As a Battlefield game, you can count on vehicles to play a major role in Battlefield 6 multiplayer. However, just like weapons, vehicles can also benefit from meta loadouts that help them truly shine in competitive play.
BF6 does indeed bring back the combined arms combat we know and love, though not without a few changes.
Your options when it comes to vehicles are somewhat limited, which is especially true when it comes to your equipment options for both the driver and gunner. Nevertheless, with three loadout slots and a host of different offensive and defensive options, you’ll want to take as much advantage of that by creating specialised builds for Main Battle Tanks, IFVs, Attack Helicopters, and the Mobile AA.
Crafting these vehicle loadouts is exactly what we’re going to help you with in this guide.
Much like the weapons themselves in Battlefield 6, unlocking the various equipment options for vehicles requires playing each individual vehicle class. The two factions share equipment, so you won’t have to unlock the same thing twice, but you’re going to have to grind tanks if you want tank unlocks.
Unlike weapons, however, vehicle unlocks are quite fast. In fact, you may even end up with more than you know what to do with, considering some of the options for the different slots become available before you can even unlock the other dedicated loadout slots for each vehicle.
Before we dig in, you should know that the Light Transport Vehicle, Transport Helicopter, Attack Jet, and Fighter Jet all come with one pre-made loadout that does not offer any customisation. You can change the look of these vehicles, but your loadout for them will be the same as anyone else’s regardless of how high your Mastery Level is. This may change in the future, so .
Perhaps Battlefield Studios will add more equipment options to the above vehicles down the line (we’ll update this guide if/when that happens) to make things more interesting. Until then, this guide is going to cover the Main Battle Tank (MBT), Infantry Fighting Vehicle (IFV), Attack Helicopter, and the Mobile Anti-Air.
For now, you get three loadout slots with most vehicles, which become available the higher your Mastery Level gets. We’re going to suggest two specialised options for each vehicle here, but you can keep the third one for experimentation. Our goal is to use one loadout to boost the vehicle’s capability at fighting armour, and the other to target infantry (though this won’t be possible in certain cases).
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Best Main Battle Tank loadouts for the M1A2 SEPV3 and LEO A4
Outside of some minor differences in acceleration, turret shape, turn radius and other factors that the vast majority of players won’t care about, the M1A2 SEPV3 tank (NATO) and LEO A4 tank (PAX Armata) are functionally identical. Both of them use the same unlocks, too, as mentioned.
Battle Tank Anti-armour loadout
–Driver–
- Primary: Multi-Purpose HE Shell
- Alternate Ammo: Armor-Piercing Shell
- Secondary: Coaxial Heavy Machine Gun
- Equipment 1: Projectile Intercept System
- Upgrade: Reinforced Plating
–Gunner–
- Remote Weapon: Light Machine Gun
- Equipment 1: Mine Countermeasures
What makes this the best BF6 Main Battle Tank anti-armour loadout for MP?
This is likely going to be your most-used loadout as a tank driver. Keep in mind that you can switch between the different ammo types on the fly, but you’ll have to reload the canister. Here’s what we’re going with.
Obviously, our goal with this one is to maximise effectiveness against enemy armour, including other tanks. The Multi-Purpose HE Shell is the standard starting shell, and it does fine against both armour and infantry. Alternate ammo is where your role as anti-armour shines, thanks to the Armor-Piercing Shell, which is very effective against heavy armour.
For your secondary, we’re going with the Heavy Machine Gun because it deals more damage to lightly-armoured vehicles, giving us a tiny edge in case someone decides to C4 a buggy and send it our way.
For active defence, the Projectile Intercept System will basically make you invincible to all kinds of projectiles (shells, rockets, grenades etc.) for a limited window of time. You want to activate it as soon as you’re spotted because that’s when you’re likely going to get shot at. Finally, our passive upgrade is Reinforced Plating because it gives us just that extra bit of HP. You do lose out on a bit of speed and acceleration as a result, but that’s not important when you’re specifically going after heavy armour.
For the gunner, this loadout helps them deal with stragglers and any infantry that try to harras the vehicle. The LMG is good at watching the tank’s back, and complements the driver’s HMG. The Mine Countermeasures is incredibly effective at detecting the many (many) mines Engineers would’ve placed around, as well as C4.
The gunner would need to be aware of their surroundings, however, because the equipment will detect the mines, but not destroy them. The gunner/driver needs to shoot them for that to happen.
Battle Tank Anti-infantry loadout
–Driver–
- Primary: High Explosive Shell
- Alternate Ammo: Multi-Purpose HE Shell
- Secondary: Coaxial Light Machine Gun
- Equipment 1: Emergency Repair
- Upgrade: Enhanced Loading Systems
–Gunner–
- Remote Weapon: Grenade Launcher
- Equipment 1: Mine Countermeasures
What makes this the best BF6 Main Battle Tank anti-infantry loadout for MP?
With this build, we’re trying to make the MBT as light and fast as possible without sacrificing survivability too much. Dealing with infantry as a tank can be tricky in Battlefield 6, as getting surrounded by a couple of rocket-equipped Engineers almost always means certain death if you don’t act quickly.
Our primary, of course, is the HE Shell, because it has the highest splash damage out of any of them, which makes it powerful against infantry and anyone in light cover. It also does some damage to armoured vehicles, so you’re not completely useless against them.
Our backup is the Multi-Purpose HE Shell, which is what you should always switch to if you find yourself in a battle with another MBT or IFV. Once again, it will do some damage to infantry, but it’s not your best option. For coax, the LMG’s rate of fire is preferable here to cover our retreat or take out any pesky RPG players hiding around.
Crucial to this build is the Emergency Repair, which you can activate to repair your vehicle if it gets immobilized or takes enough damage. Enhanced Loading Systems is the upgrade that ensures we stay in the fight longer, as it boosts the fire rate of our main cannon, and makes it harder to overheat the LMG.
The gunner’s role in this build is suppressing enemies with the Grenade Launcher, and keeping an eye on Mine Countermeasures to see if it detected any that need to be dealt with.
Best Infantry Fighting vehicle loadouts for the M3A3 Bradley and STRF 09 A4
Likewise, the two factions’ IFVs function the same way, and share their unlocks. Everything we mentioned above with MBTs – as far as their individual characteristics – goes for IFVs, too.
IFV Anti-armour loadout
–Driver–
- Primary: Armor-Piercing Shell
- Secondary: Lock-Guided Missile
- Equipment 1: Thermal-Blocking Smoke
- Equipment 2: Counter-Fire Radar
- Upgrade: Reinforced Plating
–Gunner–
- Remote Weapon: Heavy Machine Gun
What makes this the best BF6 Infantry Fighting Vehicle anti-armour loadout for MP?
IFVs in Battlefield 6 are squishy, and though they’re not designed to take on tanks, a clever driver – with a solid anti-tank build – can be a pain in the ass for MBTs, forcing them to disengage. This is our main goal with this particular build.
Our primary shell is, of course, the AP Shell because of its solid armour penetration. Keeping up with the theme of MBT harassment, the Lock-Guided Missile lets you lock on to a target, fire the missile, then hide. Considering your gunner’s always-on ability to designate targets, the two can work together like a dream.
Our first piece of equipment is the Thermal-Blocking Smoke, which not only provides temporary cover, it also prevents you from getting spotted for a short period of time, and confuses locked-on missiles.
The Counter-Fire Radar is another essential tank-hunting tool in our arsenal as it simply spots whoever and whatever just dealt damage to you when activated, making it easier to respond. Reinforced Plating is likewise indispensable in increasing our survivability against tanks, which would otherwise chew through the IFV’s armour.
For the gunner, we’re going with the HMG because it deals extra damage to light armour, allowing the gunner to also help when needed.
IFV Anti-infantry loadout
–Driver–
- Primary: High Explosive
- Secondary: Light Rockets
- Equipment 1: Emergency Repair
- Equipment 2: Threat Detector
- Upgrade: Field Maintenance
–Gunner–
- Remote Weapon: Light Machine Gun
What makes this the best BF6 Infantry Fighting Vehicle anti-infantry loadout for MP?
This build accentuates the IFV’s primary role as an infantry-combating vehicle. The HE Shell deals incredible splash damage to infantry, while also dealing a bit of damage to armour. Light Rockets complement this aggressive, fast-firing approach as they can also be switched to when you want to deal further damage to anyone you like – including armour.
When specifically dealing with infantry, you’re bound to run into Engineers happy to fire off rockets at you. The Emergency Repair can be activated to save you from being a sitting duck when you’re immobilised, or when you’ve taken several hits in quick succession.
The Threat Detector is a simple radar that reveals all enemies around the vehicle, which is quite handy when you’re going after infantry, who tend to like hiding when they see you. Use it to clear your immediate area.
For the upgrade, we’re going with Field Maintenance to speed up health regeneration and ammo reload speed. Together with Emergency Repair, you’re going to be staying in the fight for longer. The gunner’s LMG complements this anti-infantry package well.
Best Attack Helicopter loadouts for the M77E Falchion and Panthera KHT
Like with tanks and IFVs, Attack Helicopters in Battlefield 6 are entirely symmetrical between factions. In other words, there are no functional differences between NATO’s M77E Falchion and Pax Armata’s Panthera KHT.
Attack Helicopter Anti-armour loadout
–Driver–
- Primary: Heavy Rockets
- Secondary: Aim-Guided
- Equipment 2: Target Detection
- Upgrade: Radar System
What makes this the best BF6 Attack Helicopter anti-armour loadout for MP?
Attack helicopters have always been among the most versatile vehicles in Battlefield. In BF6, they’re not as nimble as you may be used to, but you can still do a lot of damage with them. For this build, we’re focusing on effectiveness against enemy armour – MBTs, IFVs and transport.
This is why our first pick is Heavy Rockets, which deal more damage per rocket compared to the Light option, perfect for our anti-armour role. Aim-Guided Missiles further extend the effective range of the helicopter, though they require a bit of finesse. They work best when your target is laser-designated.
Target Detection is something you want to activate before you start your gunrun, because it makes you more vulnerable to being locked onto. The benefit is that it essentially tells you where to go for your next target, which is why it’s part of this loadout.
Finally, the Radar System upgrade works in tandem with the Target Detection to increase the range at which you can detect targets around the vehicle, turning you into a hunter.
Attack Helicopter Anti-infantry loadout
–Driver–
- Primary: Light Rockets
- Secondary: Anti-Air Missile
- Equipment 2: Emergency Repair
- Upgrade: Targeting Interference
What makes this the best BF6 Attack Helicopter anti-infantry loadout for MP?
Dealing with infantry as a helicopter can be a bit of a pain in BF6 because of how squishy you are, and how little splash damage most of your weapons do. Light Rockets don’t deal massive damage, but they do have the benefit of a wide damage radius and suppressing ability, which is perfect when dealing with infantry.
We’re going with Anti-Air Missile for our secondary here as a way to defend ourselves from other helicopters, because when you go after infantry, you tend to stick around hot areas longer, which makes you easy prey for other Attack Helos and even transport.
Something else you have to worry about with this build is the ire of Engineers who will spawn with a Stinger to harras you. The Emergency Repair is your exit strategy, for when your helo is low enough on HP and you need to bug out.
Targeting Interference simply makes it harder for said Engineers (and anyone trying to lock onto to you) to lock onto you. It also makes it a bit easier to return to stealth as it clears your 3D spot faster. One crucial thing to keep in mind with this upgrade, however, is that it will not work if you’re moving too slowly, which makes sense, as you’ll be visible (and easier to target) when you hover over an area for too long anyway.
Best Mobile AA loadouts for the Cheetah 1A2 and GE-26 PAX
Mobile AAs of NATO and Pax Armata may look different, but you’re not likely to notice any real differences between them. The important thing here is that they share unlocks, and all equipment and missile options work the same way on both.
Mobile AA Anti-air loadout
- Primary: High Velocity AA Shell
- Equipment 1: Thermal-Blocking Smoke
- Upgrade: Systems Upgrade
What makes this the best BF6 Mobile AA anti-air loadout for MP?
The Mobile AA is a specialised vehicle designed to hunt and eliminate air vehicles. You cannot spec it to hunt ground armour instead. There aren’t too many options here, but we recommend going with the High Velocity AA Shell for your primary as it’s the fastest of the bunch, designed for fast-moving vehicles such as Jets.
Thermal-Blocking Smoke is a great piece of equipment that lets you evade detection for a while, retreat and reposition. It’s enough to ward off air vehicles, as they tend to move on to other targets very quickly because of how vulnerable they are to ground fire.
The Systems Upgrade simply offers a great boost to your existing capabilities by increasing radar range, and reducing the cooldown of your equipment.
Mobile AA Anti-infantry loadout
- Primary: Multi-Purpose AA Shell
- Equipment 1: Emergency Repair
- Upgrade: Enhanced Loading Systems
What makes this the best BF6 Mobile AA anti-infantry loadout for MP?
Though you can’t take on MBTs as an AA, you definitely can be incredibly effective against infantry. This build prioritises ground combat, but you’ll still be okay at dealing with air vehicles should the need arise.
The Multi-Purpose AA Shell is the default (and best) option for this role, because it works well in multiple scenarios. When you invade infantry spaces, you tend to take more damage, which is why we’re going with the Emergency Repair here to quickly get us moving again and out of the line of sight of RPG-toting Engineers.
Enhanced Loading Systems is an upgrade that shortens the reload speed of our weapons, meaning we can deal more damage more often.
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