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Changelog
Update 2.57.1.81
Update 2.57.1.81
A bug where the radio proximity fuzes of ARH and SARH missiles worked incorrectly when switching to INS+DL mode has been fixed. This sometimes caused missiles to pass straight through aircraft without detonating or to explode only after having already flown past the target.
  • 11 August 2026
Update 2.57.1.70
Update 2.57.1.70
Scimitar Mk.2 — vehicle mass has been reduced from 13 tons to 12.26 tons. (Report). The rear view mirrors have been removed.
  • 6 August 2026
Update 2.57.1.67
Update 2.57.1.67
A bug that sometimes caused the button for switching to the nuke carrying aircraft to not show up in the action bar in Ground Battles has been fixed.
  • 4 August 2026
Update 2.57.1.60
Update 2.57.1.60
The stability of the game with sound mods enabled has been improved.
  • 31 July 2026
Update 2.57.1.58
Update 2.57.1.58
BO 105 PAH-1A1 — a bug that caused deployed countermeasures to appear from the other side of the helicopter when only one countermeasure pod was installed has been fixed.
  • 30 July 2026
Update 2.57.1.52
Update 2.57.1.52
A bug that sometimes caused destroyed objects to appear intact for players who joined the battle in-progress has been fixed.
  • 29 July 2026
Update 2.57.1.50
Update 2.57.1.50
A bug in the hit analysis menu that sometimes caused armor elements the shell hit to not be highlighted has been fixed.
  • 28 July 2026
Update 2.57.1.48
Update 2.57.1.48
The minimal radar indicator (without a full set of the radar control buttons around it) now has two more buttons: to switch between the radar and IRST and to switch to ESM mode.
  • 24 July 2026
Update 2.57.1.43
Update 2.57.1.43
Scimitar Mk.2 — Battle Rating in all game modes has been adjusted from 8.0 to 8.3.
  • 23 July 2026
Update 2.57.1.38
Update 2.57.1.38
F/A-18E, F/A-18F (Britain) — the maximum number of AGM-154A1 JSOW bombs that can be carried simultaneously has been increased to 10.
  • 22 July 2026
Update 2.57.1.33
Update 2.57.1.33
A bug that made it impossible to bind actions on the keyboard arrow keys has been fixed.
  • 21 July 2026
Update 2.57.1.29
Update 2.57.1.29
A bug that caused the width of the chat window in battles to decrease has been fixed.
  • 16 July 2026