War Thunder 2.57.1.7 Patch Notes (7th July 2026)

Gaijin Entertainment has released update 2.57.1.7 for War Thunder, tackling a spread of vehicle and environmental bugs that have been nagging players across ground, air, and naval modes.

The patch fixes a handful of mechanical issues that were affecting gameplay directly. The M1A2 and M1A2 SEPv3 had their TUSK modification mesh positioning corrected, while the Leopard 1A5BE's torn barrel texture has been restored. On the aircraft side, the Tu-2's variometer now operates properly, and the F-106A's altimeter has been brought back in line. The F-111A gains automatic door handling during AAM launches and bomb drops, bringing it in line with how similar aircraft behave.

Map collisions have also received attention across Alaska, Sweden, Hürtgen Forest, Ash River, and Maginot Line (Winter), where players were getting caught on trees and rocks. For naval players, a new Crew section in the ship hangar's X-ray filter now lets you view reserve crew compartments without digging into the Protection Analysis tab. The full rundown of fixes, including texture corrections on the Hummel and Yak-130 smoke positioning, is below.

Ground Vehicles

AEC Mk II — a bug where the wrong wheels were damaged upon being hit has been fixed.
M1A2 SEPv3, M1A2 — position of the mesh with the “TUSK” modification has been fixed.
Leopard 1A5BE — the “rose” texture on the torn barrel has been fixed.
Hummel — the inscription on the rear of the hull has been fixed.

Aircraft

Yak-130 — a bug with the positioning of the aerobatic smoke has been fixed.
Tu-2 (all variants) — the variometer operation has been fixed.
F3D-1 — the altimeter operation has been fixed.
F-106A — automatic opening and closing of doors when launching air-to-air missiles has been fixed. (Report).
F-111A — automatic opening and closing of doors during AAM launches and bomb drops has been added.

Locations

Alaska, Sweden — collision of the trees on these locations has been fixed.
Hürtgen Forest, Ash River — a collision bug with some of the rocks has been fixed.
Maginot Line (Winter) — a collision bug on the frozen lake has been fixed.

Naval Vessels

A “Crew” section has been added to the ship hangar’s X-ray filter; activating it allows you to view the compartments containing the reserve crew. As a reminder, the full distribution of the crew across the ship can be viewed in the Protection Analysis tab, located within the Armor section.

Patch notes reflect only key changes, meaning they may not include a complete list of all improvements made. Additionally, War Thunder is constantly being updated and some changes may not require an update. Changes reflected in patch notes are formed by taking reactions and requests of the community from the bug reporting service, forums and other official platforms into account. Bug fixes and changes are implemented in order of importance, for example a game-breaking bug will be worked on and implemented sooner.