Next Major Update - Rumor Round-Up & Discussion

Just make sure they are the outer pylons given that is a unique trait and the low count is off-set by the ability to run a mix loadout (which isnt that impressive on the GR1 anyway) and sorted. Its balanced. But nope.

Tornado GR1 MUST be 11.3 to use alongside… Checks notes… the 11.7 lineup as it would be unfair to be at 11.7

Day 1210 of waiting for the Polish tech tree

omg your right i spaded the f14 years ago and rarely touch it that would actually explain it

man do the british harriers atleast get sidearms like the american av8

Nope. 4x AGM-65s and a Gen 1 tpod. Take it or leave it

Should have 2x ALARM. Seems to have been denied

Should have 6x AGM-65, that was reported 3 years ago

They also broke the TISEO view on the B and D. You now need to take LANTIRN to use TISEO in the cockpit instead of the view being available without the TGP.

Also the F-14D has been added with the wrong HUD and is also missing a gunsight.

But to expect some QA for a £70 premium pack is wild. (Glad I paid with GJN from selling event vehicles so I’m not giving my actual money to them.)

the f18a at 12.0 gets 4 harm but the harrier gr7 cant get any??? im done with this game

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lmao oof i haven’t gotten to test the sidearms yet but at least the us have a large variety at top tier like none below 12.0 but at least were not Britain right now.

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Tbf F/A-18A was pretty miserable for CAS before this addition

so is the GR.1??? and the harrier isnt exactly amazing either

Oh really? We’re talking about Hornet with 2 Walleyes

im not saying the harrier is worse but there is 0 reason for it to not also get ARM’s

I do not see that on PC… just make sure your drivers are upto date and or make a bug report for which ever platform you are on, Thanks!

the SU-17M4 at 11.0 BTW but 2 alarms on the gr1 at 11.7 is apparently 2 op

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so, Stug IV next patch?

Not only that but the Su-39 can take up to 6 at 11.3.

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@Smin1080p_WT i would really appreciate an explanation now the updates out on the terrible decision with the tornado GR.1 compared to other aircraft at the br that are superior to it

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SIX aircraft all at the GR.1 br or slightly higher OR LOWER get atleast 2 ARM but the GR.1 cant get 2 ALARM becaue of what reason? i dont like using the word but saying any ammount of ALARM would justify a 12.0 increase is a LIE, they are not a wonder weapon.

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i do hope this bad decision is reconsidered so britain actually has usable cas at 11.7, i however will give credit where its due the PGM buff is nice.

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Here are some current rumors about upcoming content that could be coming to the game with the next major update (2.59) for War Thunder! Keep an eye out on this post as I will update it with new information as we get it!

When will the next major update arrive?

The third major update of the year usually goes live in September:
2.49 “Tusk Force”- 23 September 2025
2.39 “Dance of Dragons”- 10 September 2024
2.29 “Sons of Attila”- 19 September 2023

Upcoming content confirmed or hinted by Gaijin (developer or CM comments, appearances in trailers, dev streams, or the dev server) will be in this color. Otherwise, any content below this point is a RUMOR and is not confirmed to be coming to the game.

Confirmed Vehicles

Nothing yet:)

Confirmed Features

Nothing yet :)

Rumored Features and Mechanics (not guaranteed to be in the upcoming update) and Denied Features:
Playable Carriers, many related files datamined in both desktop and mobile clients
Confirmed, with a potential timeframe:
Fifth Generation aircraft could come but no sooner than the second half of 2026, according to BVVD (we are in the second half of 2026 now)
Confirmed, but no timeframe:
SEAD and Strategic Bombing/Deep Strike missions for upcoming Aerial Warfare mode
Strategic bombers are being considered as event or squadron vehicles
Submarines, confirmed by BVVD, many related files datamined in desktop client, BVVD says the developers are optimistic about progress.
Scouting mechanics and additional weapons for armed UAVs
Regenerative steering public test being considered
Bombers will be made more durable
Chinese Carrier model in the future
Denied:
UI changes will be “evolutionary”, not everything will be changed at once
No indirect fire mode or Smoke artillery for SPHs
No battle rating spread of 0.7

Specific Rumored Vehicles

For a comprehensive list of leaked vehicles and assets, check out the work of the incredible dataminers at https://gszabi99.github.io/

“New wheeled vehicles for Russia, not a new branch, but many new vehicles” mentioned by BVVD
Ka-52M mentioned by BVVD as being worked on
2026 Decal: Su-15, Arjun, F-16XL, Takao
Chinese trainer aircraft (L-15?)
More Indonesian ground vehicles coming in September update

Nations, Tech Trees and Subtrees

Swiss ground forces for Germany, likely based on the addition of Swiss Air subtree
Malaysia ground forces for Japan, likely based on the addition of Malaysia Air subtree
United Korea tech tree (CM8)
Cyprus going to Israel (CM8)

Latest “educated guess” lists:
Remember, these are not official or confirmed. The information also contradicts official statements in some places, and there have been no further updates since this list was initially posted last year.
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DO NOT ask community managers or forum staff to comment on leaks or “guesses,” they can’t comment on such things. Official statements hold the most weight!

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So far all fan favourites + Admiral Scheer are exciting to test drive. There were reasons ğeople wanting them on trees Gaijin.

damn looks like the beginning of the Singaporean vehicles entering the game was true that’s scary cause even if just an educated guess list its been scarily accurate about some stuff.