War Thunder 2.57.0.13 Patch Notes (25th June 2026)

The Heavy Cavalry major update brings a variety of vehicles for all nations, from the Welkin and IA.58A Pucara to the new Abrams variants and USS North Carolina! For ground locations, we’ve improved the visuals of Ash River and Winter Ardennes, all while retaining their familiar layouts. Rewards for aircraft crashing near your vicinity without taking damage, new damage models and MFD screens, man-in-the-loop, and aiming points for salvo firing are some of the features that we’ve worked on in this update to help improve several quality of life aspects of the game.

Be sure to check out the changelog to see all the improvements, vehicles and other features that we’ve included in this major update.

Please note that this update requires more data to be downloaded than usual. About 20 GB more for the standard client and 35 GB more for clients with ultra-high quality for ground vehicle textures. This is because we have changed the compression format of all ground vehicle textures, helping to improve their quality without virtually any increase in the total size of the textures.

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Ground Vehicles: New Abrams Variants & An Indonesian Tank!

In Heavy Cavalry, the US and Great Britain get two Abrams each. For the US, the formidable M1A2 SEPv3 and M1A2 (Trophy-HV) have been added to the top ranks, featuring better turret protection. And for Great Britain, the Australian M1A1 as a squadron vehicle and the M1A2 as a researchable vehicle have been added to enhance Britain’s top tier capabilities. The new M829A3 APFSDS round has been added to them as well, featuring more penetration power.

We’ve added the Palmaria to Italy, providing lineups in and around rank IV with some 155 mm howitzer firepower on an OF-40 chassis. Singapore also enters the fray, with Israel getting the Singaporean Hunter AFV! This vehicle features Spike-LR ATGMs and a 30 mm Bushmaster II cannon along with a high speed forwards and backwards, enabling it to scoot around and be a nuisance for the enemy.

The premium Puma u14 comes in with a unique look, featuring pallets strapped to the side and a camouflage netting. The German 33rd Mechanized Infantry Battalion (Panzergrenadierbataillon 33) decorated their vehicles during military exercises conducted in 2022 with this theme, which inspired us with this look!

China gets a radar SPAA vehicle in the PGZ88, featuring twin 37 mm belt-fed guns, making it a handy addition to several lineups. Plus, Germany gets the classic Second World War Hummel, featuring a 150 mm cannon that can fire HE and SAP, making it a formidable and fun addition to many lineups as well!

New vehicles:

• USA: М60A1 Predator (Pack), M1A2 SEPv3, M1A2 (Trophy-HV)
• Germany: Puma u14 (Pack), Hummel
• USSR: Т-90М (Arena-M)
• Great Britain: M1A1 (Australia) (Squadron vehicle), M1A2 (Australia)
• Japan: Leopard 2RI (Indonesia)
• China: PGZ88
• Italy: Palmaria
• France: Leopard 1A5BE (Belgium)
• Sweden: NOMADS (Norway)
• Israel: Hunter AFV (Singapore)

Aircraft

Planes: Voodoo, Combat Trainers & An Argentine Aircraft!

The F-101C Voodoo comes in for the USA as a jet fighter, featuring an excellent top speed, but only four 20 mm cannons and no ordnance.

Two combat trainers from the same origin, the M-346FA and Yak-130 come for Italy and the USSR! Both of these aircraft share similarities, are small and nimble and have good ordnance options for their class.

Plus, the Washington B.Mk.I bomber comes in for Great Britain, intended to fill a bomber gap between the Lincoln B Mk II and Canberra B Mk 2.

Meet a domestic Argentine aircraft, added to Germany. This aircraft has a low top speed, but does have great ordnance options including bombs and rockets, making it an excellent aircraft in the ground attack role in Ground Battles!

The F-14D Super Tomcat comes in as a premium and features excellent ordnance, including AIM-54C+ and AIM-9M, JDAMs and great flight performance, making it deadly in both Ground and Air Battles.

You’ve asked for them, you’ve waited for them, and here they are! In this update, you’ll have new tools at your disposal for countering anti-aircraft systems: anti-radiation missiles (ARMs) and electronic support measures (ESM) capability. ARMs have a passive radar homing seeker, meaning they are guided by the radiation of enemy radars, mainly, those of AA. The ESM interface helps with target selection. For a full list of all new missiles, make sure to check the changelog!

New vehicles:

• USA: F-101C, F-14D (Pack)
• Germany: Fw 189 C (Premium), IA.58A Pucara (Argentina) (Pack)
• USSR: Yak-130, J-22M1A (Serbia) (Pack), MiG-29KR (9-41R)
• Great Britain: Washington B.Mk.I, Welkin F.Mk.I
• Japan: L-39ZA/ART Albatros (Thailand)
• China: JH-7A2, F-16V
• Italy: M-346FA
• France: F-16AM (Netherlands) (Pack)
• Sweden: AJS37 (Early) (Pack)
• Israel: MiG-21 2000 (Squadron vehicle)

New detailed cockpit:

• Japan: G4M1

Helicopters: Mi-24D and New Cockpits

The Mi-24D has been added to Germany, while the cockpits of Mi-28NM and three Z-10 variants have been fully detailed, making them look more beautiful than ever!

New vehicles:

• Germany: Mi-24D

New detailed cockpits:

• USSR: Mi-28NM
• China: Z-10, Z-10ME, Z-10A

Naval Fleet: Big & Small Ships

USS North Carolina features deadly guns and good armor, while the early MAS 429 is small but features a powerful 76 mm gun, capable of attacking bigger boats.

Jean Bart comes in as France’s last battleship ever built as a premium vehicle, making it an excellent choice in researching the French Bluewater fleet tree, it features a slightly faster reload, better anti-air, but fewer crew.

New Vehicles:

• USA: USS North Carolina, USS Gridley
• Germany: Lorelei, Admiral Scheer (Premium)
• USSR: Chervona Ukraina
• Great Britain: HMS Egret, MTB-523 (Premium)
• Japan: JDS Ujishima (MSC-655)
• Italy: MAS 429
• France: Jean Bart (Pack)

Locations & Missions: Visual Reworks to Two Locations and Arrestor Cables!

We’ve graphically updated Ash River and Winter Ardennes, making them look stunning in terms of visuals, but all the while reserving their original layout. They’ll feel right at home!

Arresting Gear

Arresting gear has been added to ground airfields! This allows aircraft equipped with an arresting hook to attach onto cables on the ground, helping aircraft that have them come to a halt quicker when landing.

Aiming Points for Salvo Firing Guided Weapons

All aircraft with GNSS-guided weapons now have the ability to set new waypoints — called aiming points — new markers independent of the point of interest. Essentially, these are simply saved coordinates. You can set up to 10 aiming points (numbered 0 to 9), switch between them, delete and edit them, and move the point of interest to the current aiming point. This can be done either by using the assigned keys or via the tactical map.

Aiming points can also be used for navigation purposes, for example to mark route points or danger zones, or to measure the range to specific targets, such as an airfield, as well as in combat for weapon launch.

Comparison of Missile Parameters & Improved Tracking on the Minimap

Just like the ballistic comparison interface and armor penetration curves introduced in the Line of Contact major update, in Heavy Cavalry we’ve introduced the same but for air missiles. The central part of the window is occupied by a multi-layer trajectory graph, displaying curves for each selected munition in the “Trajectory” (change in the altitude and distance) and “Telemetry” (distance-time and speed-time curves) tabs. The graph dynamically changes as input data changes. This will allow you to see the missile’s characteristics at each point, including altitude, distance travelled, distance to target, and flight time, as well as observe changes in speed. Air combat in a single graph!

Not only that, but we’ve also added more details to munitions displayed on the minimap. Press M (default key) and hover over a missile to see its name and current velocity.

Rewards for Crashed Aircraft

Sometimes you’re dogfighting and the enemy crashes without damaging them, which awarded you nothing. We’ve added a new mechanic to address this: the nearest player who is within close proximity (3 km) of an enemy aircraft that crashes without any damage will get a destruction credit and the reward in Silver Lions, research points and mission score.

The missile you fired also has its own proximity of 3 km, however the system will search for a player within a 3 km radius first, and if there is no player, then the missile radius is used. This means if your missile is after an enemy and closing in and they bail out or crash on purpose (and there is no player within the radius), you’ll also get a destruction credit and a reward as well.

More information can be found in the detailed dev blog here!

Detailed X-Ray and New MFD Screens

We’ve added detailed modules to several older aircraft. We’ve added detailed internals and improved damage models for over 80 vehicles in the Heavy Cavalry major update, so make sure to see if your favourite aircraft has been updated!

We’ve also added new MFD screens so that you can use the new high-tech additions in an even more authentic way.

Man-in-the-Loop: Guidance Mode for Munitions with TV and IR Seekers

In the second half of the 20th century, technological advances led to the development of munitions with TV and infrared homing heads operating on the “fire and forget” principle. This reduced the time the carrier spent in the air defense zone and also enabled the simultaneous engagement of multiple targets. While this is a positive development, the growing capabilities of anti-aircraft weapons and the rising cost of aircraft led to a growing need to launch missiles at ground targets from much greater distances. To address this issue and increase operational flexibility, bombs and missiles were developed with a data link channel to the carrier, transmitting images from the munition’s seeker and allowing to it retarget in flight. This functionality is now available in the Heavy Cavalry major update!

Let’s take a closer look at the specifics of man-in-the-loop mode of the TV and IR seekers in the game. It’s worth mentioning right away that this isn’t full manual control with direct control of the rudders. Correction is limited to target selection in flight — the operator can only designate a new target within the seeker’s field of view, and the autopilot will then automatically adjust course to engage it. It’s also worth keeping in mind the relatively low maneuverability of many munitions. In short, loop-the-loops with a missile or bomb aren’t possible, but dropping them into an enemy concentration and designating the desired target as they approach is perfectly doable.

GBU-53 (SDB II) guided bomb

Changes to the compression format of ground vehicle textures and improvements to AO

The compression format of all ground vehicles textures has been changed from DXT5 to BC7 to improve their quality. The visual texture compression artifacts have become way less noticeable, including the blocky and color banding artifacts, which you can see for yourselves below. The GPU load when unpacking the textures and the total file size have remained virtually the same, but this switch to another compression method requires a one-time download of about 20 GB of changed textures for the standard client and 35 GB for clients with ultra-high quality for ground vehicles textures.

The ambient occlusion (AO) maps of all ground vehicles have been updated to be more physically-correctly rendered in the game. The changes are more noticeable in low-light environments: previously many areas on tanks became too dark under such conditions, which you can see below.

There’s plenty more to see!

Check out the full changelog for all improvements and additions!

Full changelog

Location and mission updates

• Arrestor cables (with corresponding runway markers) have been installed on ground airfields. This allows all aircraft equipped with a tailhook to perform rapid, carrier-style arrested landings.
• Readability of the capture zone decal on the terrain in snowy locations has been improved.
• Middle East — the terrain around the spawn points has been changed for greater protection, unintended positions on the tops of rocks have been blocked, areas on the upper part of the map, lines 1 and 2, from where it was possible to safely shoot at spawn points have been blocked.
• Sun City — a bug that caused windows to disappear on tall buildings when viewed from a helicopter has been fixed.
• Abandoned Factory — objects disappearing when viewed from certain angles between smoke pipes have been fixed.
• Finland — a bug with invisible obstacles preventing shooting/passing has been fixed.
• Rocky Canyon, El Alamein (aircraft version) — the terrain now uses heightmap technology to more accurately represent the unevenness of ground surfaces and correct issues with angular terrain.
• Winter Ardennes — the location has been visually reworked, all used assets and landscape textures have been replaced, and the mini-map has been brought up to date.
• 38th Parallel — the location has been visually reworked. All assets have been replaced with new ones, including: rocks with minor geometry adjustments, ground textures, house and dam models, and vegetation. The landscape has been refined and made more detailed. The tank minimap has been updated. Please note: the location will not be available in Ground Battles until the performance issues are fixed.
• Ash River — the location has been visually reworked. All existing assets have been replaced with new ones, including: rocks with minor geometry adjustments, ground textures, fortress models, and vegetation. The landscape has been refined and made more detailed. The tank minimap has been updated.
• Arctic — the appearance of ice floes have been improved.
• Volokolamsk, Surroundings of Volokolamsk — gameplay changes have been made to the map. The asymmetry of the railway embankment has been adjusted, the intersection crossing it has been moved closer to the natural center of the map, and the village near the middle of the map has been moved closer to the center. A minor overall change to the road curvature has been made; the roads now fit more naturally into the curvature of the landscape.
• Surroundings of Volokolamsk — the spawn points of the eastern team have been moved.

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

• M1A2 SEP, M1A2 SEP V2 — M829A3 APFSDS shell has been added.
• M1A1 — steel armor plates in the hull and the turret are now volumetric, their geometry has been revised.
• BMPT-72, BMPT — a bug that caused the lack of ammunition bar display of the coaxial machine gun has been fixed.
• Churchill NA75 — the thickness of the commander’s turret hatch has been corrected from 19.5 mm and 25.4 mm to 20 mm.
• Centurion Mk.10, Strv 101 — the previously inactive commander’s machine gun can now be used. (Report, Report).
• Sd.Kfz.234/2 TD — full name of the tank has been corrected.
• Calliope — the full tank name has been corrected to “Medium Tank M4 Sherman (Rocket Launcher T34E1 Calliope)”. (Report). Source: TM 9-394, 4.5-inch Rocket Materiel for Ground Use.
• M1A1, M1A2 (all variants) — the reverse speed has been increased from 38 km/h to 40.2 km/h. Source: MCWP 3-12 Marine Corps Tank Employment; TC 21-306 Tracked Combat Vehicle Driver Training, April 2025.
• M1 Abrams (all variants) — the reverse speed has been increased from 38 km/h to 40.2 km/h. (Report). Source: TM 9-2350-255-10-1 Operator’s manual for Tank, Combat, Full-tracked, 105-mm gun, M1 (2350-01-061-2445) General Abrams. April 1981.
• CV 9035DK — the machine gun has been changed to the MG3A1. (Report).
• Striker — gunner optics magnification has been changed from 4x-8x to fixed 10x. (Report).
• Type 75 MLRS — vertical and horizontal aiming angles have been corrected. Horizontal angles are now limited to 120° in both directions, and vertical have been corrected from -9°/+65° to -10°/+60°. (Report).
• AMX-13-M24 — the ammunition for the 12.7 mm M2HB machine gun has been decreased from 1000 to 420 rounds, the ammunition for the 7.62 M1919A4 machine gun has been increased from 2000 to 3250 rounds. (Report).
• M60 120S — a bug where the wheels were floating above the tracks has been fixed.
• FV4004, Conway — transmission gear rations have been adjusted, forward and reverse speeds have been adjusted. The forward speed has been decreased from 37.3 to 37.2 km/h, and the reverse speed has been increased from 12.1 to 12.9. (Report).
• T77E1 — descriptions of armored partitions in the engine compartment have been corrected. (Report).
• Centauro II (P) — machine gun elevation angles have been increased from +50° to +70°. Machine gun Depression angle has been increased from -5° to -20° in the sectors where the hull of the vehicle allows it. (Report).
• Falcon — the forward speed has been decreased from 48 to 46.35 km/h and the reverse speed has been increased from 7.49 to 7.75. (Report).
• Falcon — the maximum gun elevation angle has been decreased from 85° to 80°. Source: brochure FALCON, Vickers Defence Systems.
• Falcon — the magnification of the optics has been changed from x5.6-x6.0 to fixed x6.0. Source: brochure FALCON, Vickers Defence Systems.
• Type 03 (TEL) — a bug where the order in which missiles visually disappeared from the vehicle's model and its X-ray view (missiles vanishing out of sequence as they were expended) has been fixed.
• M4A2 (all variants) — turret roof armor thickness has been increased from 19 mm to 25.4 mm. (Report). Source: TM 9-731B Technical Manual Medium Tank M4A2, January 13, 1943.
• AEC Mk II — the maximum speed has been increased from 68 km/h to 78 km/h. (Report).
• Strv m/41 S-II — engine power has been decreased from 165 to 160 HP, transmission gear rations have been corrected, maximum forward speed has been increased from 41 to 43 km/h, maximum reverse speed has been decreased from 6 km/h to 5.3 km/h. (Report).
• Pz.III B — engine power has been increased from 265 to 300 HP. (Report).
• AMX-13 (FL11), E.B.R. (1951), E.B.R. (1963) — the thickness of the turret’s sides and roof has been increased from 10 mm and 20 mm respectively to 25 mm. (Report).
• T-44-122 — the description of the internal bulkhead between the crew and engine compartments has been corrected from composite to rolled homogeneous armor. (Report).
• RBT-5 — a bug in Arcade Battles where the engine power was higher than the BT-5’s engine power has been fixed.
• IS-7 — the standard position of the third-person camera has been changed so that the anti-aircraft machine gun does not block the sight. (Report).
• T-44-100 — the material of some hull attachments has been changed from rolled homogeneous armor to structural steel (external fuel tanks, track guards, fenders).
• KPz-70 — tank weight has been reduced from 51.7 to 50.4 tons. (Report).
• SAu 40 — the armor of many elements of the hull has been corrected. (Report).
• SUB-I-II — the maximum speed on water has been decreased from 10 to 6 km/h. (Report).
• Olifant Mk.2 — the incorrect value of the underside armor thickness of the hull has been changed from 200 to 17 mm. (Report).
• PGZ04A — the tank’s weight has been decreased from 22.7 to 22.5 tons. Source: exhibit information from Army Games 2017.
• C13/TUA — the neutral gear steering has been added, the engine sound has been corrected. (Report).
• ARL-44 (ACL-1), ARL-44 — the hull side armor thickness has been increased from 50 mm to 60 mm. (Report). The thickness of the lower part of the hull side armor has been increased from 25 mm to 40 mm.
• Side “Relict” ERA blocks — a bug that caused the actual protection of the ERA in side blocks to be slightly lower than it should. Previously due to a bug the plate on the rear side of the ERA block wasn’t being accounted for.
• Cromwell V, Cromwell V (RP-3), Churchill VII, Churchill Crocodile, Valentine XI, Excelsior — the M61 projectile without explosive has been replaced by the M61 projectile with explosive.
• Ru 251, JPz 4-5 — the M82 shell has been added to the ammunition loadout. (Report).
• Bhishma TWMP — the installation and removal of a bulldozer blade now influences the mass of the vehicle.
• High-explosive projectile 7.5 cm Sprgr.34 — the tracer has been removed. (Report).
• Alecto I — the explosive mass in the high-explosive projectile 95 mm Shell Mk.Ia has been increased from 0.66 kg to 1.36 kg. (Report).
• A.C.I — vehicle mass has been increased from 26 tons to 28.45 tons. Source: Test Instruction number 379 - Tank AC I .
• XM246 — a bug that caused the installation of a laser rangefinder to change the radar type has been fixed.
• 30 mm high-explosive fragmentation projectile DTY-2 — the explosive type has been changed from A-IX-2 to JHL-3. (Report).
• PLZ05 — explosive type in the 155 mm semi-armor-piercing projectile BEA1 has been changed from TNT to JHL-3. (Report).
• Object 122MT “MC” — the explosive type in the 302 Anti-Tank Missile has been corrected from Type 88 to DHL-1.
• Sd.Kfz.6/2, Ostwind, Ostwind II — parameters of a number of ammunition have been corrected. (Report).
• Pzgr.18 — weight has been changed from 0.685 to 0.7 kg, speed changed from 770 to 790 m/s.
• Sprgr.18 — weight has been changed from 0.62 to 0.612 kg, speed changed from 820 to 840 m/s, explosive weight changed from 29 to 26 grams.
• Mgr.18 — weight has been changed from 0.55 to 0.565 kg, speed changed from 914 to 900 m/s.
• Puma, Puma VJTF — the horizontal guidance drive, which could trigger pressure damage in situations where the fighting compartment with the crew was not damaged, has been removed from the list of modules that cause pressure damage, and the FCS module has been added. (Report).
• P.204 (f) KwK 39/1, AMD.35 (Pak) — a bug with the lack of damage from napalm to an open top crew has been fixed. (Report).
• Flakpanzer I — maximum speed has been increased from 31 km/h to 37 km/h, engine power has been increased from 57 HP to 60 HP. (Report).
• Dicker Max — the thickness of the superstructure frontal plate has been increased from 30 mm to 50 mm. (Report).
• Ikv 91-105 — the gun depression angles have been increased from -8° to -10°. (Report).
• M1A2 SEP v2 — tank weight has been increased from 63,000 to 64,300 kg. (Report).
• Leopard 2A4M CAN, Leopard 2A4M (Senrai) — the IM HE high-explosive fragmentation projectile has been added to the ammunition loadout. (Report).
• Bosvark — turning radius has been reduced. The steering angle has been increased from 20 to 35 degrees. (Report).
• BTR-3E1 — the gunner’s thermal imager has been replaced with a night vision device (NVD). The vehicle is equipped with the Trek-M fire control system. Sources: БРОНЕТРАНСПОРТЕРЫ БТР-3Е РУКОВОДСТВО ПО ЭКСПЛУАТАЦИИ БТР-Е РЭ. Спецификация боевого модуля “SHTURM”.
• 30 mm 2A42, 2А72, ZTM-1 — the dispersion parameters have been clarified (increased). For example, the 2A42, MK-30-2/ABM, and Bushmaster Mk.44 guns had identical dispersion parameters previously.
• Effects of fabric/tarpaulin and net fluttering from the wind and shots have been added to the following vehicles:
• IS-1 (‘45), Sd.Kfz.234/2 Biene, Pz.Sfl.Ic, Tiger Ost, Tiger West, Ostwind Ost, Leopard 2A4M CAN, Leopard 2A4 (PzBtl 123), Sherman (Hell), Hellcat (Hell), M1 KVT, Firefly (Overlord), Avenger (Overlord), Crusader AA (Overlord), Challenger 2 TES, Challenger 2 OES, Type 16 (FPS), Type 90(B) Fuji, M41A3, PzH2000HU, Ariete Certezza, Vextra 105, Leopard 2 (OTCo), Bkan 1C, Christian II, Merkava Mk.1B, Merkava Mk.2D, Merkava Mk.2B, Ra'am Segol, Merkava Mk.3B.

ZTZ96 (all variants), ZTZ99 (all variants), ZTZ99A, VT4 (all variants), VT5, ZTZ88 (all variants), ZTZ59D, T 69-II G, ZBD04A, ZTL11, WZ1001, WMA301, PTL02, PTZ89, PGZ09, PGZ04A, MBT2000, AFT09, Al-Khalid I — visual model of the smoke grenades has been updated.

Puma (all variants) — the material of the lower side skirts and the first forward section of the side skirts has been changed from structural steel to RHA. The base hull armor material has been changed from rolled armor to high-hardness rolled armor. The troop compartment ramp armor has been reworked. The armor design of the forward upper side skirts has been changed to composite armor blocks, and the armor design in the exhaust area has been refined.

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

Anti-radiation missiles

• F/A-18C MLU 2 (Sweden), F/A-18E, F/A-18F, F-16C, F-16CM PoBIT, EF-2000, EF-2000 (AESA), F-2000A, Typhoon FGR.4, Typhoon (AESA), Tornado IDS SLE — AGM-88C anti-radiation missiles have been added along with a corresponding modification.
• F/A-18C Late (all variants), F/A-18C Early, F/A-18A, F/A-18A (Britain), AF/A-18A Late (Britain), F/A-18D Late (Japan), Tornado IDS MLU (RET.8) — AGM-88A anti-radiation missiles have been added along with a corresponding modification.
• AV-8B (NA), AV-8B Plus (all variants), AH-1W (all variants) — AGM-122 anti-radiation missiles have been added along with a corresponding modification.
• Mirage 2000D-R1, Mirage 2000-5F, Mirage 2000D-RMV, Mirage 4000 — AS-37 anti-radiation missiles have been added along with a corresponding modification.
• J-10C, J-11B, J-15T — YJ-91A anti-radiation missiles have been added along with a corresponding ARM modification.
• JH-7A, JH-7A Prototype, Su-30MKK (China) — YJ-91 anti-radiation missiles have been added along with a corresponding ARM modification.
• Su-30MKK, J-11B, J-15T, J-10A, J-10C — LD-10 anti-radiation missiles have been added along with a corresponding ARM modification.
• J-11B, J-15T, J-10A, J-10C — the CM-102 anti-radar missile has been added along with a corresponding modification.
• Su-25T, Su-39, Su-24M, Su-17M4, Su-22M4, Su-22M4 WTD61 — Kh-58U anti-radiation missiles have been added along with a corresponding modification.
• Su-39 — the Kh-25MPU anti-radiation missiles have been added along with a corresponding modification.
• Su-17M4, Su-22M4, Su-22M4 WTD61, MiG-27M, MiG-27K — the Kh-27PS anti-radar missile has been added along with a corresponding modification.
• Su-25SM3 — the Kh-58USh anti-radiation missile has been added along with a corresponding modification.
• MiG-29M (9-15), MiG-29SMT (9-19), Su-30MK2 AMV, Su-39, MiG-27M, MiG-27K — Kh-31P anti-radiation missiles have been added along with a corresponding modification.
• Su-34, Su-27SM, Su-30SM, Su-30SM2, Su-30MKM — the Kh-31PD anti-radiation missile has been added along with a corresponding modification.
• Tornado GR.4 — ALARM anti-radiation missiles have been added.

Weaponry

• A “man-in-the-loop” capability has been added for the following munitions: AGM-84H, PGM-500, PGM-2000, AJ.168, SPICE 250, Kh-59M, AGM-130A-12, GBU-15 (all variants), AGM-62 ER/DL, KD-88, KD-88A. The mechanic is available only if the carrier aircraft has the corresponding datalink capabilities. A keybind to switch to the seeker view camera of the launched missile/bomb has been added to the controls settings of aircraft and helicopters: “Bomb/Missile Camera View”. The first LMB press in the camera allows to point the camera to a new target, the second press allows to capture a new target. Only one launched munition can be controlled at a time — the last one.
• F-16C, F-16CM PoBIT, F-15C MSIP II, F-15C Golden Eagle, F-15E, F/A-18E, F/A-18F — the GBU-53 guided bomb has been added along with a corresponding modification.
• F/A-18C Late (all variants), F/A-18C Early, F/A-18D Late, F/A-18C MLU 2, F/A-18E, F/A-18F, F-16C, F-16CM PoBIT, F-16A MLU (China) — the AGM-84D Harpoon anti-ship guided missile has been added along with a corresponding modification.
• AGM-130A-12, PGM-500/2000, AJ.168, LMUR, CM-502KG, SPIKE-ER — the autopilot parameters have been reworked, the missiles now maintain altitude during the flight.
• AGM-130A-12 — GNSS has been added to the guidance methods. (Report). The launch range has been decreased from 70 km to 64 km. The engine burn time has been increased from 45 to 62 seconds.
• PGM-500, PGM-2000 — the launch range has been increased from 40 km to 60 km, the flight model has been adjusted along with the engine parameters, the guidance time has been increased from 200 seconds to 220 seconds. (Report).
• PGM-500, PGM-2000, AGM-130A-12 — the autopilot now controls the start of the rocket booster and starts it at the most optimal moment for maximizing the flight range.
• AJ.168 — the engine parameters have been adjusted, the launch range has been decreased from 45 km to 34 km, maximum speed has been reduced from 0.9 M to 0.75 M, the guidance time has been reduced from 175 seconds to 150 seconds, the explosives mass has been reduced from 75 kg to 45.36 kg, the warhead type has been changed from the HE to SAP-HE.
• KD-88, KD-88A — missile mass has been increased from 640 kg to 710 kg, engine and autopilot parameters have been corrected, the warhead type has been changed from the HE to SAP-HE, GNSS has been added to the guidance methods, launch range has been increased from 180 km to 230 km, missile guidance time has been increased from 600 seconds to 825 seconds. (Report).
• Kh-29 (all variants) — the warhead type has been changed from the HE to SAP-HE. (Report).
• AGM-119A, Sea Eagle, Kh-59M, ASM-1, ASM-2, AS.34 Kormoran, YJ-81(k), YJ-83K — the warhead type has been changed from the HE to SAP-HE.
• 250 kg Type 25 200 — bomb weight has been increased to 264 kg. Source: GAF TO 1F-4F-34-1 - F-4F Aircrew Weapons Delivery Manual - 1976.
• 23 mm NS-23 cannon — initial velocity for the API shells has been increased to 690 m/s. (Report).
• 30 mm M230 and LR30 cannon — M789 HEDP round penetration and weight have been adjusted. Sources: Northrop Grumman M789 HEDP brochure, ATK medium-caliber ammunition brochure, GD-OTS 30x113mm brochure.
• Tornado GR.1, Tornado GR.4, Mirage 2000-5F, Mirage 2000D-RMV — variants of PGM series guided bombs with laser guidance have been added along with a corresponding modification.
• P-51D-5, P-51D-10, P-51D-20-NA, P-51D-30, P-51H-5-NA, P-51D-20 (China), P-51K — the number of HVAR rockets that can be carried simultaneously while also carrying bombs has been reduced from 8 to 6. (Report).
• F4U-4, F4U-4B, F4U-4B VMF-214, F4U-7 — Tiny Tim rockets have been added along with a corresponding modification. (Report, Report).
• F6F-5N, F6F-5N (France) — the ability to use bombs and Tiny Tim rockets on the fuselage pylon has been added. (Report).
• Kfir Canard, Kfir C.2, Kfir C.7 — the 3000 lb M118 bomb has been added along with a corresponding modification. (Report).
• AV-8B (NA), AV-8B Plus, AV-8B Plus (Italy) — the AGM-65E2 guided missile has been added along with a corresponding modification.
• F-15E, AV-8B Plus, F/A-18C Late, F/A-18E, F/A-18C MLU 2, AF/A-18A Late, F/A-18F — the AGM-154A1 JSOW guided bomb has been added along with a corresponding modification. (Report, Report, Report, Report, Report).
• Buccaneer S.1, Buccaneer S.2, Buccaneer S.2B — SNEB rockets have been added. (Report).
• Tornado IDS (Italy), Tornado IDS (1995), Tornado IDS MLU (RET.8), Tornado GR.1, Tornado GR.4 — 500 lb Mk82 bombs have been added along with a corresponding modification. (Report, Report).
• JAS39C, JAS39D, JAS39EBS HU C, JAS39C (Britain), JAS39C (Japan) — the ability to use weapons on the central pylon has been added, GBU-49 guided bombs have been added. (Report, Report).
• F-4C, F-4E, Kurnass, Kurnass 2000 — the 3000 lb M118 bomb have been added along with a corresponding modification. (Report).
• F-4C, F-4E, F-4F Early, F-4F, F-4F KWS LV, Kurnass, Kurnass 2000 — BLU-1 incendiary tanks have been added. (Report, Report, Report).
• F-4F Early, F-4F, F-4F KWS LV — Matra Type 25 and Matra Type 25 200 bombs have been added. (Report, Report).
• F9F-8, F100D, F4D-1 — Zuni rockets have been added. (Report, Report).
• F-4J, F-4S — Mk.77 incendiary tanks have been added. The number of 750 lb M117 bombs that can be equipped simultaneously has been increased. (Report, Report).
• A-7D, A-7K — the number of BLU-27 incendiary tanks that can be carried simultaneously has been increased from 6 to 10. The ability to carry GBU-8 guided bombs on the outer wing pylons has been added; four GBU-8 bombs can be carried in total. (Report).
• A-7E, A-7E (Japan) — AGM-62 Walleye II ER/DL guided bombs have been added. (Report). Source: NAVAIR 01-45AAE-1 NATOPS Flight Manual Navy Model A-7E Aircraft.
• F-14B — AIM-9M missiles and the corresponding modification have been added. Modifications for unguided weapons have been removed; these weapons are now available by default. Modifications that unlock laser-guided bombs have been grouped into a single “LGBU” modification at rank II. Modifications that unlock GNSS-guided bombs have been grouped into a single “JDAM” modification at rank III. Silver Lions and Golden Eagles spent on the removed modifications will be refunded.
• MiG-21bis (all variants) — the ability to carry FAB-100 and FAB-250 bombs on the outer wing pylons has been added. The ability to carry two R-60 AAMs on the inner wing pylons has been added; six R-60 missiles can be carried in total. The ability to combine S-24B rockets with S-5K rockets has been removed. A restriction on combining S-5K rockets on the outer wing pylons with other munitions on the inner wing pylons has been added. A restriction on combining R-3R missiles on the inner wing pylons with IR missiles on the outer wing pylons has been added. Source: Самолет МиГ-21БИС. Техническое описание. Книга II. Вооружение.
• Su-30SM, Su-30SM2, Su-30MKM (Japan) — a bug that prevented six Kh-29TD or Kh-38MT missiles from being carried after researching the T220 modification has been fixed. (Report).
• Sea Hawk FGA.6, Sea Hawk Mk.100, Sea Hawk Mk.50 — the maximum number of RP-3 rockets that can be equipped has been increased. T10 rockets and 750 lb M117 bombs have been added with corresponding modifications. (Report, Report).
• AD-4, AD-4 (France), AD-4NA — the carrying capacity for torpedoes and 250 lb, 500 lb, and 2,000 lb bombs has been increased. Sources: AD-4 Skyraider SAC - 1957. AD-4 Skyraider SAC - 1952.
• MiG-27M, MiG-27K — the ability to carry two FAB-250 or FAB-500 bombs on the underwing pylons has been added. (Report).
• AU-1, F4U-7 — the number of rounds for the 20 mm M3 cannons has been reduced from 246 to 231. (Report). Source: AN 01-45HDB-1 (15 April 1953, Revised 15 April 1954), NAVAER 1335A (Rev. 1-49) (1 June 1953).
• Re.2005 serie 0, Re.2005 (VDM) — the ability to carry 630, 160, and 100 kg bombs on the under-fuselage pylon has been added. (Report).
• Mi-35M (China) — preset loadouts with 9M114 Shturm ATGMs have been added.
• F-16D Barak II, F-16I Sufa — GBU-64 JDAM-ERs have been added. Modifications that unlocked different laser-guided bombs have now been grouped into a single “LGBU” modification at tier II. Any Silver Lions and Golden Eagles spent to purchase the removed modifications will be compensated.
• EF-2000, EF-2000 (AESA) — the HOSBO guided bomb has been added. (Report).
• AH-1W, AH-1W (China) — APKWS rockets and their related variants have been added. (Report).
• Sea Harrier FA 2 — unguided RP rockets have been added. The ability to mount ordnance on dual pylons under the inner wing pylons has been added. (Report).
• Tornado GR.1 — the GBU-12 guided bomb has been added. Source: Tornado GR.1 MOD (AFD) Release To Service Stage 2; AWC Tornado GR.1 Tactics Manual (1993).
• Tornado IDS SLE — the number of GBU-16 bombs that could be carried simultaneously has been increased. (Report). The “Mk83” modification has been removed. Modifications that unlocked different laser-guided bombs have now been grouped into a single “LGBU” modification at tier II. Any Silver Lions and Golden Eagles spent to purchase the removed modifications will be compensated. The number of countermeasures in the ECM pod with MAWS has been corrected from 240 per pod to 100 per pod, the caliber of countermeasures in the pod has been increased from standard to large.
• Tornado IDS MLU (RET.8) — modifications that unlocked different GPS-guided bombs have been grouped into a single “JDAM” modification, the mentions of unavailable bombs have been removed. Any Silver Lions and Golden Eagles spent to purchase the removed modifications will be compensated. (Report).
• Kurnass 2000 — AGM-65B Maverick missiles have been added along with a corresponding modification. The ability to carry a single AGM-65D Maverick missile on a pylon has been added. (Report). The ability to carry GBU-12 bombs on the outer wing pylons has been added. The restriction on the combined use of laser-guided munitions with the AGM-65 missiles has been removed. (Report). The “LAU-3/A” and “LAU-10/A” modifications have been moved to tiers I and II.
• Phantom FG.1 — RP unguided rockets have been added. Source: Α.Ρ.101B-0901-16 - PHANTOM FG MK.1 AIRCRAFT OPERATING DATA MANUAL - October 1975.
• GBU-39 (SDB I) guided bomb — the maximum allowed speed for bomb release from a BRU-61/A rack has been set to 1.1 M. (Report).
• F-15C MSIP II, F-15C Golden Eagle — GBU-39 guided bombs have been added along with a corresponding modification.
• F-15C MSIP II — free-fall bombs are now available by default. Modifications that unlock GPS-guided bombs have been grouped into a single “JDAM” mod. Silver Lions and Golden Eagles spent on purchasing these modifications will be refunded.
• F-15E — AGM-65D and AGM-65G modifications have been combined into a single “AGM-65(IR)” mod at tier III. Silver Lions and Golden Eagles spent on purchasing the removed modifications will be refunded.
• F-105D — Zuni rockets have been added along with a corresponding modification. (Report). The number of Mighty Mouse rockets that can be carried simultaneously has been increased. (Report).
• F-100D (France) — 500 lb Mk82 and Mk82 Snakeye bombs have been added. Zuni rockets have been moved from the central to the outermost wing pylons.
• Harrier GR.3, Harrier GR.1, Sea Harrier FRS.1 (e), Sea Harrier FRS.1 — RP rockets have been added. The number of 540 lb and 1000 lb bombs that can be carried simultaneously has been increased. The number of SNEB rockets that can be carried simultaneously has also been increased.
• Strikemaster Mk.88 — RP unguided rockets have been added.
• F-104G (Germany) — Mighty Mouse unguided rockets in LAU-51 pods carrying 19 rockets have been added. (Report).
• F-104G (China) — the following have been added: LAU-3 pods carrying 19 FFAR Mighty Mouse rockets, LAU-10 pods carrying 4 FFAR Zuni rockets, the 2,000 lb Mk 84 bomb, and the corresponding modifications.
• A-4B — the number of 500 lb Mk82 bombs that can be carried simultaneously has been increased. The ability to carry AGM-12C guided missiles has been added along with a corresponding modification. Source: NAVAIR 01-40AVA-2-7 - A-4A & A-4B Maintenance Instructions. Section VII Armament.
• Su-25CM3 — KAB-500s guided bombs have been added along with a corresponding modification. (Report).
• Su-17M4, Su-22M4, Su-22M4 WTD61 — the number of UB-32 pods for S-5K unguided rockets that can be carried simultaneously has been increased. (Report).
• Su-22M3, Su-22M3 (Italy) — S-5K unguided rockets that do not require research have been added.
• F-4EJ Kai Phantom II — AIM-7F missiles have been replaced with AIM-7M missiles. (Report).
• Q-5A — the number of unguided rocket pods that can be carried simultaneously has been increased. (Report).
• A-5C — the ability to carry bombs on the underwing pylons has been added. (Report). The model of the 250-3 bomb has been corrected. (Report). A 500 kg bomb has been added, and the maximum ordnance load has been reduced to 2000 kg. (Report). Sources: 中国飞机全书 第三卷, Brief Biograph of Chinese Qiang-5 Attack Aircraft, Dragon's wings: Chinese fighter and bomber aircraft development.
• G.91 R/3 — Mighty Mouse unguided rockets in LAU-32 pods have been added. (Report).
• IAR 316B — the ability to carry rocket pods for 12 rockets on the inner wing pylons has been added.
• AMX — GBU-10 guided bombs have been added. (Report).
• G.91 R/4, G.91 R/4 (Germany) — the number of 250 b bombs that can be carried has been increased. Source: T.O. NATO 1RF-G91-R4-1 - G91-R4 Flight Manual - 1961.
• IAR-93B — the number of 500 kg bombs that can be carried has been increased. ZB-500 incendiary bombs have been added. (Report, Report).
• Firefly F Mk I — the ability to carry 16 RP-3 rockets has been added. (Report).
• Rooivalk Mk1F CSH — 250 lb Mk.81 bombs have been added (Report).