In Modern Warfare 4 DMZ, completing Threat Briefing: Battle Tank means destroying a qualifying tank threat, collecting the required Reactive Armor Fragments, and extracting with them in your bag. Check the Season 1 briefing for the current location hints and fragment requirement before you deploy. You can also browse CoD MW4 DMZ Cash for an optional purchase before your next session.

1 Which Tank and Fragments Count

The briefing points you toward Battle Tank threats, including Tank Commander-style targets, and requires you to bring their fragments out of the match. Destroying a random tank without collecting the required loot won't complete the order. Read the active briefing before each run so your squad has the location hints and required fragment count in mind.

This objective isn't the X01 facility clear, so an old commander route isn't a substitute for the current tank briefing. The material doesn't give a fixed location or fragment count, which makes the in-game instructions your starting point rather than a memorized route.

◆ A destroyed target only provides an opportunity to collect the fragments; the extract completes the objective.

◆ If the map offers another qualifying target, rotating away from a contested fight may be an option.

2 What Should You Bring to the Tank Fight

Anti-vehicle equipment and enough ammunition are the foundation of the loadout. Check your inventory before approaching the target, especially if you've already spent rockets elsewhere during the match. A squad carrying only close-range weapons has a much harder time damaging a tank while avoiding its cannon.

Clear backpack space before the fight and choose a loot carrier. Fragments have to fit alongside useful supplies, so sorting your bag at the wreck can leave you exposed while you decide what to discard. Give the designated carrier priority for armor plates and a self-revive because that player's bag holds the objective.

◆ A smoke or cover field upgrade can help protect the squad when it's time to call extraction.

◆ A small backpack forces a trade-off between mission loot and supplies, so remove unnecessary items before the tank is destroyed.

3 How Should Your Squad Handle the Fight

Spread out behind cover and give each player a job. One can mark or distract the tank, another can attack from a protected position, and a third can watch for infantry or other operators drawn by the noise. Firing from a single exposed ridge gives the cannon one concentrated target.

Cover matters more than elevation by itself. If the tank has a clear shot at your ridge, move to a position where a wall or other solid cover blocks its fire, even if that means fighting from lower ground. A downed teammate is also safer to revive after you've blocked the cannon's view with cover or smoke.

If another squad has already engaged the tank, make a decision before moving toward the wreck. You can contest the remaining fight, wait and challenge for the loot, or move to another qualifying target if one is available. Each choice risks a confrontation, but arriving without a plan can put you in the sightlines of players already watching the area.

4 How Do You Get the Fragments Out

Choose and mark your extraction point before the tank goes down, then send the designated carrier to collect the fragments. Once the required loot is in the bag, head toward the agreed extract and save any remaining smoke or cover for the call. The fragments count when the helicopter or other extraction leaves with them.

A buy station can be useful if your squad is out of plates and the station sits on the way to extraction. Crossing a contested area for supplies adds another exposure after you've already secured the objective, so weigh that detour against the equipment you have left.

Solo players can attempt the order with sufficient anti-vehicle ammunition, but they have no teammate to recover the fragment bag after a down. A quieter extract can be the better choice even when it's farther away. After a failed attempt, change one factor, such as your approach or extract choice, so you can judge what helped on the next run.

After a successful extract, claim your briefing rewards and note whether the target appeared where the briefing suggested. For a later session, you can buy Modern Warfare 4 DMZ Cash as an optional separate purchase.