Next Major Update - Rumor Round-Up & Discussion (Part 2)

Second!

Im afraid not

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i cant find anything about its guidance ? where is it mentioned that its arh or sarh.

Here are some current rumors about upcoming content that could be coming to the game with the next Major Update (2.49) for War Thunder, updated with the beginning of devblog season (8/25)! Keep an eye out on this post as I will update it with new information as we get it!

I’m going to mark the most likely rumors (ones from reliable or multiple sources) with ***.

Upcoming content confirmed or hinted by Gaijin (developers or CMs) will be in this color.

When will the next major update arrive?
The third major update of the year usually goes live in September:
2.39 Dance of Dragons, 10 September 2024
2.29 Sons of Attila, 19 September 2023
2.19 Drone Age, 14 September 2022

Confirmed Vehicles
New SAMs for GBR, USSR, Italy, and France
Commando Stingray (JP/TH, USA)
M60A3 TTS (JP/TH)
M163 (JP/TH)
Ram I

Confirmed Features
GBR ground forces tech tree rework
Updated Radar UI/controls
Scouting through UAVs
Updated Tank Modules
Fuel Dumping coming to more aircraft
In-game toggle for linked primary and secondary fire in Naval
AIM-120 coming to various F-16s
Updated nuclear bomb carriers
New cockpits for RAH-66, Mi-8, and Ka-29
Thai Ground forces

Rumored Features (may arrive sometime in the future, not necessarily the upcoming update):
SEAD missions for World War mode
New vehicle types as a focus for 2025, confirmed by BVVD
Submarines, confirmed by BVVD, many related files datamined in desktop client

***Infantry gameplay mechanics, leaked by Olivia as in development
***Strategic bombers, possible due to Strategic Bombing game mode leaks
***Carriers, many related files datamined in both desktop and mobile clients
***Strategic Bombing game mode/mission type, datamined, leaked as in testing by Olivia
***SEAD and DEAD weapons (ARMs?) coming after the introduction of top-tier SAMs, leaked by Gszabi

Specific Rumored Vehicles
For a comprehensive list of leaked vehicles and assets, check out the work of the incredible leakers and dataminers at https://gszabi99.github.io/
MiG-25, mentioned by BVVD as a potential event or Squadron vehicle
“New wheeled vehicles for Russia, not a new branch, but many new vehicles” mentioned by BVVD
Buk M3 and ASTER mentioned by BVVD as being considered for Russia, France and Italy respectively
Oplot for Japan/Thailand, hinted in CMCD7
More Hornet variants, hinted in CMCD7

Tech Trees and Subtrees
Swiss ground forces for Germany, likely based on the addition of Swiss Air subtree
ASEAN subtree for China or Japan, leaked
“European” subtree, leaked by Gszabi (we don’t really know what this means yet)

Long-term Rumors (not expected to be arriving soon):
No current plans for a Roadmap in 2025 according to BVVD
Naval for China and Sweden are not planned for 2025 according to BVVD
New independent nations are planned, but BVVD says focus for 2025 is subtrees, gap filling, and new vehicle classes

***Fifth-generation aircraft, leaked multiple times, Smin says they are not coming this year, BVVD says no sooner than the second half of 2026

Latest leak lists:

Nothing yet :)

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Or maybe the devs would be able to cook a decent ACLOS mode for once (new radar menu kinda acts like the mode but a bit wanky still, even if the Buk3 explosive mass would compensate for it), and BUK3 would be decent. Not game breaking, but decent. As for SAMP/T, it’s to be seen. If added, gaijin could arbitrary only give it ASTER 15, which is does not carry, but might be technically feasible. ASTER 30 would be another thing altogether, capable of hitting planes at the edge of ground maps, so only multi path and notching would be effective

Buk is not CLOS, it is SARH+DL. So it will act like plane based missiles.

Here we go

Ah I see. So completely automated but need a track for the entire flight phase ?
Is it limited to only one target track at a time ?

Ballast

I hope they finally buff Chinas MBT with their Spall Liners, faster Reload and stronger APFSDS and give us something like VN20 IFV or AFT10 for the Top Tier Line Up; as of now really lack luster especially when you compare it to others who got more Top Tier MBTs alone than China has in total at Top Tier and they are much weaker than others MBTs.

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It is quite common knowledge, but here is a part from manufacturer, talking about illumination radar
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sou how unlikely is a blog today?

semi unlikely

Mildly Unlikely

strangely Unlikely

very Unlikely

Extremely unlikely

there’s literally 3 more hours until the latest expectable blog time why tf you coping so damn hard

Yes
Either 3 targets or 3 missiles on one target, i need to check that one.
Ok, checked, it seems like 4 targets at once.

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why not both?

shii def one of the options
but i mean last devlog was 3 days ago, i hope we will get something today

it monday tho

monday is grumpy man in office day

wdym

statistically the least productive day of the entire work week, and I doubt this is different for Gaijin

that’s why monday blogs are so rare

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