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Transport Helicopter (UH-79 / Glider 96) changes in Battlefield 6

Latest change Season 4: Tidal Strike (Phase 3) ·

  • 12documented changes
  • 4patches
  • 2buffs
  • 1nerf
  • 3fixes

Every documented change to Transport Helicopter (UH-79 / Glider 96)

12 changes across 4 patches, newest first

Season 4: Tidal Strike (Phase 3) Tuesday, 15 September 2026

  • FIXTransport Helicopter (UH-79 / Glider 96)Vehicles · AH-6 Little Birdverified

    Transport Helicopters can now correctly take damage from small arms fire

    Transport Helicopters can now correctly take damage from small arms fire.

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Season 3: Warlords / Supremacy (Phase 1) Tuesday, 12 May 2026

  • CHANGETransport Helicopter (UH-79 / Glider 96)Vehicles · Helicopter Weaponsverified

    Removed projectile velocity inheritance from Transport Helicopter side gunner seats

    Shots from the Transport Helicopter side gunner seats no longer carry the helicopter's speed, so you no longer have to aim behind targets to hit them while flying fast.

    Removed projectile velocity inheritance from Transport Helicopter side gunner seats.

    • Removed projectile velocity inheritance from Transport Helicopter side gunner seats. This removes the need to ‘lag’ shots when firing from a fast moving helicopter.
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  • CHANGETransport Helicopter (UH-79 / Glider 96)REDSEC · Vehicles · Rebalance changes to the UH-79 Transport and Glider 96 Helicoptersverified

    UH-79 Transport and Glider 96 Helicopters: .50 cal MG bullets are now affected by armour and deal a flat 30 damage

    The UH-79 and Glider 96 .50 cal guns now deal a flat 30 damage, and armour now reduces it.

    .50 cal MG bullets are now affected by armour and deal a flat 30 damage.

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  • CHANGETransport Helicopter (UH-79 / Glider 96)REDSEC · Vehicles · Rebalance changes to the UH-79 Transport and Glider 96 Helicoptersverified

    UH-79 Transport and Glider 96 Helicopters: .50 cal MGs now overheat in approximately 15 shots

    The UH-79 and Glider 96 .50 cal guns now overheat after about 15 shots, so gunners have to fire in shorter bursts.

    .50 cal MGs now overheat in approximately 15 shots.

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  • CHANGETransport Helicopter (UH-79 / Glider 96)REDSEC · Vehicles · Rebalance changes to the UH-79 Transport and Glider 96 Helicoptersverified

    UH-79 minigun bullets are now affected by armour and deal a flat 20 damage

    UH-79 minigun bullets now deal a flat 20 damage, and armour now reduces it.

    UH-79 minigun bullets are now affected by armour and deal a flat 20 damage.

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  • CHANGETransport Helicopter (UH-79 / Glider 96)REDSEC · Vehicles · Rebalance changes to the UH-79 Transport and Glider 96 Helicoptersverified

    UH-79 miniguns no longer cool down faster than in Multiplayer, and their overheat penalty is now three times longer

    UH-79 miniguns cool down no faster than in Multiplayer and stay locked out three times longer after overheating, so gunners have to manage heat more carefully.

    UH-79 miniguns no longer cool down faster than in Multiplayer, and their overheat penalty is now three times longer.

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  • CHANGETransport Helicopter (UH-79 / Glider 96)REDSEC · Vehicles · Rebalance changes to the UH-79 Transport and Glider 96 Helicoptersverified

    UH-79 Transport and Glider 96 Helicopters: Increased .50 cal MG dispersion from 0.01/0.5 to 0.03/1.5 degrees

    The UH-79 and Glider 96 .50 cal guns spread their shots much wider, so they are less accurate.

    Increased .50 cal MG dispersion from 0.01/0.5 to 0.03/1.5 degrees.

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  • NERFTransport Helicopter (UH-79 / Glider 96)REDSEC · Vehicles · Rebalance changes to the UH-79 Transport and Glider 96 Helicoptersverified

    Increased UH-79 minigun dispersion from 1.2 to 2.4 degrees

    The UH-79 minigun's spread is doubled, so its shots land less accurately.

    Increased UH-79 minigun dispersion from 1.2 to 2.4 degrees.

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  • BUFFTransport Helicopter (UH-79 / Glider 96)Vehicles · General Equipment Changesverified

    The Transport Helicopter now has the Improved Armor passive equipped by default

    The Transport Helicopter now has Improved Armor by default, so it takes less damage from small arms fire, the same as the Attack Helicopter's version.

    The Transport Helicopter now has the Improved Armor passive equipped by default.

    • The Transport Helicopter now has the Improved Armor passive equipped by default. This functions identically to the Attack Helicopter’s version of the same passive, reducing the amount of damage taken from small arms fire.
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Season 2: Nightfall (Phase 2) Tuesday, 17 March 2026

  • BUFFTransport Helicopter (UH-79 / Glider 96)Vehiclesverified

    Increased health of the UH-79 by 20% across all multiplayer modes (excluding Battle Royale)

    The UH-79 transport helicopter has more health in every multiplayer mode except Battle Royale, so it can take more damage before going down.

    Increased health of the UH-79 by 20% across all multiplayer modes (excluding Battle Royale).

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Season 1: California Resistance (Phase 2) Tuesday, 18 November 2025

  • FIXTransport Helicopter (UH-79 / Glider 96)Vehiclesverified

    Fixed oversized hitbox on UH-79 Helicopter

    The UH-79 Helicopter's hitbox is no longer oversized, so it is harder to hit with shots that should have missed.

    Fixed oversized hitbox on UH-79 Helicopter.

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  • FIXTransport Helicopter (UH-79 / Glider 96)Vehiclesverified

    Fixed passenger and gunner placement issues in the UH-79 Helicopter

    Passengers and gunners in the UH-79 Helicopter now sit in the correct positions.

    Fixed passenger and gunner placement issues in the UH-79 Helicopter.

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