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The Ninth Wave major update brings a wealth of new content and improvements for everyone to enjoy. Key additions include several ground vehicles, including the Dragoon and the Second World War Ho-Ni II, as well as the AS90 for Great Britain. We’ve also added the new F-16CM PoBIT rank IX aircraft for the USA, alongside several Hungarian planes integrated into the Italian air tree. Naval enjoyers can acquire the notable USS Helm as a premium ship, accompanied by stunning new water effects. In addition to new vehicles, the map rotation welcomes back White Rock Fortress, featuring its classic layout now enhanced with graphical improvements!
Check out the changelog to see all the improvements, vehicles and other features that we’ve included in this major update.
Ground Vehicles: 155 mm Cannons, Light Vehicles and a SAM!
The USA gets the M1296 Dragoon, a light tank with an unmanned turret and a 30 mm autocannon, perfect for scoot and shoot.
Japan gets some Second World War fun with the Ho-Ni II, featuring a hugh mungus 105 mm howitzer, firing HEAT and HE shells. And Germany now has a researchable Boxer in the form of the sWaTrgInf, with a 30 mm autocannon and Spike-LR II ATGMs!
Great Britain gets the GBT 155, featuring a 155 mm gun in a GBT turret mounted onto the familiar Vickers Mk.3 chassis. Perfect for researching the British ground forces tree.
Vickers GBT155 Pack
This pack includes:
- Vickers GBT155 (Rank IV, Great Britain)
- Premium account for 7 days
- 1000 Golden Eagles
We’ve added the famous British AS90 with a powerful 155 mm cannon! The USSR gets the Pantsir SM-SV, which features the new 95Ya6M missile, with an increased range, and the smaller calibre TKB-1055 missiles, perfect for intercepting enemy munitions.
New Vehicles:
USA
Germany
- sWaTrgInf
- Sd.Kfz.234/2 “Biene” (Premium)
USSR
Great Britain
Japan
China
Italy
Sweden
T-50 (Finland) (Premium)
Israel
- Eitan (P)
New Model updates:
- USSR: T-50
- Japan: Type 61
Aircraft: New Rank IX Aircraft and Hungarian Fighters!
We recently introduced Rank IX for aircraft and in Ninth Wave, a set of new Rank IX aircraft! First up is the F-16CM PoBIT, featuring brand-new AIM-120D ARH missiles and AGM-154A1 JSOW satellite-guided glide bombs.
Ninth Wave introduces four domestic Hungarian aircraft from the Second World War! Meet the Héja I & II, plus the WM-21 & WM-23, featuring machine guns and a good top speed
A new wave of Me 210s has also been introduced, one for Germany, two for Italy and one for Japan!
Great Britain gets the Australian F/A-18F, featuring advanced 12 AIM-120D AMRAAMs and loads of air-to ground weaponry, including new AGM-84H SLAM-ER cruise missiles with IR and satellite guidance.
Germany gets the rank VI Alpha Jet as a premium pack, excellent for researching many aircraft ranks. It’s very nimble and features 250 kg bombs and lots of rockets, but has no guided weapons.
Alpha Jet A Pack
This pack includes:
- Alpha Jet A JaboG 41 (Rank VI, Germany)
- Premium account for 15 days
- 2000 Golden Eagles
New vehicles:
USA
Germany
USSR
- MiG-29M (9-15) (Squadron Vehicle)
- MiG-29 (9-12)
Great Britain
Japan
China
Italy
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Ba.65 A.80 (Premium)
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Fw 190 F-8 (Hungary)
Sweden
- JAS39D (Squadron Vehicle)
- F-16A (Norway)
New cockpits:
- USA: B-24D-25-CO
- USSR: Su-30SM2
New plane model:
- Great Britain: Blenheim Mk.IV
- Japan: D3A1
- China: J-10C
Helicopters: A New Japanese AH-64 and Detailed Cockpits
Ninth Wave introduces the new AH-64DJP (AT) as a pack for Japan! This unique Apache features Hellfire missiles and air-to-air missiles, but also skis for all-terrain landings!
AH-64DJP Pack
This pack includes:
- AH-64DJP (AT) (Rank VII, Japan)
- Premium account for 15 days
- 2000 Golden Eagles
New vehicles:
Japan
New detailed cockpits:
- USA: AH-56A
- USSR: Ka-29
- China: Z-19, Z-19E
Naval Fleet: The Destroyer Who Fought Back!
Ninth Wave adds a bunch of new ships, including USS Helm who was one of the only ships to fight back at the Japanese at Pearl Harbor.
New Vehicles:
USA
Germany
- Z52
- S-61
USSR
- TK-126
Great Britain
- MTB-379
Japan
- IJN Kagero
- IJN Tade (Premium)
Italy
- RN Vincenzo Gioberti
- RN Saetta (Premium)
France
- Verdun
Locations & Missions: Updated Ardennes and the Return of White Rock Fortress!
White Rock Fortress makes a return to the game after 4 years! This beloved map has received a hefty visual upgrade and has been rebuilt in some areas, but the familiar navigation we all know has remained largely the same.
Ardennes has been visually updated and rendered in modern graphics standards with a wealth of fine detail. The original layout has remained the same.
New Water Effects
One of the key changes was the support for an animated height map for water effects. This allows the geometric shape of the water to change according to the needs of each effect, such as a bullet cutting through the water’s surface, a bomb explosion, the wake from a torpedo slicing through water, or even a raindrop disturbing the mirror-like water surface. This effect is procedural, meaning it literally deforms the surface mesh, creating a sense of tangible depth even in static frames.
We’ve got more details about the new effects in a dedicated dev blog here, check it out!
There’s plenty more to see!
Check out the full changelog for all improvements and additions!