about 1 year ago - Smin1080p - Direct link

New vehicles in the update may have inaccuracies in characteristics, armour and weaponry settings.




The armour model for new ground vehicles in the update is “work in progress” for adjustment and improvement.




Some new aircraft lack c*ckpits.




Some ground vehicles lack a visible crew.




For some aircraft, the detachment of the wing panels may not be displayed correctly.




Missing icons for some vehicles.




There may be a lack of localization of some equipment.




No sound played in some events.




Some aircraft may have inaccuracies in the Damage Model, missing fuel, oil and water leaks, armour materials




The circling function in a ship's seaplane has an icon from a UAV.




USS Nevada — There is no modification for the reconnaissance aircraft.




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Aircraft


USA

F-4S (Pack)

Germany

MiG-29A

USSR

Yak-141


Krasnolutsky’s I-15bis (Premium)

Great Britain

Tornado F.3


Beaufighter Mk.VIc (updated model)


Beaufighter Mk.X (updated model)


Beaufighter Mk.21 (updated model)


Lancaster Mk.I (updated model)


Lancaster Mk.III (updated model)

Japan

F-16AJ



Ground vehicles


USA

T1E1

Germany

T-72M1


Sd.Kfz.222

USSR

Pantsir-S1


M53/59

Great Britain

Challenger 2E


Churchill NA75

Japan

Type 16 First Production Serie (FPS) (Pack)

China

ZTS63


Sd.Kfz.222

Italy

Ariete AMV PT1

France

Char 2C

Sweden

ItPsV 90

Israel

Merkava 4 LIC



Helicopters


USA

AH-6M



Naval


USA

USS Des Moines (Pack)


USS Nevada

USSR

MPK 204

Great Britain

HMS Whitby (Premium)


HMCS Terra Nova

Japan

IJN Nenohi (Premium)

France

MN Aigle (Pack)



New locations and missions


A winter version of the location "Seversk" has been added




Added a new Pyrenei aviation location.



[Ground Strike] “Mountain Valleys” in new location Pyrenees.


Ground Strike in location Sinai in two versions: beginners and the standard version.


Several new RB missions for aircraft:

[Operation] Vietnam


[Operation] Sinai


[Operation] Ladoga. Winter 1941


[Operation] Moscow


[Operation] Pyrenees — in new location



Location and mission updates

In the RB mission for aircraft “[Operation] Golan Heights” there are new airfields designed for top ranked battles.


Support for top ranked airfields exists in the new missions of the major update (where possible):

[Operation] Vietnam


[Operation] Sinai


[Operation] Moscow


[Operation] Pyrenees



Enduring Confrontation

New aircraft mission in the location “Sinai”.


Anti-aircraft units on airfields now recover from death every 10 minutes (individual timer for each anti-aircraft unit starting from the moment the anti-aircraft unit is destroyed).



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

Ariete, Ariete PSO — CL3142 round has been changed to DM53.


M13, M16 (all) — a bug has been fixed which prevented detonation/ignition of the ammo rack on a hit.


PGZ-09 — ammo capacity has been increased from 440 to 480 rounds. Source.


GAZ-AAA — gear ratios have been adjusted. Top speed increased from 45 to 65 km/h. Source.


GAZ-MM — gear ratios have been adjusted. Top speed increased from 45 to 70 km/h. Source.


Pbv 302 BILL — a bug has been fixed which caused damage to the engine when the vehicle was floating in water.


Char 25t — gear ratios have been adjusted. Source.


M41A1 (all) — turret traverse speed has been reduced from 36 to 24 deg./sec. Source.


152mm G-530 shell — this round is now considered as semi-AP and calculated by the corresponding formula. Max armour piercing value reduced from 95 to 69 mm.


A-IX-1 explosive — incorrect TNT equivalent has been reduced from 1,54 to 1,25. Source: GICHD (Feb 2017), Explosive weapon effects – final report, GICHD, Geneva // 《轻武器设计参考资料》 References of Small Arms Design,Institute No. 208, 1975


T54E1 — reverse speed has been reduced from 11,5 to 8,4 km/h. Source.


M4A3 (76) W (Japan) — overestimated weight has been corrected that previously included additional track plating that the Japanese version doesn’t have. Overall weight has been reduced from 32,9 to 32,2 tons.


SU-57 — Crew has been reduced from 5 to 4. Source: 57-мм. самоходное орудие СУ-57. Руководство службы (1944).


Strv 105 — gear ratios have been adjusted in accordance to other vehicles with the CD-850 transmission. Source.


Type 63-I — speed in water has been increased from 10 to 11,7 km/h. Source.


T-34-100 — ammo capacity has been reduced from 50 to 30 rounds. Source: Боевые машины Уралвагонзавода. Танк Т-34 by Устьянцев С. В., Колмаков Д. Г // Отечественные бронированные машины. ХХ век. 1941-1945 by Солянкин А.Г., Павлов М.В., Павлов И.В., Желтов И.Т.


LAV-AD — speed in water has been increased from 6,4 to 10 km/h. Source


AFT-09 — elevation rate of the missile launcher has been increased from 5 to 10 deg./sec, traverse rate reduced from 30 to 15 deg./sec. Source.


Chieftain Marksman — laser rangefinder has been added. Source: GEC-Marconi "Marksman Anti Aircraft Gun Turret"


Penetration values of the APDS rounds now use modified Jacob De Marre’s formula.


Hardmetal APDS rounds with compact penetration nose tip now feature own slope effects:

37mm slpprj m/49


75mm slpprj m/49


76mm M331A2


76mm Shot SV Mk.1


83mm Shot Mk.3


105mm T279


120mm Shot L1G


Penetration values of the XM578E1 now use the L-O equation.


SPAAG and SAM vehicles now have their tracking radar unfolded when the search radar is folded in order to be able to track the target.


A universal template of the fragments formation is now used for 20-47mm HE fragmentation rounds. Fixed cases where the projectile could deal significantly lower fragmentation damage than its counterparts with the same amount of explosives. (report 1, report 2
report 3, report 3)



Aircraft and helicopter model, damage model, characteristic and weaponry changes:


Weaponry

12.7mm FN HMP400 LCC gun pod —
weight has been reduced.

A129CBT, A-129 International (p): from 219 kg to 89,4 kg.


BO 105 CB-2, BO 105 PAH-1, BO 105 PAH-1A1: from 558 kg to 178,8 kg (x2).


EC-665 Tiger UHT: from 178.4 to 89,4 kg.


12.7mm FN RMP LC gun pod — weight and ammo capacity has been reduced:

A.109EOA-2 — weight: from 363,1 kg to 241,2 kg;


A129CBT, A-129 International (p) — weight: from 280 kg to 120,6 kg; ammo: from 400 to 250 rounds;


BO 105 CB-2, BO 105 PAH-1, BO 105 PAH-1A1 — weight from 679,6 kg to 241,2 kg; ammo: from 800 to 500 rounds;


EC-665 Tiger UHT — weight: from 270.6 kg to 120,6 kg; ammo from 400 to 250 rounds.


30mm DEFA 553 cannon — round velocity has been increased to 820 m/sec.


AB 205 A-1 —
SNEB type 23 rockets have been changed to FFAR Mighty Mouse.


B-29 — 4х4,000 lb AN-M56 bombs have been added.


Beaufighter Mk.VIc — 250 and 500 lb bombs have been added with corresponding modification. EFS modification has been moved from tier 4 to 3. TSC mk.II modification moved from tier 2 to 1.


Beaufighter Mk.X — 250, 500 and 1,000 lb bombs with corresponding modifications have been added. EFC modification has been moved from tier 4 to 3 to the “Vitality” section. Modification TSC mk.II moved from tier 3 to 1; modification RSC mk.II moved from tier 4 to 3 and doesn't require modification TSC mk.II.


Beaufighter Mk.21 — 250, 500 and 1,000 lb bombs with corresponding modifications have been added.Modification RSC mk.II moved from tier 4 to 3 and doesn't require modification TSC mk.II.


Canberra B(I). Mk.6, Canberra B.Mk.2 — bombs in the GP series have been changed to MC.


F-80C-10 — 1,000 lb AN-M65A1, 500 lb AN-M64A1, and 250 lb AN-M57 bombs have been added, as well as the Мк 78 fuel pod.


J-8B — a ballistic computer for bombs and rockets has been added.


Lancaster B.Mk III, Lancaster B.Mk I — 8,000 lb HC Mk II and 12,000 lb HC Mk.II bombs have been added. 1х 8,000 lb HC Mk II and 6х 500 lb GP Mk.IV bomb setups added. 2х 4,000 lb bomb setup removed.


MiG-23MLA — a bug has been fixed due to which the GSh-23L cannons were missing in the xray mode.


Mirage 2000C-S5 — 30mm DEFA 554 ammo capacity has been reduced from 270 to 250 rounds.


Sa.341F Gazelle — GIAT M.621 ammo capacity has been reduced from 1,000 to 240 rounds.


Wfr.Gr.21 rockets — separate rocket fire has been added for all aircraft.


Tu-2 (all series) — secondary armament has been updated, new bombs have been added, the total payload increased to 3 tons.


Tu-14T — localization of bombs, torpedoes and pylons have been fixed. The number of bombs in the bomb setups has been adjusted to:

FAB-250М-46: from 8 to 12;


FAB-500М-46 from 4 to 6;


FAB-1000 from 2 to 1;


FAB-1500М-46 from 1 to 2.

AHS — free setup of 4xHellfire ATGM has been added.


Bf 109G-6 — a bug has been fixed where the 30mm Мк 108 cannon was displayed in the xray mode instead of the 20mm MG 151 cannon (report).


F1 — RWS has been changed from AN/APR-25 to J/APR-3.


F-4EJ Phantom II — RWS has been changed from AN/APR-25 to J/APR-2.


F-4EJ Kai Phantom II —
RWS has been changed from AN/APR-25 to J/APR-6.


F-104J — RWS has been changed from AN/APR-25 to J/APR-1.


Ju 87 D-5, Ju 87 D-3, Ju 87 G-1, Ju 87 G-2 — turret targeting angles have been adjusted: elevation from -20/+70 deg to -15/+80 deg, traverse from -60/+60 to -70/+70 deg.


Harrier Gr.1/Gr.3 — a bug has been fixed with a visually detached bomb pod on the right wing in the 4x1,000 lb bomb setup.


EC-665 Tiger (all series) — countermeasures capacity has been increased from 60 to 64.


Tornado (all series) — a free setup of 4x1,000 lb bombs has been added.


I-185 (М-71), I-185 (М-82) — fuel tank inerting system has been added.


IL-28 (all versions) — armour of the rear glass has been increased from 102 to 106 mm.


Mi-24V — a missing modification required to unlock the UPK-23-250 pods has been restored.


MiG-29A — position of the retrospect mirrors in the c*ckpit has been fixed.


Mi-28A — nighttime lock-on target has been disabled.


Reverse throttle of the jet engine has been added to the multifunctional menu.

Custom weapon setups are now available for:

AB-205 A-1


B-57B


Brigand B 1


F-80C-10


F-84B-26


F-84G-21-RE


F-84G-26-RE


G-Lynx


Lynx


Sk-60B


Saab A32A


Saab B18B


Saab T18B


Saab T18B (57)


Saab J32B


SAAB-105G


SAAB-105OE


UH-1B


UH-1C


UH-1CXM-30


UH-1D


IL-10


IL-10 (1946)


IL-28Sh


Ka-29


Tu-2


Tu-2S


Tu-2S-44


Tu-2S-59

Incendiary bombs:

Aerea 559G1 —
Incendiary bombs have been added for Fiat G91 series.


Brandbomb m/58 —
Incendiary bomb has been added for A32A.


FLAMM C 250/ FLAMM C 500 —
New incendiary bomb has been added for Bf 109, Fw 190, Ju 87, He 111, He 177, Ju 88 series.


380l Mk2 — New incendiary bombs have been added for M.D.450B Ouragan, Mystere IVA, Super Mystere B2 Sambad, Super Mystere B2 Sa'ar series.


MK77 Mod 4 — New incendiary bombs have been added for AV-8A, AV-8C, Harrier Gr.1.


Mk78 Mod 2 — New incendiary bombs have been added for F-80C-10, P-63C-5 (France), P-51D-30, P-51H-5-NA, AD-2, AD-4 (all series).


Mk 79 Mod 0 —
New incendiary bomb has been added for A-4B.


M116A2 — Incendiary bombs have been added for F8F-1B (France), F-100A (China).



Naval fleet model, damage model, characteristic and weaponry changes:


Naval modifications and crew skills:

The need for sequential research of modifications for improved anti-aircraft, auxiliary artillery and main calibre units has been removed. They can now be researched in any order once the appropriate level of modifications becomes available.

Naval characteristics, physics and damage model:

USS Newport News (CA-148) — The position of the ship's internal modules have been fixed: ammunition cellars, central artillery post, radio room. The armour scheme has been corrected: the thickness of the armour of the main calibre turrets and barbettes; anti-fragmentation bulkheads in barbettes and behind traverses have been added; the thickness and shape of the internal armoured bulkheads and plates of the armoured belt have been fixed; thickness of armour deck and conning tower has been fixed.


HMS Glorious — Position of the ammunition of the main calibre bow turret has been fixed.


Z-47 — Position of the ammunition cellars and radio room has been corrected.


RN Duca delgi Abruzzi — A bug where the armour crossed the ammunition cellars on the bow has been fixed.


USS Brooklyn, USS Cleveland — Armour of the floor for the conning tower has been added.


MBK Pr.186 — The gap between the deck armour and the port side has been removed.

Naval Visual models and visual parts:

Pr.206 — Boat commander’s position and the issue where his hands crossed the superstructure have been fixed.


Pr.206-M — The position of the officer and sailors on the boat has been fixed.


Pr.7 "Besposhchadny" — Rangefinder direction has been fixed.

Interface

Pr.206-M — The highlighting of the 25mm unit on the boat's display when the second weapon group has been selected has been fixed.


Ryany — Displaying the 3rd funnel in the X-Ray view has been fixed.

Other

Tutorial elements in naval battles have been expanded:

The control help screen (F1) has been redesigned, relevant elements of it have been added, the mechanics of aiming and firing have been described.


The loading screen for the first battles with a description of mission objectives and tasks has been added.


Interface and navigation hints for new players have been added to the ship’s hangar.


The function of automatic circling flight has been added to ship seaplanes



Economy and research

Zhukovsky's I-153-M62 — Price in Golden Eagles has been changed to 400.


Krasnolutsky’s I-15bis — Instead of the Zhukovsky's I-153-M62 this aircraft has been added as a gift premium aircraft for the first battle for Soviet aviation. Zhukovsky's I-153-M62 will remain with those who have already received this aircraft and will be available for purchase for GE as the Krasnolutsky’s I-15bis .


VEAK-40 — Has been moved from rank V to rank VI.


Research and purchase costs for USS Wyoming have been changed: RP - 320.000 => 220.000, SL 790.000 =>610.000



Customization

Winter camouflage for Chinese ground vehicles has been refined.


Additional camouflages for large ships have been added

USA


Britain


Japan



Interface

Button for control of the available missile/bombing weaponry with displaying of the control key used for that weaponry and the amount of the weapons has been added to the aircraft action panel in air and ground battles (in AB and custom battles).



Sound

The firing sounds of automatic aircraft cannons have been reworked. The sounds have become brighter and clearer.


New sounds of object destruction on the maps for tank battles have been created. The goal is to create a more natural and pleasant sound.


The F-16 series aircraft received a sound design for the mechanisation of nozzles.

about 1 year ago - Smin1080p - Direct link

We are looking at what solutions can be found for this. The main issue is the skin not being created by us. But we have it in mind.

about 1 year ago - Smin1080p - Direct link

Currently no need to make a bug report. The devs are aware.

about 1 year ago - Smin1080p - Direct link

No news currently.

about 1 year ago - Smin1080p - Direct link

Currently there's no update on this. The report itself would be updated if so.

about 1 year ago - Smin1080p - Direct link

The 2E is in its correct positon in the Challenger line. There are no plans to change that.

about 1 year ago - Smin1080p - Direct link

Not the Challenger 2E, thats for sure. But we do have some broader considerations for the future of that line in later major updates. However there is no news to share right now.

about 1 year ago - Smin1080p - Direct link

Japan is receiving the F-16AJ because there is currently no other option to add for them as a 4th generation fighter. The other options are too advanced for what is currently in game. The vehicle is only being added because of this exception, and it is not an indication that all other proposals / projects for other nations will be introduced.

about 1 year ago - Smin1080p - Direct link

There are no jets Japan used with capabilities fitting of the current generation of jets. The options that remain are planned, but much later and are too far advanced currently. Right now there are no plans to hide it, as the aircraft has not even been introduced yet.

about 1 year ago - Smin1080p - Direct link

The F-4F was lowered to 10.7 and no longer sees the top 12.0 jets. Currently it's doing fine at it's new BR with no need for AIM-9L.


Similarly the F-4E/J and British Phantoms suit their current BRs with their current loadouts, as most other aircraft at the same BRs have similar such weponary. We don't plan to include AIM-9Ls in their loadouts this patch, as all of those nations now will have jets with those missiles in their tree. (Germany gets the MIG-29 this patch). But as always, the Devs will continue to monitor their situation.


Currently it's also not planned to upgrade and therefore uptier the F-4E with guided munitions of that nature this patch.



Not planned. The Challenger 2E is in its correct line (the Challenger one).

about 1 year ago - gromvoiny - Direct link

Yes it is. And it's not Rank IV material obviously.

about 1 year ago - Smin1080p - Direct link

Please feel free to submit a historical report here with your info (or on the community bug report site) and we can pass it on for the Devs to review:

https://forum.warthunder.com/index.php?/forum/1960-visual-model/

about 1 year ago - Smin1080p - Direct link

Thank you for the report link. This was not included in the original post, therefore we cannot check the status of the report. I recommend a historical report, as more often than not, when people claim an issue was "reported' but don't provide a report link, it turns out the issue hasn't been, but it was simply raised in a discussion topic.


As such, if you are asking for a status request or update on a report. Please include the link like you have done here.


With regards to the reports. Both are treated as suggestions. There are no changes to them as far as I can see in this major update.

about 1 year ago - gromvoiny - Direct link

We're still far away from the rest of the research tree so this question is preliminary.

about 1 year ago - Smin1080p - Direct link

Hey. I'm currently away at the moment. However yes we do plan to look into drop tanks for the other variants in future updates.

about 1 year ago - Smin1080p - Direct link

Hello


A solution was indeed found by the devs to resolve the issue. We are progressively working through further 3D model reworks over time, but the presence of a market skin wont be a hinderance (at least as far as can be seen at the moment) in any case


So that wont stop reworks.

about 1 year ago - Smin1080p - Direct link

I would love to see the Blenheim some day. But then I'm a tad bias as I live about 45 minutes from the world's only flying Blenheim






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