War Thunder "Heavy Cavalry" - Changelog - Updates - Game

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War Thunder "Heavy Cavalry" - Changelog

24 June 2026

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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.

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

Aircraft

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)
G4M1 — detailed cockpit has been added.

China

JH-7A2
F-16V

Italy

M-346FA

France

F-16AM (Netherlands) (Pack)

Sweden

AJS37 (Early) (Pack)

Israel

MiG-21 2000 (Squadron vehicle)

Ground 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)

Helicopters

Germany

Mi-24D

USSR

Mi-28NM — detailed cockpit has been added.

China

Z-10 — detailed cockpit has been added.
Z-10ME — detailed cockpit has been added.
Z-10A — detailed cockpit has been added.

Naval Fleet

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)

Location and mission updates

Arrestor cables (with corresponding runway markers) have been installed on ground airfields. This allows all aircraft equipped with a tailhook to perform rapid, carrier-style arrested landings.
Readability of the capture zone decal on the terrain in snowy locations has been improved.
Middle East — the terrain around the spawn points has been changed for greater protection, unintended positions on the tops of rocks have been blocked, areas on the upper part of the map, lines 1 and 2, from where it was possible to safely shoot at spawn points have been blocked.
Sun City — a bug that caused windows to disappear on tall buildings when viewed from a helicopter has been fixed.
Abandoned Factory — objects disappearing when viewed from certain angles between smoke pipes have been fixed.
Finland — a bug with invisible obstacles preventing shooting/passing has been fixed.
Rocky Canyon, El Alamein (aircraft version) — the terrain now uses heightmap technology to more accurately represent the unevenness of ground surfaces and correct issues with angular terrain.
Winter Ardennes — the location has been visually reworked, all used assets and landscape textures have been replaced, and the mini-map has been brought up to date.
38th Parallel — the location has been visually reworked. All assets have been replaced with new ones, including: rocks with minor geometry adjustments, ground textures, house and dam models, and vegetation. The landscape has been refined and made more detailed. The tank minimap has been updated. Please note: the location will not be available in Ground Battles until the performance issues are fixed.
Ash River — the location has been visually reworked. All existing assets have been replaced with new ones, including: rocks with minor geometry adjustments, ground textures, fortress models, and vegetation. The landscape has been refined and made more detailed. The tank minimap has been updated.
Arctic — the appearance of ice floes have been improved.
Volokolamsk, Surroundings of Volokolamsk — gameplay changes have been made to the map. The asymmetry of the railway embankment has been adjusted, the intersection crossing it has been moved closer to the natural center of the map, and the village near the middle of the map has been moved closer to the center. A minor overall change to the road curvature has been made; the roads now fit more naturally into the curvature of the landscape.
[Domination] Surroundings of Volokolamsk — the spawn points of the eastern team have been moved.

Ground Vehicle model, damage model, characteristic and weaponry changes

M1A2 SEP, M1A2 SEP V2 — M829A3 APFSDS shell has been added.
M1A1 — steel armor plates in the hull and the turret are now volumetric, their geometry has been revised.
BMPT-72, BMPT — a bug that caused the lack of ammunition bar display of the coaxial machine gun has been fixed.
Churchill NA75 — the thickness of the commander’s turret hatch has been corrected from 19.5 mm and 25.4 mm to 20 mm.
Centurion Mk.10, Strv 101 — the previously inactive commander’s machine gun can now be used. (Report, Report).
Sd.Kfz.234/2 TD — full name of the tank has been corrected.
Calliope — the full tank name has been corrected to “Medium Tank M4 Sherman (Rocket Launcher T34E1 Calliope)”. (Report). Source: TM 9-394, 4.5-inch Rocket Materiel for Ground Use.
M1A1, M1A2 (all variants) — the reverse speed has been increased from 38 km/h to 40.2 km/h. Source: MCWP 3-12 Marine Corps Tank Employment; TC 21-306 Tracked Combat Vehicle Driver Training, April 2025.
M1 Abrams (all variants) — the reverse speed has been increased from 38 km/h to 40.2 km/h. (Report). Source: TM 9-2350-255-10-1 Operator’s manual for Tank, Combat, Full-tracked, 105-mm gun, M1 (2350-01-061-2445) General Abrams. April 1981.
CV 9035DK — the machine gun has been changed to the MG3A1. (Report).
Striker — gunner optics magnification has been changed from 4x-8x to fixed 10x. (Report).
Type 75 MLRS — vertical and horizontal aiming angles have been corrected. Horizontal angles are now limited to 120° in both directions, and vertical have been corrected from -9°/+65° to -10°/+60°. (Report).
AMX-13-M24 — the ammunition for the 12.7 mm M2HB machine gun has been decreased from 1000 to 420 rounds, the ammunition for the 7.62 M1919A4 machine gun has been increased from 2000 to 3250 rounds. (Report).
M60 120S — a bug where the wheels were floating above the tracks has been fixed.
FV4004, Conway — transmission gear rations have been adjusted, forward and reverse speeds have been adjusted. The forward speed has been decreased from 37.3 to 37.2 km/h, and the reverse speed has been increased from 12.1 to 12.9. (Report).
T77E1 — descriptions of armored partitions in the engine compartment have been corrected. (Report).
Centauro II (P) — machine gun elevation angles have been increased from +50° to +70°. Machine gun Depression angle has been increased from -5° to -20° in the sectors where the hull of the vehicle allows it. (Report).
Falcon — the forward speed has been decreased from 48 to 46.35 km/h and the reverse speed has been increased from 7.49 to 7.75. (Report).
Falcon — the maximum gun elevation angle has been decreased from 85° to 80°. Source: brochure FALCON, Vickers Defence Systems.
Falcon — the magnification of the optics has been changed from x5.6-x6.0 to fixed x6.0. Source: brochure FALCON, Vickers Defence Systems.
Type 03 (TEL) — a bug where the order in which missiles visually disappeared from the vehicle's model and its X-ray view (missiles vanishing out of sequence as they were expended) has been fixed.
M4A2 (all variants) — turret roof armor thickness has been increased from 19 mm to 25.4 mm. (Report). Source: TM 9-731B Technical Manual Medium Tank M4A2, January 13, 1943.
AEC Mk II — the maximum speed has been increased from 68 km/h to 78 km/h. (Report).
Strv m/41 S-II — engine power has been decreased from 165 to 160 HP, transmission gear rations have been corrected, maximum forward speed has been increased from 41 to 43 km/h, maximum reverse speed has been decreased from 6 km/h to 5.3 km/h. (Report).
Pz.III B — engine power has been increased from 265 to 300 HP. (Report).
AMX-13 (FL11), E.B.R. (1951), E.B.R. (1963) — the thickness of the turret’s sides and roof has been increased from 10 mm and 20 mm respectively to 25 mm. (Report).
T-44-122 — the description of the internal bulkhead between the crew and engine compartments has been corrected from composite to rolled homogeneous armor. (Report).
RBT-5 — a bug in Arcade Battles where the engine power was higher than the BT-5’s engine power has been fixed.
IS-7 — the standard position of the third-person camera has been changed so that the anti-aircraft machine gun does not block the sight. (Report).
T-44-100 — the material of some hull attachments has been changed from rolled homogeneous armor to structural steel (external fuel tanks, track guards, fenders).
KPz-70 — tank weight has been reduced from 51.7 to 50.4 tons. (Report).
SAu 40 — the armor of many elements of the hull has been corrected. (Report).
SUB-I-II — the maximum speed on water has been decreased from 10 to 6 km/h. (Report).
Olifant Mk.2 — the incorrect value of the underside armor thickness of the hull has been changed from 200 to 17 mm. (Report).
PGZ04A — the tank’s weight has been decreased from 22.7 to 22.5 tons. Source: exhibit information from Army Games 2017.
C13/TUA — the neutral gear steering has been added, the engine sound has been corrected. (Report).
ARL-44 (ACL-1), ARL-44 — the hull side armor thickness has been increased from 50 mm to 60 mm. (Report). The thickness of the lower part of the hull side armor has been increased from 25 mm to 40 mm.
Side “Relict” ERA blocks — a bug that caused the actual protection of the ERA in side blocks to be slightly lower than it should. Previously due to a bug the plate on the rear side of the ERA block wasn’t being accounted for.
Cromwell V, Cromwell V (RP-3), Churchill VII, Churchill Crocodile, Valentine XI, Excelsior — the M61 projectile without explosive has been replaced by the M61 projectile with explosive.
Ru 251, JPz 4-5 — the M82 shell has been added to the ammunition loadout. (Report).
Bhishma TWMP — the installation and removal of a bulldozer blade now influences the mass of the vehicle.
High-explosive projectile 7.5 cm Sprgr.34 — the tracer has been removed. (Report).
Alecto I — the explosive mass in the high-explosive projectile 95 mm Shell Mk.Ia has been increased from 0.66 kg to 1.36 kg. (Report).
A.C.I — vehicle mass has been increased from 26 tons to 28.45 tons. Source: Test Instruction number 379 - Tank AC I [Australian cruiser tank].
XM246 — a bug that caused the installation of a laser rangefinder to change the radar type has been fixed.
30 mm high-explosive fragmentation projectile DTY-2 — the explosive type has been changed from A-IX-2 to JHL-3. (Report).
PLZ05 — explosive type in the 155 mm semi-armor-piercing projectile BEA1 has been changed from TNT to JHL-3. (Report).
Object 122MT “MC” — the explosive type in the 302 Anti-Tank Missile has been corrected from Type 88 to DHL-1.
Sd.Kfz.6/2, Ostwind, Ostwind II — parameters of a number of ammunition have been corrected. (Report).
- Pzgr.18 — weight has been changed from 0.685 to 0.7 kg, speed changed from 770 to 790 m/s.
- Sprgr.18 — weight has been changed from 0.62 to 0.612 kg, speed changed from 820 to 840 m/s, explosive weight changed from 29 to 26 grams.
- Mgr.18 — weight has been changed from 0.55 to 0.565 kg, speed changed from 914 to 900 m/s.
Puma, Puma VJTF — the horizontal guidance drive, which could trigger pressure damage in situations where the fighting compartment with the crew was not damaged, has been removed from the list of modules that cause pressure damage, and the FCS module has been added. (Report).
P.204 (f) KwK 39/1, AMD.35 (Pak) — a bug with the lack of damage from napalm to an open top crew has been fixed. (Report).
Flakpanzer I — maximum speed has been increased from 31 km/h to 37 km/h, engine power has been increased from 57 HP to 60 HP. (Report).
Dicker Max — the thickness of the superstructure frontal plate has been increased from 30 mm to 50 mm. (Report).
Ikv 91-105 — the gun depression angles have been increased from -8° to -10°. (Report).
M1A2 SEP v2 — tank weight has been increased from 63,000 to 64,300 kg. (Report).
Leopard 2A4M CAN, Leopard 2A4M (Senrai) — the IM HE high-explosive fragmentation projectile has been added to the ammunition loadout. (Report).
Bosvark — turning radius has been reduced. The steering angle has been increased from 20 to 35 degrees. (Report).
BTR-3E1 — the gunner’s thermal imager has been replaced with a night vision device (NVD). The vehicle is equipped with the Trek-M fire control system. Sources: БРОНЕТРАНСПОРТЕРЫ БТР-3Е РУКОВОДСТВО ПО ЭКСПЛУАТАЦИИ БТР-Е РЭ. Спецификация боевого модуля “SHTURM”.
30 mm 2A42, 2А72, ZTM-1 — the dispersion parameters have been clarified (increased). For example, the 2A42, MK-30-2/ABM, and Bushmaster Mk.44 guns had identical dispersion parameters previously.
Effects of fabric/tarpaulin and net fluttering from the wind and shots have been added to the following vehicles:
- IS-1 (‘45), Sd.Kfz.234/2 Biene, Pz.Sfl.Ic, Tiger Ost, Tiger West, Ostwind Ost, Leopard 2A4M CAN, Leopard 2A4 (PzBtl 123), Sherman (Hell), Hellcat (Hell), M1 KVT, Firefly (Overlord), Avenger (Overlord), Crusader AA (Overlord), Challenger 2 TES, Challenger 2 OES, Type 16 (FPS), Type 90(B) Fuji, M41A3, PzH2000HU, Ariete Certezza, Vextra 105, Leopard 2 (OTCo), Bkan 1C, Christian II, Merkava Mk.1B, Merkava Mk.2D, Merkava Mk.2B, Ra'am Segol, Merkava Mk.3B.
ZTZ96 (all variants), ZTZ99 (all variants), ZTZ99A, VT4 (all variants), VT5, ZTZ88 (all variants), ZTZ59D, T 69-II G, ZBD04A, ZTL11, WZ1001, WMA301, PTL02, PTZ89, PGZ09, PGZ04A, MBT2000, AFT09, Al-Khalid I — visual model of the smoke grenades has been updated.
Puma (all variants) — the material of the lower side skirts and the first forward section of the side skirts has been changed from structural steel to RHA. The base hull armor material has been changed from rolled armor to high-hardness rolled armor. The troop compartment ramp armor has been reworked. The armor design of the forward upper side skirts has been changed to composite armor blocks, and the armor design in the exhaust area has been refined.

Aircraft and helicopter model, damage model, characteristic and weaponry changes

Anti-radiation missiles

F/A-18C MLU 2 (Sweden), F/A-18E, F/A-18F, F-16C, F-16CM PoBIT, EF-2000, EF-2000 (AESA), F-2000A, Typhoon FGR.4, Typhoon (AESA), Tornado IDS SLE — AGM-88C anti-radiation missiles have been added along with a corresponding modification.
F/A-18C Late (all variants), F/A-18C Early, F/A-18A, F/A-18A (Britain), AF/A-18A Late (Britain), F/A-18D Late (Japan), Tornado IDS MLU (RET.8) — AGM-88A anti-radiation missiles have been added along with a corresponding modification.
AV-8B (NA), AV-8B Plus (all variants), AH-1W (all variants) — AGM-122 anti-radiation missiles have been added along with a corresponding modification.
Mirage 2000D-R1, Mirage 2000-5F, Mirage 2000D-RMV, Mirage 4000 — AS-37 anti-radiation missiles have been added along with a corresponding modification.
J-10C, J-11B, J-15T — YJ-91A anti-radiation missiles have been added along with a corresponding ARM modification.
JH-7A, JH-7A Prototype, Su-30MKK (China) — YJ-91 anti-radiation missiles have been added along with a corresponding ARM modification.
Su-30MKK, J-11B, J-15T, J-10A, J-10C — LD-10 anti-radiation missiles have been added along with a corresponding ARM modification.
J-11B, J-15T, J-10A, J-10C — the CM-102 anti-radar missile has been added along with a corresponding modification.
Su-25T, Su-39, Su-24M, Su-17M4, Su-22M4, Su-22M4 WTD61 — Kh-58U anti-radiation missiles have been added along with a corresponding modification.
Su-39 — the Kh-25MPU anti-radiation missiles have been added along with a corresponding modification.
Su-17M4, Su-22M4, Su-22M4 WTD61, MiG-27M, MiG-27K — the Kh-27PS anti-radar missile has been added along with a corresponding modification.
Su-25SM3 — the Kh-58USh anti-radiation missile has been added along with a corresponding modification.
MiG-29M (9-15), MiG-29SMT (9-19), Su-30MK2 AMV, Su-39, MiG-27M, MiG-27K — Kh-31P anti-radiation missiles have been added along with a corresponding modification.
Su-34, Su-27SM, Su-30SM, Su-30SM2, Su-30MKM — the Kh-31PD anti-radiation missile has been added along with a corresponding modification.
Tornado GR.4 — ALARM anti-radiation missiles have been added.

Weaponry

A “man-in-the-loop” capability has been added for the following munitions: AGM-84H, PGM-500, PGM-2000, AJ.168, SPICE 250, Kh-59M, AGM-130A-12, GBU-15 (all variants), AGM-62 ER/DL, KD-88, KD-88A. The mechanic is available only if the carrier aircraft has the corresponding datalink capabilities. A keybind to switch to the seeker view camera of the launched missile/bomb has been added to the controls settings of aircraft and helicopters: “Bomb/Missile Camera View”. The first LMB press in the camera allows to point the camera to a new target, the second press allows to capture a new target. Only one launched munition can be controlled at a time — the last one.
F-16C, F-16CM PoBIT, F-15C MSIP II, F-15C Golden Eagle, F-15E, F/A-18E, F/A-18F — the GBU-53 guided bomb has been added along with a corresponding modification.
F/A-18C Late (all variants), F/A-18C Early, AF/A-18A Late (Britain), F/A-18D Late, F/A-18C MLU 2, F/A-18E, F/A-18F, F-16C, F-16CM PoBIT, F-16A MLU (China) — the AGM-84D Harpoon anti-ship guided missile has been added along with a corresponding modification.
AGM-130A-12, PGM-500/2000, AJ.168, LMUR, CM-502KG, SPIKE-ER — the autopilot parameters have been reworked, the missiles now maintain altitude during the flight.
AGM-130A-12 — GNSS has been added to the guidance methods. (Report). The launch range has been decreased from 70 km to 64 km. The engine burn time has been increased from 45 to 62 seconds.
PGM-500, PGM-2000 — the launch range has been increased from 40 km to 60 km, the flight model has been adjusted along with the engine parameters, the guidance time has been increased from 200 seconds to 220 seconds. (Report).
PGM-500, PGM-2000, AGM-130A-12 — the autopilot now controls the start of the rocket booster and starts it at the most optimal moment for maximizing the flight range.
AJ.168 — the engine parameters have been adjusted, the launch range has been decreased from 45 km to 34 km, maximum speed has been reduced from 0.9 M to 0.75 M, the guidance time has been reduced from 175 seconds to 150 seconds, the explosives mass has been reduced from 75 kg to 45.36 kg, the warhead type has been changed from the HE to SAP-HE.
KD-88, KD-88A — missile mass has been increased from 640 kg to 710 kg, engine and autopilot parameters have been corrected, the warhead type has been changed from the HE to SAP-HE, GNSS has been added to the guidance methods, launch range has been increased from 180 km to 230 km, missile guidance time has been increased from 600 seconds to 825 seconds. (Report).
Kh-29 (all variants) — the warhead type has been changed from the HE to SAP-HE. (Report).
AGM-119A, Sea Eagle, Kh-59M, ASM-1, ASM-2, AS.34 Kormoran, YJ-81(k), YJ-83K — the warhead type has been changed from the HE to SAP-HE.
250 kg Type 25 200 — bomb weight has been increased to 264 kg. Source: GAF TO 1F-4F-34-1 - F-4F Aircrew Weapons Delivery Manual - 1976.
23 mm NS-23 cannon — initial velocity for the API shells has been increased to 690 m/s. (Report).
30 mm M230 and LR30 cannon — M789 HEDP round penetration and weight have been adjusted. Sources: Northrop Grumman M789 HEDP brochure, ATK medium-caliber ammunition brochure, GD-OTS 30x113mm brochure.
Tornado GR.1, Tornado GR.4, Mirage 2000-5F, Mirage 2000D-RMV — variants of PGM series guided bombs with laser guidance have been added along with a corresponding modification.
P-51D-5, P-51D-10, P-51D-20-NA, P-51D-30, P-51H-5-NA, P-51D-20 (China), P-51K — the number of HVAR rockets that can be carried simultaneously while also carrying bombs has been reduced from 8 to 6. (Report).
F4U-4, F4U-4B, F4U-4B VMF-214, F4U-7 — Tiny Tim rockets have been added along with a corresponding modification. (Report, Report).
F6F-5N, F6F-5N (France) — the ability to use bombs and Tiny Tim rockets on the fuselage pylon has been added. (Report).
Kfir Canard, Kfir C.2, Kfir C.7 — the 3000 lb M118 bomb has been added along with a corresponding modification. (Report).
AV-8B (NA), AV-8B Plus, AV-8B Plus (Italy) — the AGM-65E2 guided missile has been added along with a corresponding modification.
F-15E, AV-8B Plus, F/A-18C Late, F/A-18E, F/A-18C MLU 2, AF/A-18A Late, F/A-18F — the AGM-154A1 JSOW guided bomb has been added along with a corresponding modification. (Report, Report, Report, Report, Report).
Buccaneer S.1, Buccaneer S.2, Buccaneer S.2B — SNEB rockets have been added. (Report).
Tornado IDS (Italy), Tornado IDS (1995), Tornado IDS MLU (RET.8), Tornado GR.1, Tornado GR.4 — 500 lb Mk82 bombs have been added along with a corresponding modification. (Report, Report).
JAS39C, JAS39D, JAS39EBS HU C, JAS39C (Britain), JAS39C (Japan) — the ability to use weapons on the central pylon has been added, GBU-49 guided bombs have been added. (Report, Report).
F-4C, F-4E, Kurnass, Kurnass 2000 — the 3000 lb M118 bomb have been added along with a corresponding modification. (Report).
F-4C, F-4E, F-4F Early, F-4F, F-4F KWS LV, Kurnass, Kurnass 2000 — BLU-1 incendiary tanks have been added. (Report, Report, Report).
F-4F Early, F-4F, F-4F KWS LV — Matra Type 25 and Matra Type 25 200 bombs have been added. (Report, Report).
F9F-8, F100D, F4D-1 — Zuni rockets have been added. (Report, Report).
F-4J, F-4S — Mk.77 incendiary tanks have been added. The number of 750 lb M117 bombs that can be equipped simultaneously has been increased. (Report, Report).
A-7D, A-7K — the number of BLU-27 incendiary tanks that can be carried simultaneously has been increased from 6 to 10. The ability to carry GBU-8 guided bombs on the outer wing pylons has been added; four GBU-8 bombs can be carried in total. (Report).
A-7E, A-7E (Japan) — AGM-62 Walleye II ER/DL guided bombs have been added. (Report). Source: NAVAIR 01-45AAE-1 NATOPS Flight Manual Navy Model A-7E Aircraft.
F-14B — AIM-9M missiles and the corresponding modification have been added. Modifications for unguided weapons have been removed; these weapons are now available by default. Modifications that unlock laser-guided bombs have been grouped into a single “LGBU” modification at rank II. Modifications that unlock GNSS-guided bombs have been grouped into a single “JDAM” modification at rank III. Silver Lions and Golden Eagles spent on the removed modifications will be refunded.
MiG-21bis (all variants) — the ability to carry FAB-100 and FAB-250 bombs on the outer wing pylons has been added. The ability to carry two R-60 AAMs on the inner wing pylons has been added; six R-60 missiles can be carried in total. The ability to combine S-24B rockets with S-5K rockets has been removed. A restriction on combining S-5K rockets on the outer wing pylons with other munitions on the inner wing pylons has been added. A restriction on combining R-3R missiles on the inner wing pylons with IR missiles on the outer wing pylons has been added. Source: Самолет МиГ-21БИС. Техническое описание. Книга II. Вооружение.
Su-30SM, Su-30SM2, Su-30MKM (Japan) — a bug that prevented six Kh-29TD or Kh-38MT missiles from being carried after researching the T220 modification has been fixed. (Report).
Sea Hawk FGA.6, Sea Hawk Mk.100, Sea Hawk Mk.50 — the maximum number of RP-3 rockets that can be equipped has been increased. T10 rockets and 750 lb M117 bombs have been added with corresponding modifications. (Report, Report).
AD-4, AD-4 (France), AD-4NA — the carrying capacity for torpedoes and 250 lb, 500 lb, and 2,000 lb bombs has been increased. Sources: AD-4 Skyraider SAC - 1957. AD-4 Skyraider SAC - 1952.
MiG-27M, MiG-27K — the ability to carry two FAB-250 or FAB-500 bombs on the underwing pylons has been added. (Report).
AU-1, F4U-7 — the number of rounds for the 20 mm M3 cannons has been reduced from 246 to 231. (Report). Source: AN 01-45HDB-1 (15 April 1953, Revised 15 April 1954), NAVAER 1335A (Rev. 1-49) (1 June 1953).
Re.2005 serie 0, Re.2005 (VDM) — the ability to carry 630, 160, and 100 kg bombs on the under-fuselage pylon has been added. (Report).
Mi-35M (China) — preset loadouts with 9M114 Shturm ATGMs have been added.
F-16D Barak II, F-16I Sufa — GBU-64 JDAM-ERs have been added. Modifications that unlocked different laser-guided bombs have now been grouped into a single “LGBU” modification at tier II. Any Silver Lions and Golden Eagles spent to purchase the removed modifications will be compensated.
EF-2000, EF-2000 (AESA) — the HOSBO guided bomb has been added. (Report).
AH-1W, AH-1W (China) — APKWS rockets and their related variants have been added. (Report).
Sea Harrier FA 2 — unguided RP rockets have been added. The ability to mount ordnance on dual pylons under the inner wing pylons has been added. (Report).
Tornado GR.1 — the GBU-12 guided bomb has been added. Source: Tornado GR.1 MOD (AFD) Release To Service Stage 2; AWC Tornado GR.1 Tactics Manual (1993).
Tornado IDS SLE — the number of GBU-16 bombs that could be carried simultaneously has been increased. (Report). The “Mk83” modification has been removed. Modifications that unlocked different laser-guided bombs have now been grouped into a single “LGBU” modification at tier II. Any Silver Lions and Golden Eagles spent to purchase the removed modifications will be compensated. The number of countermeasures in the ECM pod with MAWS has been corrected from 240 per pod to 100 per pod, the caliber of countermeasures in the pod has been increased from standard to large.
Tornado IDS MLU (RET.8) — modifications that unlocked different GPS-guided bombs have been grouped into a single “JDAM” modification, the mentions of unavailable bombs have been removed. Any Silver Lions and Golden Eagles spent to purchase the removed modifications will be compensated. (Report).
Kurnass 2000 — AGM-65B Maverick missiles have been added along with a corresponding modification. The ability to carry a single AGM-65D Maverick missile on a pylon has been added. (Report). The ability to carry GBU-12 bombs on the outer wing pylons has been added. The restriction on the combined use of laser-guided munitions with the AGM-65 missiles has been removed. (Report). The “LAU-3/A” and “LAU-10/A” modifications have been moved to tiers I and II.
Phantom FG.1 — RP unguided rockets have been added. Source: Α.Ρ.101B-0901-16 - PHANTOM FG MK.1 AIRCRAFT OPERATING DATA MANUAL - October 1975.
GBU-39 (SDB I) guided bomb — the maximum allowed speed for bomb release from a BRU-61/A rack has been set to 1.1 M. (Report).
F-15C MSIP II, F-15C Golden Eagle — GBU-39 guided bombs have been added along with a corresponding modification
F-15C MSIP II — free-fall bombs are now available by default. Modifications that unlock GPS-guided bombs have been grouped into a single “JDAM” mod. Silver Lions and Golden Eagles spent on purchasing these modifications will be refunded.
F-15E — AGM-65D and AGM-65G modifications have been combined into a single “AGM-65” mod. Silver Lions and Golden Eagles spent on purchasing the removed modifications will be refunded.
F-105D — Zuni rockets have been added along with a corresponding modification. (Report). The number of Mighty Mouse rockets that can be carried simultaneously has been increased. (Report)
F-100D (France) — 500 lb Mk82 and Mk82 Snakeye bombs have been added. Zuni rockets have been moved from the central to the outermost wing pylons.
Harrier GR.3, Harrier GR.1, Sea Harrier FRS.1 (e), Sea Harrier FRS.1 — RP rockets have been added. The number of 540 lb and 1000 lb bombs that can be carried simultaneously has been increased. The number of SNEB rockets that can be carried simultaneously has also been increased.
Strikemaster Mk.88 — RP unguided rockets have been added.
F-104G (Germany) — Mighty Mouse unguided rockets in LAU-51 pods carrying 19 rockets have been added. (Report).
F-104G (China) — the following have been added: LAU-3 pods carrying 19 FFAR Mighty Mouse rockets, LAU-10 pods carrying 4 FFAR Zuni rockets, the 2,000 lb Mk 84 bomb, and the corresponding modifications.
A-4B — the number of 500 lb Mk82 bombs that can be carried simultaneously has been increased. The ability to carry AGM-12C guided missiles has been added along with a corresponding modification. Source: NAVAIR 01-40AVA-2-7 - A-4A & A-4B Maintenance Instructions. Section VII Armament.
Su-25SM3 — KAB-500s guided bombs have been added along with a corresponding modification. (Report).
Su-17M4, Su-22M4, Su-22M4 WTD61 — the number of UB-32 pods for S-5K unguided rockets that can be carried simultaneously has been increased. (Report).
Su-22M3, Su-22M3 (Italy) — S-5K unguided rockets that do not require research have been added.
F-4EJ Kai Phantom II — AIM-7F missiles have been replaced with AIM-7M missiles. (Report).
Q-5A — the number of unguided rocket pods that can be carried simultaneously has been increased. (Report).
A-5C — the ability to carry bombs on the underwing pylons has been added. (Report). The model of the 250-3 bomb has been corrected. (Report). A 500 kg bomb has been added, and the maximum ordnance load has been reduced to 2000 kg. Sources: 中国飞机全书第三卷, Brief Biograph of Chinese Qiang-5 Attack Aircraft, Dragon's wings: Chinese fighter and bomber aircraft development.
G.91 R/3 — Mighty Mouse unguided rockets in LAU-32 pods have been added. (Report).
IAR 316B — the ability to carry rocket pods for 12 rockets on the inner wing pylons has been added.
AMX — GBU-10 guided bombs have been added. (Report).
G.91 R/4, G.91 R/4 (Germany) — the number of 250 b bombs that can be carried has been increased. Source: T.O. NATO 1RF-G91-R4-1 - G91-R4 Flight Manual - 1961.
IAR-93B — the number of 500 kg bombs that can be carried has been increased. ZB-500 incendiary bombs have been added. (Report, Report).
Firefly F Mk I — the ability to carry 16 RP-3 rockets has been added. (Report).
Rooivalk Mk1F CSH — 250 lb Mk.81 bombs have been added (Report).
B-10B — maximum payload capacity for 500 lb, 1000 lb, and 2000 lb bombs has been increased. Source: Maintenance manual for the Model 139-WH3 Bombardment airplane.
IL-2 (1942) — the number of rockets that can be carried simultaneously has been increased. (Report).
AD-2 — the number of 2000 lb bombs and the number of torpedoes that can be carried simultaneously has been increased. (Report).
Jaguar GR.1A — GBU-12 guided bombs have been added along with a corresponding modification. Source: CTTO Jaguar Tactics Manual 3rd Edition 1992.
F4U-7 — the number of 500 lb bombs that can be carried simultaneously has been increased. 2000 lb and 1600 lb bombs have been added along with a corresponding modification. (Report).
Firebrand TF Mk IV — the number of RP-3 rockets that can be carried simultaneously has been increased. (Report).
F-16AM (France), F-16AM (Sweden) — the ability to mount guided weapons on the internal wing pylons has been added. (Report).
F-16A OCU — AGM-65G missiles have been added along with a corresponding modification. (Report). The Mk 82 and Mk84 modifications have been removed. Modifications that unlock laser-guided bombs have been grouped into a single “LGBU” mod. Silver Lions and Golden Eagles spent on purchasing the removed modifications will be refunded.
F-16A MLU (China) — the LANTIRN pod, GBU-12 and GBU-10 guided bombs and AGM-65G guided missiles have been added along with corresponding modifications. The ability to mount AGM-65B guided missiles on the inner wing pylons has been added.
Avenger Mk.II — AP and RP-3 rockets have been added along with a corresponding modification. (Report).
Ro.57 Quadriarma — 630 kg and 800 kg bombs have been added. Sources: “Impiego del munizionamento di caduta”, 1942” Catalogo nomenclatore per velivolo bimotore da bombardamento a tuffo Ro. 57”, 1943, Ministero dell’Aeronautica.
Spitfire F Mk.IXc, Spitfire F Mk.IX, Plagis’ Spitfire LF Mk.IXc, Spitfire LF Mk.IX, Spitfire LF Mk.IXc (USA) — the ability to carry 250 lb bombs on the underwing pylons has been added along with a corresponding modification. 250 lb and 500 lb G.P. bombs have been added. (Report).
Spitfire LF Mk.IXc (CW) (Israel) — 250 lb and 500 lb G.P. bombs have been added.
Typhoon FGR.4, Typhoon (AESA) — the 1000 lb H.E. M.C. Mk.13 retarded bomb No. 117 has been added. (Report).
MiG-29M (9-15), MiG-29SMT (9-19), Su-30MK2 AMV, Su-39 — the Kh-31A anti-ship missile has been added along with a corresponding modification.
Su-27SM, Su-34, Su-30SM, Su-30SM2, Su-30MKM — the Kh-31AD anti-ship missile has been added along with a corresponding modification.
Su-30SM, Su-30SM2, Su-34 — the Kh-59M missile and the anti-ship Kh-59MK missile have been added.
Su-30MKK, Su-30MK2 AMV — the number of Kh-59ME missiles that can be carried simultaneously has been reduced from four to two. (Report). The Kh-59MKE anti-ship missile has been added.
J-10C, J-11B, J-15T, Su-30MKK — the YJ-91 anti-ship missile has been added along with a corresponding modification.
J-10C — KD-88 and KD-88A guided missiles with corresponding modifications have been added. (Report).
PL-12, PL-12A, SD-10(A), HJ-8 (all variants), HJ-9, FS70 — the explosive type has been corrected to DHL-1.
PBXN series explosives — the TNT equivalent values of the series explosives have been corrected. (Report).
AGM-65E/E2/F/G/L, RB 75T — the explosive type has been changed from PBXN-110 to PBX(AF)-108, the explosive mass has been reduced from 39 kg to 36.29 kg.
AIM-120A/B — the explosive type has been changed from PBXN-110 to PBX(AF)-108. (Report).
AIM-54 (all variants) — the missile flight model has been redesigned, increasing the missile’s effective range and maneuverability. The missile thrust is now dependent on atmospheric pressure and, consequently, on flight altitude: the total thrust impulse at sea level is 360 kN, and at an altitude of ~13 km — 441 kN. Engine burn time has been reduced from 30 s to 27.8 s. Maximum speed has been increased from Mach 4.3 to Mach 5.75. Missile diameter has been increased from 380 mm to 381 mm (Report). The missile’s seeker now activates at 18.52 km (10 nautical miles) from the target, up from 16 km. The time before proximity fuse activation has been increased from 5 seconds to 10 seconds, and the response radius has been reduced from 20 m to 16.76 m.
AIM-54A — explosives mass has been reduced from 47.3 kg to 26.31 kg. (Report). Maximum overload has been increased from 17 G to 22 G. Missile mass has been increased from 443.61 kg to 446.56 kg.
AIM-54C — explosive mass reduced from 42.7 kg to 31.8 kg (Report). Maximum overload increased from 17 G to 25 G. Missile mass reduced from 463 kg to 446.79 kg.
F-16CM — the F-16C has been renamed F-16CM to more accurately reflect the aircraft’s upgrades. The GBU-24 guided bomb has been replaced with the EGBU-24, and all available AGM-65 missiles and guided bombs, except for those requiring their own release mechanism such as the GBU-53 and GBU-39, have been added to the inner pylons. The HMD has been replaced with a Scorpion HMD version.
F-16CM PoBIT — the GBU-12 guided bomb has been replaced with a GBU-49. AGM-65 guided missiles of all available modifications have been added to the inner pylons, as well as all guided bombs, except for bombs requiring their own release device, such as the GBU-53 and GBU-39. The HMD has been replaced with a Scorpion HMD.
Hawk 209 — assault modifications of the 250 and 500 lb bombs and the number of AGM-65 and AIM-9 guided missiles that can be equipped simultaneously has been increased to 4
Spitfire F Mk.IXc, Spitfire F Mk.IX, Spitfire LF Mk.IXc Plagis, Spitfire LF Mk.IX, Spitfire LF Mk.IXc (USA) — the Secondary Weapons menu has been added.
AB 205 A-1 — additional blocks with unguided FFAR rockets have been added.

Other

Mi-4AV, Mi-8TV, Mi-24A, Mi-24D (Italy) — can now use up to four 9M17M ATGMs by default.
Mi-8TB — can now use up to four 9M14 ATGMs by default.
Ka-29, Mi-24V, Mi-24V (Italy), Mi-24P, Mi-24P (Germany), Mi-24P HFS 80, Mi-24P (Italy), Mi-35 (Japan), Mi-35M, Mi-35M (China) — can now use up to four 9M114 ATGMs by default.
A.109EOA-2, Lahatut, Tzefa B, Tzefa D/E, AH-1F, AH-1E, AH-1S — can now use up to four BGM-71C ATGMs by default.
Lynx AH.Mk.1, A129CBT — can now use up to four BGM-71D ATGMs by default.
Z-11WA, SA.342L Gazelle, Z-9W — can now use up to four HJ-8A ATGMs by default.
AH-6M, OH-58D, OH-58D (China) — can now use up to four AGM-114B ATGMs by default.
AF/A-18A Late (Britain), F/A-18C MLU 2 (Sweden) — BOL countermeasure pods are now installed via the modifications window instead of the Secondary Weapons menu.
F/A-18C Late (all variants), F/A-18D Late (Japan), F/A-18E, F/A-18F, F-16C, F-16CM PoBIT — the “New Boosters” modification has been removed. Any Golden Eagles or Silver Lions spent on unlocking the removed modification will be refunded.
F-16C, F-16CM PoBIT — the AGM-65D and AGM-65G modifications have been combined into a single AGM-65 mod at Tier II. Golden Eagles or RP spent for unlocking the AGM-65G modification will be compensated. The PPK modification has been moved to Tier II.
F-16 (all variants) – the number and caliber of countermeasures have been corrected to match the visual models of the aircraft. (Report, Report).
F-15A (all variants), F-15C (all variants), F-15J (all variants) — the number and caliber of countermeasures have been corrected to match the visual models of the aircraft. (Report).
Typhoon FGR.4, Typhoon (AESA), EF-2000, EF-2000 (AESA), F-2000A, F-2000A (AESA) — the number of high-caliber countermeasures has been reduced from 64 to 32. (Report).
Mirage 2000-5F, Mirage 2000D-RMV, Mirage 4000 — the Type 25C modification has been replaced with an ARM modification, the Matra LJ-100R modification has been removed. Any Golden Eagles or Silver Lions spent on unlocking the removed modification will be refunded. Free-fall bombs and unguided rockets are now available by default.
Mirage 4000 — Free-fall bombs under 1000 lbs in caliber and unguided rockets are now available by default. The Mk83 and Mk84 mods have been moved to modification tier 1 and 2, respectively.
Su-33, J-15T — a bug that prevented the complete destruction of flaps and flaperons has been fixed. A bug that made it impossible to retract partially destroyed flaps has been fixed.
Su-30MK2 AMV, Su-30MKK — the incorrect names for the R-27ET1 and R-27ER1 missile modifications have been corrected. (Report).
Fw 190 F-8 (Hungary) — a bug that caused no information on the 30 mm Mk 103 cannons to display in X-Ray mode has been fixed.
AH-64A, AH-64D — a bug that prevented the helicopter’s tail fin from breaking off has been fixed.
AN/ASQ-228 (ATFLIR) targeting pod — now has its own dedicated page on the aircraft’s MFD.
EC-665 (all variants) — now has its own dedicated targeting page on the MFD.
Lantirn targeting pod — now has its own dedicated page on the aircraft’s MFD.
DB-LK — a bug that caused the left aileron to deflect in the wrong direction has been fixed.
MB-326K, MB-326B — Flaps can no longer be put in landing position while Zuni rocket pods are equipped. (Report).
B-57B — ejection seats have been added. (Report).
B-52H — a targeting page has been added to the MFD in the cockpit.
Z-19, Z-19E — new pages have been added added to MFD.
The nuclear weapons carrier aircraft for Great Britain has been replaced from the B-29 to the Washington B.Mk.I.
AH-1F, AH-1S — chaff blocks have been added. Sources: TM 55-1520-236-10 - 1990 - Operator's Manual Army Model AH-1S (PROD), AS-1S (ECAS), AS-1S (Modernized Cobra) Helicopters; TM 1-1520-236-10 - 2001 - Operator's Manual for Army Model AH-1F Attack Helicopter.
AH-1S, AH-1S Kisarazu — an optical-electronic jamming station has been added. Source: TM 55-1520-236-10 - 1990 - Operator's Manual Army Model AH-1S (PROD), AS-1S (ECAS), AS-1S (Modernized Cobra) Helicopters.
AH-1S Kisarazu — available countermeasures are now limited to chaff only. Source: TM 55-1520-236-10 — 1990 — Operator's Manual Army Model AH-1S (PROD), AS-1S (ECAS), AS-1S (Modernized Cobra) Helicopters.
F-16AM (France) — helmet-mounted display has been changed from JHMCS to Scorpion HMS. (Report).
Tu-95M — a bug that caused the gear wheels to rotate too fast when rolling on the ground has been fixed. (Report).

Damage Model and Xray

F-15 (all variants), F-16 (all variants), Netz (all variants), Baz (all variants), MiG-23 (all variants), MiG-27 (all variants), F-2A (all variants), F-14 (all variants), EF-2000 (all variants), Yak-141, Rafale (all variants), Mi-4, Rooivalk Mk1F CSH, Su-34, F-20A, F-4 (all variants), Kurnass (all variants), JA37 (all variants), AJ37 (all variants), Z-19 (all variants), Lahatut — detailed damage model has been added.
OH-58D, OH-58D (China) — the previously missing IRCM station has been added to X-ray view.

Flight Model changes

Tu-95M — engine fire suppression system has been added. (Report).
Me-210A-1/Me-210 Japan — engine overheat temperature has been increased to 110°C. (Report).
Arado 196 (all variants) — flap breakup speed in the fully extended position has been reduced to 140 km/h IAS. Source: L.Dv. T 2196 Ar 196 A-4.- Bedienungsvorschrift-Fl.- Bedienung und Wartung des Flugzeuges.
Fiat G.91 — SAS damping mode has been added and is available in full-real controls mode. (Report).
JAS39E — empty weight has been increased. (Report).
Su-30MK2, Su-30MKK — the maximum Mach number has been adjusted. (Report).
IAR-93B — the maximum indicated airspeed has been increased by 30 km/h.
Rafale C F3, Rafale M F3-R — the maximum speed reachable without afterburner has been reduced. (Report).
EF-2000/Typhoon/F-2000 (all variants), Rafale (all variants), JAS39 (all variants), JA37/AJ37 (all variants), F-1, T-2 (all variants), Mirage 2000 (all variants), Mirage 4000, Kfir (all variants), JH-7 (all variants), J-7 (all variants), J-10 (all variants) — a bug that occurred in the full-real controls mode when using SAS damping mode and caused the pitch and yaw axis to be stuck in non-zero positions when the joystick was returned to the neutral position has been fixed. The bug caused the aircraft to slowly change trajectory when not intended. (Report).
MiG-29 (all variants) — roll control at high and low speeds has been improved, losses during forced turns at high speeds (from 0.7 M and above) have been reduced.
Spitfire Mk.VB Floatplane — Merlin 45 engine has been changed to Merlin 46. (Report).

Naval fleet model, damage model, characteristic and weaponry changes

Naval weaponry

A mechanic for transferring ammunition between magazines containing identical shells has been added. To prevent situations where one or more guns stop firing due to depletion or detonation, automatic transfer of identical shells from other magazines, if available, has been added. A short time after a magazine is empty, it will begin to replenish from other magazines. Replenishment occurs either until a certain time has elapsed (this varies for different calibers, but no longer than two minutes) or until the quantities in both magazines are equal. The transfer time for one shot depends on the ship’s caliber and size. The number of shells transferred at a time depends on the number of guns in the turrets supplied by the magazine being replenished.
Modern ship armament with the radar lock capabilities can now intercept large munitions automatically, controlled by AI, when the player is not using the corresponding weapons group.
Folaga — the ammunition load of the 20 mm autocannons has been corrected, previously it consisted of one cartridge. (Report).
American 76 mm HC Mk.27 projectile — explosive content has been adjusted from 500g to 336g. (Report).
127 mm/51 Mk.7 — the air drag coefficient of the semi-armor-piercing projectile has been adjusted.
USS Helm — single-side automatic torpedo reload has been added. (Report).
Emile Bertin, Gloire, La Galissonnière — 152-mm shell with a fuze delay has been added.
HMS Warspite, Arkhangelsk — 102-mm HE-TF shell for Mark XVI cannons has been added. (Report, Report).

Naval modifications and crew skills:

The display of a maximum spotting distance in the crew training window in the “Observers” tab in a tooltip for a “Surface targets detection distance” option has been fixed. Previously, the values in the “top” column were underestimated and didn’t reflect the true spotting distances. Now, the value calculations are conducted for the target of the same size as the ship in the crew slot. The deprecated parameters related to the target recognition have been removed from the tab.

Naval characteristics, physics and damage model

All ships with steam boilers now have a boiler explosion mechanic under certain conditions.
- The force of the explosion depends on the current pressure in the boiler, which is not constant and depends on the engine telegraph gear. The greater the gear (forward and reverse), the higher the pressure.
- At full speed, the pressure is maximum. At low speed, the explosion is weakest. And at neutral, it cannot occur at all.
- The buildup of critical pressure also does not occur immediately and not always after the destruction of any of the boiler room modules. But if this does happen, there is always time to prevent an explosion. The lower the engine telegraph gear, the more time there is to notice the pressure buildup and to shut off the engine, preventing an explosion.
- The danger can be detected by the effect of steam escaping in the area of the damaged boiler and the characteristic sound of steam escaping from the boiler room. If the engine telegraph gear can be reset to neutral in time, an explosion will not occur. If the ship continues moving, the boiler will explode. This isn’t a fatal explosion; its power can’t compare to the detonation of, say, an ammo rack. But nearby modules could be damaged.
Commandant Dominé — the aiming angles of the aft 100 mm gun on the left side have been corrected. The gun no longer elevates when going around an invisible obstacle. (Report).
Scharnhorst — a bug where the ship’s sloped turtleback armor were indestructible has been fixed.
SMS Sachsen — 88 mm aft guns have been given armored shields. (Report).
RN Duca degli Abruzzi — rangefinders have been added to the main caliber turrets. (Report).
IJN Tone — elements of the armored deck in the area of the vertical 105 mm bulkhead have been corrected.
USS Charles F. Adams — the shape and size of the launcher in the damage model has been corrected. (Report).

Naval Visual models and visual parts:

Type T-38 — animation of the steering mechanism has been added, the elements of which are visible on the boat deck. (Report).
USS Oklahoma — the engine room model in the ship’s X-ray has been corrected and improved.
Freccia P-493 — visual crew models have been added to the artillery mount in the center of the ship.

Localization

SMS Von der Tann — a bug where the armor of the aft main caliber turret did not rotate with the turret has been fixed. (Report).
MS 444 — a bug that caused the boat model to disappear when zooming in from a third person perspective has been fixed. (Report).

Interface

USS Mitscher — a bug that caused the icons of the secondary caliber shells to not be displayed in the action bar has been fixed.
The visual design of the shell drop marker, gun aiming marker, and depth charge drop marker has been changed.
Removed the shaking of the weapon marker on the enemy.

Economy and research

The changes announced in the April Battle Rating update have been implemented:
- M24 (TL), M24, M24 (China) — moved from Rank II to Rank III.
- M44 (Germany) — has been added to the M44/55 group as the first vehicle.
- Ho-Ni II — has swapped places with the Ro-Go Exp in the research tree.
M1A2 — moved from rank VIII to rank VII.
M1A2 SEP and M1A2 SEP v2 — have been grouped together.

Customization

The ability to apply decals and decorations to the launcher vehicles of multi-vehicle SAMs has been added. The appearance menu for these vehicles is accessible by clicking the “View” button in the research tree in the folder with the main vehicle.
A “Favorites” category has been added for decals and decorations. You can add a favorite from the menu on the customization screen by clicking the icon or from the “Player Profile - Decals” menu.
Default Camouflage Selection: You can now designate any unlocked camouflage as your "default" skin, which integrates with the automatic camouflage system in battle. Here's how it works:
- If you set a specific camouflage as your default and don't own any other camo that matches the biome of the map, your chosen default will be used instead of the stock skin.
- If your chosen default camouflage matches the map's biome and you also own another camo for that same biome, your designated default takes priority.
- If your chosen default camouflage is set for one biome (e.g., forest) but you own a different camo that matches the current map's biome (e.g., winter), the matching camo will be applied automatically rather than your default.
- Only one camouflage can be set as default at a time. Assigning a new default will remove the status from the previous one. To revert back to the original stock skin as your default, you'll need to manually set it as "Standard."
New naval decal sets have been added and are available for completing missions or for purchase with Golden Eagles:
- Japan — Navy
- China — Aviation and Ground Vehicles
- Italy — Navy and Ground Vehicles
- France — Navy
- Hungary — Aviation
Some older hidden decals have been added permanently. These include several Italian and British aircraft markings, as well as decals for Japanese ground vehicles.

Interface

A new window displaying lists of specific vehicles available for purchase has been added: vehicles with a limited sale period and vehicles at a discount. The window can be opened by clicking the labels in the hangar: on the “Research” button, on the nation above the crew slot bar or on the vehicle itself. The game also now features vehicles with limited-time sales, often at a discount. Previously, such vehicles were only available for purchase during certain in-game events and promotions.
Projectile tracking has been improved — when you click on a weapon you've fired on the tactical map (default key: M), the HUD will now show both the weapon's name and its current speed, making it easier to track.

Game mechanics

A “crash reward” mechanic has been added: if an aircraft crashes without taking damage, the nearest enemy player within a 3 km radius of the crash site is credited with a destruction. The reward is 50% of the standard reward and includes Silver Lions, Research Points, and Mission Points. The reward for a player who bails out of an aircraft has been unified with the “crash reward” and is also 50% of the standard reward.
- Both mechanics work in Arcade and Realistic battles (air, tank, sea), as well as in Ground Simulator battles, and are disabled in Air Simulator battles.
Now, when calculating the reward for a player who crashed or abandoned an aircraft, not only nearby players are taken into account, but also the guided missiles they launched.
A multiple aiming points mechanic with the corresponding keybinds has been added. The abilities to add the points, remove them, correct the aiming points, link and unlink the weapons to the specific points, as well as salvo dropping the weapons onto the points have been added. You can also control the aiming points via the tactical map: add them with Alt+LMB, remove with Alt+RMB, select and move the point with LMB.

Graphical

The compression format of all ground vehicles textures has been changed from DXT5 to BC7 to improve their quality. The visual texture compression artifacts have become way less noticeable, including the blocky and color banding artifacts. The GPU load when unpacking the textures and the total file size have remained virtually the same, but this switch to another compression method requires a one-time download of about 20 GB of changed textures for the standard client and 35 GB for clients with ultra-high quality for ground vehicles textures.
The ambient occlusion (AO) maps of all ground vehicles have been updated to be more physically-correctly rendered in the game. The changes are more noticeable in low-light environments: previously many areas on tanks became too dark under such conditions.
An effect of aircraft tailhooks interacting with arrestor hooks has been added.
Visual effects when an aircraft moves on snow or a snow-covered runway have been reworked.
Support for motion vectors has been implemented: visual effects have become smoother and cleaner in motion.
Tor-M1 (all variants), Sky Sabre, HQ11, LOSAT — visual effects for the main and auxiliary missile engines have been reworked.
Bloom parameters have been adjusted: the precision and radius have been changed so that large explosions, sunlight, and glare look natural, without excessive glare or artifacts.
Volume in large effects: massive explosions and smoke clouds now feature advanced internal light scattering, adding depth and tangibility.
Smoke after a fire: now, after successfully extinguishing a fire, a fading smoke trail remains on ships.

Controls

You can now bind actions in the Control settings to short, long or double presses of keys.

Other

The ability to connect the tactical map to the WT Assistant mobile app via a QR code has been added. A “Show QR for Assistant” button has been added to the spawn screen and in-game settings. Tap it, scan the code with your phone’s camera, or scan it in the WT Assistant (Tactical Map section), and the map will sync with the game in real time.

MatchMaking

Hawk 209 — the Battle Rating has been increased by one step in all modes. From 10.7 to 11.0 in Arcade Battles, from 10.3 to 10.7 in Realistic and Simulator Battles.
Tornado IDS MLU (RET.8) — the Battle Rating in Ground Realistic Battles has been increased from 11.3 to 11.7.
Changes in Ground Simulator Battles lineups:
- 3_1: Removed Churchill Crocodile and A.C.IV
- 5_1. Removed M26E1
- 8_2. Removed CLOVIS (France) and CLOVIS (Germany)
- 8_2_2. Removed VBC (PT2) and T58. Added Object 120 and Object 906
- 9_2. Added Type 16 (FPS) and VBC (PT2)
- 10_2. Removed AGS and HSTV-L
- 11_2. Added AGS