# Why are tanks so quiet? **URL:** \ **Category:** General Discussion\ **Created:** [November 12, 2018, 1:00am UTC](https://battlefieldforum.co/t/why-are-tanks-so-quiet/105897 "2018-11-12T01:00:00Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 12\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Misterpigs](https://battlefieldforum.co/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/m/82dd89/32.png) [@Misterpigs](https://battlefieldforum.co/u/Misterpigs)\ **Post date:** [November 12, 2018, 1:00am UTC](https://battlefieldforum.co/t/why-are-tanks-so-quiet/105897/1 "2018-11-12T01:00:00Z")
They’re made of paper and they make literally no sound until they’re within 8 ft??\> ---
**Author:** ![ISyndromeI](https://battlefieldforum.co/user_avatar/battlefieldforum.co/isyndromei/32/106786_2.png) [@ISyndromeI](https://battlefieldforum.co/u/ISyndromeI)\ **Post date:** [November 12, 2018, 6:34am UTC](https://battlefieldforum.co/t/why-are-tanks-so-quiet/105897/2 "2018-11-12T06:34:00Z")
Agreed. ---
**Author:** ![Slamraptor](https://battlefieldforum.co/user_avatar/battlefieldforum.co/slamraptor/32/107167_2.png) [@Slamraptor](https://battlefieldforum.co/u/Slamraptor)\ **Post date:** [November 12, 2018, 7:08am UTC](https://battlefieldforum.co/t/why-are-tanks-so-quiet/105897/3 "2018-11-12T07:08:00Z")
100% agree. They should be insanely loud. So loud indeed that it is difficult to hear anything else if you’re within a 10 meter radius. That would help the immersion immensely. ---
**Author:** ![Mystriall](https://battlefieldforum.co/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/m/ee59a6/32.png) [@Mystriall](https://battlefieldforum.co/u/Mystriall)\ **Post date:** [November 12, 2018, 7:28am UTC](https://battlefieldforum.co/t/why-are-tanks-so-quiet/105897/4 "2018-11-12T07:28:00Z")
They are sneaky snakes ---
**Author:** ![MachoFantast1c0](https://battlefieldforum.co/user_avatar/battlefieldforum.co/machofantast1c0/32/100978_2.png) [@MachoFantast1c0](https://battlefieldforum.co/u/MachoFantast1c0)\ **Post date:** [November 12, 2018, 7:41am UTC](https://battlefieldforum.co/t/why-are-tanks-so-quiet/105897/5 "2018-11-12T07:41:00Z")
I’m not a vehicle player, and while I don’t generally mind them, the thing that really grinds my gears is the fact that they are mostly completely silent. It was the same in BF1, so I don’t expect DICE to fix this, I guess this is part of their “balancing”. I would only hope they’d find a less frustrating way of doing this, get OHKd out of nowhere is frustrating. Oh, I know it’s a team effort and would be a non-issue if people spotted them, but it’s just not happening. Same as with all other teamwork related mechanics. ---
**Author:** ![VincentNZ](https://battlefieldforum.co/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/v/ce7236/32.png) [@VincentNZ](https://battlefieldforum.co/u/VincentNZ)\ **Post date:** [November 12, 2018, 7:55am UTC](https://battlefieldforum.co/t/why-are-tanks-so-quiet/105897/6 "2018-11-12T07:55:00Z")
It is mostly the enemy tanks. Your own can be heard just fine and are too loud. Yesterday I clearly heard tracks and thought it was allied, but I could not see anything on the minimap. Three seconds later our half-track appeared on there. That must have been 100m. I wish I could hear any enemy tank this far. They just plop up out of nowhere. ---
**Author:** ![CONVEEEN](https://battlefieldforum.co/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/c/77aa72/32.png) [@CONVEEEN](https://battlefieldforum.co/u/CONVEEEN)\ **Post date:** [November 12, 2018, 8:28am UTC](https://battlefieldforum.co/t/why-are-tanks-so-quiet/105897/7 "2018-11-12T08:28:00Z")
Yeah in the tank is so loud and outside its sound like small car 😃 ---
**Author:** ![Major\_Pungspark](https://battlefieldforum.co/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/m/6bbea6/32.png) [@Major\_Pungspark](https://battlefieldforum.co/u/Major_Pungspark)\ **Post date:** [November 12, 2018, 8:42am UTC](https://battlefieldforum.co/t/why-are-tanks-so-quiet/105897/8 "2018-11-12T08:42:00Z")
Sometimes I dont hear footsteps from enemies, I recall last night I heard footsteps early and when I looked over there was an enemy soldier there, and a tank rolling next to him…lol ---
**Author:** ![dA\_9\_eL\_81](https://battlefieldforum.co/user_avatar/battlefieldforum.co/da_9_el_81/32/101026_2.png) [@dA\_9\_eL\_81](https://battlefieldforum.co/u/dA_9_eL_81)\ **Post date:** [November 12, 2018, 9:30am UTC](https://battlefieldforum.co/t/why-are-tanks-so-quiet/105897/9 "2018-11-12T09:30:00Z")
> [@Slamraptor](#): > > 100% agree. They should be insanely loud. So loud indeed that it is difficult to hear anything else if you’re within a 10 meter radius. That would help the immersion immensely. The next person who uses the term immersion gets a highfive… in the face… with a table…! ---
**Author:** ![TyroneLoyd](https://battlefieldforum.co/user_avatar/battlefieldforum.co/tyroneloyd/32/103927_2.png) [@TyroneLoyd](https://battlefieldforum.co/u/TyroneLoyd)\ **Post date:** [November 12, 2018, 10:06am UTC](https://battlefieldforum.co/t/why-are-tanks-so-quiet/105897/10 "2018-11-12T10:06:00Z")
They a hybrids. Get about 1mpg instead of .6mpg ---
**Author:** ![HAIRYMAN-13](https://battlefieldforum.co/user_avatar/battlefieldforum.co/hairyman-13/32/102162_2.png) [@HAIRYMAN-13](https://battlefieldforum.co/u/HAIRYMAN-13)\ **Post date:** [November 12, 2018, 11:51am UTC](https://battlefieldforum.co/t/why-are-tanks-so-quiet/105897/11 "2018-11-12T11:51:00Z")
AGREE!!! ---
**Author:** ![Major\_Pungspark](https://battlefieldforum.co/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/m/6bbea6/32.png) [@Major\_Pungspark](https://battlefieldforum.co/u/Major_Pungspark)\ **Post date:** [November 17, 2018, 5:44pm UTC](https://battlefieldforum.co/t/why-are-tanks-so-quiet/105897/12 "2018-11-17T17:44:00Z")
When being overflown by a bomber it is hard to miss, tanks are like ninjas.