War Thunder Patch Notes

AircraftMe 163 (all variants), Ki-200 — an issue where the takeoff dolly would disappear from beneath the aircraft when exiting the secondary weapons menu of another aircraft and returning to an aircraft stationed in a crew slot has been fixed. (Report, Report).Bf 109 G-6 (all variants) — an issue where the rocket sight was shifted to the right has been fixed.An issue where AI-controlled landing craft in certain missions (e.g., \ Pacific Hidden Base) could remain suspended in mid-air after being destroyed has been fixed. Ground VehiclesBT-7, BT-7M — the damage model of the front fenders has been detailed. The positions of the crew members in the turret have been adjusted, now their legs no longer pass through shells when rotating the turret. The thickness of the radiator armor has been increased from 4 mm to 10 mm. The thickness of the air duct armor has been increased from 5 mm to 10 mm.Naval VesselsAn issue where the projectile-tracking camera could end up pointing toward the sky instead of the target if the player moved it around before the impact has been fixed. GraphicsA bug that caused the shadows from trees located on slopes at a distance from the player to disregard the angle of the slope has been fixed. This bug resulted in shadows from trees being too short or too long.A bug where shadows could flicker when switching to the tank sight view when the “Shadow Quality” setting was set to “Very High” and ray tracing was disabled has been fixed.A bug where shadows could flicker on PlayStation 5 Pro when switching to the tank sight view when the “Quality” graphics preset was selected has been fixed.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.

This Battle Pass season is themed around Germany! You can look forward to decorations featuring a German anti-tank gun, a pistol, and an ammunition crate. There’s also inscription decals of German female names to decorate your favorite tanks with! The premium vehicles include the S-706, which will take its place as one of the best torpedo boats in the game, and the Jagdpanther G2, a modified premium version that’s a firm favorite among players!The Warbond Shop now features the German Z4 Zerstörer destroyer, which is notable for its exceptional anti-aircraft armament, as well as the American hybrid-powered fighter, the FR-1 Fireball! You can also use Warbonds to obtain a trophy containing Camouflages, a trophy with German tanker profile icons, and a new decal: The “Miss October 1944 Pin-up.”Beginning on: October 21st (12:00 GMT)Ending on: January 20th (12:00 GMT) What is the Battle Pass? The Battle Pass is an event that lasts for 90 days where players can earn rewards for completing challenges and earning progress points. Rewards range from Silver Lions and boosters to season-exclusive decals, decorations, vehicles and more. Completing the Battle Pass is simple: you earn progress points that unlock levels, earning valuable things along the way!Leveling up the Battle Pass & Challenges Leveling up is simple! Gather progress points to unlock more levels. One level is 10 progress points. Points can be obtained through logging into the game, completing Daily Tasks and completing specific Challenges. New Battle Pass Challenges unlock once a week and another three can be obtained through reaching specific levels.Login to the game! Get 1 to 5 progress points for doing this.Complete Daily Tasks! Get 2 to 5 progress points for each of these.Complete Battle Pass Challenges! Get 30 points for each of these. Click here for all of the Challenges Rewards in Season 25Purchasing the Battle Pass for 2,000 Golden Eagles will allow you to access every level. Purchasing the improved version for 2,500 Golden Eagles comes with an extra 150 progress points (15 levels from the get go). Not got enough time to complete the Battle Pass? You can purchase progress points for Golden Eagles 28 days after the season begins.The Battle Pass can be accessed on the right side of the screen while in the hangar Click here for all of the Rewards Check out all of the rewards in the season below. Decals, Decorations, and a Profile Background “Clementine” decal“Gertrude” decal“Erika” decal“Brunhilda” decal “Ammunition Crate” decoration“PWK 42 LP” decoration“Puppchen” ship decoration “Jagdpanther G2” profile backgroundNew vehicles this seasonS-706 (Germany)A Premium Torpedo Boat for Germany at Rank IIIThe S-706 torpedo boat was laid down at the Danziger Waggonfabrik shipyard in Danzig and commissioned on October 31st 1944. During the war, it operated in the North Sea and the English Channel. After the war, it was transferred to the United States as a war reparation; it was studied in Philadelphia and subsequently sold for scrap in 1948.The S-706 belongs to the most advanced generation of German Schnellboote (fast attack craft); it reaches speeds of nearly 80 km/h, carries depth charges, and is equipped with four torpedo tubes, two at the bow and two at the stern, with a total loadout of six torpedoes. It can launch torpedoes both while closing in on a target and while breaking away. Its gun armament includes 30 mm and 20 mm cannons, as well as machine guns. At close range, this arsenal can destroy any enemy boat in mere seconds. All in all, the premium S-706 is set to become one of the best torpedo boats in the game, excelling both in engagements against other small boats and as a point-capturer in battles involving larger naval vessels. Jagdpanther G2 (Germany)A Premium Tank Destroyer for Germany at Rank IVFurther development of the Jagdpanther tank destroyer led to the 1944 introduction of the second and final production variant: the Jagdpanther G2. These tank destroyers saw extensive use during the final stages of the war, notably in the Lake Balaton Offensive and the Ardennes campaign.The Jagdpanther is a common sight in mid-tier battles, and the reason for its popularity is thanks to an exceptionally successful balance of high firepower, reliable protection, and decent mobility. Its 88 mm gun, the same found on the famous King Tiger, can penetrate the frontal armor of any medium tank and most heavy tanks. The already formidable sloped frontal armor of the fighting compartment easily withstands most smaller-caliber armor-piercing rounds, while angling the hull turns it into a nearly impenetrable barrier. The Jagdpanther G2 variant retains all the strengths of the fearsome G1, adds an Em 0.9 m R rangefinder and offers premium status, making battles with this vehicle even more profitable!Battle Trophy with Past VehiclesMissed out on previous Battle Pass vehicles? The Battle Trophy has you covered, featuring four vehicles from past Battle Passes or events. Opening this trophy will give you one vehicle from the list. If you have them all, you’ll instead receive Silver Lions and the special “Golden Battles Wager”, allowing you to earn up to 1,000 Golden Eagles. ORP Garland (Great Britain)USS Detroit (USA) Matilda Hedgehog (Great Britain)Ro.57 Quadriarma (Italy) Get Silver Lions, Consumables, Premium Account Time and More in the Battle Pass!The Battle Pass doesn’t just feature decals, decorations and vehicles, it also contains a lot of other useful items. This includes a large amount of Silver Lions, Warbonds to spend in the Warbond shop, Orders, Wagers and Backups for use in battles, a Test Drive for one of the new vehicles before you get it, 10 days of Premium Account time, unique camouflages for the two new vehicles and a title and loading screen to remember your accomplishments. Get the next Battle Pass for free with Upgrade Coupons!Two “Upgrade Coupons” are at levels 105 and 125 in the Battle Pass and are both needed to get the next Battle Pass for free. They also make the two new vehicles tradable on the Gaijin Market if you prefer.To purchase a Battle Pass using the “Upgrade Coupon”, you need to wait until the current season ends and the new season begins. You’ll then be able to exchange two Upgrade Coupons in the Battle Pass purchase window. Upgrade Coupons must be available in your inventory to do this. The Warbond Shop in Season 25!Check out some of the main Warbond shop items in Season 25! You can view the full list of items available as well as the conditions for receiving them in-game.The Warbond shop can be accessed by clicking on Shop > Warbond Shop from the hangar or from the Battle Pass window by clicking “Shop” What is the Warbond Shop? The Warbond shop is connected with and runs in tandem with the Battle Pass. Items in the Warbond shop can be purchased with a currency called Warbonds that are earned in the Battle Pass. There are a total of 6 shop levels and each one can be unlocked by reaching specific levels in the Battle Pass. In addition to purchasing with Warbonds, each item from shop level 3 requires a certain number of medals to purchase. Medals can be obtained through completing Special Tasks. Vehicles MGB-75 (Great Britain)T-126 (USSR)Ki-44-II Otsu (Japan) Z4 Zerstörer (Germany) — first time in the Warbond shop!Pz.IV G (Italy)FR-1 Fireball (USA) — first time in the Warbond shop!More about the new rewards: Z4 Zerstörer (Germany) — first time in the Warbond shop!The destroyer USS Claxton (DD-571) entered service in December 1942 and saw active combat in the Pacific Theater. In December 1959, it was transferred to the West German Navy, where it was renamed Z4 Zerstörer. It stands out from other Fletcher-class destroyers due to its premium status and its secondary armament: six 76 mm guns that have access to high-explosive shells with proximity fuzes. Combined with its radar, this makes the ship a lethal threat to both aircraft and small naval vessels at great distances!FR-1 Fireball (USA) — first time in the Warbond shop!The first jet aircraft to enter service with the U.S. Navy, the Fireball is notable for its hybrid propulsion system, which combines a piston engine with a jet engine. This configuration allows it to achieve higher speeds and outperform piston-engine competitors during maneuvers. It is armed with four 12.7 mm machine guns, and its external hardpoints can carry HVAR rockets, fuel tanks, naval mines, and 500 or 1000 lb bombs.DecalsSeason 25 introduces the Miss October 1944 pin-up decal. Additionally, a special trophy available in the Warbond Shop contains decals that were previously featured in 2019. Expand your collection with classic decals you might have missed! “Miss October 1944 Pin-up” decalTrophiesFor fans of customization, we’re pleased to say that the “Camouflages” trophy is here this time, while profile icons of German tankers are available in the profile icon trophy!ConsumablesAlongside trophies, vehicles and decals are a bunch of useful consumable items, including boosters, universal backups, wagers & orders, premium vehicle rentals and talismans — all perfect for helping you through the game.Get out there and get yourself some goodies!

Nuclear EscalationA mission set on the Southeastern City map has been added to the sub-mode’s random battles.The placement of certain objects in the mission has been adjusted based on the results of testing during events.Brief jumps in aircraft positioning that occurred when tank columns appeared have been fixed.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.

Hi everyone! Today we’re back with another Community Update, which goes into what you can expect to arrive in the upcoming major update and further into the future. So sit back and relax, and read on!Disclaimer: While we’re excited to be able to share work-in-progress information before dev blogs, the dev server and the full release, please bear in mind that new features, vehicles and maps mentioned in this news are subject to change, be delayed or even cancelled. War Thunder is constantly being developed, and as with all game development, unexpected delays or other unforeseen circumstances may occur. Thank you for your interest!Free Decal CodeWe are bringing back the “Student Pilot” decal, so if you didn’t manage to get it before, now is your chance!Simply enter code STUDENTPILOT here!“Student Pilot” decalOnce you’ve logged in, the decal can be found under Decals > Special > Other.The decal code will remain active from the publish date of this news until October 30th (10:00 GMT).Nuclear Escalation and Bomber Damage Model Comments from BVV_d If you missed the Nuclear Escalation and bomber damage model update from Game Director BVV_d, make sure to give it a read here! About Nuclear Escalation and the Bomber Damage Model by BVV_dPlans for the Next Major UpdateFreezing Your Login StreakLogin streaks provide players with rewards for consecutively logging in, including different trophies and special decals for logging in consecutively for a long time. However, login streaks can be lost if players don’t login even for a couple days, maybe due to internet outage, vacation or real life commitments. We understand losing your login streaks can be demotivating, so we’ve worked on a feature to help you with this.We’re now making it possible for the game to freeze your login streak automatically if you don’t login. To do this you need to collect “Freezes”, where one can obtained per 12 days of logging in. You can earn up to a maximum of 30 per account.For example, if you login daily for a 6 months period, you’ll have collected 15 “Freezes”, meaning you now have some for the game to freeze the login streak for quite some time. You decide to take a 2 week summer vacation in July, where you’ll be away from your device.The “Freezes” that you collected will be automatically used to freeze the login streak while you’re away. When you log back in after vacation after not logging, the Freezes will be consumed. Your login streak will continue where it left off.You will have to accumulate more to get more freeze days. This feature is available to everyone by default.New VehiclesWe wanted to talk a bit about the vehicles coming in the next major update! While we can reveal some here, the rest you’ll be able to see through the trailer and dev server, so keep an eye on those! 👀Right, let’s dive into some of the ground vehicles you can expect. China will be receiving the ZBD04 IFV, and the Dutch Cheetah PRTL will be arriving to France to support the SPAA line.A Thai Firefly Mk 1 and an Indonesian Avia B-33 will be introduced for Japan, providing more flexible ground attack options.CockpitsAs always, the new major update will come with some new and updated cockpit models. One we can show you today, is the French SE.203 Aquilon 203’s cockpit. The aircraft was introduced in the last major update and will be getting its fully updated cockpit model now. It has several key differences between it and its Sea Venom cousin, so check out some of the work in progress images below: New and Updated Weaponry in the next major updateGCS-1: Coming to Japan in the next major update will be the GCS-1. This is a self-guided bomb that can lock onto large targets emitting heat within the IR range (for example, ships), which cross into the view of their homing head. This is an entirely new type of guidance that isn’t quite the same as anything else in game bomb wise: it is released like a free-fall bomb, but in flight, it activates a search mode and locks onto the target autonomously. So a unique one for sure! You can look forward to this one on Japanese platforms that carried it soon.  Sea Venom: The Wildcat HMA.2 introduced in the last major update will have its available arsenal expanded with the addition of its Sea Venom anti-ship missile. These are work in progress for a future major update (perhaps not this one, but if not this one, the one after). A total of 4 can be carried using its maximum capacity in place of the Martlet and SPIKE missiles. Much like the AJ.168 Martel missile, this is an Anti-Ship missile that can also hit ground targets. The main difference being in the seeker, as the Sea Venom uses an IR seeker compared to a TV one. As well as the seeker difference, the Sea Venom has datalink, enabling Man-In-The-Loop guidance. Let’s cover that in some more detail next! Man-in-the-Loop for Helicopters: When we introduced the Man-in-the-Loop mechanic for aircraft weapons in the Heavy Cavalry major update, we mentioned the mechanic would be coming later on for helicopters, as we first wanted to expand the range of available MITL capable weaponry open to nations across their respective helicopters. With the addition of some of the new helicopters and weaponry for them last major update, we’re now ready to move forward with this plan and introduce Man-in-the-Loop guidance for helicopters in this major update. We would also like to note, we are considering increasing the BR of all helicopters that will have this feature. All of the AH-64E Apache variants (USA, Britain, Japan, France, China) and AH-64D-I Seraph in the in game will have this feature via the SPIKE NLOS, as well as the EC-665 Tiger HAD Block 2 (France), AH-129D, H145M and Israeli AH-60 via SPIKE ER. The Wildcat HMA.2 will have both SPIKE NLOS as well as its new Sea Venom missile in a future major update that also features MITL guidance, as well as the LMUR on the Mi-28NM and the CM-502KG on the Z-10ME. For MITL generally (both helicopters and aircraft), we are also planning on refining the aiming feature to allow you to adjust the point of aiming on the target mid flight, which is useful when targeting tanks and larger targets like ships! WE177A: For Nuclear Escalation, a brand new nuclear bomb will be joining the game. The British WE177A is a standard free-fall nuclear bomb that can be carried by Tornado GR.1 in game. This was the last Nuclear Bomb used by the RAF, with the Tornado being the last aircraft to carry it. You can put this new nuke to the test in Nuclear Escalation! Aster-30 PIF-PAF: In a future update this year (perhaps not this one, but if not this one, the one after), the Aster-30 missile will receive a new feature known as the “PIF-PAF” steering system. In short, this allows the missile to utilize its side directional thrusters, which expel gas to the sides of the missile to allow it to have enhanced manoeuvrability during the terminal phase against an aggressively manoeuvring target. This will enhance the effectiveness of the missile during the later stages of its flight course, as it gets close to the target. Due to the inertialess application of control forces, this type of control allows for almost instantaneous corrections to the G-force during multidirectional manoeuvrers, making it more difficult for the target to evade such a missile with a sharp manoeuvrer. Since the force applied to the missile is generated by the rocket engine, the missile receives additional lateral acceleration 1 second before impact, regardless of its own available G-force, which can be useful when attacking targets at high altitudes or distances, where the missile's own available G-force is no longer sufficient to successfully engage the target. This additional method of control at the end of the missiles trajectory improves the missile's target guidance accuracy, resulting in a higher probability of intercepting small, high-speed targets such as ballistic or anti-radiation missiles. Keep an eye out for this one on the SAMP/T systems!  Cluster Bombs: That’s right! An entirely new type of weapon will be coming to the game. It’s too soon to go into the details fully just yet, as we have more to reveal on this later. However this new type of bomb will be perfect for Nuclear Escalation and taking out columns or groups of armoured vehicles. These are specialist anti-tank bombs generally designed to cover an area rather than a specific point or target. We should note, these bombs won’t be available in standard Ground Battles. But it will be a weapon unique to Air Battles, primarily for Nuclear Escalation. Stay tuned to the news for more ahead! Mosquito wing bomb racks and Martlet Rockets: Major updates always feature lots of new weaponry choices and expansions for existing vehicles of all ranks. This one won’t be any exception to that. The fighter bomber series of Mosquitos will be receiving a new wing mounted bomb rack, allowing for the installation of 250lb and 500lb bombs. This is a different rack to that found on the Mosquito B Mk XVI currently and required a new visual pylon model. Additionally the Martlet Mk IV, the British version of the Wildcat will receive its RP-3 rocket racks, allowing for enhanced CAS possibilities with these aircraft! Map Reworks for Sun City and American DesertWe’ve worked on making visual upgrades to the Sun City and American Desert ground maps.EventsWe’re into the final three months of the year now, which is typically the busiest time for War Thunder! Today, we’re letting you know some planned events that you can expect from now leading up to the end of December.Please keep in mind that plans can change, meaning events might move around, be postponed, or new events not mentioned here may be added. Thanks for your understanding!TimelineOctoberRight, let’s first off start with what you can expect for the remainder of this month. As you may be aware, the next Battle Pass will be beginning on October 21st, and with it are two German Second World War premium vehicles! There will be one tank destroyer that you may be familiar with, and a coastal boat! As we always do, the Battle Pass news will be announced before the start of it, so please keep an eye out for that so you know what’s coming!Next up, at the end of October you can expect our traditional Dreams Come true event with one vehicle reward for War Thunder’s birthday. We’ll be doing our birthday discounts like we do yearly as well.NovemberWar Thunder’s birthday celebrations will continue from October into November as you may expect! However, that’s not everything we have planned, as we also have plans for another event. This event is one that we ran last year and can be seen as a little “extra” event that will start at the beginning of mid-November. And lastly, after War Thunder’s birthday Dreams Come True event concludes, we’ll be starting a naval event for a US coastal vessel.DecemberDecember, the month of holidays and celebrations! This month will be packed with festive events. First off, when the naval event concludes, we’ll be running a tank vehicle event for a Chinese mid-tier tank, which will start in early December.That’s not the only event though! Save up your Silver Lions, as a fan favourite, the Silver Lion trophy will be making a return in mid-December!And last but not least, we’ll be running a winter vehicle event in December, with four vehicle rewards instead of just one. This event will run into January 2027 as it usually does. More details will be revealed in time!Snail PlushieA friend will soon be deployedUntil the next oneThat’s it for this one, we hope you enjoyed reading it and gaining insights into our future plans. Stick around, as in December we’ll be releasing the final Community Update news of 2026. Thanks guys!Hang onhere’s one more thing lurking at the bottom

Other Native support for ARM CPUs has been added to the Windows version of the game.A bug that caused the game to crash on PlayStation 5 Pro with ray tracing enabled has been fixed. Locations and MissionsHürtgen (all missions), Grave Robbers’ Cliffs — these have been temporarily removed from the Air Battles rotation pending a bug fix.“Middle East. Mediterranean” and “Eastern Europe. Winter” locations in test flight — a bug that caused some objects to float in the air has been fixed. Graphics The ability to enable VR along with ray tracing options, which are incompatible, has been removed.A bug in the version of the game for Microsoft Store that caused frame generation, ray reconstruction and FSR to not work has been fixed.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 A bug that caused the Indonesian crew voice over to not play and instead be swapped to a default one has been fixed. Locations and Missions\ Mozdok — an issue where the southern team’s spawn point was shifted north into the capture zone has been fixed. (Report). The mission has been returned to the Air Arcade Battles rotation.Kamchatka — all missions on this location have been temporarily removed from the Air Battles rotation pending a bug fix.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.

SoundNow, when opening the aircraft or helicopter cockpit in flight, the sound of the rushing airflow will drown out all sounds, such as engines and missiles. Previously, this was controlled by the player’s engine volume slider.The Indonesian ground vehicle crews have received their own voice over.Harimau — the engine sound has been replaced with a better fitting one. Locations and Missions\ Britain, Kursk, Malta, Mozdok, Stalingrad (Winter), Vietnam, Smolensk — bombing bases have been added to the “Air Superiority” missions. Graphics An issue where the foam and spray effect beneath firing ship guns was displayed incorrectly has been fixed. Other A possible cause of an issue where the game client could freeze after switching from another window (Alt+Tab) has been fixed. (Report).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 VehiclesLeopard 2A4 (all variants), Leopard 2A5 (all variants), Leopard 2A6 (all variants), Type 90 (all variants), Strv 121 (all variants), Strv 122 (all variants), Leopard 2A7 (all variants), EMBT (all variants), Vickers Mk.7, ItPsV Leopard — the slowed-down neutral turn that occurred after testing the regenerative steering mechanic has been fixed. (Report). The regenerative steering mechanic itself will be brought back for testing with improvements with the one of the future dev-server launches. Locations and Missions\ Mozdok — this mission has been temporarily removed from rotation pending a bug fix.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.

AircraftH8K2, H8K3 — an issue preventing the wing-root turrets from firing has been fixed. (Report). Nuclear EscalationAn issue where SAM systems positioned on high ground would not engage targets flying over water at an altitude lower than the SAM site itself has been fixed.An issue where SAM systems might incorrectly assign low priority to certain targets has been fixed.S-75 and HAWK SAM systems now deactivate their search and tracking radars when threatened by anti-radiation missiles (ARMs) at medium to long ranges. GraphicsA bug that caused ray traced shadows to flicker on aircraft has been fixed. (Report, Report).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.

AircraftTempest Mk II, Tempest Mk V — separate bomb drop has been added. Source: A.P. 2458B Pilot's Notes for Tempest II - Centaurus V Engine. Ground VehiclesA bug that caused wheeled ground vehicles to shake when losing all wheels on one side has been fixed. Naval VesselsA bug where the camera did not align with the direction of view after entering ADS while holding the mouse-look key has been fixed. (Report).A bug where ships would begin to roll toward the side where the catapult was located after deploying the scout plane has been fixed. Locations and MissionsAircraft carriers now move from the edge of the map toward its center on all air combat maps where they are present.Southeastern City — a bug that caused the models of some buildings to disappear when moving away from them has been fixed. InterfaceA bug that caused bombing target markers to shift when viewed from the cockpit or a targeting pod has been fixed. (Report).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.

AircraftMk.M2 540 lb — bomb mass has been corrected from 213 kg to 255 kg; visual model replaced with a more accurate one. Source: AP101B-3101 & 2-15C Jaguar GR.1A & T.2A Aircrew Manual - Navigation / Attack and Armament Systems.H.E. M.C. 540 lb — explosive mass has been adjusted from 97 kg to 94 kg. Source: AP101B-3101 & 2-15C Jaguar GR.1A & T.2A Aircrew Manual - Navigation / Attack and Armament Systems.F-86E(M) (Israel) — the missing AIM-9B modification for the corresponding missiles has been added. A bug that caused the 1000 lb bombs and AIM-9B missiles to require the wrong modifications for their use has been fixed.P-47D-27 (USSR), P-47D (Germany) — an issue where the armored glass was missing has been fixed. (Report). Ground VehiclesObject 416 — the mistakenly present artillery support modification has been removed. (Report). Silver Lions and Golden Eagles spent on purchasing the removed modifications will be compensated. Nuclear EscalationAn issue where convoy vehicles would not resume movement after carrying out running gear repairs has been fixed.An issue where a vehicle with a knocked out driver would not continue moving after the crew was swapped has been fixed.An issue where oncoming convoys would block each other on roads has been fixed.Supply columns now transport 50% more cargo, and their factories produce supplies 25% faster. Depots in tactical assembly areas now hold 50% more cargo, ensuring that armored vehicle depots better sustain the pace of forming tank and self-propelled gun columns, even when supply columns are lost.An issue where tanks stationed in a stronghold’s garrison were counted as active convoys, blocking the dispatch of new convoys from armored vehicle depots has been fixed. SoundPGZ88 — the excessively high volume of the cannons has been reduced. OtherAn issue where a player was awarded mission points for death when destroyed by an AI-controlled aircraft has been fixed. Those points are only intended to be awarded to a player when they are destroyed by another player or a named bot (a player substitute).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.

AircraftA bug that caused a significant decrease in the probability of incoming missiles being hit by fragments from other munitions has been fixed.F-102A (all variants) — the static thrust and thrust at altitudes of 9–15 km has been increased. (Report).MiG-23M — a bug that caused the research of the S-24 modification to require the UB-32 modification instead of the B-8M1 modification has been fixed. (Report).Su-33 — the maximum payload capacity has been increased. Total capacity from 6500 kg to 8040 kg, per-wing capacity from 2500 kg to 3000 kg. (Report).F-84B-26 — a bug that caused the rear wheels to not touch the ground in the hangar has been fixed. (Report). SoundArjun — the sound of the engine has been changed from the Leopard 2 to the Leopard 1, as it has the MTU MB 838 engine modification. Locations and MissionsGolan Heights — a bug that caused a cruiser to spawn instead of a catapult carrier for one of the teams has been fixed, starting positions of the aircraft carriers have been adjusted. (Report).Darwin Hill — a bug that caused aircraft in top-tier battles to spawn too high and too close to the tank battle area has been fixed. The tactical air map has been corrected. Previously the names of specific locations were wrong. InterfaceA bug that prevented the switching of the vehicle type in the crew training window with the cursor and selection button when using a controller has been fixed. Graphics A bug that caused the image in VR to jitter when using DirectX 11 API has been fixed. (Report). OtherThe lists of additional random ground vehicles in Ground Battles have been updated:The following vehicles have been added to Arcade and Realistic Battles: M10 Booker, M1296, sWaTrgInf, T-72B3A, Ajax, Arjun Mk 1, BTR-3E1 (Japan), Harimau, Leopard 1A5BE (France), Eitan (P), Hunter AFV, Merkava Mk.1.The following vehicles have been added only to Realistic Battles: Tor-M1, M41D, FK-2000, NOMADS, Osa-AKM (Israel), Tor-M1 (Israel).SIDAM 25 has been removed only from Realistic Battles.The lists of additional random aircraft in Naval Battles have been updated.The following vehicles have been added to Arcade and Realistic Battles: Me 210 A-1, Washington B.Mk.I, Hawk T Mk 1A, Welkin F.Mk.I, Ki-93-I Ko, L-39ZA/ART Albatros (Japan), WM-21, WM-23, Me 210 Ca-1 (Italy), Me 210 Ca-1 36.M (Italy), Fw 190 F-8 (Italy), Héja I, Héja II, SE.203 Aquilon 203.The following vehicles have been removed from Arcade and Realistic Battles: B-57A, IL-28 (Germany), IL-28, IL-28Sh, Tu-14Т, IL-28 (Italy).CL-13 Mk.4 has been added only to Realistic Battles.The secondary weapons available on the following additional random aircraft in Naval Battles have been updated:Ar 234 C-3 — a preset with 1x 1000 kg bomb has been replaced with a preset with 3x 500 kg bombs.A-26B-10, A-26B-50 — bombs have been replaced with torpedoes.Tu-4 — a preset with 40x 250 kg bombs has been replaced with a preset with 20x 500 kg bombs.A bug that sometimes caused the startup splash window to display indefinitely has been fixed.A bug that caused the game on Mac to crash when switching to cockpit view in a cockpit with mirrors in it has been fixed. (Report).A bug that caused the game on Mac to frequently crash with the following error text: “(libev) select, err=22”, has been fixed.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.

AircraftA bug that sometimes caused missiles to not deal damage from direct hits and explosions has been fixed. (Report).EF-2000 (AESA), Typhoon (AESA), F-2000A (AESA) — the positions of SPICE 250 pylons have been adjusted. (Report).F-16XL — a bug that caused the view in the AGM-65B seeker camera to be partially obscured has been fixed. (Report).SB-25J (France) — an issue where some nose-mounted machine guns were missing from the X-ray view has been fixed. (Report).A-20G-25 — an issue that caused unused underwing hardpoints to be displayed has been fixed. (Report).J35J — the ability to switch maneuver and limits mode has been added. (Report). Flight model has been updated. Fuel consumption from drop tanks has been corrected.Welkin F.Mk.I — a bug that caused the emergency fire system to not function has been fixed. (Report).F4U-7 (France) — New 20 mm cannons modification has been moved from tier III of modification research to tier II. A bug that caused the tier bonus column to not fit in the modification window has been fixed. (Report).Aircraft torpedoes F5W, W 170/450 — a bug that caused the drop limits of these torpedoes to change has been fixed. Ground VehiclesM24 (Italy) — a bug that caused all identification marks to disappear has been fixed.M24 (all variants), IS-2 (all variants), T-44 (all variants), Panzer IV/70(V), T58 — moments of inertia have been corrected. In some cases the handling is now more responsive and precise.T58 — a bug that caused the stowage in the hull and not in the turret to count as the first-stage ammo has been fixed. (Report). A bug that caused some ammo stowage modules to evoke damage effects from other ammo stowage modules (for example, fire instead of explosion and vice-versa) when hit or destroyed, or to not evoke any effects at all (just becoming black) has been fixed. InterfaceA bug that caused the tactical map movement cursor mode to not deactivate when releasing RB/R1 button when playing with a controller has been fixed.A bug that caused the performance to noticeably drop when moving the cursor in the artillery support call window has been fixed. Nuclear EscalationIn battles with a session Battle Rating of 11.3-13.0, BMP-2s in tank columns have been replaced with ZSU-23-4M4, and T-80B tanks in columns and strongpoints have been replaced with T-80U.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.

AircraftMosquito FB Mk VI (UK), Mosquito FB Mk VI (Sweden), Mosquito FB Mk VI ASH, Mosquito FB.Mk.26, Mosquito TR.Mk.33 — an issue where one of the four 20 mm cannons was missing from the X-ray view has been fixed. (Report).FFAR, Hydra 70, S-8, S-24 (all variants), S-25 (all variants), Nasser 240, Pampero, PRN-122, R4M, Wfr.Gr.21, RZ.65, S-1of, CRV7, Type 3, Type 5, Yasser — with the release of the Sky Odyssey major update, the remote detonation capability has been disabled for unguided aircraft rockets that did not possess this feature in real life. InterfaceAn issue where, during the launch of missiles with active radar homing (ARH) seekers, the radar display failed to show the circle indicating the need for target illumination until the missile’s seeker achieved lock-on has been fixed. Locations and MissionsA bug that prevented the surrender mechanic (automatically leaving the aircraft) after landing on an enemy aircraft carrier from working has been fixed.Ardennes — a bug that caused the lack of grass in some places has been fixed.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.

AircraftHawk (all variants) — a bug that caused the aircraft to shake when turning in Arcade Battles has been fixed.CA-27 Mk.32 (Great Britain), CA-27 Mk.32 (Japan) — the name, description and icon for the modification that unlocks 1,000 lb bombs have been fixed. (Report).CA-27 Mk.32 (Great Britain), CA-27 Mk.32 (Japan), F-86E(M) (Israel) — the non-functional gyroscopic gunsight in the cockpit has been fixed.F-86E(M) (Israel) — flight model parameters have been adjusted to the level of CL-13 Mk.4 (same as F-86E), the engine has been changed to J47-GE-13. (Report).B-26B (Indonesia) — an issue where the aircraft lacked the updated bomber damage model shared by other aircraft in its family has been fixed. (Report). An issue where the right engine was missing from the X-ray view has been fixed. (Report).Mirage 4000 — a bug that caused the tooltip of the radar in X-ray view to be empty has been fixed. (Report).H145M — a bug that caused the engines to overheat has been fixed. (Report).Ka-29 — the erroneously added S-24 modification has been removed. Silver Lions and Golden Eagles spent on purchasing the removed modification will be compensated. (Report).Saraph — Battle Rating in Arcade Battles has been reduced to 10.7. (Report).AGM-88G AARGM-ER ARM — the missile’s flight model has been adjusted; a maximum speed of Mach 4.0 is now achievable when launched at Mach 1.8 from an altitude of 12 km (previously, only a speed of Mach 3.6 was reached under these conditions).Kh-31 (all variants) ARMs — a bug that caused the air intake fairing jettison animation to not play after launch has been fixed. Ground VehiclesA bug that caused the field repair to not start has been fixed. (Report).T-44 (Be Prepared!) — an issue where the rear-left mudguard was present in the damage model has been fixed.With the release of the Sky Odyssey major update, the damage models regarding overpressure damage for many ground vehicles have been refined. Wheeled vehicles where the crew is separated from the transmission are no longer destroyed when the transmission sustains overpressure damage. Many vehicles have had their internal compartment layouts revised; previously, the entire crew would be knocked out even if some members were protected by armor. Fuel tanks located within the fighting compartment of many ground vehicles have been added to the list of “trigger modules” for the overpressure damage mechanic. Certain modules on many ground vehicles are no longer classified as trigger modules because they are separated from the crew by armor. Locations and MissionsAssault. Air Arcade — balance changes have been made due to the updated bomber damage model.Airfields on winter maps for Air Battles at Battle Ratings 3.7–10.3 have been temporarily replaced pending a fix for a bug that caused aircraft to flip over upon spawning.InterfaceThe maximum speed of the carrier in the missile comparison window has been increased from 500 m/s to 850 m/s.A bug that caused text keys to appear in the vehicle select window instead of the filter names has been fixed.A bug that caused the cursor to appear when opening the multi-function menu using a controller has been fixed. (Report).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.

AircraftA final camera-tracking sequence showing the target being hit by the missile has been added to the missile tracking camera.A bug that sometimes caused the calculation of the multipath effect to work incorrectly when the target missile (most often an anti-ship missile) was above water has been fixed.Ka-52 — an issue where the radar could be used to guide multiple 9M120-1 Ataka missiles simultaneously has been fixed. (Report).Wildcat HMA2 — a bug that caused the beam-riding LMM Martlet missiles to lack a salvo launch time limit has been fixed.9S35M1 Buk-M1 SAM system radar — the radar has been added to aircraft RWR databases. Ground VehiclesThe fire control system is for now no longer considered a signal module for the overpressure mechanic for all ground vehicles. It might be set as a signal module on specific vehicles again in the future depending on its location (Report, Report).M1 KVT — the durability of the NERA composite armor on the front of the hull has been adjusted to match that of the M1 Abrams. The damage model for certain armor components has been updated to match the updated M1. Naval VesselsA bug that prevented the destruction credit mechanic from working for a ship that had run aground, just as it does when a vehicle is abandoned, has been fixed.InterfaceA bug where the current vehicle preset could briefly appear between previewed presets during sequential previewing has been fixed.GraphicsA bug where stripes could appear on clouds at high altitudes has been fixed.A bug that caused the bushes to flicker when using the old videocard support mode has been fixed.AchievementsA bug that caused the Air Realistic Battles multiplier to not apply to mission score earned in the Nuclear Escalation and Bullet Hell modes for “Marks of distinction for pilots” in the Space Program event has been fixed.OtherA bug with radar calculations in replays, which caused performance to drop significantly in some air combat replays has been fixed.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.

AircraftF-102A — a bug that caused some textures inside the air intakes to be missing has been fixed. (Report).JAS39E — restrictions on simultaneously carrying ordnance on the fuselage hardpoints have been adjusted to prevent the visual models of the weapons from clipping. (Report).Do 217 J-2 — erroneously added bomb modifications have been removed. Silver Lions and Golden Eagles spent on purchasing the removed modifications will be compensated. (Report).B-26B (Indonesia) — a bug that caused the aircraft to roll to one side in flight has been fixed.PBM-3 — a bug that caused the aircraft to lack the updated bomber damage model of the other aircraft of its family has been fixed.A bug that caused the warheads of all air-to-surface HE ATGMs to display as SAP warheads has been fixed. (Report).Mirage 2000C-S4, Mirage 2000C-S5 — a bug that caused the radar to not display in the X-ray view has been fixed. (Report).MiG-35, MiG-29KR (9-41R) — the aircraft now behaves better in maneuvers at high altitudes and speeds on control schemes that use instructor.ASM-3 anti-ship-missile — a bug that caused the air intake to not open after launch has been fixed. Ground VehiclesM18, M18 "Black Cat", M18 (China), M18 (Italy) — a bug that caused the barrel to have an incorrect texture has been fixed. (Report).M18, M18 (China), M18 (Italy) — a bug that caused the muzzle break and mudflaps to not display on the model has been fixed. (Report).Leopard 2HEL — mass has been increased from 59.9 to 63 tons. Source: Archived webpage from Hellenic Army General Staff Website.ASU-57 — a bug that caused the gun to not traverse has been fixed. (Report).M1 KVT — a bug that caused the side skirts to disappear when the Vismod modification was installed has been fixed. (Report). Equivalent protection values of the composite armor have been corrected. (Report).M1A2 SEP — a bug that caused the side skirts to disappear when the TUSK ERA kit was installed has been fixed.Breda 501 — gun depression angle has been increased from -4° to -5°. Horizontal aiming limits have been reduced from -145°/+145° to -90°/+90°. Source: "Semovente Breda 501, caratteristiche dell'autocannone da 90/53 su autotelaio speciale tubolare Breda a 6 ruote tutte motrici" 27 luglio 1943.ARL-44, ARL-44 (ACL-1) — a bug that caused the machine gun in the hull to rotate with the turret has been fixed. (Report).Antelope — a bug that allowed the tracking radar to rotate to the target has been fixed. (Report).PzH 2000 (Italy) — the LWS/LR modification has been moved from tier II of modification research to tier IV. Naval VesselsR-310, R-301 — a bug that caused the torpedoes to launch backwards has been fixed. (Report).InterfaceWeapon icons on the tactical map now appear on a layer below player markers and do not overlap them.The ability to switch the vehicle type in the crew training window has been added.A bug that caused the Secondary Weapons menu to open when interacting with interface elements “in front of” the weapons presented around the aircraft in the hangar has been fixed.The Air Realistic Battles game mode with smaller team sizes has been renamed to “Tactical Skies” and its description has been adjusted to highlight that it is a variant of the Classic game mode.A bug that sometimes caused the cursor texture to get replaced with a random texture has been fixed. (Report).CustomizationH145M, A-4PTM (Japan), A-7H (Israel), Ar 234 B-2 (WB 151), CA-27 Mk.32 (Japan), F-102A (Israel), J-16 — tasks for obtaining camouflages have been added.A bug where progress was not tracking for decal tasks unlocked using vehicles from Hungary, the Netherlands, Finland, Malaysia, Switzerland, Belgium, Thailand, and Greece has been fixed. (Report, Report).11th Tankbataljon Emblem — the vehicle rank requirements for decal acquisition have been corrected.  All owners of the removed AH-64A (GR) (USA) have been granted the “Hellenic Air Force Camouflage” for the AH-64A Peten (Israel).Locations and MissionsA bug that caused aircraft carriers to disappear in some missions at the start of the mission if there were 5 or less players in a team, causing aircraft to spawn in the water has been fixed. (Report). Damage ModelA bug that caused the the proximity fuze to work incorrectly during missile-on-missile intercepts has been fixed: surface-to-air and air-to-air missiles were missing rapidly approaching enemy missiles, detonating slightly before the point of closest approach. Missile interactions with aircraft and ground vehicles remain unchanged.The proximity fuze on anti-radiation missiles no longer triggers on enemy projectiles or missiles, including surface-to-air missiles, launched to intercept them. Previously, this caused premature detonation before the missile reached the target radar.Nuclear EscalationA bug that caused the main-caliber SAM systems on escort ships to work incorrectly has been fixed. Previously, the center of the ship model was used to check for line-of-sight between the radar and the target, which could lead to target loss and tracking interruptions. The system now uses the radar’s actual position on the ship and missiles now correctly track targets using data from it.Escort ships now engage aerial targets independently of one another and of land-based air defense missile systems. Previously, other ships would ignore a target already being engaged by a single ship or air defense system, leaving the majority of the fleet idle.9M38 and 9M38M1 missiles of AI SAMs — the flight models of the missiles have been adjusted. The missile’s autopilots have been updated.SoundA bug where the destructive vibration (flutter) sound would occur in the cockpit at speeds above Mach 1.3 at high altitudes on aircraft with higher maximum speeds has been fixed. This sound now correctly scales with altitude.GraphicsA bug that caused the reflections in rear-view mirrors in cockpits to blink or turn black when using Vulkan graphics API has been fixed.A bug that caused the game to crash on Macs with Intel GPUs when entering the premium hangar has been fixed.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.

Welcome to Sky Odyssey! This major update introduces a diverse selection of new vehicles, including aircraft and tanks from Greece, the CA-27, the Indian Arjun Mk 1, and the Indonesian Harimau. Additionally, Darwin Hill, set within the landscapes of the Falkland Islands, has been added as a new map for Ground Battles. Beyond new vehicles and maps, enhancements include updated reward mechanics for instances when enemy players abandon a tank or vessel and improved overall survivability for bomber aircraft. There’s also multiple user interface refinements in the hangar, notably to the preset functionality and submodes appearing under the “To Battle!” button, including Nuclear Escalation, Naval Confrontation and Bullet Hell, which are now permanent modes. Be sure to check out the changelog to see all the improvements, vehicles and other features that we’ve included in this major update.Active Premium accounts and the time to complete the "Mark of Distinction for Pilots 7" achievement of the Space Program event have been extended by 12 hours. Happy flying!Leave your feedback hereGround Vehicles: Speedy, Greek, Indian and Indonesian Tanks!The M7 tank for the USA comes in as a small and speedy medium tank! This vehicle has the firepower of a Sherman but the armor and mobility of a Stuart, making it a fun vehicle to play. We’re also happy to be introducing three Greek vehicles to Israel, including the unique Leopard 2HEL, built in Greece! M7Leopard 2HEL (Greece) Sky Odyssey introduces Indian’s domestically produced Arjun Mk 1 tank. Fielding a rifled 120 mm cannon, decent armor and most importantly great mobility, this MBT will add some variety to Britain’s high rank ground force lineups. Japan now has the Indonesian Harimau light tank, featuring a 105 mm gun and excellent mobility. Arjun Mk 1 (India)Harimau (Indonesia) Germany and France now have a rather unique MBT, which mates a Leclerc turret onto a Leopard chassis. This creates an interesting looking tank, with the pros and cons of each vehicle! The turret neck is rather weak, so keep this in mind. EMBTNew vehicles:USA: M7Germany: EMBTUSSR: Object 416, T-44 (“Be Prepared!” Pack), IS-2М (“Be Prepared!” Pack), М53/59 (“Be Prepared!” Pack)Great Britain: Arjun Mk 1 (India)Japan: Harimau (Indonesia)China: FK-2000, PLZ45 (Pack)Italy: PzH 2000France: EMBT, ARL-44 Bayard (Premium)Israel: Osa-AKM (Greece), Tor-M1 (Greece), Leopard 2HEL (Greece) Model updates:USA: М103  AircraftPlanes: Greek Aircraft, Hawk Trainer & Many More! We’ve introduced a set of Greek aircraft to the Israeli aviation tree! These aircraft are situated in a new line and add a variety of interesting aircraft. Greek Aircraft You can now enjoy the Ki-93-I Ko attacker, featuring a a 57 mm cannon with strong HE and AP rounds, making it capable of taking out bombers and tanks with ease.Ki-93-I KoThe famous Hawk trainer variants are here for Great Britain, one researchable and one as a premium pack! This plane has signature maneuverability and weapons well suited for ground and air battles, being able to shoot down aircraft with the 30 mm or drop bombs on tanks. Hawk T.1AMany air-to-air missiles got their Flight Model and autopilot settings revised in this update, considering the new data gathered during the time after their initial implementation. The whole family of AIM-7 missiles and their derivatives was updated, as well as a bunch of ARH missiles: AIM-120 (all variants), R-77, R-77-1, PL-12, PL-12A, AAM-4 and MICA-EM. Their capabilities have increased quite significantly. Check out the full changelog for details and make sure to try out the changes!New vehicles:USA: F-102A, F-14D (VF-11)Germany: Ar 234 B-2 (WB 151) (Pack)USSR: MiG-35Great Britain: Hawk T1A, Hawk T1A (FRP) (Pack), CA-27 Mk.32 (Australia)Japan: B-26B (Indonesia) (Premium), CA-27 Mk.32 (Malaysia), A-4PTM (Malaysia), Ki-93-I KoChina: J-16France: SE.203 Aquilon 203Sweden: J35JIsrael: SB2C-5 (Greece), F-84G-16-RE (Greece), F-102A (Greece), F-86E(M) (Greece), A-7H (Greece), A-7E (Greece) (Premium), Mirage F1CG (Greece), F-4E AUP Phantom II (Greece), Mirage 2000-5EG (Greece), Rafale EG (Greece) Helicopters: The Unique AW159 Wildcat!Great Britain now has the very cool AW159 Wildcat, featuring 20 Martlet missiles and Spike ATGMs, making it one of the best attack helicopters in the game!  AW159 Wildcat HMA2 That’s not all, as Germany now have the H145M, featuring Spike ER missiles! H145M New vehicles:Germany: H145MGreat Britain: AW159 HMA.2 New detailed cockpits:China: Z-9W, Z-9WA Naval Fleet: Giant BattleshipsFeaturing excellent armor, Giulio Cesare is a premium ship for Italy with ten 320 mm guns.  Giulio Cesare New Vehicles:USA: USS MahanGermany: R-310 (Premium)USSR: StrelaGreat Britain: HMS LionJapan: PT-809 (Premium)Italy: RN Giulio Cesare (Pack)France: LCM(65), Algerie Locations & Missions: New Darwin Hill Ground Forces Map!Darwin Hill on the Falkland Islands is now ready to battle on in Ground Battles! We’ve taken inspiration from the real location, where there are grass plains, small houses, and even an airfield. It’s open, but there’s still cover and plenty of defilades to hide in! Darwin Hill Red Desert for Ground Battles has had some reworks, and the Falkland Islands and Afghanistan Air Battle maps have been improved visually.Improvements to Air Locations New Permanent Modes, Shown in Submodes in the Dropdown Menu!There’s mode options to enjoy in War Thunder, for example smaller team sizes in Air Battles or Night mode in Ground Battles. There’s also events such as Nuclear Escalation, Naval Enduring Confrontation and Bullet Hell that were previously located in the Events & Tournaments tab. However, finding where to select these options was quite difficult, especially for newer players who may not have known they exist. So, we’ve added them to the drop-down menu under the To Battle button in the hangar, making them easily visible to the player from a quick glance. This also means Nuclear Escalation, Naval Enduring Confrontation and Bullet Hell are now permanent modes that you can play anytime.Improvements to Bomber SurvivabilityWe’ve completely overhauled the damage model for bombers in Sky Odyssey! We’ve fixed several bugs, adjusted damage accumulation parameters, recalculated hit zones, and updated settings for wing spars, tail assemblies, fuselages, and engines. We’ve adopted a flexible approach: for piston-engined aircraft, we created distinct configurations for inline and radial engines, as well as for varying engine counts ranging from two to six. We also separately tuned jet bombers, which require a different damage calculation logic. Check out the video to see how significant the changes are:UI Improvements: New Preset MenuWe’ve overhauled the preset UI in the hangar to improve the user experience and add better functionality. There is now a dropdown menu on the left side (replacing the presets window) with the same functionality as before: adding, rearranging, naming and deleting presets. There’s also horizontal scrolling, optional automatic display of the gamemode and Battle Rating, and last but not least more presets have been added: the limit on the presets doesn’t depend on unlocked vehicle ranks and has been increased from maximum 18 to 25, all available right from the start! UI Improvements: Historical MarkersYou can now change the style of the markers on the map between War Thunder’s default, NATO or USSR! All vehicle types have received preset icons in the three styles. Previously this feature was only available in the Nuclear Escalation mode.There’s plenty more to see!Check out the full changelog for all improvements and additions!Full changelogNew locations and missionsDarwin Hill — a new location for Ground Battles has been added.Location and mission updatesPyrenees — a bug that caused a viaduct to float has been fixed.Second Battle of El Alamein — paths to unintended positions in grid squares A2 and C3 have been blocked.Attica — the unintended position in grid square C3 has been blocked.Gold Quarry — unintended positions at the edges of the map have been blocked. A bug that caused the gates of some hangars to not fall after driving through them, instead just disappear after some time has been fixed.Air defense emplacements have been added to airfields.Red Desert — terrain elevations have been adjusted, and rock geometry modified in the affected areas. High-ground positions offering line-of-sight across the entire map have been minimized, and terrain height at player spawn points has been lowered to conceal vehicles during the initial stages after spawning.Afghanistan — the map has been visually overhauled; terrain now has more detail, and textures have been improved.Falkland Islands — the map has been visually overhauled; terrain now has more detail, also as a result of the new height map from the ground version of the location, textures have been improved.White Rock Fortress — a bug that lead to bushes floating in mid-air in certain areas of the fortress have been fixed.“Desert” test flight — an issue with arresting cables appearing in the air on the low rank version of the test drive has been fixed. (Report).Frozen Pass — an unfair position in grid square B4 has been blocked.Tunisia — an unfair position on the rocks near the river has been blocked (D2, viewed from the Domination mission).Abandoned Town — the appearance of the railway has been improved.Finland — the landscape to the East of the spawn zones for both teams has been adjusted, and more driveable space has been added to create more suitable positions for multi-vehicle SAM vehicles.Ash River — the positions of some spawn points have been adjusted to avoid situations where a player could have spawned on the hill side and would not be able to quickly drive off it. (Report).The ability to select a specific aircraft carrier, either catapult or trampoline one, has been added to all Air Realistic Battles missions.\ Falkland Islands, \ Denmark — a second aircraft carrier, a trampoline one, has been added to both teams.Poland — a bug that sometimes caused the trees and bushes to grow on roads has been fixed. (Report).Nuclear EscalationA bug that sometimes caused planes to crash on an invisible object when taxiing near the runway has been fixed.Enduring ConfrontationThe first airfield is now available for players to select right after getting into a new session, without the need to wait for the mission start sequence (after which spawning becomes possible). All other airfields are displayed only after the full mission start, same as before the change.Ground Vehicle model, damage model, characteristic and weaponry changes:An issue where a fire in the internal fuel tanks may have not resulted in the destruction of the vehicle has been fixed.A bug that sometimes occurred when the shell hit the junction of two parallel armor parts, for example the edge of a welded-on armor plate, and caused the shell to get back to the original trajectory and ignore the second armor part after has been fixed.A bug with the vehicle physics calculation that caused vehicles to bounce too much upwards when colliding with steep surfaces has been fixed.T-90M (Arena-M) — an additional ERA package has been added.M1 Abrams (all variants) — on all tanks of the M1 Abrams family, the steel armor plates in the hull and the turret are now volumetric, their geometry has been revised.“Relict” ERA — soft-cased all-aspect additional ERA blocks on T-72B3, T-80BVM and T-90M tanks: the anti-HEAT protection value in the tooltip has been corrected from 600 mm to 400 mm without altering the element’s actual protection. Previously, these blocks provided the stated 400 mm equivalent, whereas the 600 mm of protection (for normal to the surface hits) are provided if the first layer of “Relict” ERA located in the rigid side screen and the standoff distance from the hull side are included. “Relict” all-aspect ERA blocks in rigid casings on the rear and sides of the turret of

OtherA bug that caused the game to crash at launch on Mac with Intel HD 500, Iris, Iris Pro graphics and with NVIDIA GeForce 600 and 700 series GPUs has been fixed. (Report).An external web browser is now used to open in-game links on Mac.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.

Naval VesselsA bug that caused the automatic lead for the guns to be calculated incorrectly in Arcade Battles has been fixed. (Report). GraphicsA bug that caused the Ray Tracing parameters settings to reset to the values from the used graphics preset when applying changes to the settings has been fixed.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.

Introducing the next major update trailer for War Thunder: Sky Odyssey!

Nuclear Escalation☢Jaguar A — countermeasures have been added.New nuclear weaponry carrying aircraft are now available in battles: ☢Su-17M4 (USSR), ☢Su-17M4 (China). They have replaced the ☢Su-7 in both Battle Rating brackets. In the near future we plan to add the ☢Jaguar A without countermeasures to the lower Battle Rating bracket, and then the ☢Su-7 for the USSR and China will be returned to this bracket.Bugs that sometimes caused long-range SAMs to launch a salvo of missiles to the same target and to switch to targets with less priority has been fixed.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.

AircraftAn issue where AI SPAAGs without radar (e.g., ZSU-57-2, M42 Duster, Ostwind) would intercept bombs and rockets/missiles has been fixed. Ground VehiclesA potential fix has been implemented for an issue where a significant number of players in a session could simultaneously fall through the terrain. If you encounter this issue, please submit a report via the dedicated website. Nuclear EscalationTwo Battle Rating brackets have been included: 8.7–9.7 and 10.0–11.0.Ramps for anti-aircraft systems have been added to airfields.All Rapier SAM systems have been replaced with FlaRakPz 1 systems equipped with Roland 1 missiles.In the 10.0–11.0 Battle Rating range:BMP-1 in USSR columns has been replaced by the ZSU-23-4.The composition of the air defense covering the tactical assembly areas has been modified: one ZSU-57-2 has been replaced by an Osa-AKM with 4 missiles, and one M42 Duster has been replaced by a FlaRakPz 1 with Roland 1 missiles.Air defense at airfields has been strengthened: the Phòng không T-34 and ZSU-57-2 have been removed; the air defense now consists of three ZSU-23-4s and three Osa-AKMs with 4 missiles. The M42 Duster has been removed; protection now consists of three M163 Vulcans and three FlaRakPz 1s equipped with Roland 1 missiles.S-75 surface-to-air missile system — the missile’s flight model, characteristics and operational logic has been adjusted.The crews of all nuclear-capable aircraft now possess maximum skill levels and the Expert qualification.Forest density in the combat area has been reduced.The average height of roadside vegetation has been reduced.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.

We’re returning the Nuclear Escalation mode to the Vietnam era for aircraft with Battle Ratings of 8.7-11.0! MiG-21s vs F-105s, Shrikes vs S-75s, the air war over Vietnam was ruthless, and now you can find yourself at the heart of a hypothetical escalation of that conflict. Here are the details!The mode is available from September 2nd (13:00 GMT) until September 7th (13:00 GMT) in the Events and Tournaments tab.About the Nuclear Escalation modeThe Nuclear Escalation mode depicts a large-scale conflict involving nuclear weapons, where you take command of frontline aircraft armed with nuclear bombs. The battlefield is constantly changing. Break through enemy defenses, destroy depots and enemy convoys to cut off the front’s supply lines and dramatically impact the course of the operation. Disable airfields and destroy artillery and tactical ballistic missile systems that remotely attack your troop positions and can strike in the most unexpected and unfavorable locations. Suppress anti-aircraft positions, including medium and long-range systems, and destroy the carrier fleet and its escort. And of course gain air superiority, all with unlimited spawns!Updated Ground Vehicle lineupLet’s start with the vehicles! All Rapier SAM systems have been replaced by the FlaRakPz 1, armed with Roland 1 missiles. While the Rapiers did not trigger the radar warning receivers (RWR) of aircraft at these Battle Ratings and utilized smokeless missiles, the Rolands are detected by the RWRs typical of this Battle Rating range and leave a highly visible smoke trail. Furthermore, in terms of performance characteristics, the Roland 1 missile is much closer to the Osa’s missile than the Rapier is.Some of the changes to the vehicle lineup were made specifically for the 10.0-11.0 Battle Rating range. Previously, airfield protection was clearly inadequate and failed to prevent attacks on players taking off or landing. Therefore, in addition to three ZSU-23-4 or M163 gun-based SPAAGs, three Osa-AKM SAM systems (carrying four missiles each) have been deployed for one side, and three FlaRakPz 1 systems for the other.The air defense composition protecting the tactical assembly areas has also been changed. One ZSU-57-2 was replaced by an Osa-AKM (carrying four missiles), and one M42 Duster was replaced by a FlaRakPz 1 (equipped with Roland 1 missiles). Additionally, the composition of the Soviet convoys was adjusted. The single BMP-1 in each was replaced by a ZSU-23-4, bringing the total number of ZSU-23-4s per column to two. This change was made to compensate for disparities in the ground-attack capabilities of the most common strike aircraft, specifically regarding the quantity of fire-and-forget guided munitions.Location changesPreviously, low-altitude flight made it very easy to break through to enemy airfields; in addition to reinforcing air defenses in specific Battle Rating brackets, we are now adding special raised platforms to the airfields to accommodate surface-to-air missile (SAM) systems across all eras of this mode. These platforms elevate the anti-aircraft units, improving their line of sight and enhancing protection for aircraft during takeoff and landing.We’ve reduced the forest density on the map and lowered the average height of vegetation along the roads, making it easier and more convenient to attack targets moving along them.CrewsFinally, we must mention one more change: all crews of nuclear-capable aircraft now have maximum skill levels and Expert qualification. Your pilots will not let you down at the most critical moment.Take your seat in the cockpit and see whose tactics prevail. Check the changelog for more details. Good luck, pilots!