Community Update No.6: Updating You On Some Things You Can Expect in the Near Future!

[LegitRussianBias]

@An_Pigeon

ow i need someone to hop into a custom lobby

I can help!

[AlvisWisla]

Well, they said it’ll be a unique model 2A4.
However, I much prefer prototypes be tech tree myself, with unique model production vehicles as premiums.
It’s why I like the Leopard 1A5NO in Sweden’s tech tree for example.

That and I don’t need to spend money to get a Leclerc or AMX-40.

[SPANISH_AVENGER]

Oh!! How did i miss this yesterday? This is so great, thank you!

[Biscat88]

@magazine2

Talking about a top-tier French premium tank

We’ve seen many questions and requests for a top rank premium tank for the French tree, and today we’re ready to provide some information and our thoughts regarding this.

We previously mentioned the challenges of finding a suitable candidate that fits a populated Battle Rating with other vehicles possible in its lineup. This is an important consideration when we look into including a premium vehicle in the game — we look into other vehicles that could fit into a lineup with it.

We have plans to add a prototype variant of the Leclerc in the next major update, however not as a premium. The reason for this is that its armor protection is still under question, and we’re wary of adding a premium vehicle with armor that could very much be subject to heavy changes if new information came to light. The specific variant of the prototype is still being worked on and is planned for the main research tree, where potential drastic changes to armor and Battle Ratings are more tolerable than if it was a premium vehicle.

To reiterate, we don’t want to add premium vehicles at the highest possible Battle Rating, so a premium at 12.0 for ground forces is not possible at the moment. With this in mind, we looked into another consideration as well. This included some form of a production Leclerc as a premium, but without a top round so that it could be placed at a lower Battle Rating. However this vehicle would have no lineup of its own and would only be valid in toptier 12.0 lineups, where it would be at a disadvantage with a weaker round.

So what solution have we come to? We plan to introduce a Leopard 2A4 NL from the Netherlands as a premium for the French ground forces tree. It will come with some cool and distinct visuals. This is a reliable and proven MBT that will serve the premium role well, while allowing us to retain the Leclerc MSC prototype for the research tree and offer further support for lesser populated Battle Rating ranges. Both of these tanks are planned to come together in the next major update.

Does Gaijin want to make money without working? Please give me some unique premium gear. It makes me feel really bad to see him put only Leopard 2 every time

[LegitRussianBias]

@Biscat88

Leopard 2 every time

Well considering Leo’s dominate from the 2A4 onwards, this is clearly easy money for Gaijin.

[AlvisWisla]

2A4s are the modern Sherman.
Though I’m not fond of calling unique 2A4s “copy-paste” just because someone dislikes them.
Lot of unique 2A4s in-game, and a couple copy-paste [namely the Hungarian and Dutch ones].

And it gives me more unique tech tree vehicles.

[An_Pigeon]

:D okay Ill let you know later when and if i can.

For all intents and purposes it will be the IPM1 and M1A2 I will use, Do you have access to say a dm33 or higher dart? .

For 10.7 I already did in custom matches with the M1 KVT and in pubs and it survives the spall quite a lot.

[LegitRussianBias]

Oh i dont have any DM33 mobiles

I only have 10.3 Russia, sorry (T-72B, T-64BV, BMP-3, ZSU-23-4M4 and Obj. 775)

[An_Pigeon]

Okay that is fine! can work with that. 3BM42 is a strong enough round to work.

EDIT, Let the record show.

Test will be 30 shots in total with 3BM42.

• 10 from a 90 degree angle.
• 10 from a 45 degree angle
• 10 head on through the LFP

To consistently check if the Turret ring will stop spall that would of crew killed

EDIT just to add heres one from rn 3bm42 in a pub match.
turret ring saved the crew.

[LegitRussianBias]

aight

[MommyDommyEnjyr]

@magazine2

The next major update will see several of these new systems come to the game for several nations at once.

Please can you confirm if Israel are at least getting something like the SPYDER. they seriously need something other than the imp/machbet

[cervotoc123]

Why the hell would you want to lock Vextra POLE behind paywall? It’s the only wheeled french vehicle with 120mm cannon.

[ILuvAnneHathaway]

@magazine2

War Thunder’s VFX are constantly evolving and in the next major update we’ll have some improvements to this aspect of the game. One in particular that we’d like to mention is the afterburner effect of aircraft, where we’ve looked to refine the inside of the nozzle by adding a flame effect, giving them a more realistic and in-depth look. This improvement will come for all aircraft that have afterburners.

The afterburner effect looks pretty neat, I hope you guys are planning to model the inner textures as they should be for many jets :) since after Firebirds the custom inner textures don’t look that good anymore.

[Lellistera]

Come on, give me the SPYDER AIO for the IDF and i’m happy Gaijin.

[CalvinAz]

It has the Giraffe 1X radar, which will be pretty good. TWS and 360°x70° coverage in 1s (AESA things), with sufficient detection range against aircraft. I don’t have sources on whether the vehicle itself also has datalink with the missiles for proper LOAL performance though, but I imagine it does. LOAL would be extremely deadly to helicopters, which solves one of the major issues with IR missile SAMs currently.

Spoiler

[DevilO6]

Dont forget the radar can do CRAM. Cuz why not?

[CalvinAz]

Yea, but I am not sure if the missiles themselves will like that (in-game), especially against things like bombs. Maybe datalink can get it close enough.

Eh I guess it can otherwise be helpful to tell you when to smoke.

[Biscat88]

The Leopard 2A4 has a reason to be called Ctrl+C and Ctrl+V because they are the same vehicles with different appearances
And I didn’t want anything special. I’m just saying that it would be better to have new equipment than repetitive equipment

[かがり]

The SAM-1C ARH for the Type 81, given they are now implementing FCS vehicles

[Gros_Nul]

@magazine2

Due to the popularity of the SEAD event, we’ve decided to return it this weekend from May 2nd (14:00 GMT) until May 5th (04:00 GMT), so that everyone who is at home from education and work can give it a try if they missed it the first time round.

Anyone hyped ? me sure as hell