War Thunder

Today, we’ve rounded up and will be covering some of the fixes and improvements that we’ve made to the game today and over the past weeks. If you’d like to catch up on every fixed bug, then be sure to check out the changelog section on our website.

If you’ve found a bug that you’d like to report, you can do so on our community bug reporting platform.

Managing Aiming Points

The recent major update introduced the ability to set aiming points in the game. To make it easier for players to get to grips with this new feature, we've added on-screen hints to the tactical map showing which key combinations control these points. You'll only see these hints if your aircraft is capable of setting aiming points in the first place (i.e., it's equipped with GNSS-guided weapons or has an advanced enough navigational system). While we were at it, we also fixed a related bug: previously, the feature only worked if the aircraft currently had GNSS-guided munitions mounted. However, aiming points are also useful for navigation and for other weapon types, so the mechanic now works regardless of the current loadout.

Adding key bindings for aiming point control created conflicts with certain free-look actions, so to avoid this, we removed the new default bindings. However, key bindings were still needed to make full use of the mechanic, particularly for assigning weapons to aiming points. Since we know not everyone has enough spare keys to bind, we've planned the interface to be the main means of controlling the mechanic from the start and so now we’ve made it possible to assign munitions to aiming points without needing separate key bindings at all, they can be assigned simply by using the tactical map. To assign a weapon to a point, just right-click on it (a hint about this now appears at the side of the map), then use the left and right mouse buttons to select as many suitable munitions as you like from the menu that appears, where handy counters show both the current and maximum available amounts.

Radar Display Improvements

With the introduction of electronic support measures (ESM) functionality, the radar/IRST display gained an additional feature: showing ESM data. However, not everyone finds it convenient to bind a separate key or fly with a radar display showing its full set of buttons. So we've added two small new buttons to the minimal radar display view — one to toggle the ESM screen on and off, and another to switch between radar and IRST modes, both of which previously required either a key binding or enabling the display's full button set. Enjoy!

Also, for aircraft that use their weapons as the ESM sensor, the display will now automatically exit ESM mode once all missiles have been expended (as at this point it is non-functional), so you no longer need to switch back to radar mode manually.

Radar Mode Presets

A logic error in the interface meant that, for a number of aircraft, the game was unable to match certain radar modes with their corresponding ranges, causing both to be skipped and left out of the preset list on the respawn and test flight screens. All values are now back in place, so you can once again fully configure your radar the way you want before spawning in.

Distorted Decorators

When decorators are mounted on vehicles, they get rotated in space based on the slope of the armor at the mounting point. As with everywhere else in 3D graphics, this is done using transformation matrices (without getting too deep into linear algebra, these are essentially tables of numbers that point coordinates get multiplied by in order to rotate objects). A bug meant that when mounting on heavily curved armor, this transformation matrix could be calculated incorrectly, resulting in the new X, Y, and Z axes not being perpendicular to each other, which made the decorator appear warped. This has now been fixed, so decorators should display correctly as intended even on especially curved armor.

Déjà Vu!

The last major update introduced a bug where when moving in reverse, friction force was added to the force produced by the tracks or wheels instead of being subtracted from it, which allowed vehicles to reach some rather unseemly speeds. Some players compared it to a racing game and joked about adding a eurobeat soundtrack, while others filed reports. We're grateful to everyone, both for their vigilance and for their great sense of humor!

That’s not all

Check out the full list of fixes and improvements in the update notes below! Here’s some more: keyboard arrow keys can be assigned to actions again, the "Attention to the Map" command works again when clicking the minimap if the cursor is being shown not via the Alt key, fuel jettison after using rocket boosters works again, trees no longer disappear from optics when zooming in, and the in-battle chat window width has returned to its previous value.

Previous Updates:

• Update 2.57.1.50

• Update 2.57.1.43

• Update 2.57.1.38

If you've spotted a bug in the game, please use our convenient tool to file a report.

Today's Update 2.57.1.52

Aircraft

• F-14B, F-14D — a bug that caused the targeting pod to always be displayed in the X-ray view even when not equipped has been fixed. (Report).

• FR-1 Fireball — a bug that caused the rockets to hang in the air when the wing was torn off has been fixed.

• IA.58A Pucara — the dynamics of the Pampero rocket have been corrected, the greatly overestimated speed of the rocket has been reduced.

• Su-30SM, Su-30SM2 — a limitation on the concurrent use of the underfuselage UPAB-1500 guided bomb and R-77-1 and R-27ER missiles has been introduced. (Report). A bug that caused the T220 targeting pod display on the left MFD when not installed has been fixed. (Report).

• Su-25SM3 — the release sequence of the ZB-500 incendiary bombs has been corrected. (Report).

• Su-25 (all variants) — the pilot model in the cockpit has been corrected to the version in the ZSh-7AP helmet.

• Su-27SM — a bug that caused the Kh-31AD and R-27ER missiles to overlap on the ground display in the hangar has been fixed. (Report).

• Su-30MKM (Japan) — a bug that caused the RVV-SD missile pylons to not display has been fixed. (Report).

• MB-326B — a bug that caused one of the ejecting pilots to not display in the parachute has been fixed.(Report).

• S.O.4050 Vautour IIN, S.O.4050 Vautour IIN (Late), S.O.4050 Vautour II (Israel) — the names of the aircraft have been corrected. (Report).

• F-84G (all variants) — a bug that caused the wrong number of HVAR rockets to display in the on-hover tooltip in the secondary weapons menu has been fixed.

• UH-1B, UH-1C (all variants), AB 205 A-1 — a bug that caused the category for the right-side M134 Minigun machine guns to display as a text key in the secondary weapons preset editing window has been fixed. (Report).

• Orion UAV — a bug that caused the name of the UAV to display as a text key in the interface of radars with the NCTR capability has been fixed. (Report).

Ground Vehicles

• A bug that sometimes caused destroyed objects to appear intact for players who joined the battle in-progress has been fixed.

Naval Vessels

• Suffren — the aiming angle limits for the third main caliber turret (which previously fired through the secondary caliber turrets) has been fixed. (Report).

Interface

• A bug that caused the IRST status indicator to not be shown on the rectangular AA radar display has been fixed. (Report).

• A bug that sometimes caused the aircraft radar screen to display outside of the screen bounds in the replays has been fixed. (Report).

• A bug that caused missiles and bombs to be displayed in the shell comparison screen, which compares shells’ ballistics and penetration, has been fixed.

• A bug that caused the text in the ARM stat cards to jump when hovering over the bands has been fixed.

• A bug that caused some of the missions to be absent in the mission editor for attack aircraft and bombers has been fixed. The missions were: the bombing of ships, tanks, artillery, aircraft carriers; the protection of ships, tanks, artillery from bombers; the protection of ships/tanks and assault on tanks.

• A bug that caused the “Mark as Favorite” hotkey to not function when navigating the decals menu with the control stick has been fixed.

• Now the cursor is returned back to the Events & Tournaments block when closing the Events & Tournaments window while using the controller.

• A bug that caused text keys to appear on the bottom of the screen when using manual controls for the 7th and 8th engines.

• A new point named “Other Licenses” has been added to the “?” dropdown menu in the hangar where licenses for the products used in the game can be seen. Credits have been moved to this window as well.

Aircraft

• A bug that made fuel dumping impossible after using rocket boosters has been fixed. (Report).

• J-22M1A — a bug that caused the fuel in the drop tank to show up in the interface as a part of the fuel in the main fuel tanks, without the separate timer, has been fixed.

• Ju 388 J — a bug that caused the crosshair in 3rd person view to disappear and appear in the wrong place has been fixed.

Ground Vehicles

• A bug that sometimes caused the turret to move horizontally in jerks when the gun was fully lowered even though the gun itself wasn’t preventing the turret from rotating has been fixed.

• A bug that caused the wrong missile type to be loaded into the launchers of multi-vehicle SAMs if the missile type was switched on a launcher vehicle and then the player switched to a radar vehicle before the reload has ended has been fixed.

• A bug in the hit analysis menu that sometimes caused armor elements the shell hit to not be highlighted has been fixed.

• A bug that caused the commander camera to jiggle when opening and closing the radar controls screen on some SAMs, like the HQ11, has been fixed.

Nuclear Escalation

• The size of the vegetation-free zone around the airfields has been increased.

• The AA settings of corvettes have been adjusted to make it easier to hit them with anti-ship missiles.

Interface

• A bug that made it impossible to change the preset radar modes on the spawn screen of some aircraft has been fixed. (Report).

Locations and Missions

• \ Rocky Pillars — a bug that caused trees to appear in the air above the cliffs has been fixed. (Report).

Customization and Achievements

• A bug that sometimes caused decorators placed on very curved surfaces to deform has been fixed. (Report).

• The following decals have been moved to corresponding categories:

• Tricolore Test Pilot: to Italy – Aircraft;

• Emblem of the Coldstream Guards: to Britain – Tanks;

• Coat of arms of Allied Joint Force Command Brunssum: to Germany – Tanks.

• Centauro II (P) has been added to the list of vehicles for completing the “Invincible Centauro Italian Tanker” tasks. (Report).

• A bug that caused decorators to remain hanging in the air when switching from a ground vehicle with decorators to the Israeli tree in the hangar when no Israeli vehicles were present in the crew slots (or when removing the last Israeli ground vehicle with decorators from the crew slot) has been fixed. (Report).

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Patch notes reflect only key changes, meaning they may not include a complete list of all improvements made. Additionally, War Thunder is constantly being updated and some changes may not require an update. Changes reflected in patch notes are formed by taking reactions and requests of the community from the bug reporting service, forums and other official platforms into account. Bug fixes and changes are implemented in order of importance, for example a game-breaking bug will be worked on and implemented sooner.

Aircraft

• F/A-18C MLU 2 (Sweden) — a bug that caused the pylons with 2x AGM-154A1 JSOW to not display has been fixed. ((https://community.gaijin.net/issues/p/warthunder/i/jqm6XQruZWwj)).

• I-16 type 5 — a bug that caused the landing gear to appear deployed when spawning in the air has been fixed. ((https://community.gaijin.net/issues/p/warthunder/i/dzCR1009JUNX)).

Ground Vehicles

• FIAT 6616UB — DM63 APDS has been added.

• Csaba — a bug that caused some of the textures to display incorrectly has been fixed. ((https://community.gaijin.net/issues/p/warthunder/i/MY0nyIjfRR7u)).

• PGZ88 — a bug that caused the mantlet to give significantly more protection than it should have has been fixed. ((https://community.gaijin.net/issues/p/warthunder/i/EA8AbsuvV8cB), (https://community.gaijin.net/issues/p/warthunder/i/qsEuqtnc8MoO)).

• PGZ88 — a bug that sometimes caused graphical artifacts to appear around the vehicle when viewing it from some angles has been fixed. ((https://community.gaijin.net/issues/p/warthunder/i/3tt2d5AE0RmB)).

Interface

• The minimal radar indicator (without a full set of the radar control buttons around it) now has two more buttons: to switch between the radar and IRST and to switch to ESM mode.

Nuclear Escalation

• New Battle Rating bracket of 12.0-13.0 has been added to the early era battles. Thus, aircraft with a BR of 13.0 can be matched into both early and late era battles.

• A bug that caused the “Peaceful Atom” award from Ground Battles to start being awarded in the game mode has been fixed. ((https://community.gaijin.net/issues/p/warthunder/i/QAmqUs0ohWpm)).

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Patch notes reflect only key changes, meaning they may not include a complete list of all improvements made. Additionally, War Thunder is constantly being updated and some changes may not require an update. Changes reflected in patch notes are formed by taking reactions and requests of the community from the bug reporting service, forums and other official platforms into account. Bug fixes and changes are implemented in order of importance, for example a game-breaking bug will be worked on and implemented sooner.

Aircraft

• IAR-81C (DB 605) — a bug that caused the aircraft to be hidden from the tech tree when the test-drive was active has been fixed. (Report).

• ☢MiG-29SMT (9-19) — a bug that caused chaff to be missing from the available countermeasures has been fixed.

Ground Vehicles

• Scimitar Mk.2 — Battle Rating in all game modes has been adjusted from 8.0 to 8.3. A bug that caused the machine gun muzzle flash to appear in the wrong place has been fixed. (Report). A bug that caused the gunner optics to be located inside the turret and have unlimited aiming angles has been fixed. (Report).

Nuclear Escalation

• To balance the queues a few nation presets have been added to an early era battles (Battle Ratings 10.3-12.7), where Great Britain, Sweden and France can now play in the same team with the USSR and China, as well as a preset for 11.7-12.7 BR bracket where USA and Germany play versus all other nations.

• Project 956 — a bug that sometimes caused the ship to ignore air targets has been fixed.

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Patch notes reflect only key changes, meaning they may not include a complete list of all improvements made. Additionally, War Thunder is constantly being updated and some changes may not require an update. Changes reflected in patch notes are formed by taking reactions and requests of the community from the bug reporting service, forums and other official platforms into account. Bug fixes and changes are implemented in order of importance, for example a game-breaking bug will be worked on and implemented sooner.

Aircraft

• F/A-18E, F/A-18F (Britain) — the maximum number of AGM-154A1 JSOW bombs that can be carried simultaneously has been increased to 10. ((https://community.gaijin.net/issues/p/warthunder/i/9N1BzJWqiIlo)).

• F/A-18C Late, F/A-18C MLU 2 (Sweden), AF/A-18A Late (Britain) — the maximum number of AGM-154A1 JSOW bombs that can be carried simultaneously has been increased to 8. ((https://community.gaijin.net/issues/p/warthunder/i/9N1BzJWqiIlo)).

• ☢F-16A ADF (USA, Germany, Great Britain, Italy, France, Sweden), ☢F-16A MLU (China), ☢F-16D Barak II (Israel), ☢F-2A (Japan) — a bug that caused the bomb to be counted as the one in the bomb bay has been fixed.

• ☢F-16A ADF (USA, Germany, Great Britain, Italy, France, Sweden), ☢F-16A MLU (China) — a bug that caused the ballistic computer to not function has been fixed.

Naval Vessels

• A bug that caused the “Crew” category to be missing from the X-ray filters in the hangar has been fixed. ((https://community.gaijin.net/issues/p/warthunder/i/E3cQY0d65HyN)).

Nuclear Escalation

• The anti-air logic has been refined.

• The SAMs in the convoys now slow down when firing and guiding the missile.

• Short-range SAMs now turn on search radars before launching a missile: when the player is in the radar’s spotting distance (roughly 1.5 times more than the missile’s launch range) and when trying to defend from incoming attacking munitions.

• Logic for defending against ARMs has been added. When an ARM is launched from a sufficiently long range, the AA can turn off the radar as a defensive measure.

• Gunned SPAAs now choose targets based on threat priority, instead of just selecting the closest target.

• A bug that caused the AA to ignore guided bombs with a mass higher than 1500 kg has been fixed.

• A bug that caused the HQ11 and SPYDER AIO to ignore small-caliber munitions like GBU-39 and GBU-53. Long-range AA still ignore such munitions.

• Radar detectability and the size of a munition now affect the range at which SAMs attack them. Currently the only “stealth” munition is the AGM-154 JSOW, and the small ones are GBU-39, GBU-53, SPICE 250, 9M127 Vikhr and Brimstone.

• The minimal altitude of the targets which the long-range SAMs attack on the distances more than 20 km has been increased from 100 meters to 300 meters.

• The priority of the targets flying away from long-range SAMs is now significantly lower, so that the site can better defeat more dangerous threats.

• Two aircraft “eras” are simultaneously present in the event, each of them having two Battle Rating brackets. The battles of the early era have aircraft with the following Battle Ratings: 10.3-12.0 and 11.7-12.7; and the late era has aircraft with the following BRs: 13.0-14.0 and 13.7-14.7.

• New nuke carrying aircraft are available in late era battles: ☢F-16A ADF (USA, Germany, Great Britain, Italy, France, Sweden), ☢F-16A MLU (China), ☢F-16D Barak II (Israel), ☢F-2A (Japan), ☢MiG-29SMT (9-19) (USSR).

• Only 2 nation presets have been retained: USSR vs all, and USSR + China vs all.

• The costs of some vehicles in tickets which are deducted from a team’s total when a vehicle is lost have been corrected:

• aircraft carrier: 100 → 500;

• destroyer: 30 → 60;

• SAM site search radar: 5 → 100;

• SAM site launcher: 5 → 30;

• AA on the airfield, in the convoy or near the factory or strongpoint: 5 → 20;

• HQ11 and SPYDER AIO SAMs: 5 → 30;

• player’s aircraft: 30 → 20.

• Total team ticket pool has been increased from 9000 to 10000. The number of lost tickets for an escalation stage has been increased from 2500 to 3000 for the first stage, and from 6000 to 7000 for the second stage.

• The Silver Lion reward for destroying enemy units has been adjusted: the rewards for destroying aircraft has been reduced by 8%, the rewards for destroying ground units have been doubled.

• Ship AA logic has been configured. Target engagement ranges have been configured. A bug that caused low flying targets, including ASMs to not be shot at by ships has been fixed.

• The new SM-2MR (RIM-66C) SAM has been added to AI ships.

• Markers of targets spotted by other players now stay for 10 seconds after they are no longer being spotted.

• The distance at which the marker of an AI SAM becomes visible at now increases when they fire.

• The set of weather presets used in the game mode has been expanded.

• A bug that allowed the on-hover tooltips on the tactical map to display out of its bounds and thus become partially hidden has been fixed.

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Patch notes reflect only key changes, meaning they may not include a complete list of all improvements made. Additionally, War Thunder is constantly being updated and some changes may not require an update. Changes reflected in patch notes are formed by taking reactions and requests of the community from the bug reporting service, forums and other official platforms into account. Bug fixes and changes are implemented in order of importance, for example a game-breaking bug will be worked on and implemented sooner.

Aircraft

• The following new nuclear weaponry carriers have been added to Ground Battles with a session Battle Rating of 13.0 and higher. They carry not only the nuclear bomb itself, but a set of air-to-air missiles, 2 IR guided and 2 ARH guided. The following aircraft have been added: ☢F-16A ADF (USA, Germany, Great Britain, Italy, France, Sweden), ☢F-16A MLU (China), ☢F-16D Barak II (Israel), ☢F-2A (Japan), ☢MiG-29SMT (9-19) (USSR).

• Now when launching the last ARM, if the aircraft has no integrated ESM sensors, the radar indicator will automatically switch from the ESM mode to radar mode.

• The guidance logic of all guided munitions has been revised so that when firing at ships the crew compartments can be selected as the target, thus the munition on average will hit more vital parts of the ships.

• Fw 189 C — a bug that caused the open canopy to insufficiently slow down the aircraft and to not get torn off at high enough speed has been fixed.

• He 111 H-6, He 111 H-16 — a bug that caused the 250 kg bombs to get stuck in the bomb bay when released has been fixed.

• Me 163 B, Me163 B-0 — a bug that caused the fuel tanks not in the cockpit to remain self-sealing despite the updated information in the X-ray hint has been fixed. Source: CGD-256 ME 163, Volume II - Me 163 B Airplane Manual.

• F5W torpedo — torpedo parameters have been corrected to match the original Italian W 170/450/5.46 torpedo.

• A bug that caused the Yak-38M attack aircraft to spawn in the Ground Arcade Battles with 2 additional AAMs which made it impossible to safely leave the plane without using them has been fixed. (Report).

Naval Vessels

• RIM-24 — flight model has been updated, the missile has been updated to a fully physical control model.

Controls

• A bug that made it impossible to bind actions on the keyboard arrow keys has been fixed. (Report).

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Patch notes reflect only key changes, meaning they may not include a complete list of all improvements made. Additionally, War Thunder is constantly being updated and some changes may not require an update. Changes reflected in patch notes are formed by taking reactions and requests of the community from the bug reporting service, forums and other official platforms into account. Bug fixes and changes are implemented in order of importance, for example a game-breaking bug will be worked on and implemented sooner.

Aircraft

• The ability to link weapons to aiming points via the tactical map by right clicking, along with a corresponding hint to the right of the map, has been added. After opening a context menu on the aiming point, all weaponry available for linking is displayed. The number of munitions linked to a point is increased with LMB and decreased by pressing RMB.

• A bug where the aiming point mechanic was only available when GNSS-guided munitions were equipped, rather than based on the aircraft’s capability to carry them, has been fixed.

• J-10A, J-10C — a bug where the aircraft would turn excessively, making it easier to snap the wings during maneuvers has been fixed. (Report).

Interface

• A bug that caused the width of the chat window in battles to decrease has been fixed.

• A bug that made it impossible to fully view the tank battle area and general battle area tactical maps in Ground Battles when zoomed in while using an aircraft has been fixed. (Report).

• A typo in the Spanish localization of the wager description has been fixed. (Report).

Graphics

• A bug where, in some cases, outdated sky data was used during sunlight calculations, causing the scene to be illuminated by a darker shade of light than intended has been fixed.

• A bug that caused ship shadows in Naval Battles to flicker on the “Low” Shadow Quality setting has been fixed.

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Patch notes reflect only key changes, meaning they may not include a complete list of all improvements made. Additionally, War Thunder is constantly being updated and some changes may not require an update. Changes reflected in patch notes are formed by taking reactions and requests of the community from the bug reporting service, forums and other official platforms into account. Bug fixes and changes are implemented in order of importance, for example a game-breaking bug will be worked on and implemented sooner.

Aircraft

• The point of interest and aiming points set by the player now persist after respawning.

• Su-30MK2 AMV (USSR), Su-30MKK (China), J-11A, MiG-29N (Japan) — the designations for the RVV-AE missiles on the HUD and MFD have been added.

• B-25J (all variants) — a bug that caused the fuel to be distributed unevenly, causing the plane to roll to the left has been fixed. ((https://community.gaijin.net/issues/p/warthunder/i/k7xdfTaC6DAb)).

Ground Vehicles

• A bug that caused vehicles to move backwards much faster than they should has been fixed. ((https://community.gaijin.net/issues/p/warthunder/i/gOShfm8E69WG), (https://community.gaijin.net/issues/p/warthunder/i/A8YTYbJCgaxR), (https://community.gaijin.net/issues/p/warthunder/i/iGihUUWSEAVY)).

Naval Battles

• A bug where the shell impact point indicator was tied to guns that had not yet aimed at the target, causing it to appear only after all guns had finished aiming, has been fixed.

Graphics

• A bug that caused trees to disappear from the scope view when zooming in has been fixed.

• A bug that occurred when playing aircraft that caused some shadows at medium distances to be missing on the “Very High” Shadow Quality setting has been fixed.

• Infantry mode graphics settings are now separate from the general settings.

• A bug causing visual artifacts during Naval Battles on Macs with Intel and AMD graphics cards has been fixed.

Interface

• A bug that caused the “Attention to the map” command to stop working when clicking on the minimap if the show cursor button was different from the default one (Alt) has been fixed. ((https://community.gaijin.net/issues/p/warthunder/i/gdFAP4A1Wh8O)).

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Patch notes reflect only key changes, meaning they may not include a complete list of all improvements made. Additionally, War Thunder is constantly being updated and some changes may not require an update. Changes reflected in patch notes are formed by taking reactions and requests of the community from the bug reporting service, forums and other official platforms into account. Bug fixes and changes are implemented in order of importance, for example a game-breaking bug will be worked on and implemented sooner.

Aircraft

• A bug where the calculated damage against bases was missing from the weapon description for air-to-ground missiles and bombs has been fixed.

Ground Vehicles

• A bug with the ammunition replenishment order at capture points has been fixed (shells now load correctly into the first stage rack). ((https://community.gaijin.net/issues/p/warthunder/i/SaqbYKOM2he3)).

Interface

• A bug where the button to open the Secondary weapons menu was missing from the aircraft information window accessed via the crew slots in the hangar has been fixed.

Customization

• A bug where decals and decorations did not display on Multi-Vehicle SAM TADs vehicles in battles and test drives has been fixed. ((https://community.gaijin.net/issues/p/warthunder/i/X8fZr22qHkIr))

Tank Football

• The Tank Football leaderboards now allow you to view rankings from previous game days.

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Patch notes reflect only key changes, meaning they may not include a complete list of all improvements made. Additionally, War Thunder is constantly being updated and some changes may not require an update. Changes reflected in patch notes are formed by taking reactions and requests of the community from the bug reporting service, forums and other official platforms into account. Bug fixes and changes are implemented in order of importance, for example a game-breaking bug will be worked on and implemented sooner.

Ground Vehicles

• AEC Mk II — a bug where the wrong wheels were damaged upon being hit has been fixed.

• **M1A2 SEPv3, M1A2 **— position of the mesh with the “TUSK” modification has been fixed.

• Leopard 1A5BE — the “rose” texture on the torn barrel has been fixed.

• Hummel — the inscription on the rear of the hull has been fixed.

Aircraft

• Yak-130 — a bug with the positioning of the aerobatic smoke has been fixed.

• Tu-2 (all variants) — the variometer operation has been fixed.

• F3D-1 — the altimeter operation has been fixed.

• F-106A — automatic opening and closing of doors when launching air-to-air missiles has been fixed. ((https://community.gaijin.net/issues/p/warthunder/i/nlGw6KfsLrvt)).

• **F-111A **— automatic opening and closing of doors during AAM launches and bomb drops has been added.

Locations

• Alaska, Sweden — collision of the trees on these locations has been fixed.

• **Hürtgen Forest, Ash River **— a collision bug with some of the rocks has been fixed.

• Maginot Line (Winter) — a collision bug on the frozen lake has been fixed.

Naval Vessels

• A “Crew” section has been added to the ship hangar’s X-ray filter; activating it allows you to view the compartments containing the reserve crew. As a reminder, the full distribution of the crew across the ship can be viewed in the Protection Analysis tab, located within the Armor section.

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Patch notes reflect only key changes, meaning they may not include a complete list of all improvements made. Additionally, War Thunder is constantly being updated and some changes may not require an update. Changes reflected in patch notes are formed by taking reactions and requests of the community from the bug reporting service, forums and other official platforms into account. Bug fixes and changes are implemented in order of importance, for example a game-breaking bug will be worked on and implemented sooner.

Nuclear Escalation

• The “Red” team’s Buk-M3 air defense system has been replaced with the S-300 air defense system.

Locations and Missions

• Sweden and Alaska Town — These locations have been temporarily removed from the Ground Battles rotation due to issues with tree collisions.

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Patch notes reflect only key changes, meaning they may not include a complete list of all improvements made. Additionally, War Thunder is constantly being updated and some changes may not require an update. Changes reflected in patch notes are formed by taking reactions and requests of the community from the bug reporting service, forums and other official platforms into account. Bug fixes and changes are implemented in order of importance, for example a game-breaking bug will be worked on and implemented sooner.

Sound Mods

• Sound mods can once again be used. If a sound mod stops working during a battle, you’ll see a warning the next time you launch the client. We’re continuing to refine the criteria for detecting sound mod issues, so if you are certain your mod does not affect client stability, you can simply dismiss the message.

• We have fixed all currently known causes of crashes. However, combining different modifications may still lead to game instability; so use sound mods at your own risk.

Reverting Sound Mod Changes

• If a modification causes the game to run unstably, or if you are unhappy with the result, you can revert everything to the way it was:

• 1. Open the config.blk file and change the line enable_mod:b=yes to enable_mod:b=no, or delete the line entirely.
• 2. Delete the mod folder and all its contents from the sound folder.

• After doing this, War Thunder will revert to using the default sound effects.

Aircraft

• F-2A F-2A ADTW — a bug that caused the loss of target tracking outside the scan zone in TWS mode has been fixed. (Report).

• Spitfire F Mk IXc — a bug that prevented selecting a weapon loadout consisting solely of forward-firing armament with no bombs has been fixed. (Report).

• Su-30MKK (China) — a bug where the LD-10 anti-radiation missile loadout was listed under the “air-to-air” weapon category instead of “air-to-ground” one has been fixed.

Interface

• Improved the display of leaderboards for football events featuring a league system: promotion and relegation icons are now shown, along with a message indicating that promotion will not occur if there is an insufficient number of participants.

Controls

• A bug where controlling the cursor with the gamepad D-pad could cause it to spontaneously move to a random position on the screen has been fixed. This was particularly disruptive when applying decals or working with 3D decorations in the vehicle customization menu. (Report).

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Patch notes reflect only key changes, meaning they may not include a complete list of all improvements made. Additionally, War Thunder is constantly being updated and some changes may not require an update. Changes reflected in patch notes are formed by taking reactions and requests of the community from the bug reporting service, forums and other official platforms into account. Bug fixes and changes are implemented in order of importance, for example a game-breaking bug will be worked on and implemented sooner.

Aircraft

• The precision and smoothness of the vehicle’s motion in the Bomb/Missile Camera View have been improved.

• The ESM functionality has been temporarily limited to ground targets only. We plan to revise and return the ability to detect and attack air targets in the future.

• F/A-18A, F/A-18A (Britain), AF/A-18A Late (Britain), CF-188A (Britain), F/A-18C Early, F/A-18C Late, F/A-18C MLU 2 (Sweden), F-18C (Sweden), F/A-18D Late (Japan) — the structural overload limit has been decreased from 12G to 11.25G for all F/A-18A/C/D aircraft except for the versions with titanium reinforced airframes: F/A-18C (Switzerland) and F/A-18C Late (Switzerland). ((https://community.gaijin.net/issues/p/warthunder/i/kmPPwR2S35Rs)).

• MiG-29KR (9-41R) — a bug that caused the canopy ejection animation to be missing when ejecting has been fixed. ((https://community.gaijin.net/issues/p/warthunder/i/WaNPoLUZmzFc)).

• MiG-21 2000 (Israel) — the missing G-suit modification has been added. ((https://community.gaijin.net/issues/p/warthunder/i/7CDs2FbaH8RY)). A bug that caused the number of countermeasures in the spawn screen to mismatch the numbers in battle and in the stat card has been fixed. 42 out of 106 countermeasures have been replaced with large-caliber ones.

• C-3604 (Germany) — a bug that caused the pitch controls to remain intact after the tail had been cut off has been fixed.

• IA.58A (Pucara) — the air spawn speed has been increased from 250 km/h to 350 km/h. ((https://community.gaijin.net/issues/p/warthunder/i/ijlQcprmFXhm)).

• CF-188A — the description of the 425 SQN anniversary camouflage has been corrected. ((https://community.gaijin.net/issues/p/warthunder/i/uwyuebeSIxkU)).

Ground Vehicles

• M1A2 SEP — a bug that caused the M829A3 and M829A2 shells to be changed to M829A2 and M829 shells respectively when equipping the TUSK modification has been fixed. ((https://community.gaijin.net/issues/p/warthunder/i/Y2lZVYISR5RY)).

Nuclear Escalation

• The event has been extended to July 6th, 11:00 GMT.

• All rewards in Silver Lions have been increased by 40%.

• The rewards in Silver Lions for the destruction of ground vehicles have been further increased by 40%.

• BUK-M3 — the reload time has been increased from 20 seconds to 30 seconds.

• The composition of each SAMP/T site has been changed from a set of 1x TADS and 3x TEL to 2 independent sets of 1x TADS and 2x TEL, totaling in 2x TADS and 4x TEL per site.

• The composition of a short-range AA covering SAMP/T sites has been changed from 1x Gepard and 1x ItO 90M to 2x ItO 90M.

Game Mechanics

• The Spawn Point cost for guided bombs and missiles with man-in-the-loop capabilities has been increased. For bombs with TV seekers, the cost has risen by 9%, and by 7.7% for those with thermal imaging seekers. For missiles with TV seekers, the cost has increased by 8.4%, and by 5.6% for those with thermal imaging seekers.

• The Spawn Point cost for anti-radiation missiles with wide-band seekers has been increased by 10%.

• The Spawn Point cost for anti-radiation missiles on helicopters has been decreased by 5.6%.

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Patch notes reflect only key changes, meaning they may not include a complete list of all improvements made. Additionally, War Thunder is constantly being updated and some changes may not require an update. Changes reflected in patch notes are formed by taking reactions and requests of the community from the bug reporting service, forums and other official platforms into account. Bug fixes and changes are implemented in order of importance, for example a game-breaking bug will be worked on and implemented sooner.

Aircraft

• A bug where the brake parachute would not deploy when landing at airfields has been fixed. (Report).

• **F-4EJ Kai **— a bug where the cockpit radar display appeared smaller than the screen has been fixed, the indication has been replaced with the one from F-16. (Report).

• F4U-4 — a bug where the rightmost pylon for the 100 lb bomb was not displayed has been fixed. (Report).

• **IA.58A Pucará **— the third-person camera has been moved higher to improve visibility.

• J-22M1A — the brake chute deployment speed has been increased from 220 km/h to 320 km/h. (Report). The takeoff flaps position has been added. The automatic flaps control functionality has been removed. The landing gear deployment time has been increased from 5 seconds to 7.4 seconds. Source: VTUP Upravljanje avionom IJ-22 (Orao).

Ground Vehicles

• NOMADS — a bug where turning in place did not work correctly has been fixed. (Report).

Interface

• A bug that caused the progress of a construction of a new ammo box to infinitely display on the screen if the existing ammo box was fully depleted during the construction of a new one has been fixed.

Graphics

• A bug that caused the texture quality to be always set to high regardless of the quality set in the settings has been fixed. (Report).

Other

• The “Kör Asz” emblem decal has been moved to the Hungary - Aircraft section.

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Patch notes reflect only key changes, meaning they may not include a complete list of all improvements made. Additionally, War Thunder is constantly being updated and some changes may not require an update. Changes reflected in patch notes are formed by taking reactions and requests of the community from the bug reporting service, forums and other official platforms into account. Bug fixes and changes are implemented in order of importance, for example a game-breaking bug will be worked on and implemented sooner.

Aircraft

• A bug where performance dropped significantly when the radar was turned on has been fixed. ((https://community.gaijin.net/issues/p/warthunder/i/qyVyKukwkwYC)).

• A bug that caused cyclic target switching to not switch to targets outside of the current scan area on ESA radars has been fixed. ((https://community.gaijin.net/issues/p/warthunder/i/kFtvu2XUUSIA)).

• MiG-29KR (9-41R) — the pilot model has been replaced with a naval one. ((https://community.gaijin.net/issues/p/warthunder/i/qfeA98DoEv7X)).

• EF-2000 (Germany), EF-2000 (AESA) (Germany) — a bug that caused the lack of thermals in the seeker view of HOSBO guided bombs has been fixed. ((https://community.gaijin.net/issues/p/warthunder/i/PcJKLeDZrZiP)).

• Su-25T, Su-39, Su-25SM3 — a bug where the only target in the view zone was not highlighted by a frame in RWR mode has been fixed.

• **Tornado IDS MLU (RET.8) **— a restriction has been added regarding the simultaneous use of the AGM-88 and conflicting weapon loadouts.

• F-16CM PoBIT — a bug that prevented the creation of a custom loadout with incendiary bombs on MAW pylons has been fixed. ((https://community.gaijin.net/issues/p/warthunder/i/wFuPYjVk3Lvg)).

• MiG-29M (9-15) — a bug preventing the use of the airbrake when an external fuel tank was carried has been fixed. ((https://community.gaijin.net/issues/p/warthunder/i/n66fl1aOh7Br)).

• F-4 Phantom (all variants) — a bug where the external pods were always displayed in the X-ray view has been fixed. ((https://community.gaijin.net/issues/p/warthunder/i/sjtg2VpCpZoE)).

• AJS37, AJS37 (Early) — a bug where the external pods were always displayed in the X-ray view has been fixed. ((https://community.gaijin.net/issues/p/warthunder/i/5eV2EvagCMju)).

• A bug that caused the ESM in the pilot description in the X-ray to be displayed as a text key has been fixed.

Ground Vehicles

• M1A2 SEP V2 — a bug where equipping the laser rangefinder caused the M829A3 round to be replaced by the M829A2 round has been fixed. ((https://community.gaijin.net/issues/p/warthunder/i/Y2lZVYISR5RY)).

• **M829A3 shell **— a bug where the direct hit of a shell into the ammo stowage didn’t lead to ammo fire and hits into the fuel tanks didn’t set them on fire has been fixed.

• NOMADS — the ability to rotate on the spot has been added. ((https://community.gaijin.net/issues/p/warthunder/i/Ow5cmbIvTt9c)).

• Churchill Crocodile — a bug that caused the explosion of the trailer to lead to the destruction of a tank has been fixed. ((https://community.gaijin.net/issues/p/warthunder/i/1nngwi7UYtfM)).

• For tanks with a Battle Rating of 12.7, APFSDS shells that are available without researching any modifications have been replaced:

• M1A2 SEP, M1A2 SEP V2, M1A2 SEPv3 — the M829 APFSDS round, available without researching modifications, has been replaced by the M829A2.

• Leopard 2A5 PSO, Leopard 2RI, Leopard 2A6, Leopard 2A7V — the DM33 APFSDS round, available without researching modifications, has been replaced by the DM43.

• T-80BVM, T-90M (all variants) — the 3BM42 APFSDS round, available without researching modifications, has been replaced by the 3BM42-2.

• Challenger 2E, Black Night — the L23A1 APFSDS round, available without researching modifications. has been replaced by the L26. The modification to unlock the L26 round has been removed.

• Leclerc (all variants) — the OFL 120 G1 APFSDS round, available without researching modifications, has been replaced by the OFL 120 F2. ((https://community.gaijin.net/issues/p/warthunder/i/I9DlDXIxU79e)).

• **Strv 122 (all variants) **— the DM23 APFSDS round, available without researching modifications, has been replaced by the Slpprj m/95. The DM53 APFSDS round and its corresponding modification have been added. The DM33 round and its corresponding modification have been removed.

Nuclear Escalation

• BUK-M3 TEL — the ability to fire with a destroyed TADS has been removed.

Locations and Missions

• Seversk-13, Aral Sea, North Holland, Abandoned Town — a bug that caused the game to crash has been fixed. All missions on these locations have been re-enabled in the Ground Battles matchmaking rotation.

• Battle of Hürtgen Forest — all missions on this location have been temporarily removed from the Ground Battles matchmaking rotation until a bug with collision is fixed.

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Interface**

• An option to view targets emitting radio waves in a specific frequency band has been added to the anti-radiation missile stat cards.

• Added the ability to directly open the ground vehicle missile comparison window from the missile stat card within the vehicle modifications window.

• Added the ability to open the missile comparison window from the tooltip of the weaponry displayed around the vehicle in the hangar.

• A bug where opening the missile comparison window from a missile’s stat card would not add that missile to the comparison list has been fixed.

• A bug where descriptions for certain modifications were not displayed in the modifications window when using a controller has been fixed.

• A bug where tooltips for certain systems were not displayed on ground vehicle and ship stat cards has been fixed.

• A bug where it was impossible to save decals as favorites when using a controller has been fixed. ((https://community.gaijin.net/issues/p/warthunder/i/2536OmL3R5uE)).

**Graphics **

• A bug where enabling SSAA and motion blur reduced cockpit brightness has been fixed.** ((https://community.gaijin.net/issues/p/warthunder/i/WNOxZ8ZknO8W)).**

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Patch notes reflect only key changes, meaning they may not include a complete list of all improvements made. Additionally, War Thunder is constantly being updated and some changes may not require an update. Changes reflected in patch notes are formed by taking reactions and requests of the community from the bug reporting service, forums and other official platforms into account. Bug fixes and changes are implemented in order of importance, for example a game-breaking bug will be worked on and implemented sooner.

Aircraft

• A bug that caused the friend or foe target filter on the ESM screen to sometimes reset has been fixed.

• K/RKZ RWR — K-band (7 mm) has been added to the list of visible bands.

• **F/A-18 (all variants) **— incorrect designations for anti-radiation and anti-ship missiles on MFD and HUD displays have been fixed. (Report).

• Su-30 (all variants) — a bug that caused the targeting pod avionics to display in the X-ray when equipping ARMs has been fixed. (Report).

• **He 51 (all variants) **— a bug where the landing gear passed through the fairings has been fixed.

Ground Vehicles

• A bug that caused hull aiming to turn on randomly after being switched off has been fixed. (Report).

• M1A1 — a bug that caused the lower glacis armor package to be the same as an updated one on the M1A2 SEPv3 has been fixed.

• BTR-3E1 — an NVD modification mistakenly present after the removal of thermals has been removed. (Report).

Naval Vessels

• **Admiral Scheer **— a bug where Damage Control presets were not being used has been fixed.

• **Jean Bart **— a bug where the protection for the port-side 100 mm mount was not displayed has been fixed. (Report).

• A bug that caused the flag of the Royal Hellenic Navy to not have a texture has been fixed. (Report).

Locations and Missions

• Maginot Line — all missions on this map have been temporarily removed from the Ground Battle map rotation until some bugs are fixed.

Sound

• PGZ-88 — this vehicle has received more appropriate engine and track sounds, the same ones found on the Type 69.

Interface

• A bug that made it impossible to select a spawn point when playing with a controller has been fixed. (Report).

• A bug that caused the tactical map to not open when pressing the bound button on the controller has been fixed. (Report).

Other

• A bug where it was impossible to purchase Expert and Ace crew qualifications for vehicles that were temporarily sold for Golden Eagles throughout the year but were not currently available for purchase has been fixed.

• Insignia of 101st Home Air Defence Fighter Wing — a decal has been moved from the Axis category to a newly added Hungary category. (Report).

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Patch notes reflect only key changes, meaning they may not include a complete list of all improvements made. Additionally, War Thunder is constantly being updated and some changes may not require an update. Changes reflected in patch notes are formed by taking reactions and requests of the community from the bug reporting service, forums and other official platforms into account. Bug fixes and changes are implemented in order of importance, for example a game-breaking bug will be worked on and implemented sooner.

Aircraft

• **☢Su-24M **— a bug where the ☢RN-28 bomb would detonate like a conventional bomb and fail to end the battle in Ground Battles has been fixed.

• F-15C Golden Eagle — a bug that caused the electronics blocks of the targeting pod to display in the X-ray view when the pod was not installed has been fixed. (Report).

• J-15T — the RWR name has been corrected to K/RKZ.

• J-10C — KJ8602A RWR has been replaced with K/RKZ.

• K/RKZ RWR — the mistakenly changed vertical coverage limits have been changed back from -30°/+30° to -45°/+45°.

• ALARM, CM-102, and AS-37 anti-radiation missiles — an issue where the missiles were incorrectly positioned on the trolleys in the hangar has been fixed.

• JF-17 — the SD-10 missile launch sequence has been adjusted to maintain aircraft balance by firing alternately from each wing. (Report).

• B-17G-60-VE, B-17G (Israel) — tail turret traverse angles have been increased: horizontal from 20° to 60° in both directions, and vertical from 30° to 45° in both directions. (Report).

• Rafale (all variants) — a bug where an extra low-resolution thermal imaging mode was present in the targeting pod view has been fixed. (Report). A bug where, in some cases, arresting cables could pass through the tailhook without hooking onto it, or if it did hook, it would attach to a point behind the hook has been fixed.

• A-7 (all variants) — a bug where damage to the mid-section of the left wing did not damage the fuel tank has been fixed.

• AMX (all variants) — a bug where in some cases arresting cables could pass through the tailhook without engaging has been fixed.

• J-22M1A — parameters for M-16D and M80 rockets have been adjusted; placeholder values ​​have been replaced with the correct ones. A bug that caused a text key to appear in the PLAB modification name has been fixed.

• Yak-130 — a bug where the external fuel tank appeared in the X-ray view even when not mounted has been fixed. (Report). A bug where vehicles would not render at long ranges when viewing through the KAB-500Kr seeker has been fixed.

• P-51H-5-NA — a bug where multiple HVAR rockets would launch in succession from a single wing has been fixed. They now launch alternately, left, then right. (Report).

• Tornado IDS SLE, Tornado IDS MLU (RET.8) — the positions of AGM-88 on the underfuselage hardpoints have been corrected, limitations on the concurrent installation of AGM-88 and other munitions on underfuselage pylons have been added.

• Tornado GR.4 — a bug that prevented the concurrent use of the LITENING III targeting pod and ALARM missiles on the underfuselage pylons has been fixed. The concurrent use of ALARM missiles with weaponry that overlaps them has been limited.

• Tornado GR.1 — the concurrent use of Sea Eagle missiles and PGM 500 bombs under the fuselage has been limited. (Report).

• B-239 (Sweden) — the incorrect “Naval Aircraft” designation has been removed. (Report).

Ground Vehicles

• M1A1, M1A2 (Trophy-HV), M1A2 SEPv3 — the description of cast armor elements in the Protection Analysis menu has been adjusted.

• M1A1 — the description of the composite side skirts in the Protection Analysis menu has been adjusted.

• EBRC Jaguar — a bug that prevented the MMP ATGM from locking a target has been fixed. (Report).

• M6A1 — a bug that caused the turret armor to be counted as volumetric without changes to the model, which caused the armor thickness to drop significantly has been fixed. (Report).

Locations and Missions

• Alaska (all missions), Epicenter (all missions) — a bug where some buildings could disappear has been fixed. (Report). All missions on these maps have been returned to the Ground Battles rotation.

• Sunny City (all missions) — a bug that could cause players to fall through the ground has been fixed. All missions in this location have been returned to the Ground Battles rotation.

• Finland (all missions) — a bug that caused invisible objects to appear on the map has been fixed. All missions in this location have been returned to the Ground Battles rotation.

• **Seversk-13, Aral Sea, North Holland, and Abandoned Town **— all missions on these maps have been temporarily removed from the Ground Battles rotation, as they are pending fixes for errors causing the game to crash.

• \ Surroundings of Volokolamsk — the position of the detection zones near spawn points has been adjusted.

Interface

• Default key bindings for controlling aiming points have been removed. Previously they might have prevented activation of some actions when using free look.

• Hints for controlling aiming points have been added to the tactical map screen. These hints appear only if the aircraft possesses the corresponding functionality.

• A bug that caused button icons in the combat action bar to shift to the left when playing with a controller has been fixed.

• M44/M55 Group (Germany) — a bug that caused a text key to be displayed instead of the group name has been fixed. (Report).

Graphics

• A bug that sometimes caused the game to crash on launch on PCs with Intel ARC GPUs has been fixed.

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Patch notes reflect only key changes, meaning they may not include a complete list of all improvements made. Additionally, War Thunder is constantly being updated and some changes may not require an update. Changes reflected in patch notes are formed by taking reactions and requests of the community from the bug reporting service, forums and other official platforms into account. Bug fixes and changes are implemented in order of importance, for example a game-breaking bug will be worked on and implemented sooner.

The Heavy Cavalry major update brings a variety of vehicles for all nations, from the Welkin and IA.58A Pucara to the new Abrams variants and USS North Carolina! For ground locations, we’ve improved the visuals of Ash River and Winter Ardennes, all while retaining their familiar layouts. Rewards for aircraft crashing near your vicinity without taking damage, new damage models and MFD screens, man-in-the-loop, and aiming points for salvo firing are some of the features that we’ve worked on in this update to help improve several quality of life aspects of the game.

Be sure to check out the changelog to see all the improvements, vehicles and other features that we’ve included in this major update.

Please note that this update requires more data to be downloaded than usual. About 20 GB more for the standard client and 35 GB more for clients with ultra-high quality for ground vehicle textures. This is because we have changed the compression format of all ground vehicle textures, helping to improve their quality without virtually any increase in the total size of the textures.

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Ground Vehicles: New Abrams Variants & An Indonesian Tank!

In Heavy Cavalry, the US and Great Britain get two Abrams each. For the US, the formidable M1A2 SEPv3 and M1A2 (Trophy-HV) have been added to the top ranks, featuring better turret protection. And for Great Britain, the Australian M1A1 as a squadron vehicle and the M1A2 as a researchable vehicle have been added to enhance Britain’s top tier capabilities. The new M829A3 APFSDS round has been added to them as well, featuring more penetration power.

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M1A2 SEPv3, M1A2 (Trophy-HV)

M1A1 (Australia) (Squadron vehicle), M1A2 (Australia)

We’ve added the Palmaria to Italy, providing lineups in and around rank IV with some 155 mm howitzer firepower on an OF-40 chassis. Singapore also enters the fray, with Israel getting the Singaporean Hunter AFV! This vehicle features Spike-LR ATGMs and a 30 mm Bushmaster II cannon along with a high speed forwards and backwards, enabling it to scoot around and be a nuisance for the enemy.

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(https://steamcommunity.com/games/236390/announcements/detail/688632911710126911)

Hunter AFV

The premium Puma u14 comes in with a unique look, featuring pallets strapped to the side and a camouflage netting. The German 33rd Mechanized Infantry Battalion (Panzergrenadierbataillon 33) decorated their vehicles during military exercises conducted in 2022 with this theme, which inspired us with this look!

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Puma u14 (Pack)

China gets a radar SPAA vehicle in the PGZ88, featuring twin 37 mm belt-fed guns, making it a handy addition to several lineups. Plus, Germany gets the classic Second World War Hummel, featuring a 150 mm cannon that can fire HE and SAP, making it a formidable and fun addition to many lineups as well!

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(https://steamcommunity.com/games/236390/announcements/detail/661610046003611384)

(https://steamcommunity.com/games/236390/announcements/detail/688633545874211866)

New vehicles:

• USA: М60A1 Predator (Pack), M1A2 SEPv3, M1A2 (Trophy-HV)

• **Germany: **Puma u14 (Pack), Hummel

• USSR: Т-90М (Arena-M)

• Great Britain: M1A1 (Australia) (Squadron vehicle), M1A2 (Australia)

• Japan: Leopard 2RI (Indonesia)

• China: PGZ88

• **Italy: **Palmaria

• **France: **Leopard 1A5BE (Belgium)

• **Sweden: **NOMADS (Norway)

• Israel: Hunter AFV (Singapore)

Aircraft

Planes: Voodoo, Combat Trainers & An Argentine Aircraft!

The F-101C Voodoo comes in for the USA as a jet fighter, featuring an excellent top speed, but only four 20 mm cannons and no ordnance.

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F-101C Voodoo

Two combat trainers from the same origin, the M-346FA and Yak-130 come for Italy and the USSR! Both of these aircraft share similarities, are small and nimble and have good ordnance options for their class.

Plus, the Washington B.Mk.I bomber comes in for Great Britain, intended to fill a bomber gap between the Lincoln B Mk II and Canberra B Mk 2.

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M-346FA and Yak-130

Washington B.Mk.I

Meet a domestic Argentine aircraft, added to Germany. This aircraft has a low top speed, but does have great ordnance options including bombs and rockets, making it an excellent aircraft in the ground attack role in Ground Battles!

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IA 58 Pucara (Pack)

The F-14D Super Tomcat comes in as a premium and features excellent ordnance, including AIM-54C+ and AIM-9M, JDAMs and great flight performance, making it deadly in both Ground and Air Battles.

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F-14D Super Tomcat (Pack)

You’ve asked for them, you’ve waited for them, and here they are! In this update, you’ll have new tools at your disposal for countering anti-aircraft systems: anti-radiation missiles (ARMs) and electronic support measures (ESM) capability. ARMs have a passive radar homing seeker, meaning they are guided by the radiation of enemy radars, mainly, those of AA. The ESM interface helps with target selection. For a full list of all new missiles, make sure to check the changelog!

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Anti-Radiation Missiles and Electronic Support Measures

New vehicles:

• **USA: **F-101C, F-14D (Pack)

• Germany: Fw 189 C (Premium), IA.58A Pucara (Argentina) (Pack)

• USSR: Yak-130, J-22M1A (Serbia) (Pack), MiG-29KR (9-41R)

• **Great Britain: **Washington B.Mk.I, Welkin F.Mk.I

• Japan: L-39ZA/ART Albatros (Thailand)

• **China: **JH-7A2, F-16V

• Italy: M-346FA

• France: F-16AM (Netherlands) (Pack)

• **Sweden: **AJS37 (Early) (Pack)

• Israel: MiG-21 2000 (Squadron vehicle)

New detailed cockpit:

• Japan: G4M1

Helicopters: Mi-24D and New Cockpits

The Mi-24D has been added to Germany, while the cockpits of Mi-28NM and three Z-10 variants have been fully detailed, making them look more beautiful than ever!

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Z-10 Cockpit

Mi-28NM Cockpit

New vehicles:

• Germany: Mi-24D

New detailed cockpits:

• USSR: Mi-28NM

• China: Z-10, Z-10ME, Z-10A

Naval Fleet: Big & Small Ships

USS North Carolina features deadly guns and good armor, while the early MAS 429 is small but features a powerful 76 mm gun, capable of attacking bigger boats.

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USS North Carolina

MAS 429

Jean Bart comes in as France’s last battleship ever built as a premium vehicle, making it an excellent choice in researching the French Bluewater fleet tree, it features a slightly faster reload, better anti-air, but fewer crew.

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Jean Bart (Pack)

New Vehicles:

• USA: USS North Carolina, USS Gridley

• Germany: Lorelei, Admiral Scheer (Premium)

• USSR: Chervona Ukraina

• **Great Britain: **HMS Egret, MTB-523 (Premium)

• Japan: JDS Ujishima (MSC-655)

• **Italy: **MAS 429

• France: Jean Bart (Pack)

Locations & Missions: Visual Reworks to Two Locations and Arrestor Cables!

We’ve graphically updated Ash River and Winter Ardennes, making them look stunning in terms of visuals, but all the while reserving their original layout. They’ll feel right at home!

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Ash River

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Ardennes (Winter)

Arresting Gear

Arresting gear has been added to ground airfields! This allows aircraft equipped with an arresting hook to attach onto cables on the ground, helping aircraft that have them come to a halt quicker when landing.

Aiming Points for Salvo Firing Guided Weapons

All aircraft with GNSS-guided weapons now have the ability to set new waypoints — called aiming points — new markers independent of the point of interest. Essentially, these are simply saved coordinates. You can set up to 10 aiming points (numbered 0 to 9), switch between them, delete and edit them, and move the point of interest to the current aiming point. This can be done either by using the assigned keys or via the tactical map.

Aiming points can also be used for navigation purposes, for example to mark route points or danger zones, or to measure the range to specific targets, such as an airfield, as well as in combat for weapon launch.

Comparison of Missile Parameters & Improved Tracking on the Minimap

Just like the ballistic comparison interface and armor penetration curves introduced in the Line of Contact major update, in Heavy Cavalry we’ve introduced the same but for air missiles. The central part of the window is occupied by a multi-layer trajectory graph, displaying curves for each selected munition in the “Trajectory” (change in the altitude and distance) and “Telemetry” (distance-time and speed-time curves) tabs. The graph dynamically changes as input data changes. This will allow you to see the missile’s characteristics at each point, including altitude, distance travelled, distance to target, and flight time, as well as observe changes in speed. Air combat in a single graph!

Not only that, but we’ve also added more details to munitions displayed on the minimap. Press M (default key) and hover over a missile to see its name and current velocity.

Rewards for Crashed Aircraft

Sometimes you’re dogfighting and the enemy crashes without damaging them, which awarded you nothing. We’ve added a new mechanic to address this: the nearest player who is within close proximity (3 km) of an enemy aircraft that crashes without any damage will get a destruction credit and the reward in Silver Lions, research points and mission score.

The missile you fired also has its own proximity of 3 km, however the system will search for a player within a 3 km radius first, and if there is no player, then the missile radius is used. This means if your missile is after an enemy and closing in and they bail out or crash on purpose (and there is no player within the radius), you’ll also get a destruction credit and a reward as well.

More information can be found in the detailed dev blog here!

Detailed X-Ray and New MFD Screens

We’ve added detailed modules to several older aircraft. We’ve added detailed internals and improved damage models for over 80 vehicles in the Heavy Cavalry major update, so make sure to see if your favourite aircraft has been updated!

We’ve also added new MFD screens so that you can use the new high-tech additions in an even more authentic way.

Man-in-the-Loop: Guidance Mode for Munitions with TV and IR Seekers

In the second half of the 20th century, technological advances led to the development of munitions with TV and infrared homing heads operating on the “fire and forget” principle. This reduced the time the carrier spent in the air defense zone and also enabled the simultaneous engagement of multiple targets. While this is a positive development, the growing capabilities of anti-aircraft weapons and the rising cost of aircraft led to a growing need to launch missiles at ground targets from much greater distances. To address this issue and increase operational flexibility, bombs and missiles were developed with a data link channel to the carrier, transmitting images from the munition’s seeker and allowing to it retarget in flight. This functionality is now available in the Heavy Cavalry major update!

Let’s take a closer look at the specifics of man-in-the-loop mode of the TV and IR seekers in the game. It’s worth mentioning right away that this isn’t full manual control with direct control of the rudders. Correction is limited to target selection in flight — the operator can only designate a new target within the seeker’s field of view, and the autopilot will then automatically adjust course to engage it. It’s also