Every point earned while driving (or riding) in a vehicle boosts your vehicle score. Continue racking up points in vehicles to earn new specializations to boost your performance and add cool perks to your ride.
Vehicle specializations cannot be stacked by having multiple passengers equip the same bonus. For example, if both you and your passengers have the Hardened Armor package equipped, your vehicle only benefits from one of the specializations.
So discuss your specializations with your squad to ensure you’re benefitting from different bonuses
Vehicle Motion Sensor
MP Unlock: 1,180 Vehicle Score
The next technological advancement in vehicle sensors, these enhanced tracking devices mark the position of enemy units in direct proximity of the vehicle and display them on the minimap. Added security when infantry support is unavailable.
Field Notes
The first unlocked vehicle specialization isn’t great, but it’s better than nothing. While equipped, keep an eye on your minimap to spot enemy units attempting to sneak up on your vehicle.
This can be useful to spot recon units trying to plant C4 on your ride. The sensor has a very limited range, so don’t expect to reveal enemies beyond a few yards.
Hardened Armor
MP Unlock: 2,330 Vehicle Score
An armor upgrade package that enhances a vehicle’s resistance to anti-armor munitions. This upgrade helps decrease the effects and damage of otherwise lethal hits.
Field Notes
Always consider equipping this specialization when driving a tank or piloting a helicopter. The added armor can make a huge difference during tank duels, giving you a significant advantage over your opponent.
The armor package also reduces the damage caused by incoming rockets and missiles. Of all the vehicle specializations, this is one of the best.
Extra Damage
MP Unlock: 3,650 Vehicle Score
With hardened steel warheads and quick burn explosive compounds, this upgrade substantially increases the effectiveness of the vehicle’s primary weapons .
Field Notes
This is another great specialization, boosting the damage output of each vehicle’s weapon. Obviously, the already powerful tanks and helicopters benefit most from this specialization.
But it can come in handy when manning a heavy machine gun on a light vehicle too, especially if you’re trying to shoot down pesky enemy helicopters.
Quick Reload Package
MP Unlock: 5,000 Vehicle Score
These enhanced ammunition racks diminish the time needed to reload the vehicle’s primary weapons . It reduces the vulnerability to enemy attacks during reload stops.
Field Notes
The tanks, IFVs, and helicopters benefit most from this specialization. This significantly reduces the reload delay when firing the IFVs’ auto cannons and the helicopters’ chin turrets, but faster firing also makes a huge difference when tanks are locked in a heated duel.
Smoke Countermeasures Package
MP Unlock: 6,500 Vehicle Score
A smoke grenade system consisting of six launchers. When fired it generates a 360-degree smokescreen around the vehicle, obscuring equipment and personnel from aimed enemy fire.
Field Notes
The smoke launcher is mapped to the driver’s secondary fire button, instantly surrounding the vehicle in a cloud of white smoke.
This can be a good way to obscure your position, preventing enemy tanks and helicopters from accurately targeting your vehicle. However, the smoke won’t stop incoming rounds.
For best results, pop smoke, then reverse, putting the cloud of smoke between you and your opponent. Deploying smoke also removes tracer darts planted to your vehicle, ideal for avoiding rockets when piloting a traced helicopter.
High-Power Optics Package
MP Unlock: 8,000 Vehicle Score
A high-power optics package that provides an armored vehicle driver the ability to engage and destroy targets from greater range. It effectively provides stand-off distance while still permitting accurate fire.
Field Notes
This specialization applies to the tanks and IFVs, mapping a zoom function to the secondary fire button. While this bonus is active, you can zoom in on distant targets and bombard them from long range.
However, be ready to elevate the barrel to compensate for gravity’s effect on your munitions. The zoom function is particularly effective when piloting a helicopter or UAV.
Coaxial Machine Gun
MP Unlock: 9,500 Vehicle Score
A weapons package that upgrades the targeting systems of vehicles and helicopters. Expands the range of targets the vehicle can successfully engage and destroy.
Field Notes
When driving a tank or flying a helicopter (including the UAV), this bonus adds a coaxial machine gun, mapped to the secondary fire button. This greatly enhances each driver’s capability to take out infantry.
The machine gun is directly in line with the vehicle’s primary weapon reticle, so simply aim and press the secondary fire button to unleash a barrage of bullets.
This is particularly effective on the UAV, giving it some onboard defensive capability. If playing as the gunner in an attack helicopter, use this specialization to fire tracer darts at enemy vehicles . Your pilot can then fire a Hellfire missile at your traced target.
