Battlefield 6 players have discovered a new strategy to deal with enemies in jets, allowing players to quickly and easily dispatch their aerial enemies without much warning. The massively popular shooter is already in full swing, with millions of players plunging into the game and breaking milestones within just a week of its launch. Battlefield 6 has been a huge sales success with fans, topping the charts in several different regions for both digital and physical sales. Now, fans have found a broken strategy to deal with one particular type of enemy.
In addition to infantry combat, Battlefield 6 offers players a number of different vehicles to pilot and control their matches. Battlefield 6 offering players everything from ground transport and infantry fighting vehicles to massive tanks like the M1 Abrams, it puts players in charge of powerful war machines. The game also features aerial combat as a main focus, with fighter jets and attack jets as well as attack and transport helicopters available in the game. However, one newly discovered strategy serves as an almost foolproof way to counter aerial attacks.
A few fans have recently discovered a master strategy that allows users to quickly send out jets without warning the air fighters. The strategy involves using tank gunners to hit aircraft with paint, allowing laser-guided missiles to target jets and helicopters in the air. This tactic mainly exploits an ongoing bug Battlefield 6 where pilots of painted helicopters and jets do not receive an “incoming missile” message, causing players to be unable to properly respond to gunfire. Neither EA nor Battlefield Studios have made an official statement about the strategy or the bug.
Battlefield 6 Anti-Jet Strategy is broken
The ability for players to shoot down airborne enemies without warning could have a major impact on the viability of jets and helicopters in Battlefield 6. Many fans have pointed out that the problem often affects infantry fighting vehicles specifically, which are able to easily use paint to mark the nozzles for quick, unexpected takedowns. Many users in a Reddit post complaining about the bug suggested that this strategy is game-changing, with players even able to shoot down multiple planes at spawn locations or from across the map.
Error in progress with Battlefield 6The anti-aircraft missiles are coming as the shooter has already made a lot of changes to fix the game after launch. Battlefield 6 recently revealed its “Week 1” update focusing on community experience and XP progression in the shooter, which tackles multiple “XP farm” servers and increases XP gains. EA and DICE are also actively working to fix bugs and community complaints in the game and often push new patches for the shooter. Battlefield 6The game's focus on improving the game after launch seems to help maintain its strong initial momentum.
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October 10, 2025
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Mature 17+ / Blood and gore, intense violence, strong language, in-app purchases, user interaction
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Battlefield Studios
