# Stupid question... do anti-tank mines persist after death? **URL:** \ **Category:** General Discussion\ **Created:** [February 11, 2014, 2:09pm UTC](https://battlefieldforum.co/t/stupid-question-do-anti-tank-mines-persist-after-death/111093 "2014-02-11T14:09:39Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 8\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![newgirlie](https://battlefieldforum.co/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/n/5fc32e/32.png) [@newgirlie](https://battlefieldforum.co/u/newgirlie)\ **Post date:** [February 11, 2014, 2:09pm UTC](https://battlefieldforum.co/t/stupid-question-do-anti-tank-mines-persist-after-death/111093/1 "2014-02-11T14:09:39Z")
Do anti-tank mines persist after you die, or do they disappear right away? Also in terms of actual gameplay/combat, is there any mechanic that’s vastly different from BFBC2? I skipped over BF3 and I just got this game over the weekend. Thanks! ---
**Author:** ![L4A2X0](https://battlefieldforum.co/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/l/d78d45/32.png) [@L4A2X0](https://battlefieldforum.co/u/L4A2X0)\ **Post date:** [February 11, 2014, 2:13pm UTC](https://battlefieldforum.co/t/stupid-question-do-anti-tank-mines-persist-after-death/111093/2 "2014-02-11T14:13:55Z")
Yes they do, AT mines and Slams alike. They stay on the map until they are used or destroyed. Well, your first 3 do. Your second 3 will disappear if you acquire and then lose the field upgrade score that allows 6 deployed explosives. ---
**Author:** ![newgirlie](https://battlefieldforum.co/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/n/5fc32e/32.png) [@newgirlie](https://battlefieldforum.co/u/newgirlie)\ **Post date:** [February 11, 2014, 2:23pm UTC](https://battlefieldforum.co/t/stupid-question-do-anti-tank-mines-persist-after-death/111093/3 "2014-02-11T14:23:25Z")
Thanks! Oh also, is there a max distance for the Stinger? Sometimes I’d point it at jets/choppers and it wouldn’t allow me to lock on. ---
**Author:** ![L4A2X0](https://battlefieldforum.co/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/l/d78d45/32.png) [@L4A2X0](https://battlefieldforum.co/u/L4A2X0)\ **Post date:** [February 11, 2014, 3:10pm UTC](https://battlefieldforum.co/t/stupid-question-do-anti-tank-mines-persist-after-death/111093/4 "2014-02-11T15:10:27Z")
Yes. I believe it’s somewhere in the area of 500m. There is a range max to all lock-on weapons. ---
**Author:** ![entw1ne](https://battlefieldforum.co/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/e/48db29/32.png) [@entw1ne](https://battlefieldforum.co/u/entw1ne)\ **Post date:** [February 11, 2014, 4:27pm UTC](https://battlefieldforum.co/t/stupid-question-do-anti-tank-mines-persist-after-death/111093/5 "2014-02-11T16:27:56Z")
Stinger is 350m. IGLA is 450m. ---
**Author:** ![bfgenis](https://battlefieldforum.co/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/b/e19adc/32.png) [@bfgenis](https://battlefieldforum.co/u/bfgenis)\ **Post date:** [February 11, 2014, 7:52pm UTC](https://battlefieldforum.co/t/stupid-question-do-anti-tank-mines-persist-after-death/111093/6 "2014-02-11T19:52:23Z")
Do they on hardcore mode? ---
**Author:** ![L4A2X0](https://battlefieldforum.co/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/l/d78d45/32.png) [@L4A2X0](https://battlefieldforum.co/u/L4A2X0)\ **Post date:** [February 11, 2014, 8:06pm UTC](https://battlefieldforum.co/t/stupid-question-do-anti-tank-mines-persist-after-death/111093/7 "2014-02-11T20:06:03Z")
Do they stay? Yes. Hardcore and normal both. ---
**Author:** ![thoruen](https://battlefieldforum.co/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/t/85f322/32.png) [@thoruen](https://battlefieldforum.co/u/thoruen)\ **Post date:** [February 11, 2014, 10:01pm UTC](https://battlefieldforum.co/t/stupid-question-do-anti-tank-mines-persist-after-death/111093/8 "2014-02-11T22:01:24Z")
I thought they stayed only if you don’t change classes after being killed.