War Thunder News

We present to you a new type of aircraft in War Thunder - an aircraft with variable sweep wings! We are going to discuss the first such aircraft today, the Soviet Su-17M2 jet fighter-bomber that is going to appear in the game with the release of the next major update “Ixwa Strike”.

So, let’s meet an aircraft with variable swept-wings in War Thunder. This is a fairly popular technical solution in combat aircraft with a high take-off weight, which should have good performance characteristics both at subsonic and at supersonic speeds. The first such aircraft in our game is the Soviet Su-17M2 fighter-bomber, the successor to one of the best attack aircraft in the game, the Su-7BKL. The maximum take-off weight of this aircraft exceeds 18 tons, so the sweep-wing is almost the only solution that allows you to achieve the take-off and landing characteristics necessary for this combat aircraft. Only the end sections of the wings are moveable here, while the root area stays fixed. Thus, the increased wing area and additional flaps on the swinging surfaces facilitate takeoff and landing, and also give better controllability at subsonic speeds. After reaching sonic speed, the moveable parts of the wing surfaces are moved back, contributing to the ability to gain and maintain high speeds.





The Su-17M2 opens a new page in War Thunder's combat aviation! Stay tuned for the next big update “Ixwa Strike” to find out what else is coming soon!

Check out the full Dev Blog article here!

The South African Reconnaissance Car (SARC) commonly known in Commonwealth service as the Marmon-Herrington were a series of armoured cars developed in South Africa during WWII and widely used by many nations even after the war. Soon, tankers in War Thunder will have the chance to command one of the later variants as it arrives in the British ground forces tree as part of the new South African subtree with the next major update!

In War Thunder, the SARC Mk.VI will be a new armoured car joining the lower ranks of the British ground forces tree as part of the upcoming South African subtree arriving to the game with the release of the next major update. The SARC Mk.VI combines excellent mobility and firepower being a well-rounded vehicle soon to be favored by both veteran and novice tankers alike!





The SARC Mk.VI will soon arrive to the lower ranks of the British ground forces tree and will be one of the first vehicles tankers will have the chance to unlock in the upcoming South African subtree, coming to the game with the next major update “Ixwa Strike”. Until then, happy hunting tankers!

Check out the full Dev Blog article here!

• The requirements for completing battle tasks have been changed:
  • The Flying Dutchman - removed.
    
  • Threat of the Seas - removed the variant within medium and special tasks and instead added a variant to easy tasks.
    
  • Cape Roller - A new task has been added a variant to medium and special tasks instead of the “Threat of the Seas” task. It is necessary to destroy other players' vehicles in any bluewater ship to complete the task.
    
  • 27 Cables and Whaleman - Target vehicle has been changed from specified classes (destroyer, cruiser) to any bluewater ship.
• MBK-161 (1943) — missing sound of 82mm mortar has been fixed.
  
• A bug that caused the wrong opponent to score a frag after shooting down a player aircraft has been fixed.
  
• ZSU-37-2, ZSU-23-4 — a bug with radar’s horizontal indicator not connected to the direction of the radar has been fixed.
  
• RakJPz 2, RakJPz 2 (HOT), Type 60 ATM — a bug preventing ATGM launch while reloading at an allied control point has been fixed.
  
• A bug has been fixed that caused the ATGM missile to not fly in the direction of a sight.
  
• A bug has been fixed that prevents playback of the reload on tanks without an autoloader with a discharged battery.
  
• M4A3E2 (76) W, Cobra King, M4A3E2, M4A3E2 (France) — a bug has been fixed preventing the shrapnel effect of ballistic cap shells hitting the upper front plate of enemy tanks.
  
• Sinai — friendly markers have been removed from areas outside the battle zone.
  
• Linux version - a bug causing FPS drops when turning the camera has been fixed.
  
• A bug has been fixed causing other players to hear shots from damaged guns for SPG vehicles with several barrels and gun breeches.
  
• A bug has been fixed causing depth setting of naval torpedoes to affect torpedoes for aircraft.

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.

In the War Thunder "Ixwa Strike" update we will be introducing a new location for mixed battles, tentatively called "Seversk-13".

The abandoned Soviet military town of Seversk-13 and its environment will become a new battleground for the armoured vehicles and aircraft of War Thunder with the release of the “Ixwa Strike” major update. The central zone in the location is an area near the cultural centre, surrounded by administrative and industrial buildings. It is adjacent to a residential zone of ​​late Soviet paneled prefab buildings and a small garage cooperative. Plenty room for hide and seek style gameplay.





Welcome to Seversk-13, a new location for mixed battles in War Thunder! Battles in the new map will begin with the release of the "Ixwa Strike" update very soon - stay tuned!

Check out the full Dev Blog article here!

The Polish Leopard 2PL main battle tank is a new squadron vehicle that will be available after the release of the “Ixwa Strike” update.

In War Thunder, the Leopard 2PL will become a new squadron vehicle and will appear after release of the “Ixwa Strike” update. The add-on armor modules on the turret significantly improve the tank's resistance to hits from HE and to a lesser extent kinetic projectiles, and the upgraded fire-control system will allow the use of advanced rounds: the new to the game programmable high-explosive fragmentation DM11 projectile and the effective DM33 APFSDS shell.





The Leopard 2PL will be a squadron reward for battles after the release of the War Thunder update "Ixwa Strike". Follow our news for more details!

Check out the full Dev Blog article here!