Main Battle Tank
M1A2 SEPV3
In-game description
Not recorded yet.
Loadout
Driver
Primary
| Option | Designation | In-game description |
|---|---|---|
| Multi-Purpose | 120mm HEAT-MP-T Round | A high-explosive shell, moderately effective against both infantry and armored vehicles. |
| Armor-Piercing | 120mm APFSDS Round | A shell designed to target heavy armor. Less effective against infantry due to the absence of an explosive charge. |
| Anti-Personnel | 120mm Canister Round | A shell designed to target infantry at short to medium ranges. Ineffective against armor. |
| High Explosive | 120mm HEMP-T Round | A shell designed for engaging infantry due to the large radius of fragmentation damage. Less effective against armored targets. |
| Aim-Guided | 120mm Guided Munition | An effective anti-vehicle shell that can be guided to the target via a weapon's crosshairs. |
Alternate Ammo
| Option | Designation | In-game description |
|---|---|---|
| Multi-Purpose | 120mm HEAT-MP-T Round | A high-explosive shell, moderately effective against both infantry and armored vehicles. |
| Armor-Piercing | 120mm APFSDS Round | A shell designed to target heavy armor. Less effective against infantry due to the absence of an explosive charge. |
| Anti-Personnel | 120mm Canister Round | A shell designed to target infantry at short to medium ranges. Ineffective against armor. |
| High Explosive | 120mm HEMP-T Round | A shell designed for engaging infantry due to the large radius of fragmentation damage. Less effective against armored targets. |
| Aim-Guided | 120mm Guided Munition | An effective anti-vehicle shell that can be guided to the target via a weapon's crosshairs. |
Secondary
| Option | Designation | In-game description |
|---|---|---|
| Coaxial LMG | Coaxial 7.62mm MG | A machine gun ideal for combatting infantry at medium-range. Less effective against lightly armored vehicles. |
| Coaxial HMG | TBD | TBD |
Equipment 1
| Option | In-game description |
|---|---|
| Thermal-Blocking | Discharges a cloud of thermal smoke that obscures the vehicle. Disrupts the guidance systems of incoming lock-on missiles, blocks spotting, and deals moderate damage to enemy infantry inside the smoke radius. |
| Projectile Intercept | Intercepts and destroys enemy missiles, shells, rockets, grenades, and bombs. Intercepts all projectiles during a window of activation that begins after the initial detection. |
| Emergency Repair | Repairs damaged vehicles. Can only be activated when the vehicle is in a low-health state. |
Upgrade
| Option | In-game description |
|---|---|
| Field Maintenance | Enables faster vehicle health recovery after taking damage. Will also gain ammo faster. |
| Emergency Countermeasures | Substantially improves the recharge rate of countermeasures when at low health. |
| Enhanced Loading | Increases primary weapon rate of fire and improves secondary weapon heat recovery. Only active when countermeasures are not on cooldown. |
| Optimized Handling | Improves vehicle turning rate and aiming speed. |
Gunner
Remote Weapon
| Option | Designation | In-game description |
|---|---|---|
| Heavy Machine Gun | RWS .50 Cal MG | A machine gun ideal for combatting unarmored vehicles and infantry at long range. |
| Light Machine Gun | RWS 7.62mm MG | A machine gun ideal for combatting enemy infantry at medium-range. Less effective against lightly armored vehicles. |
| Grenade Launcher | RWS 40mm AGL | An automatic grenade launcher, effective at targeting infantry and unarmored targets at close range. |
Equipment 1
| Option | In-game description |
|---|---|
| Smoke Wall | Fires multiple smoke projectiles that detonate to form a smoke wall and obscure the vehicle. Blocks ability to spot targets and clears spotted markers from all infantry inside the smoke radius. |
| Countermeasures | Detects mines and C-4 explosives enabling the operator to activate countermeasures to destroy them. |
Patch history
30 patch notes mentioning the Main Battle Tank, newest first. Each entry is the exact line from EA's Game Update notes.
1.4.1.5Aug 3, 2026vehicles
- Main Battle Tank Canister Shells no longer incorrectly change into Aim-Guided Shells when switching between primary and secondary weapons during a reload.
Full patch entry and EA source link: 1.4.1.5 in the balance log
1.4.1.0Jul 16, 2026REDSEC
- Vehicle Keycards, Main Battle Tanks (MBTs), and Infantry Fighting Vehicles (IFVs) are now removed in Ranked Battle Royale.
Full patch entry and EA source link: 1.4.1.0 in the balance log
1.3.3.0Jun 26, 2026balance
- MBT 120mm APFSDS Rounds damage reduced from 282-750 to 244-650 against tanks, from 600 to 520 against helicopters, and from 750 to 650 against jets.
- MBT 120mm HEAT-MP-T Rounds total blast radius increased from 4m to 5m, and lethal radius increased from 1m to 1.25m.
- MBT Aim-Guided Shell damage increased from 235-625 to 244-650 against tanks, and from 700 to 720 against helicopters.
Full patch entry and EA source link: 1.3.3.0 in the balance log
1.3.2.0Jun 5, 2026vehicles
- Increased the Anti-Personnel Shell pellet count for the MBT from 16 to 32.
Full patch entry and EA source link: 1.3.2.0 in the balance log
1.3.1.0May 8, 2026vehicles
- Turret speeds for the MBT and IFV have been modestly improved.
- 120mm HEAT-MP-T Rounds now deal 210-560 damage against tanks, 1360 against helicopters, and 1000 against jets.
- 120mm HEMP-T Rounds now deal 180-480 damage against tanks, 1180 against helicopters, and 1000 against jets.
- Increased the inner blast radius of 120mm HEMP-T Rounds from 2 to 2.25 meters.
- 120mm APFSDS Rounds now deal 282-750 damage against tanks, 600 against helicopters, and 750 against jets.
- Aim-Guided Shell beam-riding offset increased from 75 to 100 meters, reducing the rate of turning response.
- Aim-Guided Shell engine time to live reduced from 1.25 to 1 second.
- Aim-Guided Shell now experiences Drag after engine cutoff.
- Aim-Guided Shell time to live decreased from 6 to 4 seconds.
- Aim-Guided Shell turning rate reduced from 12.5 to 6 degrees per second.
- Aim-Guided Shells now deal 235-625 damage against tanks, 700 against helicopters, and 1000 against jets.
- Remains lethal against soldiers within 2m.
- The Mine Countermeasures, previously available only to the MBT & APT, is now available to the IFV.
- Replaced the M1A2 SEPv3 Coaxial 7.62mm LMG with the Coaxial .50 cal HMG.
- The M1A2 SEPv3 and the M3A3 Bradley’s LMG gunner weapons have now been replaced with Grenade Launchers.
Full patch entry and EA source link: 1.3.1.0 in the balance log
1.2.3.0Apr 10, 2026vehicles
- Improved the MBT decal customisation flow so the camera point of view now returns to the selected decal position after leaving Inspect View.
- Reworked the MBT Guided Shell to make it faster but much less maneuverable.
Full patch entry and EA source link: 1.2.3.0 in the balance log
1.2.2.0Mar 13, 2026vehicles
- Decreased speed of the IFV, MBT & Attack Heli Aim Guided Missiles.
Full patch entry and EA source link: 1.2.2.0 in the balance log
1.1.2.0Nov 17, 2025vehicles
- Fixed faint metallic impact sound from M1A2 SEPv3 Main Battle Tank turret wreckage.
- Fixed several cases where IFV's MR Missile could do more damage than intended to MBT, IFV and AA vehicles
- Fixed inconsistent projectile video effects on the Abrams main gun.
Full patch entry and EA source link: 1.1.2.0 in the balance log
1.1.1.0Oct 24, 2025vehicles
- Fixed a visual issue where the player’s hand clipped with the M1A2 SEPv3 handle when sitting in external seats.
Full patch entry and EA source link: 1.1.1.0 in the balance log
1.0.1.0Oct 9, 2025balance
- Fixed an issue where MBT driver smoke discharge audio was not playing.
- Fixed an issue where the MBT Active Protection System audio felt delayed.
Full patch entry and EA source link: 1.0.1.0 in the balance log