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• A bug has been fixed due to which hull aiming vehicles were unable to turn and were shaking sometimes while viewing from the driver.
  
• A bug has been fixed with desynchronized gun sight and binoculars on the hull aiming vehicles, which resulted in sight elevation while switching from the binoculars to the gunner’s view.
  
• Me 163B-0, Me 163B, Ki-200 — take-off cart no longer jumps to the tail when detached from the hull.
  
• A bug has been fixed with flickering gun shots, smoke and fires while using some Nvidia drivers. (report[fo...

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The C13 is an IFV developed by OTO Melara with the aim of producing a replacement to the outdated M113 APC in service with Italian forces at the time. Soon, tankers in War Thunder will get the chance to command yet another excellent light vehicle arriving to the higher ranks of Italian ground forces tree as part of the next major update!

In War Thunder, the C13 T90 will be a new light tank arriving to rank IV of the Italian ground forces tree as part of the next major update “Direct hit” coming to the game. Its devastating 90 mm cannon, impressive mobility yet rather light armor make the C13 T90 a typical representative of the IFV class of vehicles and thus a likely new favorite among seasoned Italian tankers. Let’s give the newcomer a closer look, shall we?

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The BV 138 is a German WWII flying boat, developed in the late 1930s as a replacement to the outdated Dornier Do 18. Being one of the most widely used German flying boats of the war, pilots will now finally have the chance to take control over this unique aircraft as it arrives to War Thunder as part of the major update "Direct Hit"!

In War Thunder, the BV 138 C-1 will be a new flying boat arriving to the lower ranks of the German aviation tree with the release of the next major update. Further expanding the German seaplane lineup in the game, the BV 138 may not necessarily impress pilots with its flight characteristics or payload capacity, but its relatively small size and formidable defensive armament may make it ideally suited for capturing and defending strategic points in naval battles!

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We are working on the upcoming major update “Direct Hit” and next start of the Open DEV server which will take place on the 1st of September. That’s why there are not many fixes this time, but it is still important for many players.

Fixing the opaque sight
The glass of the gunsight in the c*ckpit of your aircraft could become opaque if you disable the sight function (yes, you can do that). The problem affected quite a lot of vehicles: AV-8A, AV-8C, Harrier GR.1, Harrier GR.3, F-4E Phantom II, F-4EJ Phantom II, F-4F Early, F-4F, Phantom FG.1, Phantom FGR.2, Su-17M2, Jaguar A, Jaguar GR.1, F-5E, A-7D.



Fixed. The glass no longer fills with solid color and you can now use the op... Read more

USS Pittsburgh is an American heavy cruiser of the Baltimore-class which entered service with the U.S. Navy in the final years of WWII. Inheriting the class’ signature combination of firepower, protection and mobility, USS Pittsburgh is arriving to War Thunder naval forces as the new top American cruiser with the next major update!

In War Thunder, USS Pittsburgh will be a new heavy cruiser arriving to the top ranks of the American naval tree with the release of the next major update “Direct hit”. Coming to the game in its 1953 Cold War refit, USS Pittsburgh promises its captains a considerable upgrade to heavy anti-air firepower over previous vessels and as such will also rightfully take the place of the new top American cruiser at rank V!

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Ground vehicle model, damage model, characteristic and weaponry changes:

• Missile characteristics have been adjusted to the values described in our recent news article regarding changes to the dynamic characteristics of missiles (link[warthunder.com]). MLRS sighting grids are temporarily displaying incorrect aiming angles.

Changes in the aircraft RB

• The number of possible combinations for nations participating in one battle has been increased (new mixed sets of nations have been added).

This change is experimental, and after gathering relevant statistics, we... Read more

In War Thunder we are always eager to simulate the characteristics of military equipment with the highest possible accuracy using all sources available. However, over time, new information often appears, which in some ways may contradict original sources, so it is not surprising that when such information is received, characteristics of vehicles and weapons are getting specified. Additionally, the digitization of modeling for certain systems may increase, which require additional checks and refinements. In this case, the combat capabilities of parts of weapons may change quite significantly. Here is just such a case, and we want to highlight and explain the planned changes in as much detail as possible, while at the same time cite the sources used in this work. We will also publish detailed characteristics for all missiles, which will ... Read more

The Avro Shackleton is a long-range, multipurpose maritime patrol aircraft, built as a counter to the increasing threat of Soviet submarines in the early days of the Cold War. All War Thunder pilots and fans of British aviation may look forward to having the chance to pilot the beautiful Shackleton, coming to the game with the update “Direct hit”!

In War Thunder, the Avro Shackleton will become available to all players with the release of update “Direct hit” in the later Mk.2 version. At first glance, players may already notice some of the legacy design solutions that got carried over to the Shackleton from the Lincoln; such as the wings, engine nacelles and dorsal turret. A unique characteristic of the Shackleton is its powerplant choice. Namely, it’s the only British piston-engine aircraft of its size p... Read more

• A bug has been fixed due to which disabling of the ‘first gun; of the ship resulted in disabling of the ranging shot option.
  
• A position of a sound of an aircraft, exceeding Mach1, no longer depends on its distance from a listener and doesn’t attributed to the aircraft position.

Changes to Enduring Confrontation missions in Simulator Battles

• In aircraft and helicopter EC missions, the mechanics of forced session leaving (kicking) for inactivity has been reworked. A player may be kicked from session for 300 seconds of inactivity in total during the mission, not only with the first respawn. The abandonment timer now works as follows:
  • If the player is in the air or is on the airfield and the vehicle is under repair, or is on the airfield ...

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In the next big War Thunder update “Direct Hit”, SAAB JA37 Jaktviggen will become the new top tier Swedish fighter aircraft at rank VII, after J35D Draken. The flight qualities of the new fighter can really surprise - with a maximum speed of more than Mach 1,8 and a truly rocket-like rate of climb (about 200 meters per second), the JA37 is superbly controlled over the entire range of altitudes and speeds! The fighter's unusual airframe design, efficient flaps and air brakes allow her to make quick turns with very good roll speed. The maneuverability of the JA37 can be compared to the maneuverability of a good piston fighter - only at supersonic speeds!

The JA37 version was developed to fulfill the tasks of a fighter-interceptor, so the main emphasis in the weapons list is placed on those for destroying air targets. There is a... Read more

An excellent fighter bomber aircraft in the Soviet tech tree and a new type of smart weapons are coming to War Thunder!

The MiG-27M is a top attack aircraft in the USSR aviation research tree and one of the few attack aircraft with a maximum speed of Mach 1,8. At the time of its appearance in the game, the MiG-27M will become one of the leaders in terms of the number of available sets of suspended weapons. In addition, with the appearance of this aircraft in War Thunder, we will introduce a new type of aircraft weapons - guided aircraft bombs units, or GBUs. But first things first.

The MiG-27M is a further development of the MiG-23M, already familiar to War Thunder pilots. Despite the increased load and general adaptation of the airframe and theengine for more confident operation at low altitudes and subsonic ... Read more

Along with an abundance of new vehicles and features, the next major War Thunder update will also introduce two new locations for combined battles as well as an updated test drive environment for tankers. Today we would like to tell you more about these so let’s dive right into the details!
New Locations
In the next major update “Direct hit” arriving to War Thunder we look forward to further expanding the number of battlefields for players to engage in heated skirmishes on by introducing two new locations for combined battles. Tankers, welcome ‘Breslau’ and ‘Spaceport’ to the map rotation!

Spaceport



Spaceport is another new combined battle map awaiting players in the upcoming update. While also featuring some urban combat, Spaceport offers more open fighting grounds surrounding the confined city ce... Read more

Ground vehicle model, damage model, characteristic and weaponry changes:

• APFSDS shells 125mm 3BM42 and DTW-125, 120mm M322, CL3142 and slpprj m/95, 25mm M919 and PMB 09 - the velocity values at different trajectories and armor penetration values at different distances have been specified in accordance with the armor penetration formulas[docs.google.com] (...

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The 2S25 Sprut-SD self-propelled amphibious assault gun is a new top-end light tank in the USSR / RF armored vehicle research tree.

The 2S25 Sprut-SD, a new top-tier light tank in the USSR/Russia armored vehicle research tree, will appear in the game with the release of the major update "Direct Hit" at Rank VII. This compact amphibious vehicle is the only "specialist" of its kind in the destruction of tanks in the service of airborne forces. Built on the chassis of the BMD series combat vehicles, this tank destroyer is armed with a 125 mm 2A75 smoothbore cannon, specially created for the 2S25 project.

The range of Sprut shells fully corresponds to the the T-72B tank: HE and HEATFS shells, two APFSDS nails with a penetration of more than 470mm, as well as 9M119 guided missiles. These ATGMs are well known to the comm... Read more

Several improvements for the protection analysis
We continue to work on the popular test firing feature in the hangar. This time we “Fixed” the duplication of some autocannon and missile belts in the shell selection list and added an armour penetration display for individual shells that are not in the belts for individual vehicles that have such a selection possibility.

Improving decoration cards


The collection of vehicle customization items in War Thunder is really huge but not all of them are suitable for different vehicle types. There are tank decorations and ship decorations - the latter are also divided by applicability to coastal and bluewater fleet.

To avoi... Read more

Introducing the next major update teaser for War Thunder - 'Direct Hit'!

The War Thunder Team

The Vickers Mk.3 is a further developed variant of the Vickers MBT, already familiar to tankers and fans of British armour in the game. Sporting notable improvements in mobility, the Vickers Mk.3 will soon become available to all tankers in War Thunder as it arrives as part of the next major update!

In War Thunder, the Vickers Mk.3 will be a new addition arriving to the higher ranks of the British ground forces tree as part of the next major update coming to the game. Sharing many similarities with its base variant already familiar to some seasoned British tankers, this later modification of the Vickers MBT offers its aspiring commanders handy upgrades in the areas of firepower and mobility! Let’s talk about the details, shall we?

While the existing Vickers MBT already possesses fairly good mobil... Read more

Changes to the requirements of reports concerning the protection of post-war combat vehicles with complex armour schemes.

With the comments below, we would like to describe our approach to reports concerning the protection of modern MBT’s in more detail.

Modeling of protection for modern main battle tanks
In War Thunder, we try to recreate real equipment as accurately as possible. For this we use all the available information. You, our players, help us with this, and we are grateful to you for this help. Together we have corrected a huge number of various inaccuracies and made the game better. In order to make this work in a more fruitful and understandable way, reports for correcting errors and inaccuracies are accepted only if they meet a specific set of requirements.

Unfortunately, these requirements may conflict with the availability ... Read more

• Planned economy changes implemented.
  
• Purchase cost for ground vehicles and aviation have been reduced (see the full table[docs.google.com]).
  
• Research and modification costs have been reduced (see the full table[docs.google.com]).

Changes in research trees:

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In this digest we would like to tell you about our continuing work on improvements and fixes in the game. You can find information about all updates that have been released in War Thunder on the website special section[warthunder.com].
Improved aiming in the sight
This will affect ground vehicles that have weapons mounted offset from the central axis. Previously, when you switched to such weaponry (both primary and secondary), the aiming marker might behave incorrectly when aiming at very close objects.

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