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War Thunder Update 1.57 "Battle March"
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Ground Vehicles

Chieftain Mk.3 Т26Е1-1 "Super Pershing" Tiger II ausf. B Sla16 Т-44-100

 USSR

 Germany

  Britain

 USA


Aircraft

 Do 335 Ki-83 P-61

 USSR

Britain

Germany

 USA

 Japan


Vehicle graphical model updates

  • Spitfire Mk.XVI - model has been updated.
  • Swordfish - model has been updated.

New Locations

“Frozen Pass” “Volokolamsk”

New Locations

  • New winter location “Volokolamsk” for combined battles, game modes: “Battle”, “Conquest”, “Domination”.
  • New winter location “Frozen Pass” for combined battles, game modes:  “Battle”, “Conquest”, “Domination”.

Changes in Locations

  • A village area on the central part of the location “Kursk” and on the river bank has been added.


Other Changes

Damage Model

  • Damage inflicted by HE-F ammunition (including APHE ammo and rockets for ground vehicles) is now calculated more accurately according to explosive type and weight.

Ground vehicles performance changes

  • M6A1: maximum power value for Wright G-200 engine has been corrected: from 960 HP to 800 HP. According to: TM 9-721 “Heavy Tanks M6 and M6A1''. Catalogue of Standard Ordnance Items, Second Edition, 1944. Volume I. Office of the Chief of Ordnance Technical Division.
  • VK4501 (P): Maximum speed value has been corrected:  from 33 km/h tо 35 km/h.  Turret rotation speed has been changed  from 7,5 degrees per second to 8 degrees per second. According to: ''Panzer Tracts - Panzerkampfwagen VI P (Sd.Kfz.181)''; ''Der Panzerkampfwagen Tiger und seine Abarten

Armament Changes

  • Matilda: depression angle values have been corrected: -20/20 according to Tank Infantry Mark II and IIA, 1940 Edition
  • M19: depression angle values have been corrected: -5/+85 according to FM 44-62, 1947. Twin 40-mm Gun Motor Carriage M19
  • T-34-100: depression angle values have been corrected: -3/+18 according to «Отечественные Бронированные Машины. XX век. Том 2, 1941-1945» 
  • HE filler mass value has been corrected for the following 100mm ammo: BR-412 (65 gr), BR-412B (65 gr), BR-412D (61 gr.). According to: «Таблицы Стрельбы 100-мм зенитной пушки КС-19 по Наземным Целям»

Changes in Flight Models

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  • Tu-2 (all modifications) - Fixed the handling of mouse aiming for all game modes (AB, RB). Separate control of oil cooler and engine cooling shutters has been enabled.
  • Р-400/39 (all modifications) - Flight model has been reworked. Separate control of oil cooler and engine cooling shutters has been enabled. Speed of the release and retraction of the landing gear has been changed (Full retraction of the landing gear will take 15 seconds).
  • LaGG-3 (all modifications) - Separate control of oil cooler and engine cooling shutters has been enabled. Reduced effect of reactive torque on the run for take off. Refined aircraft polar values when approaching Mach speeds.
  • La-5/7 (all modifications) - Separate control of oil cooler and engine cooling shutters has been turned on. Temperature settings are listed according to the engine specification and instruction how to operate La-5 aircraft. Refined aircraft polar values when approaching Mach speeds.
  • А-26 (all modifications) - Separate control of oil cooler and engine cooling shutters has been turned on. Polars of the wings and fin have been updated. The engines have been upgraded to the modification Pratt & Whitney R-2800-79 with a take-off power of 2370 h.p. You can view the details in the data sheet.
  • Ki-21-Ko - Flight model has been updated. Separate control of oil cooler and engine cooling shutters has been turned on.
  • Р-40 - Maximum allowed speed for diving has been increased to 480 mph I.A.S.
  • Fw-190-A1 - The operating time of the engine before overheating with 100% THR has been increased up to 30 minutes according to the specification of the aircraft.
  • Ki-96/102 -  Separate control of oil cooler and engine cooling shutters has been turned on. Handling at high speed has been improved. Acceleration capabilities in a dive have been improved.
  • Yak-1, 3, 7 & 9 - Aerodynamics have been adjusted, the characteristics of the power-unit group (propeller, engine, cooling etc) and the thermodynamics have been adjusted. Yak-9U - It is now possibile to move the flaps into combat mode.
  • Spitfire and Seafire (all modifications) - The critical angle of attack is now higher at high Mach numbers. This will improve controllability at high speed.
  • F-86A/F, CL-13a, MiG-15/15bis/17, La-15/174, F-80A/C, Hunter Mk.1 - Improved behavior when exiting a dive at critical speed in Arcade Battles.
  • MiG-15/15bis/17 - Slip-induced roll direction has been corrected. When the slip angle is positive (the rudder position left) it will induce a left roll.
  • Н6K4 - Fuel consumption has been fixed (according to the engine specification), run and take-off is now easier.
  • Do-217-М1 - Flight model has been updated. Separate control of oil cooler and water cooler has been turned on.
  • Fw 190 (all modifications) - The mechanics of the aircraft’s wings have been changed. Now there are three flap positions: 1 - Raised; 2 - Take-off; 3 - Landing (Ein,  Für Start, Für Landung).
  • A6M (all modifications) - Separate control of oil cooler and engine cooling shutters has been turned on.
  • Ki-83 -  Has been initially configured according to the data sheet.
  • Sunderland Mk.IIIa - Has been initially configured according to the data sheet.
  • Sea Venom FAW20 - Has been initially configured according to the data sheet.
  • MBR-2 - Has been initially configured according to the data sheet.
  • Do.335A-0 - Has been initially configured according to the data sheet.
  • Do.335A-1 - Has been initially configured according to the data sheet.
  • Do.335B-2 - Has been initially configured according to the data sheet.
  • Ta.152C - Has been initially configured according to the data sheet.
  • Fw.189A-1 - Has been initially configured according to the data sheet.
  • P-61A-1 - Has been initially configured according to the data sheet.
  • P-61C-1 - Has been initially configured according to the data sheet.

Interface

  • Choice of vehicles in a battle has been updated and improved.
  • Display ranges of the battle zones on the map and minimap have been increased.

Sounds

  • New sounds for Ho-301 air cannon.
  • New sounds for the engine of the M18 “Hellcat”.
  • Environmental sounds in ground battles has been improved and expanded.
  • New sounds for hits and ricochets depending on the type of shells involved in ground battles.
  • PS4: The sound in voice chat has been improved.

Miscellaneous

  • Dynamic light sources for effects of explosions, shell hits, launching of rockets and catching fire have been added.
  • Possibility of using aerobatic smoke of different colours for wings and tail (three coloured aerobatic smoke for those that have Thunder League Dog Tag) 
    Can be turned on in: Menu > Game Options > Aerobatic Smoke Type > Tricolor. 

Research and Economy

  • Changed position in research for the following German armoured vehicles and self-propelled guns: 
    • Pz 35 (t), Pz 38 (t) Ausf. A and F moved to the top of the research tree for armoured SPG’s ahead of the Stug Ausf. A without BR changes. 
    • SPG Jagdpanzer 38 (t) moved to the 3rd rank in the research tree for armoured German SPG’s before the Jagdpanzer IV without BR changes. 

Game mechanics

  • British tank tree is available for research  to all players. 
  • In arcade battles with ground vehicles the physical multipliers for arcade have been adjusted as follows: 
    • Reduction of 10% of the main drive ratio, which increases the maximum forward and reverse speed by 10%.
    • Engine power has been increased by 10% relative to 1.55.
    • Rate of the turn of the turret has been decreased by 30% and the speed of gun elevation has been changed.
  • New replacement mechanics of the last remaining crew member for ground vehicles has been added - currently for RB and SB mode only.

The current provided patchnotes reflect the major changes within the game as part of this Update. Some updates and fixes may be not listed in the provided notes. War Thunder is constantly improving all the time and certain fixes may be implemented without the client being updated.


Be sure to checkout all these features, changes and fixes in game now!
Welcome to 1.57 "Battle March"!