Battlefield 6 players have discovered a new strategy for dealing with enemies in jets, allowing players to quickly and easily send their enemies flying without much warning. The hugely popular shooter is already off to a roaring start with millions of players jumping into the game and smashing milestones within just a week of its launch. Battlefield 6 has been a huge sales success with fans, topping charts across multiple regions for both digital and physical sales. Now, fans have found a broken strategy for dealing with a certain type of enemy.
Alongside infantry combat, Battlefield 6 offers a variety of vehicles for players to control and dominate their matches. Battlefield 6 offers everything from ground transports and infantry fighting vehicles to huge tanks like the M1 Abrams for players to use, putting players in charge of the powerful war machines. The game also has aerial combat as a major focus, with fighter and attack jets as well as attack and transport helicopters available in the game. However, a newly discovered strategy works as an almost foolproof way to counter aerial attacks.
Several fans have recently discovered a great strategy that allows users to quickly send jets without warning for the air fighters. The strategy involves using tank gunners to hit aircraft with paint, allowing laser-guided missiles to lock onto jets and helicopters in mid-air. The tactic specifically makes use of an ongoing bug Battlefield 6 where pilots of painted helicopters and jets do not receive an “incoming missile” message, preventing players from properly responding to missile fire. Neither EA nor Battlefield Studios has made any official statement about the strategy or the bug.
Battlefield 6 Anti-Jet strategy is broken
The ability for players to strike down aerial enemies without warning can have a major impact on the viability of jets and helicopters in Battlefield 6. Many fans have pointed out that the problem is often specifically related to infantry fighting vehicles, which can easily use paint to mark jets for quick, unexpected takedowns. Many users in a Reddit post complaining about the bug have suggested that the strategy is game-breaking, with players even able to shoot down multiple planes at spawn points or from across the map.
The ongoing bug with Battlefield 6s anti-aircraft missiles comes as the shooter has already made many changes to fix the game after launch. Battlefield 6 recently revealed its “Week 1” update focusing on community experience and XP progression within the shooter, which addresses multiple “XP farm” servers and increases XP gains. EA and DICE have also been actively working on fixing bugs and community complaints in the game, frequently sending out new patches for the shooter. Battlefield 6s focus on improving the game post-launch looks set to help maintain its strong early momentum.
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10 October 2025
- ESRB
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Mature 17+ / Blood and Gore, Intense Violence, Strong Language, In-App Purchases, User Interaction
- Developer
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Battlefield Studios
