Updates - Game - War Thunder

War Thunder "Line of Contact" - Changelog

Meet Line of Contact, War Thunder’s winter 2025 update!

Update 2.53.0.58

A bug where laser homing seekers that did not have the ability to uncage would send incorrect target coordinates and speed data to the autopilot after locking on, causing the munition to miss its target has been fixed.

Update 2.53.0.56

Maximum picture brightness in NVD has been adjusted. Previously the image was too bright on winter maps when the moon was high above the horizon.

Server Update 16.01.2026

A bug that caused temporarily available for purchase vehicles to not display in the tech tree until the player switched the vehicle preset has been fixed.

Update 2.53.0.52

With the release of one of the previous server updates, a bug that caused direct hits of AAMs and SAMs on aircraft to deal too little damage has been fixed.

Server Update 13.01.2026

BMPT, BMPT-72 — the Battle Rating in all modes has been increased from 10.7 to 11.3.

Server Update 30.12.2025

BMPT, BMPT-72 — when external 30 mm cannon ammo catches fire, the cannon breeches, autoloader and vertical drive will be destroyed. The belt between the cannon breeches and main ammo stowage in the crew compartment is what’s considered to be external ammo.

Update 2.53.0.42

A direct hit on an aircraft's fuel tank by the high-explosive warhead of an air-to-air missile (or equivalent munition) will now always cause the fuel tank to detonate.

Update 2.53.0.41

A bug that caused the guidance type multiplier of the guided bombs to apply to Spawn Point cost of some other weapons in the Secondary Weapon presets that had both guided bombs and other weapons (for example, guided bombs and AGMs) has been fixed.

Update 2.53.0.37

A bug that caused the hit marker above the ground vehicle in Ground Realistic Battles to display on close shell flybys and not only on direct hits has been fixed.

Update 2.53.0.33

A bug that caused some APDS shells to lack an armor plate that demonstrated the penetration characteristics in the hangar has been fixed.

Update 2.53.0.26

The content needed for the infantry CBT has been added to the game.