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Update 2.21.1.71

Ground vehicles

  • A bug has been fixed which enabled tank gun crosshair lighting by pressing the assigned button whilst controlling a UAV.
  • A bug has been fixed which prevented the UAV thermal imager from functioning if a tank’s engine is turned off and the battery is low.
  • Pz.Kpfw. V Ausf. A, Pz.Kpfw. V Ausf. G, Ersatz M10 Panther, T-V (USSR), Panther "Dauphiné" — vertical targeting angles have been adjusted, max elevation angle reduced from 20 to 18 degrees. Sources: “Panzer Tracts No. 5-2 by Thomas L. Jentz & Hilary Louis Doyle”, “Panzer Tracts No. 5-3 by Thomas L. Jentz & Hilary Louis Doyle”, “Panther - Germany’s Quest for Combat Dominance by Michael & Gladys Green”.
  • Type 69-IIa — gun depression angle increased from -4.5 to -5 degrees. Source: “Norinco's Foreign Trade Atlas in the 1990s”.
  • Bosvark — commander’s view camera position has been fixed (report).
  • M4 Tipo IC Composito, Carro Medio M4 Hybrid — track arc material has been fixed from rolled armor steel to construction steel.
  • JaPz.K A2, SK-105A2 — material of the radiator grill has been fixed from cast to rolled armor.
  • Leopard 1A5NO — a bug has been fixed due to which it was possible to fire the AA machine gun over the commander’s hatch while the commander is knocked out.
  • 38 cm Sturmmörser — a bug has been fixed due to which the gun mantlet recoiled back into the hull when firing .
  • Magach 6R — a bug has been fixed which prevented a hull collision with obstacles.

Aircraft

  • A-4N - a bug has been fixed which caused a erroneous launch of AGM-65А missiles.
  • R-60 missile — the time of the guided flight has been increased from 21 to 25 sec., the weight reduced from 44 to 43.5 kg (report).

Naval

  • USS Cyclone — a bug has been fixed due to which the ship’s model disappeared at maximum zoom in.

Other

  • A bug has been fixed due to which the “Particle density” option was disabled.
  • A bug has been fixed due to which a pilot’s visor was visible through a non-transparent canopy.
  • A bug has been fixed due to which on ultra low graphics preset during cloudy weather the horizon looked extremely pixelated.

The current provided changelog reflects the major changes within the game as part of this Update. Some updates, additions and fixes may not be listed in the provided notes. War Thunder is constantly improving and specific fixes may be implemented without the client being updated.