is rarely worth it. The Engineer's Mechanized Infantry trait means enemies cannot take your vehicle while its crew is out (Engineer).

Mobile Anti-Air

The Cheetah (GE-26 Pax for Pax Armata) is a one-seat answer to helicopters and jets. Update 1.3.2.0 of Jun 2026 gave it High Velocity Rockets and laser-guided AA missiles, and Season 5's 2.1.1.0 made it a real threat: its 35 mm cannon now deals 25 damage to infantry (was 13), 45 to helicopters (was 26) and 62.5 to jets (was 32.5), with no overheat penalty, a turret that turns 50% faster and about 800 m of range.

11:21 In EclipseFPS's Jun 24, 2026 anti-air guide, recorded before that buff, the best setup was already the AA tank with aim-guided missiles, the high-velocity cannon, thermal smoke and enhanced loading: the missiles hit for about 800 and one-shot a Little Bird, and the guns finish a damaged aircraft.

18:47 Do not sit in your spawn. EclipseFPS's point is that spawn no longer protects the AA from an attack helicopter's laser-guided missiles fired from range, and that the AA does surprising damage to armor too when it is closer to the fight.

Transports, bikes and the golf cart

The Armored Transport carries a squad behind armor with a choice of passive medbay or a trophy system that shoots down grenades, and it is a squad spawn. The Light Ground Transport is faster and open: its three passengers shoot their own weapons and can repair it on the move. The quad bike was the fastest vehicle until the dirt bike arrived on Mar 17, 2026 with its speed boost; REDSEC even ran a Red Bull Supermoto Gauntlet race on them. The Turfpro golf cart is found in a match rather than spawned.

The M142 MRAS and the B-81 Cavalry

The M142 MRAS is Casino Heist's new vehicle, which EA describes as fast, mobile indirect fire, a truck that shells positions from a distance; it is due Nov 10, 2026, though the European Casino map that comes with it has no vehicles (Season 5). The B-81 Cavalry, announced for Frozen Aces on Dec 8, 2026, was delayed to 2027 on Nov 6, 2026 with Platoons, because, in the official account's words, they "do not meet our internal quality standards".

How to kill a tank

4:47 Hit it from the side or, better, low at the back. Fallout Plays tested damage by angle in a private lobby in Oct 2025 with the aim-guided launcher, which you steer onto the weak spot. The 1.3.1.0 and 2.1.1.0 multipliers above have since made the rear even more valuable.

EA's own advice is that Engineer and Recon are the best classes against vehicles: the Engineer carries the launchers and anti-vehicle mines, and the Recon's Laser Designator or Tracer Dart speeds up launcher locks. Mines are capped: since 1.2.2.0 an Engineer can have 6 anti-tank mines out, and they vanish 180 seconds after the owner dies. The RPG-7V2 hits tanks for 188-500 since 1.3.3.0 (was 173-460).

Keeping a vehicle in the fight

17:36 Ammunition is the hidden limit, especially for the IFV. EclipseFPS's fix is the Engineer's Vehicle Supply Crate: hop out somewhere safe and drop it, and it refills you much faster than the map's repair stations. You get one, and it stays until it is destroyed, so a good spot serves the whole match.

We think ground vehicles are in the best state they have been since launch: the angle multipliers reward flanking with a launcher, and tanks that retreat at half health live long. We expect EA's promised 2027 "review of gadget and vehicle explosives" (EA, Oct 1, 2026) to trim the 2.5x rear multiplier rather than raise tank health again, because the Mobile AA buff already pushed the balance toward anti-vehicle play.

Frequently asked questions

What is the best tank in Battlefield 6?

There is one Main Battle Tank per side, the M1A2 SEPV3 and the Leo A4, and they mirror each other. The IFV is the other armored option: less health, more seats and faster shells.

Where are a tank's weak spots?

The rear and the sides. Since update 1.3.1.0, rear hits deal 200% and side hits 150%, and since 2.1.1.0 hits from nearly straight behind deal 2.5 times.

What is the fastest vehicle in Battlefield 6?

The dirt bike, added on Mar 17, 2026, with an on-command speed boost.

How do you repair a tank?

Wait for self-repair (it starts 12 seconds after the last hit), have an Engineer use the Repair Tool, or drive to a repair station. The Engineer's Vehicle Supply Crate refills ammunition but not health.

When does the M142 MRAS come out?

With Season 5 Phase 2, Casino Heist, on Nov 10, 2026.

Sources

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THE Comprehensive BF6 Ground Vehicle Guide

EclipseFPS

20:48 Battlefield 6 has eight ground vehicles as of Nov 8, 2026: the Main Battle Tank (M1A2 SEPV3 for NATO, Leo A4 for Pax…
14:17 Know when to leave. EclipseFPS's rule of thumb is to pop smoke and reverse after two rockets in the IFV or three in…
8:54 Count the enemy's armor. If the enemy has one tank and one IFV and you kill their tank, you can push hard, since an…
24:49 Never leave it for long. EclipseFPS warns that an empty IFV gets taken by a teammate in seconds, so even repairing…
18:47 Do not sit in your spawn. EclipseFPS's point is that spawn no longer protects the AA from an attack helicopter's…
17:36 Ammunition is the hidden limit, especially for the IFV. EclipseFPS's fix is the Engineer's Vehicle Supply Crate: hop…