Today, we’re showcasing several new Multi-Function Display screens for aircraft, as well as improvements to Helmet-Mounted Displays, coming in the next War Thunder update!
New Multi-Function Displays(MFD)
In the next major update, we’ll be adding new screens for aircraft Multi-function displays. Specifically, the Ka-52 will receive several new MFDs screens, including a compass page, a flight instruments page, a weapons screen and a radar page. Radar pages will also be added to the cockpits of the MiG-21 series, the entire F-104 family, the Japanese T-2 and F-1, the Mirage F1 family, and others. We’ll publish the full list as soon as the update releases!
New Helmet Mounted Displays (HMD)
Alongside new MFDs, we’ll also be adding new Helmet-Mounted Displays, plus improving existing ones! For instance, the RAH-66 is going to get its own Kaiser HMD, the Chinese JH-7A2 and J-11 will get HMDs, and American pilots will get an upgraded VTAS system featuring target lock and radar warning indicators around the aiming circle.
@Stona_WT can anything be said about general fixes also of HUD’s in general? So far almost no HUD’s have correctly functioning flight path indicators (apart from iirc 3 exceptions )…
With the F-4J/S VTAS getting its radar symbology can we see their HUD’s also get the radar symbology that was said to have been added all the back in Storm Warning but simply wasn’t present when the update went live?
Yeah. Also, can’s stress enough that every step in the direction of adding improved MFD’s etc. is very positive, and much appreciated - especially also in the Sim community.
In AB and RB with (I assume…) many players using 3rd person view or HUD-only view, those improvements to the cockpits may be of less importance, but for us “cockpit flyers”, every one of them is very welcome! = )
Yep, I hope though they go back and start adding some actual functionality to some like the map screens or the TGP views. Would be nice to be able to switch off the game HUD and just fly with the cockpit displays instead.
