Known Bugs
· New vehicles in this update may have inaccuracies in their characteristics, armor and weaponry settings.
· The armor model for new ground vehicles in this update is “work in progress” for adjustment and improvement.
· Some new aircraft lack cockpits.
· Some new ground vehicles lack a visible crew.
· On some aircraft, the separation of wing consoles may be displayed incorrectly.
· Some vehicle icons are missing.
· There may be lack of localization for some vehicles.
· No sound played on some events.
· Some aircraft may have inaccuracies in their damage model, missing fuel, oil and water leaks, and armor materials.
· The colors of the new jet flare effect on afterburners may be incorrect after changing graphics settings without restarting the game.
New vehicles
Aircraft
USA
- F-117A OCIP II (Squadron Vehicle)
- F-15E
Germany
-
Su-22M4 WTD61 (Premium)
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Ju 87 (all variants) — cockpit model has been updated.
USSR
- Su-34
- BB-1 — cockpit model has been updated.
- Su-2 (all variants) — cockpit model has been updated.
Great Britain
- Tornado GR.4
Japan
- AV-8S (Premium)
China
- Mirage 2000-5Ei
France
- Mirage 2000D-RMV
Israel
- F-15I Ra’am
Ground vehicles
USA
- T77E1
- Skink
Germany
- Luchs A2
- Osa-AK
USSR
- Object 140 (Pack)
- Osa-AKM
Great Britain
- Scimitar
- Ram II (Premium)
- Osa-AK
Japan
- ICV (P)
China
- PLZ05
Italy
- Osa-AKM
France
- Leopard 2A4NL
- Leopard 2A5NL
- Leopard 2A6NL
Sweden
- BMP-2MD (Squadron Vehicle)
Israel
- Sabra Mk.1
Helicopters
USA
- OH-58D — detailed cockpit has been added.
USSR
- Mi-8 AMTSh-VN
Great Britain
- Super Hind (Squadron Vehicle)
China
- OH-58D — detailed cockpit has been added.
Italy
- A-109EOA-2 — detailed cockpit has been added.
Naval Fleet
USA
- USS Bagley
USSR
- Pr.253L
Great Britain
- HMS Repulse
Italy
- MS 444
- RN Francesco Caracciolo
France
- Closed beta testing of the Coastal French fleet has finished. Researching these boats is now available to all players.
- Dunkerque
New locations and missions
- Aircraft test flight logic and locations have been updated. Now there are multiple locations as well as air spawn points available. Rank of targets presented in the test flight can now also be changed. Respawn logic, similar to the one present in tank test drive has been added for targets. Airfield models have been replaced with the new ones in all test drive locations.
Location and mission updates
- Abandoned Factory — the location has been visually reworked with new assets, redrawn ground textures and new effects.
- Flanders — adjusted the rock cover in square E7 where players could safely fire at the northern team’s spawn and its passages.
- Abandoned Town — in square C2, the mountainside where players could get stuck has been removed.
- Sun City (all missions) — play area in the location has been increased. Detection area at spawn points has been increased.
- Finland — positions on rocks near the northern spawn in the adjacent area of squares B4 and B5 have been blocked.
- Second Battle of El Alamein [Domination #1] — positions allowing fire on the northern team spawn on the hills in squares C5 and B5 have been blocked off.
- Aral Sea — density of bushes on lines 1 and 2 have been reduced. A bug where bushes did not disappear when destroyed has been fixed.
- Wagons on maps are no longer static. They can be moved by a ground vehicle and from explosions.
Ground Vehicle model, damage model, characteristic and weaponry changes:
- The uniforms for crews of US Cold War vehicles have been updated. Vehicles with updated crew models are: M19, M42, M56, M163, Chaparral.
- M1128 (all variants) — an automatic loading module has been added.
- New modules (electrical equipment, driver modules etc) have been added for the following vehicles: PGZ09, PGZ04A, Chieftain Marksman, ItPsV Leopard, HSTV-L, Begleitpanzer 57, LAV-AD, Stormer HVM, BMP-2, BMP-2M.
- Imp.Chaparral (all variants), Type 81 (C), Strela-10M2 — a bug with the incorrect ammunition consumption order has been fixed.
- AML-90 (all variants) — the gunner’s sight zoom has been changed from 5.5x to 6x. (Report).
- Challenger Mk.3, Challenger DS — the armor parameters of the charge bins have been changed from 5 to 10 mm. (Report). Sources: Challenger 1 Main Battle Tank Owners’ Workshop Manual by Haynes/Tank Museum page 93; Challenger Squadron by Simon Dunstan page 37.
- Freccia — third generation thermal imager has been added. (Report).
- AMX-30 Super — the MOLF 30 gunner’s sight zoom has been change from 8x - 12x to 4x - 12x. (Report). Sources: MOLF, Modular Laser Fire Control System; International Defense Review, No. 5/1987, Vol.20, page 634; Никольский М. «Леклерк» и другие французские основные боевые танки, 2007, page 13.
- FV4005 — the gunner’s sight has been changed to the TZF-12A, meaning the sight zoom has been changed from 4.9x-6.0x to 2.5x-5x.
- Type 62 (all variants) — a bug with the incorrect ammunition consumption has been fixed. (Report).
- Freccia — the maximum speed has been increased from 108 km/h to 110 km/h.
- Freccia — name and engine type have been added (IVECO 8262 6V).
- Freccia — machine gun ammo belt size has been changed from 200 to 600 rounds.
- Freccia — the smoke grenade caliber has been changed from 76 to 80 mm.
- MBT-70 — the gun name has been changed from 152 mm XM150E6 cannon to 152 mm XM150E5 cannon. (Report).
- XM803 — the gun name has been changed from 152 mm XM150E5 cannon to 152 mm XM150E6 cannon. (Report).
- Sholef V1 — the value of the engine deck roof armor has been changed from 30 to 20 mm.
- M46, M46 “Tiger” — the armor of the hull roof has been corrected from 22.2 mm to 25.4 mm. The floor of the tank has been split into 2 parts. Thickness of the front one is still 25.4 mm, the thickness of the rear one is now set to 12.7 mm. (Report).
- CV9030FIN — the thicknesses and types of armor for a number of gun mantlet elements have been corrected.
- M41A1, leKPz M41, M41A1 (Japan), M41A3 (China), M41D — a bug that caused sparks under the tracks even though they are rubber pads has been fixed.
- Al-Khalid-I — the gunner and commander’s sight zoom have been changed to 6x-10x. (Report). Source: Heavy Industries Taxila, Al-Khalid 1 Brochure.
- Tiran 6 — gun depression angles at certain areas have been corrected. Previously the gun could have passed through some other elements of the vehicle.
- Centauro I 120, Centauro I 105 — the smoke grenade caliber has been changed from 76 to 80 mm.
- SANTAL — the elevation angle has been changed from 60 to 65°. (Report).
- Strv 104, Strv 105 — a bug that caused the commander fire control (“AIM MODE”) in the commander sight to not work has been fixed. (Report).
- Ystervark — driver camera position has been fixed. (Report).
- Vextra 105 — the location of the first-stage shells has been corrected. Previously, all 12 shells were on the turret floor, now 4 are on the turret floor, the rest are in the rear of the turret.
- ZTZ96, ZTZ96A, ZTZ96A (P) — the horizontal drive model which previously was too small in diameter has been corrected. (Report).
- ZTZ96 — armor at the rear of the turret, which didn’t match the visual model of the vehicle, which caused the horizontal drive to stick from it has been corrected.
- Freccia — missile ammunition amount has been increased from 8 to 10. Sources: VBM Freccia IFV Datasheet and Specifics; Website of the manufacturer: CIO. Centauro AIFV Freccia.
- WZ305 — armor thicknesses of several vehicle elements have been changed. (Report).
- FV4005 — vehicle mass has been reduced from 59.5 to 50.0 tons. Sources: Centurion 5 by Captain Michael Norman; FV4005 History by Tank Museum employee Ian Hudson; The Dark age of tanks by David Lister.
- ARL-44 (ACL-1), ARL-44 — now have the ability to turn on the spot. (Report).
- OF-40 Mk.2A, OF-40 (MTCA) — sight magnification has been changed from 7-14x to 8-16x. (Report). Source: Carro Armato OF 40 MK2A Manuale Dell’operatore. Volume 1 Descrizione Generale, 1983.
- JPz 4-5 — armor thickness parameters in the vehicle stat card have been corrected.
- AMX-40 — the caliber of the smoke grenades has been changed from 76 mm to 80 mm. Sources: AMX-40 Brochure, 1985; Lacroix GALIX Datasheet.
- M60A1 (AOS), M60A1 RISE (P), M60A1 “D.C.Ariete” — reverse speed has been increased from 8.3 km/h to 11.3 km/h. Source: TM 9-2350-257-10-1 Operator’s Manual Operator Controls and PMCS-Tank, Combat, Full Tracked-105-MM Gun, M60A1 - July 1980.
- AMX-10M — sight zoom has been changed from 6x to 10x. (Report).
- Leclerc, Leclerc S2, Leclerc SXXI, Leclerc AZUR — the caliber of the smoke grenades has been changed from 76 mm to 80 mm. Sources: Leclerc Brochure, 1992; Lacroix GALIX Datasheet.
- ST-A1, ST-A2 — maximum engine power has been increased from 500 HP to 550 HP. (Report).
- Gepard 1A2 — vehicle mass has been increased from 46 tons to 47.5 tons. (Report).
- KV-1 m1942 (Sweden) — maximum engine RPM has been increased 1900 RPM to 2000 RPM. (Report).
- Boxer MGS, Vilkas — transmission gear ratios have been changed. Source: GTK (Gepanzertes Transport-Kraftfahrzeug) Boxer by Bundeswehr; Allison Transmission 4700/4800 Series Brochure; MTU-Allison Transmission Brochure.
- Vilkas — vehicle mass has been increased from 33 tons to 36.5 tons. Source: Lietuvos Respublikos krašto apsaugos ministerija. Pėstininkų kovos mašinų „Vilkas“ progresas: įdiegti paskutiniai atnaujinimai.
- Type 87 — a bug that caused the elevation angle of one of the guns to be 80 degrees instead of 85 degrees has been fixed. Source: 制式要綱 87式自走高射機関砲 D8008.
- CV 9035NL, Vextra 105 — a bug that caused the scout UAV to lack thermals has been fixed. (Report).
- CV 9035NL, Strv 122B, Strv 122B PLSS, Strv 122B+, CV 9035DK, Lvkv 9040C, Strf 9040B, Strf 9040C, CV 90105, CV 90120 — the caliber of the smoke grenades has been changed from 76 to 80 mm. (Report).
- 2S25M — gun depression angles have been changed from -5/+15 degrees all around to -5/+15 degrees when facing forwards and -3/+17 degrees when facing backwards. (Report). Sources: RosOboronExport SPTP Light Amphibious Tank Sprut-SDM1 Brochure; Курганмашзавод Лёгкий плавающий танк “СПТП Спрут-СДМ1”.
- SU-100, SU-100 (China) — maximum engine power has been increased from 500 HP to 520 HP. Sources: Самоходные установки. Альбом Научно-Испытательного Бронетанкового Полигона ГБТУ Красной Армии. 1945.
- Leopard 2AV, Leopard 2A4 (all variants), Leopard 2 (PzBtl 123), Leopard 2A4M, Leopard 2 PL, Leopard 2 PSO, Leopard 2A6 (all variants), Leopard 2A7V, Leopard 2A7HU, Strv 121, Christian II, Strv 122B, Strv 122B+, Strv 122B PLSS — zones in the rear hemisphere in which the gun depression limit of +3 degrees is applied have been changed from ±40 degrees to ±75 degrees.
- M43 105/75, M43 “G.C.Leoncello”****, 75/34 M43, 75/46 M43 — armor thickness of the lower front plate has been decreased from 40 mm to 25 mm. Sources: Prot.118692, Ministero della Guerra, Gabinetto, 2 aprile 1943; Gli autoveicoli da combattimento dell’esercito italiano, volume secondo 1940-1945. Pignato, Cappellano; Kennenblatter fremden gerats D50/12, November 1943; Italian armour in German service. D. Gugliemi; Carro M, volume primo. A. Tallillo, D. Guglielmi; Original M43 105/25 test report 27/2/1943, published by Pafi and Falessi in Veicoli da combattimento dell’esercito Italiano, 1939-1945.
- 120S — sight zoom values have been changed from 3-10x to 3-13x. Sources: Armor Magazine, 1978, May-June; General Dynamics to Unveil 120S Main Battle Tank at IDEF 2001 from GDLS website.
- Type 90, Type 90 (B), Type 90 (B) “Fuji” — the amount of 12.7 mm machine gun ammunition has been reduced from 1000 to 600 rounds. Source: ９０式戦車(Ｂ)Ｄ ９００３Ｂ.
- Char 25t, AMX-50 (TO90/930) — a bug where it was possible to fire from the main gun in the commander’s sight without turning on the backup fire mode has been fixed. (Report).
- AMX-10P — the amount of machine gun ammunition has been reduced from 4600 to 2000 rounds. (Report). Sources: AMX 10 (Saint-Cloud: GIAT, n.d.), 4»; «GIAT, n.d. AMX 10P. s.l.: s.n.
- XM800T — the AA machine gun elevation angles have been adjusted so that the machine gun does not intersect with the parts around the hatch. (Report).
- Sho’t Kal Gimel, Sho’t Kal Dalet (all variants) — vertical guidance speed has been increased from 4°/s to 6°/s. Source: אמצעים שפותחו במסגרת חיל החימוש והותרו לחשיפה ביום החיל חיל חמוש 1979 פברואר
- Skink — the vertical and horizontal aiming speed of the guns has been changed from 20°/s and 63°/s to 45°/s and 60°/s respectively. (Report). Sources**:** Design record canadian-developed military vehicles World War II. Volume III. Tanks and tank type vehicle»; «Report on firing trials – medium tank A/A – “Skink”
- CV 9035DK, CV 9030FIN — vehicle names have been changed from CV9035DK to CV 9035DK and CV9030FIN to CV 9030FIN.
- Ho-Ro — the explosive mass in the Type 95 APHE shell has been reduced from 2.6 to 2.3 kg. (Report).
- Sd.Kfz.234/4 — a bug with crew swapping that resulted in the vehicle being left without a driver has been fixed.
- KPz-70 — a bug with the incorrect operation of the machine gun ammunition level indicator has been fixed. (Report).
- M4A5 Ram II, Ram II — the material of the upper glacis plate armor has been changed from rolled homogeneous armor to cast homogeneous armor.
- ZSD63/PG87, PGZ04A, AMX-10P, Bosvark, M15 CGMC, So-Ki, Ta-Se, TCM-20 — gun breech armor thickness value has been corrected from 10 to 150 mm.
- Begleitpanzer 57 — the material of the gun breech casing has been changed from structural steel to cast homogeneous armor.
- Magach 7C — the displayed thicknesses of the turret composite armor elements have been corrected. (Report).
- Leclerc, Leclerc S2, Leclerc SXXI, Leclerc AZUR — the name of the machine gun has been changed from “MIT 12.7 CRC F1” to “12.7 mm CRC F1 machine gun”. (Report).
- ZT3A2 — a bug that caused a recoil effect when firing from the launchers has been fixed. (Report).
- Fox, Sd.Kfz.221 (s.Pz.B.41), CV 9030FIN, Phòng không T-34, Phòng không T-34 (USSR)****, LVT-4/40, Pvkv III, Turan II, Turan III, Zrinyi II, M43 105/ 75, M43 “G.C.Leoncello”, Somua SM, AMX-50 (TOA100), Lorraine 40t, Object 775, Object 435, Flakpanzer 341, A.C.I, T-26E (Швеция), Strv m/38, Strv m/39 TD, Strv m/41 S-II — the thickness of the gun barrels have been adjusted to standard values for the gun calibers of these vehicles.
- T1E1 (90) — hull and turret armor has been redesigned for volumetric armor, some thickness values have been changed.
Aircraft and helicopter model, damage model, characteristic and weaponry changes:
Weaponry
- Harrier GR.1, Harrier GR.3 — 500 lb bombs have been replaced by 540 lb bombs. (Report). Source: CTTO Harrier Tactics Manual 2nd Edition (National Archives reference DEFE 71/1019).
- F-4F — BLU-27B incendiary bombs have been added. (Report). Source: GAF TO 1F-4F-1 Flight Manual GAF Series F-4F Aircraft, 1976.
- B-17G — underwing 4000 lb AN/M56 bombs have been added. The number of 1600 lb AN-Mk1 armor-piercing bombs has been increased from 2 to 6. (Report). Source: AN 01-20EG-1.
- Tornado — for the Tornados with the BOZ-107 pod, the number of countermeasures has been increased from 340 to 600. Sources: AWC Tornado GR.1 Tactics Manual; Tornado Training Notes. Armament Book 11.
- AJ37, AJS37, JAS39A — RB 75T missiles and their corresponding modifications have been added. (Report).
- F-104J — 19 x Mighty Mouse rockets have been added.
- A-7E, A-7K — the number of bombs that range from 250 to 1000 lb has been increased. (Report).
- J-10A — additional 250-3 and 250-4 bombs on the under-fuselage pylon have been added. (Report). Drop-tanks have been added to the under-fuselage pylon.
- A-129CBT, A-129D — the amount of rounds for the TM197B turret has been reduced from 750 to 500. Source: TM197B Datasheet, Leonardo.
- Ki-102 Otsu — practice shell and new belts have been added for the 57 mm Ho-401 cannon. (Report).
- 37 mm Ho-204 cannon — rate of fire has been increased from 360 to 400 rounds per minute. (Report).
- 37 mm Ho-203 cannon — rate of fire has been reduced from 300 to 100 rounds per minute. (Report).
- TIS MA — the ammunition for the 37 mm NS-37 cannon has been reduced from 75 to 45 rounds per barrel. The ammunition for the 20 mm ShVAK cannon has been reduced from 150 to 120 rounds per barrel. Source: Отчет по заводским испытаниям модифицированного двухместного истребителя сопровождения “ТИС”-2АМ38Ф конструкции Н.Н. Поликарпова.
- Sea Fury FB.11, Sea Fury FB.51 — M.C. 250 lb Mk.I and M.C. 500 lb Mk.I bombs have been added. (Report).
- Ki-45 Otsu — the 37 mm Type 94 cannon has been replaced with the 37 mm Type 98 cannon. (Report).
- Spitfire F Mk 22, Spitfire F Mk 24 — M.C. 250 lb Mk.I and M.C. 500 lb Mk.I bombs have been added.
- Vampire F.B.5, Vampire FB 52, Vampire FB 52A — M.C. 500 lb Mk.I bomb has been added.
- Venom FB.4 — M.C. 500 lb Mk.I bomb has been added.
- Ju-288C — a set of 2 x SB2500 bombs has been added.
- Yer-2 (M-105) — 250, 500 and 1000 kg armor-piercing bombs have been added. Source: Временное техническое описание самолёта Ер-2 2М-105. Книга третья.
- Su-24M — KAB-500Kr-E bombs have been replaced with KAB-500Kr-M.
- Ki-45 Otsu — 250 kg bombs have been added.
- Ki-45 Hei, Ki-45 Hei/Tei — 50 kg, 100 kg and 250 kg bombs have been added.
- Ki-45 Tei — 50 kg and 100 kg bombs have been added. Sources (for all Ki-45 points): PROFILE PUBLICATIONS The Kawasaki Ki-45 Toryu NUMBER 105 TWO SHILLINGS; Manual on Japanese aircraft, TAIC No. 2, October 1944; Mechanism of Military Aircraft; “Toryu” / Type 99 Assault/Tactical Reconnaissance, 1999; Jacar C16120150400 “27th Flight Regiment Operation Order No. 113: Support the Navy and Launch a General Attack” October 24, 1944, 2000J, Saravia, Philippines. 27th Flight Regiment, 2nd Company, Combat Diary; Collection of Japanese Army Aircraft (日本陸軍軍用機集) . by Shigeru Nohara. June 1997; “Senshi Sōsho Vol. 087: Development, Production, and Supply of Army Aviation Weapons” edited by the War History Office of the Defense Agency’s Defense Research Institute. 1975; To-gō Flight Manual (と號空中勤務必携). Issued by Imperial Japanese Army. May 1945.
- F3D-1 — the ability to drop bombs separately has been added. (Report).
- 1000 lb AN-M65A1 bomb — bomb mass has been reduced from 546.5 kg to 500.76 kg. (Report).
Other
- Su-24M — a bug that caused the left drop-tank to be missing when equipping the right drop-tank has been fixed. (Report).
- Jaguar (all variants) — a bug where the Phimat chaff pod counted releases by two has been fixed.
- Su-24M — icons in the secondary weapons menu for the S-25LD missiles have been corrected. (Report).
- A-10C — a bug that made it impossible to use the AGM-65G next to the LITENING II guidance pod has been fixed.
- A-10C — a bug where part of the RWR was superimposed on the right page of the MFD has been fixed. (Report).
- JF-17 — guidance pod replaced with ASELPOD.
- F-111F — a bug that caused the AGM-65D, AGM-65G and GBU-15(V)2 to be missing the IR channel has been fixed. (Report).
- Su-7BMK, Su-7BKL — ballistic computer for the bombs has been removed. Sources: Альбом наглядных пособий по самолету Су-7Б. Часть 2.; Самолёт МиГ-21Ф-13. Техническое описание, Книга II - Вооружение. 1963
- Mi-24D (all variants) — the HIRSS modification has been added. The Flares/Chaff, IRCM and NVD modifications have each been moved one modification research tier higher. The HIRSS modification is now required to research Flares/Chaff modification. (Report).
- F-84G — sight in the cockpit has been made gyroscopic. (Report).
- Mi-8, Mi-4 — a bug that caused the turret to stop working after one of the gunners was knocked out has been fixed. (Report, Report).
- A129CBT, AH-129D, T129 — the 20 mm TM197B turret aiming angles have been adjusted: horizontal aiming angles have been changed from +/- 115 to +/- 110 degrees, vertical aiming angles have been changed from -50/+25 to -50/+20 degrees. Weight has been changed from 66kg to 138kg. Source: TM197B Datasheet, Leonardo.
- Harrier GR.7 — a missing preset with the AGM-65E missile has been added. (Report).
- F-105D — a bug that caused the arresting hook to not deploy when attempting to land on an aircraft carrier has been fixed. (Report).
- A-7E — RWR has been changed from AN/ALR-45 to AN/ALR-45(V). Source: A-7 Corsair Pilot’s Flight Operating Manual.
- F-4F Early — RWR has been changed from AN/APR36 to AN/ALR-46(V)2. (Report). Source: GAF TO 1F-4F-34-1.
- Su-24M — flap release animation has been fixed. (Report).
- F-5A, F-5C — incorrect texture mapping on the rightmost pylon of the AGM-12B missile has been fixed.
- Jaguar A, Jaguar E — a bug that caused the Phimat pod to not display on the pylon has been fixed.
- Ju 87 B-2, Ju 87 D-3, Ju 87 D-5, Ju 87 R-2 — a bug that caused the release of the wing bombs to be out of sync (the first four were dropped on the left wing, then one on the right) has been fixed. (Report).
- MiG-21SMT/MF/bis (all variants), MiG-23 (all variants)****, MiG-29 (9-12 (all variants))/(9-13), Su-17M2/M3/M4, Su-22M4, Su-24M, Su-25 (all variants)****, Su-27, F-16 (all variants)****, A-10 (all variants)****, Mirage 3E/5BA, J-7D, AJ37, Harrier GR.3, Sea Harrier FRS.1/FA 2, F-4EJ Kai Phantom II — authentic cockpit RWR lights have been added. The text under the lights may differ from the text on the RWR indicator in the interface. There will also be no indication in the cockpit of radars that the RWR was unable to detect in real life.
- A-4E (all variants)****, A-6E, A-4H/N, A-7D/E, A-10 (all variants)****, F-16 (all variants)****, F-15 (all variants)****, F-14
B(all variants)****, F-5E (all variants)****, F-105D, Mirage 2000 (all variants), Tornado F3/ADV, F-4EJ Kai, F-4E Kurnass, Harrier GR.7, Sea Harrier FRS.1/FA 2, AV-8B (all variants)****, F-20A, Kfir Canard, AMX (all variants)****, AH-64 (all variants)****, AH-1W/Z (all variants)****, OH-58 (all variants)****, AH-60 (Israel), AH-**129 (all variants)D~~,**~~A129CBT,BO 105 PAH-1 (all variants)****, AHS, Rooivalk — authentic RWR displays have been in the cockpit. Threat markers and their status indicators (locked on, launch, new threat, etc) may differ from how they are displayed on the RWR indicator in the interface. There will also be no indication in the cockpit about the radars, which the RWR was unable to detect in real life. - The threat identification capabilities of the following RWRs have been changed:
- ARI 18228/10 on the Buccaneer S.2B — the ability to identify specific radar models has been added.
- AN/APR-25/27/32/36 — radar type indication on the screen in accordance with frequency ranges E, G and I has been added.
- AN/APR-39, AN/ALR-46 (all variants), AN/ALR-56 (all variants)/67/68 (all variants)/69 — SPAAs and SAMs are now identified as anti-aircraft artillery, without identifying specific models.
- AN/APR-39 (all variants) — fighter radars are not identified as specific models anymore. ZSU-23-4 is identified as a specific model.
- AN/APR-39 — NATO air defense systems, such as Roland, ItO 90M (Crotale), etc. can no longer be identified as a specific model.
- AN/APR-39 + AN/APR-48 on AH-64D — NATO air defense systems Roland, ItO 90M (Crotale) are identified as a specific model, other air defense systems of NATO countries are identified generally as air defense systems.
- AN/ALR-46 (all variants) — fighter radars and missile radars are identified as pulse and pulse-Doppler, without identifying specific models.
- AN/ALR-56 (all variants)/67/68 (all variants)/69 — pulse radars of fighters other than the F-4, F-5, MiG-21 and MiG-23 are identified as pulse radars, without identification of specific models. JA37/AJ37 radar is recognized as the F-16. J-7, J-8 radars are recognized as the MiG-21.
The Secondary weapons menu has been added to the following aircraft:
- Me 264, Fw 200 C-1, He 177 A-5, Yer-2 (M-105), Yer-2 (M-105R) LU, Yer-2 (M-105) TAT, Yer-2 (M-105R) TAT.
Flight Model changes:
- LaGG-3-35/66, La-5 (all variants) — the aircraft flight model has been completely updated in accordance with the current capabilities of the physical model. The polars of the wing, fuselage, empennage and propeller blades have been recalculated and refined. Moments of inertia have been refined. The engine operating modes have also been refined. A bug leading to a decrease in the developed overload at speeds above 550 km/h according to the instrument (IAS) has been fixed. (Report).
- Meteor (all variants) — automatic flap retraction system depending on speed (floating flaps) has been added. Sources: A.P. 2210C Meteor F Mk.3; A.P. 2210D Pilot’s Notes for Meteor 4 - 2nd Edition; A.P. 2210L,N,N,P & V Pilot’s Notes Meteor Night Fighters; A.P. 2210H Volume 1 - Meteor F Mk.8 Aircraft - General and technical information.
- Hs 129 (all variants) — engine fire extinguishing system has been added.
- Tornado IDS, ADV, F3 — maximum and afterburner thrust has been adjusted.
- AV-8B (NA) — thrust has been increased, engine has been changed to F402-RR-408.
- Javelin F.Mk 9 — afterburning thrust at sea level has been reduced to the maximum thrust without afterburning due to the poor performance of the fuel pumps. Full afterburning thrust is achieved at about 6 km.
Naval fleet model, damage model, characteristic and weaponry changes:
Naval weaponry:
- RN Andrea Doria, USS Arkansas, USS Wyoming — the bridge module has been excluded from the fire control modules. Fire is now controlled only by the fire control room.
Naval characteristics, physics and damage model:
- The position of the binocular camera has been reworked. The camera has been moved to the center of the ship along its length and width. The height of the binoculars now depends on the maximum height of the vehicle: the higher the superstructure and masts, the higher the location of the camera.
- In Arcade Battles, the calculation time for the fire control system has been reduced for all its types.
Economy and research
- The mechanics of new vehicles have been extended to the requirement for the number of vehicles to unlock the next rank. If there are few vehicles at the current rank (less than 5 or 6, depending on the type of vehicle and rank) and a new vehicle is added there, this new vehicle will not increase the requirement to unlock the next rank for 28 days from the moment of its release. For example, in this update, when adding the Sabra Mk.I to rank VII of Israel’s ground forces tree, the number of vehicles required to unlock rank VIII will remain equal to three (based on the number of “old” vehicles and vehicle groups at this rank), until the Sabra Mk.I is no longer considered new.
- F-4F KWS LV — Battle Rating in all modes has been reduced to 13.0.
- Leclerc, Leclerc S2 — both have been moved from rank VII to rank VIII. The OFL 120 G1 APFSDS round, which was previously located at tier I in the modification research window is now available by default. Silver Lions and Golden Eagles spent on researching this modification have been refunded.
- Vextra 105, AMX-40 — both have been moved from rank VI to rank VII.
Customization
- Camouflage nets on ground vehicles now change to the color of the camouflage selected for the vehicle. This was previously added only for two vehicles but now works on every vehicle that has a camouflage net.
- A new font for “number” decals available for Chinese vehicles has been added.
- New winter camouflages for more modern vehicles of the USA, Germany, France and Netherlands have been added.
Awards
- A new award called “The end is near” has been added. It is awarded for shooting down a nuclear carrier aircraft that has already dropped the nuclear bomb.
- A new award called “One minute to midnight” has been added. It is awarded for completing a mission with a nuclear carrier aircraft without the nuke detonating.
Interface
- A new full-screen player profile window has been added.
- The in-game shop for “Rookie trophy” now displays the exact drop chance for each item.
Game mechanics
- In Ground Battles at night, illumination shells that periodically fired over the map by mission logic have been disabled.
- Saving of player shots and hits received by the player to the replay log with the ability to separately play back each hit in the protection analysis after the battle has been added. The server point of impact, angle of impact and state of the shell are saved in this log, and then the result is played back in the shot animation using this data. Currently only direct hits are logged, hits by close explosions of shells, rockets, missiles and bombs are not.
Following the Roadmap: Added mechanics for building boxes of ammunition with vehicles classed as Tank Destroyers, ATGM carriers (type listed in the stat card, not any vehicle with an ATGM), all SPAA vehicles and ground vehicles with additional rockets and bombs (Calliope, M26 T99, RBT-5, Cromwell V (RP-3), Matilda Hedgehog, Magach Hydra).
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Building and destroying boxes: Building boxes takes some time, during which the player must remain stationary next to it. The movement of the vehicle is not blocked. Boxes have a full damage model and can be destroyed by a hit or ram. The ability to destroy boxes is only available to the enemy and the player themselves. To avoid bad behavior, allies are not able to destroy the player’s constructions in all game modes.
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Additional box details: The number of built boxes depends on the number of vehicle weapon groups, from one to three: a separate box for artillery weapons and separate one for each additional group (SAM / rockets). For tanks with rockets and bombs, only one box can be built — the one for additional weapons, while the ammunition of main weapon can only be replenished at capture points, as before. Each built box contains as many shells / rounds as the player had at the time of respawn in battle, and will allow you to replenish the ammunition up to this amount.
Only the player who built the ammunition box can replenish ammunition from it. After running out of shells in the box, it will automatically be destroyed. When enough damage is dealt to the box, the ammunition in it ignites, with the fire not only destroying the box, but also showing its position with a visual effect and causing damage to exposed vehicles if they fall into the radius of its destruction. Ammunition boxes can be rebuilt as many times as you like (including after they are destroyed), but there will only be remaining, unused shells inside. This means that at the beginning of the battle, the player could receive potentially double the amount of ammunition, which can be used at their own discretion through changing positions and replenishing ammunition from portable boxes. -
Arcade Battles replenishment changes: The mechanics of replenishing ammunition from boxes logically and technically conflict with the mechanics of arcade reloading of additional weapons, which activates after the complete use of additional weapons in Ground Arcade battles. In addition, the mechanics of arcade reloading blocked replenishment of ammunition for additional weapons at the capture point. The mechanics of arcade reloading have been removed, since replenishment of ammunition from boxes and at capture points are, in our opinion, more understandable with universal game mechanics.
Graphical
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The afterburner effects for aircraft have been updated.
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New effects for ground vehicle movement depending on the surface and type of vehicle have been added.
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The effects of rocket boosters for aircraft have been updated.
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LERX Vapor effects have been added.
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New model of tank contamination during battle has been added.
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New rain and snow effects have been added.
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The dynamics of the visual spread of fires on ships has been changed.
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When anti-aircraft missiles are destroyed in the air, there is now a chance for the engine compartment to continue moving purely visually.
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New effects for launching anti-aircraft missiles on ships and anti-aircraft missile systems have been added.
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During rain, the effect of water jets is shown from some objects, such as roof slopes.
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Physical behavior of all sparks in the game from shots, explosions, shell hits, fires, etc have been improved.
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When ships sink, debris will begin to float to the surface of the water.
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New visual effects when a ship is flooded have been added.
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Physics of debris and particle behavior in explosions and impact effects have been reworked.
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Visual effects for sliding aircraft fuselages and wings on different surfaces have been added.
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Tracer visibility has been increased.
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The visual effect of flaming fuel spillage from fuel tanks of ground vehicles has been improved.
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Effects for targeting smoke have been improved.
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The effects of rocket explosions in the air have been reworked.
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Aircraft movement effects on different surfaces have been improved.
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Visuals for destruction of non-playable vehicles (cars, trucks) on maps have been improved.
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Trees lose branches when damaged so that after falling on the ground they obstruct less vision.
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A custom sound design has been created for ADEN/DEFA aircraft cannons. Previously, these cannons used the sound of the NR-30 cannon.
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Aerial bombs now make noise (in addition to whistling) when approaching a listener on the ground a couple of seconds before hitting the ground.
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Voice events for launching guided missiles have been added to Naval Battles.
