18.10.2017

• PvE-mode: Those players, who spend less than 50% of the total match time in a battle, will only receive 20% of the expected reward.

17.10.2017

• Update for Battle Ratings and Economy [LINK].
• The mechanics of the destruction system for the hull for lightly and unarmored vehicles has been changed. Now to destroy these vehicles with kinetic shells you need to directly hit them with a shell of high energy (more than 1.4 MJ) on one of the major internal modules. E.g.   engine, transmission, breech or shell storage.
• The physics of the detachment of the turrets or cannons from the main body of vehicle; the probability of detachment due to explosion, the height and direction of flight of the turret has been improved for all ground vehicles.
• New kinetic armour-piercing effect for the 127mm HVAR rocket has been added. This rocket was able to pierce approximately 1 inch of armour when the detonator was set to deceleration
• One of the 12mm anti-aircraft guns on landing boats has been removed. It will now be much easier to attack these boats.
• The placement for some decorations on rank 6 vehicles on the parts where it wasn’t possible before is now permitted.
   
• SdKfz 234/2 and 234/4
  • A bug where there was no explosion effect and ignition of ammunition has been fixed.
• KPz 70 and MBT-70
  • The stabilizer vertical guidance speed for has been changed to 8 degrees per second according to “Walter J. Spielberger - Waffensysteme Leopard 1 und Leopard 2”.
• Т17Е2
  • The maximum speed of horizontal guidance has been changed from 60 to 43 degrees per second according to “CATALOGUE OF STANDARD ORDNANCE ITEMS vol.1 (Second Edition 1944)”.
• М13 and М16
  • The maximum speed of vertical guidance has been changed from 20 to 60 degrees per second according to “TM 9-223 "Twin Cal..50 Machine Gun Mount M33 and Multiple Cal..50 Machine Gun mount M45"”.
• Type-74
  • Subcalibre feathered M735 shell added.
• Chi-nu II, Chi-To, Chi-To Late, Chi-ri and Na-To.
  • New types of armour-piercing shells have been added.
• Object 268
  • Ammunition rack for 14.5mm ammo has been changed from 200 to 500 according to “"Solyankin, Zheltov, Kudryashov - Domestic Armored Vehicles 20th Century Ver 3 1946-1965 — 2010"(page 549)”.
• BMP-1
  • “Engine smoke generating system” (ESS) modification has been added.
• М551 Sheridan
  • The speed of horizontal guidance has been changed from 48 to 24 degrees per second.

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.