War Thunder News

The C13 is an IFV developed by OTO Melara with the aim of producing a replacement to the outdated M113 APC in service with Italian forces at the time. Soon, tankers in War Thunder will get the chance to command yet another excellent light vehicle arriving to the higher ranks of Italian ground forces tree as part of the next major update!

In War Thunder, the C13 T90 will be a new light tank arriving to rank IV of the Italian ground forces tree as part of the next major update “Direct hit” coming to the game. Its devastating 90 mm cannon, impressive mobility yet rather light armor make the C13 T90 a typical representative of the IFV class of vehicles and thus a likely new favorite among seasoned Italian tankers. Let’s give the newcomer a closer look, shall we?





The C13 T90 is soon joining rank IV of the Italian ground forces tree as it comes to the game as part of the next major War Thunder update. In the meantime, make sure to stay tuned to the news as we continue unveiling what exciting new additions and features await you in the next update “Direct hit” coming very soon. Until then, happy hunting tankers!

Check out the full Dev Blog article here!

The BV 138 is a German WWII flying boat, developed in the late 1930s as a replacement to the outdated Dornier Do 18. Being one of the most widely used German flying boats of the war, pilots will now finally have the chance to take control over this unique aircraft as it arrives to War Thunder as part of the major update "Direct Hit"!

In War Thunder, the BV 138 C-1 will be a new flying boat arriving to the lower ranks of the German aviation tree with the release of the next major update. Further expanding the German seaplane lineup in the game, the BV 138 may not necessarily impress pilots with its flight characteristics or payload capacity, but its relatively small size and formidable defensive armament may make it ideally suited for capturing and defending strategic points in naval battles!





The BV 138 C-1 will soon become available to fans of German aviation with the release of the next major War Thunder update. In the meantime, be sure to stay tuned to the news as we continue showcasing what other exciting new additions await you in the upcoming update. Until then, clear skies pilots!

Check out the full Dev Blog article here!

We are working on the upcoming major update “Direct Hit” and next start of the Open DEV server which will take place on the 1st of September. That’s why there are not many fixes this time, but it is still important for many players.



The glass of the gunsight in the cockpit of your aircraft could become opaque if you disable the sight function (yes, you can do that). The problem affected quite a lot of vehicles: AV-8A, AV-8C, Harrier GR.1, Harrier GR.3, F-4E Phantom II, F-4EJ Phantom II, F-4F Early, F-4F, Phantom FG.1, Phantom FGR.2, Su-17M2, Jaguar A, Jaguar GR.1, F-5E, A-7D.



Fixed. The glass no longer fills with solid color and you can now use the option to remove the rectile when you don’t need it, for example to improve visibility.



Only the best of the best can collect the necessary amount of points needed to fly out with an aircraft with nuclear weaponry and end the battle with a victory for their own team by pushing just one button! But due to a strange error the nuclear alarm siren didn’t go off and the dropped bomb didn’t detonate.



This is very frustrating after overcoming so many difficulties, so we rushed to correct the error. Bomb confidently.



One of them could have occurred in spectator mode in the aircraft AB and crash the game client. The other one could occur at the moment of exiting the game without any reason.



They will not bother you again. Thank you for letting us know about these problems!



For this digest we have prepared a large set of useful fixes and game improvements. Be sure to read the full list which we have prepared in the separate changelog - there are many interesting things.

Once again, many thanks for all your bug reports that you submitted in our bug report section on the War Thunder forums.





Improvements and fixes

• AV-8A, AV-8C, Harrier GR.1, Harrier GR.3, F-4E Phantom II, F-4EJ Phantom II, F-4F Early, F-4F, Phantom FG.1, Phantom FGR.2, Su-17M2, Jaguar A, Jaguar GR.1, F-5E, A-7D — a bug has been fixed due to which gunsight screen changed color after switching the sight off (report).
  
• A bug has been fixed due to which missiles within the launchers of destroyed tanks might appear undamaged.
  
• A bug has been fixed due to which a flight of a nuclear strike aircraft did not lead to the sound of a siren, nuclear blast and the mission’s end.
  
• A probable issue with the error message after quitting the game client has been fixed.
  
• A bug has been fixed that could lead to a crash when in the spectator mode in the Arcade battles.

Aircraft model, damage model, characteristic and weaponry changes

• Pe-2-31, Pe-2-83, Pe-2-110, Pe-2-359 — ammo capacity of the ShKAS machine gun has been changed from 450 to 430.
  
• AH-1S (early) — radar warning system has been added (report).
  
• A-4E (early) — bombing release computer for CCRP has been added (report).

Fleet model, damage model, characteristic and weaponry changes

• Fairmile C (312) — start battle camera position has been corrected (previously was turned to stern); maximum ammo capacity of the 40mm guns in battle has been changed (report).
  
• HMAS Tobruk - the year of ship modification has been changed to 1950.

The current provided changelog reflects the major changes within the game as part of this Update. Some updates, additions and fixes may not be listed in the provided notes. War Thunder is constantly improving and specific fixes may be implemented without the client being updated.

USS Pittsburgh is an American heavy cruiser of the Baltimore-class which entered service with the U.S. Navy in the final years of WWII. Inheriting the class’ signature combination of firepower, protection and mobility, USS Pittsburgh is arriving to War Thunder naval forces as the new top American cruiser with the next major update!

In War Thunder, USS Pittsburgh will be a new heavy cruiser arriving to the top ranks of the American naval tree with the release of the next major update “Direct hit”. Coming to the game in its 1953 Cold War refit, USS Pittsburgh promises its captains a considerable upgrade to heavy anti-air firepower over previous vessels and as such will also rightfully take the place of the new top American cruiser at rank V!





USS Pittsburgh is scheduled to dock at the top of the American cruiser line with the arrival of the next major update for War Thunder. In the meantime, be sure to stay tuned to the news as we continue unveiling what other exciting new additions and features await you in the upcoming update. Until then, calm seas and happy hunting captains!

Check out the full Dev Blog article here!

Ground vehicle model, damage model, characteristic and weaponry changes:

• Missile characteristics have been adjusted to the values described in our recent news article regarding changes to the dynamic characteristics of missiles (link). MLRS sighting grids are temporarily displaying incorrect aiming angles.

Changes in the aircraft RB

• The number of possible combinations for nations participating in one battle has been increased (new mixed sets of nations have been added).

This change is experimental, and after gathering relevant statistics, we may disable any unbalanced sets.

The current provided changelog reflects the major changes within the game as part of this Update. Some updates, additions and fixes may not be listed in the provided notes. War Thunder is constantly improving and specific fixes may be implemented without the client being updated.