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Some of you have already tried the latest Dev version of War Thunder and shared your impressions and opinions on the forum. We have studied your feedback and made two important decisions we are going to tell you about.
Changes in ranks for aircraft
In the Apex Predators update we will add several new aircraft of rank VIII. And 30 days after the release of the update we will move some aircraft of rank VII to rank VIII: : F-14A, MiG-23MLA, MiG-23MLD, MiG-27K, Harrier GR.7 and Mirage 2000C-S5. Also the F-104S will be moved from rank VI to rank VII. If you are currently researching these vehicles make sure you get them before transferring to another rank as you will need to open a new vehicle rank to research them afterwards.
R-73 missiles for MiG-29
MiG-29 will not receive R-73 missiles in the Apex Predators update. There are two reasons for our decision.
First — technical one: to provide the correct operation of the missile in all game modes it is necessary to improve code (implementation of the angle of attack sensor in the missile) without which the missile will behave unstably in some situations, such as launching at low speeds with a large target sighting angle or at high launch overloads. We expected to solve this issue by missile configuration but now we realized that we need additional coding.
Second — balance. The combination of the R-73 and the HMS (helmet mounted sight) gives the aircraft unique capabilities in close combat which in our opinion can make the aircraft too effective - with all the ensuing consequences (repair cost, increased BR). At the same time the other armament - R-27R missile and especially R-27T + R-60M - are already quite a formidable force in combination with excellent aircraft characteristics.
We will analyze performance statistics and possibly add the R-73 in the future if necessary or if more aircraft with similar combinations of flight characteristics and weapons appear in the game. In the meantime we will fine-tune the missile’s functionality to be completely correct.