[2021] [DEV] Major update "Red Skies" - Preliminary Update Notes - Discussion

Welcome to preliminary update notes for War Thunder "Red Skies" Update.

Please note all specifications and dev server details are subject to change and NOT FINAL.

Known Bugs:

The combined armour on a number of tanks of rank VI to VII have been switched to volumetric armour. As a result, the resistance of armour protection on some tanks may deviate from the correct values.




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




The armour model for new ground vehicles in update Red Skies is

Everything so far is in the patch notes.

People also waited for years for Evalina too

https://forum.warthunder.com/index.php?/topic/134017-japanese-premium-p51c-34evalina34/

We were told by the developers it would be by the release of the update. These are just the preliminary notes and subject to change.

It was first suggested as you see there in 2014. So it was hardly given the priority treatment. But its something people still wanted.

Hi guys

Some feedback from the developers so far based on your comments:

- With regards to Japan, we understand the requests to see more domestic tanks and models in general for vehicles not yet in game. Unfortunately, the case for many more modern Japanese vehicles is that there is little information available and it takes some time to get it. We are indeed doing so, but in the meantime, do not want to leave Japan with nothing at all and not also work on some of the gaps it has. The presence of the M47 itself also slightly eases the situation with line-ups at the fifth

MiG-23 is still very much WiP and so far the bug reports submitted lack many sources and clarifications required. A lot of claims are not properly sourced.

Whilst its BR is not fully final and could change, we will assess any required changes after seeing how the vehicle performs at its current BR.

This is too early to say at the time being. Future variants however may be possible.

Not currently planned.

Regardless of how you wish to justify the modifications, sources need to be directly relevant to the variant in question. The rules are not open to personal interpretation.

The developers wont be accepting sources on the ML and UB for the M.

You will need to provide the correct sources that directly specify the variant we have.

Even in this case, some modifications were worse than the M. So they would need to be very specific with the correct sourcing to prove which MF its talking about.

None of this changes any of the standards of bug reporting and what we will accept. If its not on the specific model, it wont be accepted unless as @Einherjer1979said, sources proving the MF modification was the Warsaw pact one and the modifications are the same.

Sources on the ML and UB wont be accepted.

Patch notes UPDATED: 26/05/21

New changes are marked in

Blue

M47 is BR 7.3

T-80BVM is BR 11.0

They cannot face each other and one is not the counter to the other.

AIM-9D / G.

H was a typo.

The aircraft could only carry 2 x ADEN when it had Firestreaks.

So you will have the choice of 4 ADENs or 2 ADENs + Firestreaks.

Challenger 2 was given L27 last major update.

CR2s situation has not changed and is not in any direct need of a new round. In fact with 11.0 BR, its situation should improve.

L27 is currently the top round of Challenger 2F.

Both will have 2 x AIM-9D stock.

AIM-9G is now its top missile

Stock missiles are being introduced on the aircraft that have 1 of 2 criteria:

1) They already have multiple different types

2) They carry more than 2 missiles.

For F-86F-40, F-86K, Super Mystere, G.91YS, 2 missiles is the maximum possible loadout and thus cant also be available stock.

Both the F-4F Manual and Weapons Manual confirm the weapon. As well as German F-4Fs using the AIM-9J training round in the USA.

F-4E has always had the slats on the FM. It was only lacking the visual side.

All weaponry is subject to balance. Having a source on a particular weapon / shell etc is stage one, then consideration is given to the balance situation.

Just a note. BRs on the dev server are not final. There may well be some changes.

Known issue.

F-4F only had x 2.

No aircraft in game has x 6 AGM-65 for balance reasons.

The F-4E could, but is currently limited to 4. For the F-4F. There is no evidence any more than 2 were ever used.

Both the F-4E and F will have the ability to mount Sidewinders with the 2 x AGM-65 loadout.

Source material for the F-4F would be needed to show it.

No evidence exists for any link for more than 2 AGM-65s.

No.

M61 Vulcan sound was not fully final.

Sounds are constantly being updated. But we cant give specific confirmations.

Please submit a bug report: https://forum.warthunder.com/index.php?/forum/2085-dev-ground-forces-visual-armour-damage-model/