War Thunder News

• The highlighting of values in the HUD interface in the “Fighter Control Basics” tutorial mission has been fixed.
  
• Now when you rotate the camera it will zoom if there is another player in a ship or ground vehicle between camera position and you.
  
• Search for decals and decorations by name has been added to the customization menu.
  
• A bug where queuing did not occur from the battle result window when pressing the “To battle” button has been fixed.
  
• A bug where after opening the contact window in the respawn menu, when opening the tactical map in the battle, it blinked, has been fixed.
  

[h2]Ground vehicles[/h2]

• BMP-1, ZBD86, SPz BMP-1, BMP-2 — The dissimilar thickness of the tracks and the thickness of the spare tracks has been fixed (report).
  
• BMP-2M — Missing tracks in damage model has been fixed (report).
  
• LAV-AD — A bug that caused flooding of the vehicle while moving on water has been fixed (report).
  
• Begleitpanzer 57, M113A1 (TOW) — A bug which caused underestimation of armour penetration of TOW compared to the same ATGM on other vehicles has been fixed.
  
• Stridsvagn 81 — Incorrect designation of the bulkhead material in the X-Ray view has been fixed.
  
• Blinking of the engine status indicator on the DM panel when the radiator is damaged has been added.
  

[h2]Naval[/h2]

• Milan — A bug in the name of the anchored mine has been fixed.
  
• Vautour — A bug in the name of the 75mm gun has been fixed.
  
• Paris — The aiming speed of the main calibre turrets has been adjusted: on traverse 3 → 4.5 degrees per second; elevation 4 → 3 degrees per second.
  

[h2]Aircraft[/h2]

• Mirage 2000C-S5, Mirage 2000D-R1, Mirage 2000-5F - Drag has been adjusted and supersonic acceleration has been increased.
  
• A bug in the ammunition type designation for unguided air missiles which led to the inability to perform destruction missions on vehicles using rockets has been fixed.
  
• Lynx AH.Mk.1 / G-LYNX — A bug which made it impossible to copy the “Hydra-70 x38 and 20mm Oerlikon KDA” set when creating a new weaponry preset has been fixed.
  
• H-34 — A bug in the display of weapon launcher elements for presets with unguided air missiles and machine gun armament has been fixed.
  
• Mirage 2000D-R1 / A-6E TRAM — A bug with inability to activate night vision mode during flight in 3rd person view has been fixed.
  
• Su-22M4 / Su-17М2 — Icons in the weaponry menu for displaying H-29T and H-29L missiles have been fixed.
  
• AIM-54C — Weight of the explosive mass has been changed from 47.3 to 42.7kg. Source: “Hazard classification of United States military explosives and munitions”.
  
• A bug where when editing suspended weapons for the Su-6 (AM-42) when replacing one paired cannon group with others, only one cannon was installed in the slots and not two, has been fixed.
  
• UH-1C — A bug where ATGMs could fail to launch even if the sight was close to the middle of the allowed launch zone has been fixed.
  

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.

• According to the poll results (over 97% support for changes) and the War Thunder development roadmap, the proposed economic changes are now in effect:
  
  • Reward multiplier increased and repair cost reduced for the vast majority of vehicles in the game. These changes are designed to make all vehicles ‘break even’, even without a Premium account.
    
  • The calculation of economic indicators for each vehicle is created from the average values of the vehicle class and Battle Rating, instead of on the personal statistics of each vehicle. This change is aimed to make the reward multipliers and repair costs of similar vehicles (of the same class, BR, and economic rank) very similar or equal to each other.
    
• In accordance with the development roadmap, the available BR indicator has been added to the preferred locations and missions window.
  

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.

We continue to move forward with the plans listed in our roadmap, and the next big news after the La Royale major update is the updated economу that the majority of the community voted for.

The highly anticipated update is here! Repair costs have been reduced, while SL gain has been increased — so that, on average, players using vehicles of any rank will break even, even without a premium account. These changes affect the overwhelming majority of vehicles in the game, meaning that the average player is likely to notice them after several battles.

Additionally, vehicles of the same class, battle rating, and economic rank will now have very similar economic characteristics. You can learn more from these spreadsheets:

• Average repair cost and reward changes by ranks
• Repair cost changes by vehicle

Another great new feature: now in the preferred locations and missions window you’ll instantly see which battle rating each mission is available at. This will make choosing your preferred locations and missions easier.

As we release the planned changes in our roadmap, we'll also continue to update the infographic, so that you can easily see what we have already implemented. Here is the latest version!

Check out these improvements and tell us what you think: on Steam, social media or the official forums!

There is something very satisfying about using a large cannon! Thank you for submitting your many great screenshots last week! The three most popular and three selected by us will get 300 GE. See the winners down below!
[h2]Let’s begin the 72nd edition of our competition![/h2]

Create a stunning screenshot and submit it on the War Thunder Steam Community Hub with the tag #WTscreen72. You have time until 23.06.2023 to submit your screenshot.

After that date, 6 winners will be selected (3 of which will be the highest rated by the community and 3 selected by our judges), each of which receive a reward of 300GE.


[h3]Terms:[/h3]

Your screenshot must include content from “La Royale” major update. This can include new vehicles or new locations.
You must add the #WTscreen72 tag (title cannot have any other text in it).
• Screenshots need to be compliant with the War Thunder rules.
  
• You need to be the author of the screenshot.
  
• Screenshot needs to be new. You cannot use those which have previously been published or used in other competitions.
  
• We will only accept raw screenshots from the game. You cannot use any editing software nor any other visual enhancements (like Nvidia Ansel filters).
  
• You can use filters and settings built into War Thunder.
  
• You can use the replay functionality built into War Thunder.
  
• Rewards will be delivered to the author's account within 14 working days.
  

[h2]And now, time for the winners of the competition’s 71st edition - Overwhelming Firepower:[/h2]

[h3]Winners selected via community votes:[/h3]
https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=2987426940
https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=2988189815
https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=2987267495

[h3]Winners selected by our judges:[/h3]
https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=2987274736
https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=2987805457
https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=2987593819

Each winner will get 300GE! Congratulations and see you next week!

On June 16th, 1955 MiG-21, the most widespread supersonic jet in history, performed its maiden flight. Thanks to modernization and the release of more advanced modifications it remains in use even today, almost 80 years later, by over 15 countries.

[h2]MiG-21 SPS-K temporarily available for Golden Eagles[/h2]



To commemorate MiG-21’s first flight, its 1964 modification, MiG-21PFM, renamed by East Germany as MiG-21SPS-K, returns to sale for Golden Eagles from June 16th (12:00 GMT) until June 20th (9:00 GMT)!

K in its name means “Kannon”, as it can be equipped with a two-barrel 23 mm GSh-23L cannon that fires powerful, fast, and precise rounds. The aircraft can also carry R-60 and R-13M missiles, and even R-3R, semi-active radar homing missiles!