# War Thunder Update 2.57.1.48

- Product: War Thunder (https://whatsnew.fyi/product/war-thunder)
- Vendor: Gaijin Entertainment
- Date: 2026-07-24
- Original notes: https://store.steampowered.com/news/app/236390/view/687512084637811469
- Permalink: https://whatsnew.fyi/product/war-thunder/releases/2026-07-24-update-2.57.1.48

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- **fixed** — F/A-18C MLU 2 (Sweden) pylons with 2x AGM-154A1 JSOW now display correctly
- **fixed** — I-16 type 5 landing gear no longer appears deployed when spawning in the air
- **added** — FIAT 6616UB now has DM63 APDS ammunition
- **fixed** — Csaba textures display correctly
- **fixed** — PGZ88 mantlet now provides correct protection values
- **fixed** — PGZ88 no longer displays graphical artifacts when viewed from certain angles
- **changed** — Minimal radar indicator now includes buttons to switch between radar and IRST and to switch to ESM mode
- **added** — New Battle Rating bracket of 12.0-13.0 added to Nuclear Escalation early era battles, allowing BR 13.0 aircraft to match into both early and late era battles
- **fixed** — Peaceful Atom award from Ground Battles no longer incorrectly awarded in Nuclear Escalation

**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](https://community.gaijin.net/issues/p/warthunder), 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._