Battlefield 6 Vehicles Guide – Tanks, Helis & Jets

Battlefield 6 Vehicles Overview – Classes & Roles 🚙

Battlefield 6 brings back classic vehicle warfare with eight main vehicle classes, from heavy armor to fast jets. Guides from official coverage and early previews show the core lineup:

Main Battle Tanks (MBTs)
Infantry Fighting Vehicles (IFVs)
Light Ground Transports
Mobile Anti-Air
Attack Helicopters
Transport Helicopters
Attack Jets
Fighter Jets

Maps like Mirak Valley are designed specifically so “every type of vehicle” can shine, with tanks, helis and jets fighting across a huge war-torn valley. New Sobek City throws armor and helis into a construction-yard warzone near Cairo, while Blackwell Fields and Eastwood in Season 1 provide new Californian playgrounds for ground and air combat.

Each class has a clear job:

Tanks: crack open defensive lines and hold ground.
IFVs: flexible killers vs infantry, light armor and sometimes aircraft.
Transports: move squads fast and safely.
Mobile AA: keep the skies clear.
Helis & jets: control airspace, delete exposed armor and punish bad rotations.

Once you know what your vehicle is supposed to do, you stop wasting time driving it like a worse version of something else.

Ground Vehicles – Tanks, IFVs, Transports & AA 🛡️

Main Battle Tanks – Your Frontline Battering Ram 🐢

MBTs are the heaviest hitters on the ground. In Battlefield 6, they’re built to anchor flags and punch straight through enemy lines on big maps like Mirak Valley, Operation Firestorm and New Sobek City.

What tanks do best

Break entrenched defenses on open objectives.
Control long lanes and open fields between flags.
Soak damage while your infantry pushes behind them.

Basic tank tips

Always think in cover-to-cover: dunes, rocks, buildings. Never sit in an open field.
Angle your hull slightly when peeking so enemies hit your strongest armor.
Swap between AP shells for vehicles and HE/frag shells for infantry, depending on your current target.
Move with infantry. A lone tank without repair support dies quickly in modern Battlefield.

On maps like Mirak Valley, shedding bad habits (driving straight into mid alone, ignoring flanking AT infantry) and playing with a repair buddy can completely reshape the match.

Infantry Fighting Vehicles – Swiss-Army Knife of the Battlefield 🪖

IFVs sit between tanks and transports. They’re lighter than MBTs but often come with rapid-fire cannons, guided missiles and passenger seats. They’ve been so strong in Battlefield 6 that a broken lock-on missile for one IFV class literally forced DICE to disable it temporarily after community outrage.

IFV strengths

Shred infantry with autocannons.
Threaten light vehicles and sometimes even helis and jets with missiles.
Carry squads across open ground more safely than a jeep-style transport.

How to play IFVs

Stay behind your tank line, not in front of it. You’re tough, but not MBT-tough.
Use your cannon vs infantry and light armor, and save missiles for vehicles you can’t safely gun down.
Abuse positions with partial cover where only your turret shows.
Keep moving between shots. A stationary IFV is easy prey for C5, rockets and jets.

After the IFV lock-on bug, DICE is clearly watching this class closely; expect balance tweaks. Playing smart positioning instead of exploiting bugs is what still works after every patch.

Light Ground Transports – The Squads’ Uber 🚐

Light transports (jeeps, MRAP-style vehicles, buggies) won’t win many head-on duels, but they’re amazing for mobility.

What transports are for

Getting your squad into flank positions fast.
Rotating between distant flags on maps like Mirak Valley and Blackwell Fields.
Providing light turret support while infantry hops out to fight.

Transport tips

Your main weapon is speed, not armor. Don’t park next to enemy tanks.
Drop your squad off behind cover and drive away or hide; don’t sit still in the open.
If you’re on gun duty, focus on suppressing and finishing weak enemies, not picking long-range duels with tanks.

Used properly, transports are the difference between your team being stuck in spawn and suddenly appearing on the enemy’s weak side.

Mobile Anti-Air – The Sky Police 🧲

Mobile AA vehicles exist to make pilots respect the ground again. With Battlefield 6’s larger maps and more vehicles, AA is a crucial piece of the puzzle.

Mobile AA strengths

Strong lock-on missiles and rapid-fire cannons vs aircraft.
Decent vs light armor and careless infantry.
Flexible enough to support pushes once skies are clear.

How to play Mobile AA

Park near important flags but slightly behind cover. Don’t front-line like a tank.
Focus on keeping helis and jets away from your team, not chasing every kill across the map.
When no aircraft are around, help by suppressing infantry and softening vehicles, but stay ready to swap back to AA duty.

When teams ignore AA and let attack helis farm freely, the whole lobby feels miserable. One good AA player can flip that script completely.

Air Vehicles – Helicopters & Jets in Battlefield 6 🚁✈️

Attack Helicopters – Flying Tank Busters 💥

Attack helis are designed to delete armor and clusters of infantry if they’re not checked by AA or jets. On vehicle-heavy maps like Mirak Valley, New Sobek City, Eastwood and even REDSEC’s Fort Lyndon, they’re a constant threat.

Attack heli strengths

High burst damage vs tanks and IFVs with rockets/missiles.
Strong splash damage vs infantry in open ground.
Ability to hover behind cover, peek, fire, and duck away.

Basic attack heli tips

Fly low and cover-hug when possible; popping up from behind terrain is safer than hovering high like a billboard.
Coordinate pilot + gunner:
Pilot focuses on positioning and rockets.
Gunner deletes armor and infantry with cannons or guided missiles.
Respect Mobile AA. If you hear lock-ons and see tracers, break off instead of ego-challenging.

Helis feel amazing when your team pressures ground AA and you pick perfect angles. They feel useless if you try to solo the entire enemy team with one hover.

Transport Helicopters – Flying Spawn Points 🚁

Transport helis might look boring, but in Battlefield 6 they’re game-changers for squad play.

Transport heli strengths

Move a full squad (or more) to deep flank positions.
Provide roof access on maps with verticality like Empire State variants and parts of New Sobek City.
Often mount side guns that shred infantry during insertions.

How to use transport helis properly

Don’t hover over an objective forever — do fast insertions: drop squad → peel off.
Approach from unexpected angles, using terrain to break lock-ons.
Once squad is in, you can either support with guns or go back to spawn for another group.

A good transport pilot turns every match into a nightmare for static defenders who think one chokepoint is “safe.”

Attack Jets – High-Speed Ground Attack ⚔️

Attack jets are built to hunt tanks, IFVs and clustered infantry from high speed. Vehicle lists and guides highlight them as the heavy ground-attack option in Battlefield 6’s air roster.

Attack jet strengths

High-damage rockets and bombs vs ground targets.
Can break up entrenched armor stacks around key flags.
Faster than helis, harder to hit if flown smart.

Attack jet tips

Fly in attack runs, not lazy circles. Dive, release ordnance, afterburn out.
Start by targeting stationary or slow vehicles and AA that’s distracted.
Watch minimap and spot markers — friendly spotting makes ground targets trivial to find.

Treat the attack jet like a scalpel for high-value armored targets, not a lawnmower you keep running over the same lane.

Fighter Jets – Air Superiority Kings 🛡️

Fighter jets are the air-to-air specialists. Their main job: protect or deny the sky.

Fighter strengths

Stronger air-to-air missiles and cannons.
Better handling for dogfights vs helis and enemy jets.
Still capable of light ground harassment, but that’s not their primary job.

How to fly fighters

Focus first on enemy jets and attack helis. If you own the skies, your team’s armor plays much more freely.
Use vertical space: climb, dive, conserve energy, don’t just turn in flat circles.
Once skies are clear, take quick strafing runs on vehicles or AA that threaten your team, then reset.

Good fighter pilots won’t top the scoreboard with multi-kills every second, but they quietly win games by making sure your armor and helis actually get to exist.

Best Maps for Vehicles & What to Play There 🗺️

Different maps give different vehicle classes room to shine. Official map descriptions and guides underline this: Mirak Valley and New Sobek City are “every type of vehicle” playgrounds, while Blackwell Fields and Eastwood emphasize large-scale vehicle warfare in California.

Mirak Valley – Vehicle Heaven

Largest launch map, explicitly “filled with every type of vehicle.”
Best for: MBTs, IFVs, attack jets, fighter jets, attack helis, transports.
You should:
Use tanks and IFVs to hold valley flags and ridges.
Use jets and helis to punish overextended armor.
Coordinate Mobile AA to protect your skies.

New Sobek City – Construction Yard Warzone

Mix of half-built towers and dunes where tanks, helis and infantry fight together.
Best for: Tanks, IFVs, attack helis, transports, Mobile AA.
You should:
Play tanks and IFVs on dunes and main roads.
Use helis to attack armor hiding between buildings.
Have infantry clear upper floors so vehicles aren’t farmed by C5 goblins.

Operation Firestorm & Vehicle-Focused Old-School Maps

Operation Firestorm returns with oil fields, pipelines and wide armor lanes.
Best for: MBTs, IFVs, Mobile AA, jets.

Blackwell Fields & Eastwood (Season 1)

Blackwell Fields – Badlands air base in California, with room for ground and air vehicle fights, though some players think the layout is a bit narrow.
Eastwood – Huge Californian suburb with hills and a drivable golf course, praised as a strong combined-arms map with good vehicle combat.

If you’re specifically trying to learn vehicles, queue Conquest or Escalation on these maps first. They’ll give you more time in your chosen class and more meaningful fights than tiny infantry-only maps.

Vehicle Loadouts & Seat Management – Make the Most of Your Ride 🔧

Battlefield 6 lets you tweak vehicle loadouts (different primary weapons, missiles, gadgets, countermeasures) and many vehicles also have multiple seats with different roles.

Loadout basics

Tanks: usually choose between AP vs hybrid shells, and secondary weapons like MGs or guided shells.
IFVs & AA: pick between different cannon types (higher ROF vs higher damage) and missile packages.
Helis & jets: combinations of rockets, bombs, guided missiles, and flares or IR smoke as countermeasures.

General loadout advice

Always take at least one defensive gadget (flares, soft-kill system, smoke) to break lock-ons.
For tanks & IFVs, pick a secondary weapon that complements your main job:
Anti-infantry MG if you’re defending flags.
Extra AT missiles if you’re hunting armor.
On helis/jets, consider versatile rocket pods while learning, then branch into more specialized bombs or guided options later.

Seat management

Don’t drive solo in vehicles with multiple seats if the lobby is full.
Let teammates take gunner seats in tanks and helis; they massively increase your damage and awareness.
If you’re confident as a gunner but not as a pilot/driver, ping vehicles and politely hop in the secondary seat instead of yolo’ing the driver seat.

A well-crewed IFV or attack heli with the right loadout feels like a raid boss. A solo driver with the wrong weapons feels like free salvage.

Vehicle vs Vehicle Basics – How to Win Fights ⚔️

Tank vs Tank

Try to get the first shot from cover — poke, shoot, retreat, reload in safety.
Aim for side or rear armor whenever possible.
Don’t chase an enemy tank blindly into unknown terrain; you’ll run into C5, rockets or another tank.

IFV vs Tank

You’re usually not favored in a fair frontal duel.
Hit from flank or rear using speed and terrain.
Use smoke + mobility to disengage if the tank turns toward you.

Heli/Jet vs Armor

Treat armor as targets of opportunity, not your only job (especially in fighters).
Attack from angles where AA can’t instantly beam you.
Use quick, decisive attack runs instead of hovering.

Mobile AA vs Aircraft

Lead shots and burst fire your cannon; don’t hold the trigger forever and kick your aim everywhere.
Watch for helis flying in a straight line or jets mid-turn — they’re easiest to hit.
Rotate position between attacks so pilots can’t pre-fire your last known spot.

Vehicle vs Infantry

Don’t drive into tight alleys or buildings where C5 and rockets ruin you.
Use range and splash damage; let infantry teammates clear interiors.
When infantry starts swarming you with rockets, back off, repair, and approach with support.

Once you start thinking in matchups instead of “I’m just going to push and hope,” vehicle fights become way more winnable.

How Infantry Should Play Around Vehicles – Don’t Be Free Kills 🪖

You can’t talk about vehicle play without talking about how infantry interacts with them.

As infantry vs vehicles

Don’t stand in open fields shooting rifles at tanks. Either hide, rotate, or grab AV gear.
Use cover, buildings and verticality. Tanks hate narrow streets, helis hate low ceilings.
Focus fire: 2–3 players hitting the same tank with rockets and gadgets will delete it quickly.

As infantry with friendly vehicles

Stick near your armor to revive and repair. A tank that survives one more push often wins the game.
Ping enemy armor and AA so your pilots/drivers see them.
Don’t body-block vehicles in tight alleys; give them space to maneuver.

Squads that respect vehicles, instead of pretending they don’t exist, get way more value out of both infantry and armor at the same time.

XP, Assignments & Farming Progress With Vehicles 📈

Vehicle play is one of the fastest ways to rack up XP, ribbons and assignment progress if you’re doing it right. Guides and progression breakdowns show that vehicle kills, assists, repairs and objective support all feed the same reward pipeline as infantry actions.

Good modes for vehicle XP

Conquest & Escalation – lots of armor and air slots, tons of targets.
Breakthrough – constant frontline; great for tanks and IFVs.
REDSEC Fort Lyndon – if you like BR-style vehicle fights and multi-phase Gauntlet rounds.

XP tips

Always play the objective: sit tanks on flags, defend pushes, provide cover fire.
Swap to repair tools or defensive gadgets if your vehicle is your main grind.
Don’t be afraid to bail out of doomed vehicles near cover; staying alive to keep fighting is more valuable than feeding a last-shot death.

If you ever want to push things even faster — like grinding out vehicle assignments, camos or ranks while still improving your own gameplay — you can combine your own sessions with specialized help and coaching-style services from BoostRoom so you’re progressing on two fronts at once: stats and skill.

Conclusion – Master the Sandbox, Not Just the Gunplay 🏆

Battlefield 6 isn’t just an infantry shooter with some “bonus” vehicles. From official maps like Mirak Valley and New Sobek City to Season 1’s Blackwell Fields and Eastwood, the whole game is built around tanks, IFVs, transports, AA, helis and jets clashing over huge combat zones.

Once you understand:

What each vehicle class is actually for,
Which maps give it the most impact,
How to pick smart loadouts and seats,
How to fight other vehicles and support your infantry,

…you stop being free XP in a tank you don’t understand and start becoming the player who decides how fights play out across the whole map.

Pick one or two vehicle classes to focus on — maybe MBTs and attack helis, or IFVs and Mobile AA — and commit a few sessions to each. Learn their movement, their weak spots, their best ranges and the maps where they shine. Stack that knowledge with squad coordination and, if you want an extra push, services or coaching options from BoostRoom that line up with your goals.