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War Thunder "Ninth Wave" - Changelog

The Ninth Wave major update brings a wealth of new content and improvements for everyone to enjoy.

Update 2.55.1.92

J-11A, J-11B, AH Mk.1 Apache — a bug that caused the chaff to be normal caliber instead of large caliber has been fixed.

Update 2.55.1.88

A bug that caused thermals to activate each time the player switched to the targeting optics view has been fixed. Now the thermals only activate the first time the player switches to the targeting optics view and does not reactivate if the player turns them off.

Update 2.55.1.84

The Planned Battle Rating changes have come into effect.

Server Update 23.04.2026

PL-12, PL-12A, SD-10A — missile autopilot parameters have been adjusted, the missiles are now more stable on the trajectory.

Update 2.55.1.72

The content needed for the third stage of infantry CBT has been updated or added.

Server Update 16.04.2026

Kuban — a bug that caused the airfield of the eastern team to be outside of the playable area has been fixed.

Update 2.55.1.56

Aircraft machine guns LKk/42, Akan m/39, Akan m/39a — the firing sounds have been replaced to more closely match the fire rate of the guns.

Update 2.55.1.49

The rewards for destroying, critically damaging, and assisting in the destruction of ground vehicles have been increased.

Update 2.55.1.47

B-52H, Tu-95M — the ability to spawn in the air in Air Realistic Battles has been added.

Update 2.55.1.42

A bug that caused the threat names to be missing from RWR displays of RWRs capable of identifying the radars has been fixed.

Update 2.55.1.39

A bug in the replay recording process that caused the locations of some players to be temporarily unknown in server replays has been fixed.