War Thunder News

• Somua SM - Thickness of the upper frontal armour part has been changed from 90 to 150 mm.
  
• Stuart III - The correct visual model of the vehicle has been returned.

Sound

• A bug where reverberation from interior sounds in the vehicle cabin was uncontrollable with volume settings in the game menu has been fixed.

Flight model

• Fw 190 (all modifications) - Stability and stalling resistance at low speeds have been increased.

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.

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Introducing War Thunder: Raining Fire, a brand new major update that introduces almost 30 new machines, including Jaguar jet fighters, the long awaited P-47 Thunderbolt "Razorback", two new versions of the T-72B MBT and many more new aircraft, ground vehicles and vessels!

[h3]Ground Forces[/h3]
7 new ground vehicles including the Chi-Ha Long Gun - a powerful Japanese navy gun on tracks!


T-72B3


SOMUA SM


Type 97 Chi-Ha Long Gun

[h3]Aircraft[/h3]
Over a dozen new aircraft! Among them are the iconic P-47D Thunderbolt "Razorback" and Jaguar jet fighters!


SEPECAT Jaguar


Nanchang Q-5


P-47 Thunderbolt

[h3]Navy[/h3]
8 new vessels!

Akebono


Zara


Peacock

[h3]Naval missions for the location “Aleutian Islands”.[/h3]

FULL LIST OF CHANGES AND BUG FIXES

The Peacock-class, was a class of five corvettes built for the Royal Navy in the mid 1980’s, specifically with the purpose of serving in the Hong Kong region. Soon, British captains in War Thunder will have the opportunity to stand behind the helm of this unique warship arriving with the “Raining Fire!” major update!

In War Thunder, the Peacock corvette will be a new vessel awaiting all captains at rank II of the British naval tree in the upcoming update. Staying true to the British “slow and steady” approach, the Peacock corvette offers its aspiring captains a much different experience than most other vessels found at the second rank of the British naval tree.

Beginning with the Peacock’s firepower; unlike most other vessels at the lower ranks which captains may have already become familiar with, Peacock is armed with just a single 76 mm OTO cannon in the bow of the ship. This making up its entire weapons arsenal means that captains will need to come up with different ways of taking on different opponents since charging every enemy in this vessel will certainly not always be a viable option. On the other hand, the familiar fast-firing 76 mm OTO cannon has already proven itself in War Thunder naval battles as a reliable and most effective weapon, both when used against surface targets as well as against aircraft.





The Peacock corvette is arriving at rank II of the British naval tree as part of the upcoming major update and will be available to research for all captains upon the update’s release. In the meantime, be sure to stay tuned to the news as we continue sharing what other exciting new things the “Raining Fire!” update for War Thunder has in store for you. Until then, calm seas captains!

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We will inform you when maintenance is over.

Thank you for your patience!

The upcoming War Thunder update brings with it a special treat for all pilots and fans of the P-47 Thunderbolt series of aircraft in particular. Namely, as part of the next major update “Raining Fire” coming to War Thunder, we plan on adding a couple of new highly anticipated versions of the legendary Thunderbolt!

The next major update to War Thunder will bring with it an abundance of new vehicles, features and more. However, at the same time, we haven’t forgotten about some of the veterans in the game and we’re happy to present to our pilots two new versions of one of the oldest machines in War Thunder - the American P-47 Thunderbolt - coming to the game with the release of the incoming major update!



The next major War Thunder update introduces two new versions of the popular P-47 Thunderbolt - the P-47D-22 RE for US pilots, and the Thunderbolt Mk.I for our RAF pilots. Being earlier models of the Thunderbolt, these two versions distinguish themselves from the familiar later models with their signature ‘Razorback’ design - the original design of the P-47 prior to the introduction of the bubble canopy with the D-25 variant. Propheads and fans of American aviation have been adamantly requesting the addition of these well-known earlier Thunderbolt models for some time and we’re happy to finally give them a chance to pilot these machines starting from War Thunder: Raining Fire update. There’s more to come!



British pilots won’t be missing out on the fun either, as their favorite aviation tree will see their mid ranks reinforced with the additions of the Thunderbolt Mk.I. This represents some of the final production variants of the Razorback Thunderbolts, incorporating all the improvements of the previous variants in addition to possessing a higher payload capacity, similar to the familiar later Thunderbolt modifications.

The much anticipated early models of the P-47 Thunderbolt will be making their way to War Thunder with the upcoming update and we highly encourage all pilots to give the new warbirds some flight time. In the meantime, be sure to stay tuned to the news for more information regarding the next major update “Raining Fire” coming to the game very soon. Until then, clear skies pilots!