Tank Trap
| “ | An anti-tank obstacle that prevents vehicle access to an area. Can be dismantled with a Wrench. | „ |
| — In-game description |
A Tank Trap is an anti-tank obstacle that blocks the movement of vehicles.
Construction
They are built with 3 Metal Beams.
Grab a Metal Beam and press B to open the build menu. Select the Tank Trap option, then press LMB place the blueprint and RMB to rotate it. Submit the metal beam on your shoulder into it by pressing LMB. Submit two more to finish the construction
Tank Traps can be built on most terrain including beaches, large bridges, ice, roads, and Provisional Roads. With Emplacements they are the only defensive structures that can be placed on the wet part of beaches right next to the water. They can't be built on rocks or on top of structures however.
Dismantling
It can be dismantled with a Wrench (10s animation).
Use
Protection
It is an anti-tank obstacle that blocks the movement of vehicles. It offers some cover to infantry however.
Resistance
It is immune to 12.7mm Machine Guns and pretty resistant to most heavy explosives (except Demolition explosives). However it can also be dismantled with a Wrench (10s animation) or destroyed with a single Hydra's Whisper.
Tactics
When placing tank traps, it's important to remember that they stop both friendly and enemy vehicles and should generally only be put in areas that the enemy will want to move through but your team will not.
Tank Traps are most useful in areas where enemy vehicles need to be stopped, but movement of friendly infantry forward is still necessary. Tank traps can be used as cover by enemy forces. It is generally advised to space them out to mitigate the amount of cover they provide.
Trivia
- The tank traps are based off of the Czech Hedgehog anti-tank obstacles used in WW2 along the Czech–German border. The Germans later adopted the design and used them in large numbers along the French coastline.
Gallery
A line of tank traps on a road.
A Tank Trap being built.
