All vehicles in Battlefield 6 and how to use them

There are lots of Battlefield 6 vehicles to drive and pilot if you don't fancy fighting on foot, letting you battle the enemy team with a range of weapons and special equipment. Transports, whether on the ground or in the air, help you and your squad get around, while IFVs, tanks, attack helicopters, and jets bring heavy firepower.

However, with so many vehicle types available to both factions, many of which with customizable loadouts too, there's a lot to know if you want to master vehicular warfare in Battlefield 6. So, here's a list of all the vehicles in the game and what they have going for them.

Battlefield 6 vehicles list

Battlefield 6 has eight main vehicle types, each appearing in varying quantities depending on the map and mode you're playing. Here's a list of all the vehicle types and specific machines available to NATO and Pax Armata (PA) – note that all of these are based on real-world vehicles, but most have different names:

• Light Ground Transports: Glider 96 (NATO) and Vector (PA)
• Infantry Fighting Vehicles: M3A3 Bradley (NATO) and STRF 09 A4 (PA)
• Main Battle Tanks: M1A2 SEPV3 (NATO) and Leo A4 (PA)
• Mobile Anti-Air: Cheetah 1A2 (NATO) and GE-26 PAX (PA)
• Attack Helicopters: M77E Falchion (NATO) and Panthera KHT (PA)
• Transport Helicopters: UH-79 (both sides)
• Attack Jets: F-61V (NATO) and F-39E (PA)
• Fighter Jets: F-97 Kestrel (NATO) and SU-57 (PA)

The sorts of vehicles you'll find in a match depends on both the map and mode, with smaller maps featuring only ground-based vehicles and sometimes no vehicles at all, while larger maps will feature a mix of ground and air vehicles, with the largest Battlefield 6 maps supporting jets. On some maps, both teams also get access to the Rugged MV640 quadbike for quickly transporting two players around. Some maps also feature stationary AA guns that players can control to bring down enemy aircraft.

Those aren't all the vehicles either as we know of at least one new one coming up in a future content update. Thanks to the Battlefield 6 roadmap, we know that the Rogue Ops update will be adding the APC Traverser Mark 2 transport vehicle. It's unclear if this will fit into its own vehicle category, if its loadout can be customized, and which maps it will appear on, but it sounds like its purpose is transporting squads with a bit more protection.

A pre-launch community update also mentioned that "requests for naval warfare have not gone unnoticed, nor have the calls for a certain fan-favorite little helicopter". So, that sounds like boats and maps to support them could be in development for a later release, and the latter point is referring to the Little Bird helicopter which has appeared in many past Battlefield games as a Scout Helicopter – a smaller and more nimble transport helicopter that's also quite fragile.

Those are all the vehicles you can find in matches, so I've explained how each vehicle type in Battlefield 6 works and their capabilities:

Main Battle Tanks

MBTs are the most powerful ground vehicles in Battlefield 6, boasting massive firepower thanks to a range of shell types and are highly customizable – in fact, if you want to know what you should be equipping your tanks with, I've laid out the best Battlefield 6 tank loadouts here!

They're also heavily armored and great for destroying any ground vehicles (and sometimes aerial vehicles if you're a good shot), but they're quite cumbersome and their size means they're an easy target.

• Capacity: 4 (1 driver, 1 gunner, and 2 outside passengers hanging onto the back)
• Best against: All ground-based vehicles and infantry
• Weapons and equipment:
  • Driver: Main cannon with primary and alternate shell types, secondary machine gun, one equipment slot, and an upgrade
  • Gunner: Primary weapon and an equipment slot

Infantry Fighting Vehicles

IFVs are light tanks made mostly for battling enemy soldiers. Their smaller size means they're a bit more agile than the Main Battle Tanks, and their large carrying capacity means they can also ferry troops around too.

• Capacity: 6 (1 driver, 1 gunner, and 4 passengers)
• Best against: Light Ground Transports and infantry
• Weapons and equipment:
  • Driver: Primary cannon, secondary missile launcher, two equipment slots, and an upgrade
  • Gunner: Primary weapon, target designator, and a smoke wall launcher
  • The target designator and smoke wall launcher cannot be changed

Light Ground Transports

These fast cars can carry up to five players, making them great for quickly moving your entire squad between objectives. While they have a machine gun turret as an offensive option, they offer next to no protection to their occupants, so avoid driving straight into danger.

• Best against: Infantry and other Light Ground Transports
• Capacity: 5 (1 driver, 1 gunner, and 3 passengers who can still shoot with their normal guns)
• Weapons and equipment: Machine gun turret
  • The machine gun cannot be changed

Mobile Anti-Air

These vehicles are meant for keeping the skies clear of enemy aircraft through ground-to-air missiles and rapid-fire cannons, though they can be surprisingly effective against light transports and infantry.

• Capacity: 1
• Best against: All helicopters and jets
• Weapons and equipment: Primary cannons, anti-air missiles, one equipment slot, one upgrade slot, and a Radar System upgrade
  • The anti-air missiles and Radar System upgrade cannot be changed

Attack Helicopters

Attack helicopters are packed with powerful weapons to rain down on enemy ground vehicles and objectives. While their versatile flying capabilities allow them to appear practically anywhere on a map quickly, they are also highly vulnerable to attacks from pretty much every vehicle type and even Battlefield 6 Engineers. As the only customizable aerial vehicle, you'll want to make the most out of the best Battlefield 6 helicopter loadout too!

• Capacity: 2 (1 pilot, 1 gunner)
• Best against: Ground vehicles and infantry
• Weapons and equipment:
  • Pilot: Primary rockets, secondary missiles, flares, an equipment slot, and an upgrade
  • Gunner: Autocannon and Lock/Aim-Guided Missiles
  • The flares and autocannon cannot be changed

Transport Helicopters

These helicopters are the aerial equivalent of the Light Ground Transport cars, capable of carrying up to five people and are heavily armed with two minigun positions.

• Capacity: 5 (1 pilot, 2 gunners, 2 passengers who can still shoot their normal guns)
• Best against: Infantry and other transports
• Weapons and equipment: None of these can be changed
  • Pilot: Flares and Emergency Repair
  • Left Gunner and Right Gunner: Minigun
  • None of the above can be changed

Attack Jets

There are two jet types in Battlefield 6, with Attack Jets being small, fast, and capable of attacking air and ground targets with their autocannon, air-to-ground missiles, and bombs.

• Capacity: 1
• Best against: All ground vehicles, jets, and helicopters
• Weapons and equipment: Autocannon, guided missiles, flares, aim-guided bombs, and a Radar System upgrade
• None of the above can be changed

Fighter Jets

Fighter Jets are larger aircraft meant for dogfighting and dealing with other air threats to gain aerial superiority. Piloting these jets and bringing down enemy aircraft isn't easy though, so look at our Battlefield 6 flying tips to help you become an ace pilot.

• Capacity: 1
• Best against: Jets, and helicopters
• Weapons and equipment: Autocannon, flares, aim-guided bombs, and a Radar System upgrade
• None of the above can be changed

Make sure you also know how all the Battlefield 6 classes work for when you're slogging it on foot. And if you're playing Recon specifically, you might want to know how the Battlefield 6 Range Finder works.

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