Military Tanks & Helicopters
by Politas180
Military Tanks & Helicopters adds a driveable tank, helicopter and motorcycle that players control from inside a first-person cockpit, with weapons that draw on fuel.
What it does
Each vehicle is built from camouflaged 3D models with looping engine sounds. The tank drives forward, backward and turns its hull with W, S and D, and a turret that tracks the view stays within the limits of the barrel's elevation. Left-click fires a shell, and the tank cannot strafe. The helicopter moves with W, S, D, Space to climb and Shift to descend, and it collides with terrain. Pressing F5 switches to third-person, and pressing E gets out, preferably after landing. Shift dismounts in mid-air, and vehicles start empty.
Weapons are switched with H. The helicopter's gun can be held on left-click for automatic fire, or set to a mode that launches single explosive rockets on a longer cooldown. Both vehicles aim where the player looks. A targeting HUD shows the crosshair, the weapon cooldown and when the next shot is ready. Every vehicle needs fuel to run, and the mod is published for NeoForge only, for 1.21.1, with Geckolib required and Pehkui, Photon and playerAnimator as optional dependencies. The license is All rights reserved, so the code is not open source.
Key features
Tank with turret
A tank with a turret that follows the view, a shell weapon and a hull that turns in place.
Helicopter flight
A helicopter with a semi-transparent canopy and animated rotors, climbing and descending with Space and Shift.
Switchable weapons
Holding left-click fires automatic gunfire, while a rocket mode fires single explosive rockets on a longer cooldown.
Fuel canister and oil
A fuel canister holds up to 2,000 fuel, and an anvil combines an oil bucket with a canister to add 500 fuel.
Vehicle recipes
Survival recipes were added for three vehicle spawners, covering the tank, helicopter and motorcycle.
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Compatibility
Latest build for each game version and loader.
Only full game releases are shown. This mod publishes no snapshot builds.
Requirements
Dependencies declared by the latest file for each loader.
Required 1
Optional 3
Use cases
Who it’s for: Players who want armored and aerial vehicles in survival or on a shared server, and server owners who run vehicles alongside other content.
How it compares
MCHeli [MODERN PORT] is open source under the GNU Lesser General Public License v3.0 only, for NeoForge and 1.21.1, and runs on client and server. Rocket Boots II is a NeoForge mod for 1.21.1 under All rights reserved, also needing both sides. Immersive Vehicles - Official Content Pack [OCP] - Planes & Cars is a Forge and NeoForge mod for 1.12 – 1.21.1, under All rights reserved, and also runs on client and server.
| Mod | Loaders | Game versions | Environment | Updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Military Tanks & Helicopters | NeoForge | 1.21.1 | Client and server | 2026-06-24 |
| MCHeli [MODERN PORT] | NeoForge | 1.21.1 | Client and server | 2026-07-31 |
| Rocket Boots II | NeoForge | 1.21.1 | Client and server | 2025-06-09 |
| Immersive Vehicles - Official Content Pack [OCP] - Planes & Cars | Forge and NeoForge | 1.12 – 1.21.1 | Client and server | 2026-04-18 |
Questions
Does Military Tanks & Helicopters need Geckolib?
Does the server need the mod?
How is fuel added to a vehicle?
In the catalog
Military Tanks & Helicopters is one of 3,932 Transportation mods on ModsFinder, and one of 1,743 Transportation mods for NeoForge. 32,366 mods support Minecraft 1.21.1.
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What the author says
Military Tanks & Helicopters adds a driveable tank and a helicopter with first-person interiors, weapons, and fuel use. Both have 3D camouflaged models and looping engine sounds. Press F5 to switch to third-person view. Use W and S to drive forward and backward, and A and D to turn the hull. The tank cannot strafe…
Official listing
- Modrinth page
- modrinth.com/mod/military-tanks-helicopters
- Owner
- Politas180
- Published
- 2026-02-08
- Updated on Modrinth
- 2026-06-24
- Facts verified
- 2026-10-15