Assist delay

Hello,

I remember a time when I was credited for an assist sometime at the end of the game, 10-15 min later, but now, Gaijin nerfs this (you earn less SL, of course). Gaijin decreases this delay, updated after updates. Before, I shouldn’t worry about being credited for the assist. Now… I have to. For assists mission, knowing this delay can be useful, especially in ARB battles.

When I deal a critical hit to a plane, after how many time the plane must be kill to be credited to an assist now and how can I found this information ?

Thanks

Rule 1. Last critical hit wins. In the case of tanks, the final blow wins.

Rule 2. If the target receives a crit, but survives for more than a minute after, then the kill/assist credit is removed from that user.

Rule 3. Major things such as ammo explosion, or fuel tank explosion will grant the kill to whoever caused it.

Old post on the old forum, sounds about right.

There’s actually two types of criticals, one that has the 90 second timer and the other stays with them (unless they repair).

It’s all in here:
https://wiki.warthunder.com/Destruction_credit_mechanics

(But, the assist/crit/hit stuff has always been a bit wonky in implementation)

This is exactly what I want to know.
Thank you,
Have fun