War Thunder News

• F-4E, F-4EJ, F-4M - Language localisation for flares has been fixed.
  
• AH-64D - The system for firing flares has been fixed. It now occurs automatically if AMASE has been installed. If not, flares will have to be activated manually.
  
• Mi-35M - A ballistic calculator for the turret has been added.
  
• MiG-19S, MiG-21F-13 - The display of mass for one second bursts for these vehicles’ offensive weaponry has been fixed.
  
• Strv 103-0, 103A, 103C - A bug causing incorrect angles of elevation has been fixed.
  
• Strv 103A, 103C - Smoke grenade launcher modification has been added.
  
• The hull break mechanics bug, where a hull breakage could occur after several low-calibre strikes from 20-40 mm sub-calibre AP rounds, has been fixed.
  
• Airfields and helicopter pads have been fixed for combined battles for the following locations: Stalingrad, Japan, Ardennes, Mozdok, Advance to the Rhine. Missions will be put back into the map rotation on the 20th of March.
  

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 are happy to announce that the original soundtrack, split into Air, Ground and Naval Forces albums, is now available for purchase on Steam!

When creating the soundtrack for War Thunder, we wanted to stay true to the WWII-period, but at the same time, create music filled with action which is appropriate for epic breath-taking air, ground and naval battles.

https://store.steampowered.com/app/1247130

https://store.steampowered.com/app/1247140

https://store.steampowered.com/app/1247150

We are happy to announce that the original soundtrack, split into Air, Ground and Naval Forces albums is now available for purchase on Steam!

When creating the soundtrack for War Thunder, we wanted to stay true to the WWII-period, but at the same time, create music filled with action which is appropriate for epic breath-taking air, ground and naval battles.

https://store.steampowered.com/app/1247130

https://store.steampowered.com/app/1247140

https://store.steampowered.com/app/1247150

The War Thunder Team

• A bug has been fixed where the NR30 aircraft cannon had a reduced rate of fire.
  
• IAR 316B: ATGM sight vignette has been removed.
  
• Inability to respawn in a helicopter in SB mode has been fixed.
  
• In RB mode you are now able to choose the helicopter pad to spawn (most distant from the battlefield is set as the default one)
  
• The “Return to the battlefield” indicator has been removed for specific high ranked combined battles.
  

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.

• The display of grass on locations for ground vehicles has been fixed.
  
• The twitching of helicopter gun sights when locked onto ground targets, where the sight would switch from out of range to normal firing distances, has been fixed.
  
• A bug where there would be no sounds during the kill cam has been fixed.
  
• A bug which would lead to the pointer shifting in the helicopter ATGM sector of fire has been fixed.
  
• A bug where, after repairing on an airfield, aircraft would respawn in a nose-up position, has been fixed.
  
• The display of speed in the cards of the 9M120 and 9М114 ATGMs has been fixed.
  
• UPK-23-250 - Weight has been corrected (has been reduced according to the technical description).
  
• НАР B8V20 - The mass of the unit has been corrected according to the technical description (mass of the unit with ammunition is now 346 kg).
  
• ZTZ59D1 - Armour penetration value for the 10.5 cm Type 83 shell has been fixed and now corresponds to the armour penetration values of the M111/DM23 shell.
  
• Centauro MGS - Armour resistance values for parts of the additional applicable armour against kinetic (have been increased) and HEAT (have been reduced) shells have been corrected.
  
• Ikv 72, Ikv 103 - Sight magnification has been fixed (reduced) from 8/16х to default values.
  
• Pvkv m/43 (1946) - The low fire-rate bug has been fixed.
  
• KV-1 (ZiS-5) - A bug causing the coaxial MG to be absent has been fixed.
  
• Rooikat 105 - A bug causing an absence of the scouting mechanic has been fixed.
  
• J35D - the user skin template has been fixed.