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[h3]Meet Storm Warning, War Thunder’s last major update of 2024. [/h3]

Storm Warning brings with it the highly anticipated Eurofighter Typhoon joining the ranks of Germany, Great Britain and Italy in three different variants, plus the Rafale for France! Following this is a line of Thai aircraft for Japan, reinforcing the ranks in this nation with capable fighter and attacker capability. Next up is the M44 for six nations, providing them with fun 155 mm howitzer firepower. In addition to this is the excellent PzH 2000 for Germany and Italy, and several battleships and destroyers for some nations, including the Archangelsk, a Royal Navy ship in service with the Soviet Union. Rounding out the update is Attica, a stunning new location for Ground Battles.

[h3]Check out the changelog to see the fixes, vehicles and other features that we’ve included in this major update.[/h3]

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Please feel free to leave your feedback on this Major update in the feedback thread here.

[h2]Ground Vehicles: 155 mm Howitzer Glory![/h2]
Storm Warning features the M44 for six nations (list below), providing them each with a capable short 155 mm gun to have some fun with at the midranks! Next up is the PzH 2000 for Germany and Italy, providing excellent long-barrelled 155 mm fun as well. The premium RDF-LT and BMD-4M for the USA and USSR respectively bring them some excellent light tank firepower. And finally a brand-new, unique pack featuring three WW2 classics: two Tiger Is and an Ostwind II, designed for starting Germany with a capable lineup. Check out the full list below!

RDF-LT (Pack)


[h2]Aircraft: Storm Warning, the Typhoon and Rafale![/h2]
The theme of the update, the Eurofighter Typhoon now comes for Germany, Great Britain and Italy in the form of a unique variant for each! Japan has been reinforced with aircraft from Thailand, providing some excellent aircraft for this nation, from jet attackers to fighters. In tandem with the Typhoon, France has the excellent Rafale jet fighter. In a squadron? The USSR now has a new squadron vehicle, the Su-33. Check out the full list below!

EF-2000, Typhoon FGR.4, F-2000A

Rafale C F3
[h2]Helicopters: A Premium Dutch Helicopter for France[/h2]
The AH-64D attacker helicopter used by the Netherlands has been added to France as a premium pack, allowing you to research this heli tree quicker. Plus, the Rooivalk and Superhind for Great Britain have been given superb detailed cockpits.



[h2]Naval Fleet: Battleships, Destroyers, Aircraft Carrier![/h2]
Storm Warning features a plethora of larger ships, including La Galissonnière, HMS Rodney with 16 inch guns, the premium Z4 Zerstörer and Archangelsk, a former Royal Navy ship in service with the Soviet Union. Plus, the highly detailed Admiral Kuznetsov aircraft carrier has been added to test flights for aircraft.

La Galissonnière



[h2]Locations & Missions: Attica For Ground Battles![/h2]
Attica is based on the bright landscapes of the south-east of Greece and is a suitable and colorful place for Ground Battles! This map has now been added to the map rotation.

Attica

[h2]Tactical Map Improvements[/h2]
The tactical map is a very important aspect of War Thunder battles. In Storm Warning, we’ve gone ahead and made some improvements to it. If you’re playing Ground Battles and driving a ground vehicle or flying an aircraft, press “M” on your keyboard to open it — at the bottom right you can select to move the map around or switch to the map type to either air or ground. Plus, if you’re in an aircraft, you can set a “point of interest” on the map that’ll show as a square box. Great for marking targets for yourself!

[h2]Player Card Showcase Additions [/h2]
Some new showcases, including Battle-Hardened, Atomic Ace and Peacemaker have been added to the Player Card window. Click the “Edit” button in this window to change them. More details on each one can be found in the major changelog below.

[h2]There’s plenty more to see![/h2]
That’s it for this news, but be sure to check out the full list of changes in the provided changelog, as there’s many bug fixes, improvements and additional vehicle changes not mentioned here. Let us know what you think and be sure to leave your feedback on our forums and official social media channels — we’d love to hear. That’s all for 2024 War Thunder major updates. We hope you enjoy!

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[h2]New locations and missions[/h2]

• Attica — a new location for Ground Battles.
  

[h2]Location and mission updates[/h2]

• In Ground Battles locations, old concrete airfields have been replaced with new ones.
  
• Air Realistic and Air Arcade Battles:
  
  • Tickets for ground vehicles are deducted from the team only if the vehicle is destroyed by a player. If the ground vehicle is destroyed by bots, victory points are not deducted.
    
  • AI attackers (that appear 4 minutes into the session) now prefer to attack tanks (leaving easier targets for players) rather than attacking everything indiscriminately as before.
    
  • The death of an AI attacker now takes away victory points only if it was destroyed by a player. Death by anti-aircraft guns, crashing into the ground or being shot down by a bot does not affect victory points anymore.
    

[h2]Ground Vehicle model, damage model, characteristic and weaponry changes:[/h2]

• New modules (electrical equipment, driver modules etc) have been added to the following vehicles: Strela-10M2, Falcon, M247, Centauro 105 (all variants).
  
• Object 140 — shell ejection animation has been added. (Report).
  
• T1E1 — armor has been converted to volumetric armor.
  
• FlaRakPz 1, FlaRakRad, XM975, Osa-AK, OSA-AKM, 2S6, Pantsir-S1, ItO 90M — An indicator has been added to the radar scope that shows the position of your own missiles.
  
• Khrizantema-S — MTI mode has been added to the radar.
  
• OF-40 Mk.2A, OF-40 (MTCA) — the optical rangefinder module has been removed from X-ray view. (Report).
  
• Ka-Mi — fuel tank model has been corrected. (Report).
  
• ADATS (M113) — the position of the missile launch tubes have been corrected. (Report).
  
• Sherman Firefly (all variants) — gun depression angle has been changed from -5/+25 degrees to -4.5/+21 degrees. (Report).
  Source: Sherman "C" Tanks. Armament.
• 105/25 M43, M43 "G.C.Leoncello", 75/34 M43, 75/46 M43 — casemate frontal armor thickness has been reduced from 75 to 70 mm.
  Sources: Prot.118692, Ministero della Guerra, Gabinetto, 2 aprile 1943 (Official document of adoption in service of the Semovente da 105/25, published in "Gli autoveicoli da combattimento dell'esercito italiano, volume secondo 1940-1945" Pignato, Cappellano, page 372); Gli autoveicoli da combattimento dell'esercito italiano, volume secondo 1940-1945" Pignato, Cappellano, page 377; Kennenblatter fremden gerats D50/12, november 1943 (Italian translation published by Pignato in "I mezzi corazzati italiani nelle schede di riconoscimento italiane e tedesche", pages 84, 86, 87); "Italian armour in German service" D. Gugliemi, pages 124, 126, 127; "Carro M, volume primo", A. Tallillo, D. Guglielmi, page 80.
• OF-40, OF-40 Mk.2A, OF-40 (MTCA) — maximum forward speed has been reduced from 65 to 60 km/h and reverse speed has been reduced from 25 to 24 km/h.
  Sources: Carro da combattimento medio OF 40. Documento Nr. 2071, 1981; Carro Armato OF 40 MK2A Manuale Dell’operatore.
• SPz 12-3 LGS, Raketenautomat — transmission gear ratios have been changed.
  Source: Hispano-Suiza HS30 Tank with Standardized Chassis and Variable Superstructure, 1962. Factory information booklet.
• KF41 — anti-aircraft machine gun aiming speed has been increased from 90°/s to 120°/s both horizontally and vertically.
  Source: MSSA Brochure by Rheinmetall.
• KF41 — the turret aiming speeds have been changed. Vertical speed has been reduced from 60°/s to 51.56°/s and the horizontal speed has been reduced from 60°/s to 57.29°/s.
  Sources: LANCE2 Turret Brochure by Rheinmetall; BOXER LANCE Brochure by Rheinmetall.
• Magach 7C — the armor material of the side screens has been changed from structural steel to rolled homogeneous armor. (Report).
  
• Tiger E, Tigris — limited gun depression angles in the rear hemisphere have been fixed. (Report).
  
• Type 93 — the vehicle’s turning radius has been reduced from 8.5 to 5.6 meters.
  Sources: 高機動車ＧＷ－Ｄ０１１００１Ｙ; 2000年5月メガクルーザー.
• AMD.35, AMD.35 (SA35), Pz.Sp.Wg.P204(f) KwK — brake operation causing the vehicle to drift when breaking has been fixed. (Report).
  
• Centauro I 120, Centauro I 105 R, Centauro I 105 — the turning radius of the vehicle has been reduced from 11 to 9 meters.
  Source: Centauro I 105/120 Datasheet.
• M60A1 (AOS), M60A1 RISE (P), M60A1 “D.C.Ariete” — the reverse speed value has been changed from 11.3 to 8.3 km\h.
  Source: TM 9-2350-257-20-2-3-1 - Organizational Maintenance Manual. Turret for Tank, Combat, Full-Tracked, 105-mm Gun, M60A1 (RISE) and M60A1 (RISE Passive).
• PUMA VJTF — the driver’s night sight has been changed to thermal imager. (Report).
  
• VBCI-2 (MCT30) — the ammunition capacity of the M2HB machine gun has been reduced from 2000 to 600 rounds.
  Source: Kongsberg, Protector Remote Weapon Station.
• HJ-9, 9M133, 9M133FM-3 — flight model and autopilot have been updated.
  

[h2]Aircraft and helicopter model, damage model, characteristic and weaponry changes:[/h2]
[h3]Weaponry[/h3]

• Lincoln B.Mk.II — for the upper 20 mm Hispano Mk.V defensive cannon, the amount of rounds has been increased from 700 to 722.
  Source: Avro Lincoln B1 & 2 Flight manual.
• Super Etendard — the ability to use the GBU-12 on the outer wing pylons has been added. The ability to use the Phimat countermeasure pod has been added. (Report, Report).
  
• 13.2 mm Type 3 machine gun — the machine gun belts have been changed. The AP-I and API-T rounds have been removed. (Report).
  
• Su-34 — the FAB-1500M-46 bomb has been replaced by the FAB-1500M-54.
  
• 30 mm Type 30-1 cannon — the rate of fire has been reduced from 1000 rpm to 850 rpm. (Report).
  Sources: Norinco Compilation of products. Guns; Самолёт МиГ-21Ф-13 II, Оборонгиз 1963.
• Yak-28B — M-46 series bombs have been replaced with the M-54 series.
  
• Su-34 — FAB-3000M-54 and FAB-3000 UMPK bombs and the corresponding modification have been added. The ability to equip Grom-2, UPAB-500, KAB-500LG on the central underfuselage pylon has been added.
  
• F-15I Ra’am — AGM-65D and the corresponding modification has been added.
  
• F-15E, F-111F — AGM-130 guided bomb has been added.
  
• Kurnass, Kurnass 2000 — the GBU-15(V)1/B guided bomb has been added.
  
• Mirage 2000D-RMV — the AASM 250 family of guided bombs and corresponding modifications have been added. PGM-500 bomb modification no longer requires researching the GBU-12/49 modification.
  
• Tornado GR.4 — the ability to carry BOL countermeasure pods on the underwing hardpoints and a corresponding modification have been added. (Report). The ability to carry Brimstone (SAL) missiles on underwing hardpoints has been added.
  
• BK-27, ADEN25, Akan m/85, GAU-12/U — the fuze sensitivity has been reduced for APHE, SAP and PELE projectiles to be similar to other projectiles of the same type. Previously there was a chance that these projectiles passed through aircraft without triggering the fuze.
  

[h3]Other[/h3]

• MiG-21S (R-13-300) — a bug where the ejection seat was not displayed in third person view has been fixed. (Report). Display of the IR visor in the aircraft cockpit has been fixed. (Report).
  
• Yak-9U, Yak-9UT — the coolant tank has been added to X-ray view.
  Sources: Системы оборудования силовых установок самолетов; Самолет Як-9У с двигателем ВК-107А. Техническое описание.
• Su-34 — a bug where the drop tanks were not dropped in the correct order has been fixed. (Report).
  
• F-20A — pilot model has been replaced with a more modern version. (Report).
  
• Mirage 2000D-R1 — an incorrect adapter used with the centerline GBU-16 guided bomb has been removed. (Report).
  
• J-10A, JF-17 — an indication of target tracked with a radar has been added to the HUD.
  
• Su-27 and other aircraft using the ILS-31 HUD — new elements have been added to the HUD: tracked target altitude, tracked target aspect angle, tracked target closing speed, and an indicator that shows whether the radar is active. (Report).
  
• A radar tracked target marker has been added to several HUDs. If the target is outside the HUD viewing zone (Target Locator Line), the target marker will remain at the edge of the HUD viewing zones and blink, indicating the direction to the target. Indication has been added for the following aircraft (as well as aircraft using similar HUDs): Su-27, MiG-29, Yak-141, F-16, F-15, F-14, F-20, F-5, Su-34, Mirage 2000/4000/F1, Super Etendard, J-8F, F-4 late modifications, J35XS, JA37.
• JA37 — an indication of target tracked with a radar has been added to the HUD. (Report).
  
• Mirage 2000 (all variants), Mirage 4000, Mirage F1CT, Super Etendard — an angle-of-attack indicator and digital clock have been added to the HUD. (Report).
  
• F-16AM (France), F-16A MLU (China) — a GMTI mode has been added for the APG-66(V)3.
  
• F-100A, F-100D — the sequence of launching air-to-air missiles has been fixed. (Report).
  
• F4D-1 — ballistic computer for the guns and rockets has been removed. (Report).
  Source: NAVWEPS 01-40FBA-1.

[h2]Flight Model changes: [/h2]

• Su-27, Su-34, J-11 — sustained turn rate at medium speeds has been increased.
  
• Su-27SM — engines have been replaced with the AL-31F-M1 engines.
  
• IAR-93B — engine has been changed to Mk. 633-47.
  
• Saab AJ37, AJS37, JA37 — the maximum speed at high altitudes has been increased to M1.6. (Report).
  
• AJ37, AJS37 — the maximum permissible indicated airspeed has been decreased to 1350 km/h according to the flight manual.
  
• Me 163 (all variants), Ki-200 — fuel consumption has been increased, engine work time on full throttle has been reduced to ~4min. (Report).
  

[h2]Naval fleet model, damage model, characteristic and weaponry changes:[/h2]
[h3]Naval weaponry:[/h3]

• Mogador — torpedo tube aiming angles have been fixed. (Report).
  
• HMS Repulse — a bug that caused the 40 mm “Pom-Pom” mounts on the stern to not shoot has been fixed. (Report).
  

[h3]Naval characteristics, physics and damage model:[/h3]

• USS Mississippi — a geometry error in the barbette of the first main caliber turret where a gap could appear when turning the turret has been fixed.
  
• USS Tennessee — a geometry error in the floor of all main caliber turrets where a gap could appear when turning the turrets has been fixed.
  
• IJN Mutsu — a gap between the barbettes and main caliber turrets has been fixed. (Report).
  

[h2]Economy and research[/h2]

• The max Battle Rating limit for all Air Battle modes has been increased to 14.0.
  
• F-15E, F-15I Ra’am — Battle Ratings in all Air Battle modes has been increased to 14.0.
  
• F-14B, AV-8B Plus (all variants), MiG-29G, Sea Harrier FA 2, Harrier GR.7, Mirage 4000 — these aircraft are no longer considered “top” in terms of vehicle research bonus. This is because they no longer meet the condition of “maximum Battle Rating among all modes is no more than 2 steps below the maximum BR of this tree” due to new vehicles with a Battle Rating of 14.0 being added to the trees of the corresponding nations.
  
• Tor-M1 — the Battle Rating in all modes has been decreased from 11.7 to 11.0.
  
• ARL-44 — vehicle class has been changed from “Tank Destroyer” to “Heavy Tank”. It has been moved from the tank destroyer line to the tank line, where it was has been added as the first vehicle in the group with the M4A3E2.
  
• AMX-10M — added as the second vehicle in the group with the AuF1.
  
• Zachlam Tager — added as the second vehicle in the group with the Rochev.
  
• Sturer Emil — the Battle Rating has been reduced from 4.3 to 4.0. Vehicle has been moved to Rank II and added as the second vehicle in the group with the Dicker Max.
  
• Wirbelwind — added as the second vehicle in the group with the Ostwind.
  
• Ostwind II — vehicle rank has been changed from IV to III.
  
• Challenger 3 TD — the position in the tech tree has been changed. This tank is now located before the Challenger 2 Black Night / 2E group.
  

[h2]Interface[/h2]

• New customization options for ground vehicle sights have been added:
  
  • Reload indicator settings — the ability to separately show/hide the gun readiness indicator and the weapon reload countdown timer has been added.
    
  • The color of the rangefinder progress bar can now be changed.
    
  • The thickness of the sight lines and text fonts can now be adjusted.
    
• The ability to change the Player Profile showcase has been added. The following showcases are currently available to choose from:
  
  • Battle-Hardened. Available by default. You can select a game mode where the your skill-dependent statistics, PvP rating, and place in the leaderboard will be displayed.
    
  • Atomic Ace. Becomes available when a nuclear strike is performed. Shows the total number of nuclear strikes performed over the entire lifetime of the account.
    
  • Peacemaker. Becomes available when a nuclear weapon carrier is shot down before it drops its nuke. Shows the total number of nuclear weapons carriers intercepted over the entire lifetime of the account.
    
  • Favorite Vehicle. Available by default. You can select one of your favorite vehicles and the statistics for the game mode with the most respawns will be shown. In the future, the game mode for this showcase can be manually selected.
    

[h2]Game mechanics[/h2]

• A separate mechanic for punishing an attack on an allied nuclear-armed aircraft has been added. When any damage is inflicted on such an aircraft, the player is awarded penalty points in the amount necessary to disconnect them from the current game session. The awarded penalty points will not only lead to an immediate disconnection from the session, but will also be used in calculating the need for longer-term automatic bans.
  
• New mechanics for interacting with the tactical map have been added. For aircraft and ground vehicles, the ability to move the tactical map has been added, as well as switching between the “ground forces” and “aircraft” maps in Ground Battles. For aircraft, in addition to the functionality described above, the ability to set a point of interest via the tactical map has been added.
  
• An altitude indicator has been added to targets tracked by a radar.
  
• Relative threat elevation indication has been added for RWRs that are capable of determining this in real life; Currently, RWRs of the SPO-15 series have this ability in the game.
  

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Hey everyone, on December 16th from 07:00 GMT, the War Thunder game servers may be unavailable due to the release of the Storm Warning major update!

Be sure to catch up on what content is coming in this update by looking at our dev blogs on Steam while you wait for your game to download. The major update announcement and full major changelog will be published when the update is released and ready to play.

Thank you for your understanding.

The Mi-24D is available at a discount during the dates!

[h2]The Mi-24D is temporarily available at a 30% discount for Golden Eagles![/h2]
Temporarily available at a 30% discount for 5,992 Golden Eagles.

When: From today until December 16th (07:00 GMT).
Where: USSR > Helicopters > Premium vehicles.



[h3]About this helicopter[/h3]

• The Mi-24D is a versatile helicopter, great for attacking ground vehicles. This helicopter can withstand small-caliber fire and the number of ordnance is good — rockets, Falanga missiles, bombs and guns makes the Mi-24D ready for most combat scenarios.
  

Your screenshots from last week were fantastic! Matches are a lot more fun when you have a friend to coordinate with- when fighting against the enemy, having an extra hand is always nice. The three most popular and three selected by us will get 300 GE. See the winners down below!

[h2]Let’s begin the 150th edition of our competition![/h2]

Create a stunning screenshot and submit it on the War Thunder Steam Community Hub with the tag #WTscreen150. You have time until the 20th of December 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 a vehicle with a propeller.
You must add the #WTscreen150 tag (title cannot have any other text in it).
Artists may only win by popular vote once per four screenshot competitions.
• 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 149th edition – Two Friends![/h2]

[h3]Winners selected via community votes:[/h3]
https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=3379818717
https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=3381789444
https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=3381465370

[h3]Winners selected by our judges:[/h3]
https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=3379981421
https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=3382256254
https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=3381394738

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

It’s time to finally welcome the Eurofighter family, joining War Thunder as the new top fighter aircraft for Germany, Great Britain and Italy. Today, we’ll be showing you the most advanced jet fighter aircraft (for now!) to come to the game!

[h2]EF-2000 Block 10, Typhoon FGR.4 and F-2000A: Jet Fighters for Germany, Great Britain and Italy at Rank VIII[/h2]
At a glance:

• Ten air-to-air missiles!
  
• Advanced CAPTOR radar.
  
• PIRATE IRST (FGR.4 and F-2000A).
  
• Exceptional agility and flight performance.
  
• Brimstone missiles!
  

Vehicle History
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In the early 1980s, several European countries needed a replacement for their frontline fighter aircraft that had begun to slip behind more modern aircraft appearing from the US and USSR. Previous collaborative projects like the Jaguar and Tornado lead Germany, Britain, France and Italy to once again come together, along with Spain, for a new next generation all weather jet fighter project. Previous experiences led to the Agile Combat Aircraft (ACA) program and later, the Experimental Aircraft Programme (EAP) resulting in an airworthy technology demonstration platform. This platform could test the theory behind many of the new advanced manufacturing technologies and features required for what would become the Future European Fighter Aircraft (FEFA) programme in 1983. France would however withdraw from the program due to disagreements on requirements and control over the project.

After the turbulence of the early 90s, disagreements over the radar set and huge financial overrun, the Eurofighter had finally started to emerge. An engine consortium, EuroJet Turbo, was formed to handle the powerplant and the ECR-90 Radar (Later CAPTOR) was selected based on the Blue Vixen. First taking to the skies in 1994, it wouldn’t be until the early 2000s that the Eurofighter Typhoon would enter into service with the four core nations of the program after more development and overruns pushed the aircraft back. Initially the aircraft was heavily focused on the aerial superiority role, with later Tranches of the fighter bringing air-to-ground weaponry to its ever expanding arsenal. After more modernization programs, Typhoons have since seen combat in the 2010s, and the four original operating nations have been joined by Austria, Kuwait, Oman, Saudi Arabia and Qatar. 
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[h2]Introducing the Typhoon![/h2]

The Eurofighter Typhoon is one of the most advanced 4th (or 4.5 depending on your classification!) generation aircraft in the world today. It’s fair to say few aircraft have been as anticipated as this one! Germany, Great Britain and Italy will all be receiving a comparable version of this top jet fighter aircraft in the Storm Warning major update, providing each of these nations with a highly capable and agile fighter that also has considerable ground attack potential too. Let’s take a closer look at what you can expect from the Typhoon in-game.



From an air-to-air standpoint, the Eurofighter will be able to carry a formidable combined total load of ten missiles. There’s four AIM-9 Sidewinder variants that can be taken (AIM-9L and AIM-9M for Italy and Britain, AIM-9L and AIM-9L/i in Germany) for close range engagements and six AIM-120 AMRAAMs for BVR combat. However, you could also take up to six IR missiles an four BVR missiles as an alternative combination if you wish too. Coupled with a Helmet-mounted display and the impressive CAPTOR radar set, this aircraft will be one of the deadliest in both long range and short range engagements. Should you find yourself at the wrong end of a missile, the Eurofighter will help keep you in the fight with the Defensive Aid Sub-System (DASS for short). This features a MAWS with integrated countermeasures on the aircraft, including a generous load of Chaff and Flares to counter whatever type of threat comes your way. The British and Italian versions will also feature PIRATE IRST, providing another means of locking and tracking targets without setting off their RWRs. 

Interesting: The Eurofighter is unique in being a combat aircraft produced by four nations, each with their own assembly lines for components. Britain produces the front cockpit section, canards, tail and part of the rear fuselage, Germany the central fuselage, Italy the left wing and rest of the rear fuselage and Spain the right wing. Each nation has its own final assembly plant where all components are brought together. 



We must not forget about the air-to-ground aspect too. Each Typhoon variant differs slightly in its arsenal, however you can expect to see the standard types of familiar bombs. Conventional 1000 and 2000 lb variants and the guided Paveway series (Mk.18 for the British version, GBU-48 for Germany and Italy), coupled with a LITENING III targeting pod and GPS Guided GBU-54s. All three Typhoon variants can fire the excellent Brimstone missile and also feature a single 27 mm cannon mounted in the wing root, suitable for lighter ground targets or those moments when you do get guns on air targets. The British FGR.4 variant also comes with a laser warning receiver, so should someone lock you up via laser guidance, even that won’t go unnoticed to the Typhoon.

Weaponry aside, the Eurofighter is an impressive platform in the flight performance department too. A pair of EuroJet EJ200 engines provide an exceptional amount of thrust up to 18,000 kgf, meaning the aircraft can quickly recover lost energy and achieve an excellent rate of climb. Its frontal canards provide great turning agility, so should things get up close and personal, the Typhoon will be able to keep up with the best of the competition.



You won’t have much longer to wait now until the Eurofighter will be joining the ranks of the German, British and Italian aviation trees. Stay tuned to the news to find out what other things there are to look forward to in the Storm Warning major update for War Thunder!

Please note that this vehicle’s characteristics may be changed before it is added to the game.