War Thunder Dev Tracker

Today we’re taking a look at the PBM-5A Mariner flying boat, which will be the main aircraft reward in the upcoming Battle Pass season!

PBM-5A Mariner: A Premium Hydroplane / Torpedo Bomber for the USA at Rank III
Features:

• Radar.
  
• Large payload!
  
• Torpedoes.
  
• Low speed.
  
• Large airframe.

Vehicle History
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The latest and most advanced variant of the Martin Mariner flying boat was the PBM-5A modification, adopted by the U.S. Navy in 1949. The main difference from its predecessors was its retractable tricycle landing gear. Due to this, the aircraft was reclassified from a flying boat into an amphibian aircraft. Compared to the previous variants, this modification received search radio equipment and bomb bays in the engine... Read more

A lil somethin somethin: You can find the details for this event on the announcement page here.

Aircraft

• AIM-120A, R-77, R-Darter, Derby, AAM-4, MICA-EM, PL-12 — the autopilot has been reconfigured, trajectory has been optimized. Drag has been corrected.
  
• AIM-120A, R-77, R-Darter, AAM-4, Derby, MICA-EM, PL-12 — a bug with the missile overcorrecting at long distances to the target has been fixed.
  
• AAM-4 — solid rocket engine type has been changed to dual-thrust.
  
• R-Darter — missile mass has been increased from 118 kg to 120 kg.

Ground Vehicles

• A bug that made it possible to use thermal imagers on Scout UAVs in third-person view after leaving the gunner’s sight has been fixed.
  
• The replay destruction camera now shows the enemy SPAA that shot the player down while they were in an aircraft.

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A lil somethin somethin: You can find the details for this event on the announcement page here.

Today, we’d like to discuss one of the Roadmap points, which is the construction of objects and trenches on the map.

Our thoughts and plan When we first spoke about this feature in the initial Roadmap announcement, we mentioned that it would be an opportunity for armored vehicles that have limited amounts of ammunition for their main guns in order to try and mitigate this shortcoming.

However, during internal discussions we found it difficult to choose the criteria for vehicles that have limited ammunition. On one hand, not all vehicles with limited amounts of ammunition are able to quickly use it all up (for example, the Sturmmörser and Sturer Emil), and on the other hand, not all vehicles with a large amount of ammunition are suitable for advancing to capture points just to reload (for example, SPAAGs with small caliber weapons). Alongside this, s... Read more

A lil somethin somethin: You can find the details for this event on the announcement page here.

It’s the hot summer, which is certainly the best time to go to sea! This new War Thunder event is dedicated to Italy, a prominent Mediterranean power. Take part in Naval Battles and receive an Italian Naval ship flag, themed decals, trophies with consumable items and the Alcione!

When: From July 24th (11:00 GMT) until August 7th (11:00 GMT), earn mission points in Naval Battles, unlock stages and receive rewards!

Alcione — an event vehicle Gunboat for Italy at Rank V
Alcione thrives in shallow water and among rocks. This ship is armed with two 76 mm SMP-3 cannons, Bofors anti-aircraft guns and Hedgehog mortars! This mortar is not easy to aim, but if you take the enemy by surprise, an accurate salvo at a short distance can sink an enemy destroyer.

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Aircraft

• A bug that caused the camera in “Optical seeker view” to not be pointed towards an active target in Simulator Battles has been fixed.
  
• A bug where activating mouse look caused the helmet-mounted sight to not work when in third-person view has been fixed.

Ground Vehicles

• A bug that caused the control of ground vehicles to be partially blocked after an air streak, for example the turret was unable to rotate, and menus would not open if the weapon selector was active at the time of the aircraft’s destruction has been fixed.
  
• A bug that caused barrel smoke (such as the IS-2 (1944)) not deploying smoke properly after being dropped has been fixed.
  
• A bug that made it possible to use thermal imagers in third-person view after leaving the gunner’s sight has been...

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A lil somethin somethin: You can find the details for this event on the announcement page here.

Today, we’d like to announce that our upcoming VR spin-off, Aces of Thunder, will be releasing in Q4 2024, and is available to wishlist on Steam!

Aces of Thunder will share a lot of similarities with War Thunder in regards to models and graphics, but it’s built from the ground up as a VR title, and will bring a completely new experience to the skies.

The game will feature more than 20 of the most iconic WW2 fighters, available immediately after purchasing the game. These include the P-51 and P-63, Bf 109 and Fw 190, IL-2 and Yak, Spitfire, A6M3 and more. All will feature highly detailed functional c*ckpits, you can quite literally grab the controls with your hands! You can also get a real sense of scale from your aircraft by walking around it on the airfield before heading out on a mission.

Battles will take place on 15 maps representing thre... Read more