Arma 3 Tanks

Arma 3 Tanks is an add-on for Arma 3 that adds three armored vehicles, two singleplayer scenarios and a three-scenario mini-campaign. It also accompanies a platform update with additional features and content for Arma 3.

Armored vehicles

The DLC introduces vehicles used by the CSAT and AAF factions, as well as a NATO vehicle:

• T-140 Angara: a Russian-designed CSAT main battle tank with a 125 mm cannon that fires three ammunition types, a 7.62 mm coaxial machine gun and a 12.7 mm heavy machine gun. Its cannon has a longer effective range than those on most Western tanks. The T-140K Commander variant replaces the heavy machine gun with a 30 mm autocannon and uses sensors to share target data with other units through the Data Link.
• AWC Nyx: a German-engineered Armored Weapons Carrier licensed and modified by the AAF. Its compact size makes it relatively fast and mobile, and it can be slingloaded by the CH-49 Mohawk helicopter. It comes in Anti-Tank, Anti-Air, Recon and Autocannon variants, each with different weapons or equipment. All have armor that can withstand 7.62 ammunition, and the vehicles are available in multiple liveries.
• Rhino MGS: a wheeled Armored Fighting Vehicle designed to fight tanks, also known as a Tank Destroyer. Its 120 mm cannon fires standard rounds and the new MARUK ATGM, while a coaxial .338 magnum machine gun serves as its secondary weapon. The UP variant adds a remote 12.7 mm heavy machine gun turret, cage armor and ERA armor; these make it better suited to Military Operations in Urban Terrain, but also add weight and limit transport options. Both Rhino variants use the Data Link to lock onto targets detected or painted by friendly forces.

Singleplayer scenarios

In the three-scenario mini-campaign Altis Requiem, you play as an AAF tank commander and experience the opposing perspective to NATO's offensive in Arma 3's The East Wind campaign. You first command the AWC Nyx against the FIA, and later have the opportunity to operate the T-140 Angara. Your playstyle and performance affect which of the campaign's possible endings you reach.

Showcase Tank Destroyers is a separate singleplayer scenario in which you play as a NATO crewman aboard the Rhino MGS UP. Its firepower is similar to a main battle tank's, but its armor is more vulnerable, so you must use its speed and maneuverability to complete your objectives.

Armored vehicle features

The platform update adds improvements that apply to all armored vehicles in Arma 3. Interiors are fully 3D-modeled and include Multi-Functional Displays and camera feeds for crew members. Changes to wheel collision simulation and the effects of different ground surfaces improve handling, while the damage model makes armor react to incoming rounds; cage armor, for example, provides protection against RPGs. Additional stereo samples, positional sounds and clearer gearbox and RPM cues update vehicle audio. The Virtual Garage also allows armored vehicles to be fitted with additional armor protection and camouflage nets for concealment in different terrain.

The update also equips several ground vehicles and aircraft with the Fire-Control System, which measures target range and speed, adjusts weapon zeroing and calculates lead to improve the chances of a first-round hit. A selection of missiles gains direct or top-down attack profiles, terrain-following munitions are supported, and some weapons can lock on after launch.

Multiplayer and bonus content

The free supporting content includes Vanguard, a competitive team-vs-team combined arms mode. A device is paradropped at a random location, which is gradually revealed as it descends. One of three teams wins by retrieving it and returning it to base within the time limit, eliminating the other teams or having the highest score when the match ends.

Three time trials let you race the T-140 Angara, AWC Nyx and Rhino MGS across Altis and Malden. The update also adds two anti-tank launchers: CSAT's 9M135 Vorona, a manually guided launcher with 6x or 12x magnification, thermal imaging and a laser rangefinder; and the MAAWS Mk4, an unguided recoilless rifle available in Mod 0 for the AAF and FIA and Mod 1 for NATO. The MAAWS is lighter than the RPG-42 and fires smaller HEAT rounds, but is more precise and has a longer range.

Additional anti-tank variants add mounted launchers to the Offroad pickup and to the Prowler and Qilin Light Strike Vehicles; the LSV variants require Arma 3 Apex. Content creators also receive decorative objects including tank barricades, spare parts and tools, alongside a functional depot for repairing damaged vehicles. The add-on includes a new official soundtrack and extra Steam Achievements related to its content.