The Dev Server is Opening with Major Update “Heavy Cavalry”! — 05.06.2026

Stona_WT · June 5, 2026, 11:48am

Today, we’re opening the dev server featuring the new “Heavy Cavalry” Major Update!

You can download the Dev Client here

When: From June 5th (16:00 GMT)

Until: June 11th (07:00 GMT)

For technical reasons, the dev server may close immediately at any time before the indicated time, so please make the most out of the opening window!

Click here to see the Changelog

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.
Incorrectly functioning linking and salvo drop onto the aiming points for the bombs on multiple ejector racks (when there are multiple bombs in a single weapon slot).

Check out the main features

Take a look at the major changelog for bug fixes, ordnance additions and changes, plus improvements to many areas of the game.

Vehicles

We’ve got a bunch of new vehicles in this update, including the Welkin, M-346FA, and M1A2C.

Locations

38th Parallel and Ash River received updated graphics, and a new version of the winter Ardennes has also been released. Only these three maps will be available in Ground Battles on the dev server.

How the dev server works

The dev server uses a copy of your account from the main game server, taken from recent days.

Earned & Spent items

Anything you do on the dev server is not transferred to the live main server, such as Research Points and Silver Lions earned, achievements unlocked and vehicles unlocked. This also applies to any Golden Eagles, Silver Lions and Research Points that you spend on the dev server — nothing will be subtracted from your live server account.

Purchasing on the dev server

Golden Eagles and other things purchased through the dev server are credited to your account on the main server.

Special settings are in effect on the dev server

x5 bonus to earning Research Points and Silver Lions
All vehicles are two times cheaper
Convertible research points using Golden Eagles is two times cheaper

Leaving Feedback & Bug Reports

All feedback and bug reports help us to fix any issues or change any features before the major update is released on the live server.

Found an issue? See how to create a bug report for the Dev Server.

Stona_WT · June 5, 2026, 12:24pm

Check out the changelog to see all the fixes, vehicles and other features that we’ve included in this major update Dev Server session.

Aircraft

USA

F-101C
F-14D (Pack)

Germany

Fw 189 C (Premium)
IA.58A Pucara (Argentina) (Pack)

USSR

Yak-130
J-22M1A (Serbia) (Pack)
MiG-29K (9-41R)

Great Britain

Washington B.Mk.I
Welkin F.Mk.I

Japan

L-39ZA/ART Albatros (Thailand)

China

JH-7A2
F-16V

Italy

M-346FA

France

F-16AM (Belgium) (Pack)

Sweden

AJS37 (Early) (Pack)

Israel

MiG-21 2000 (Squadron vehicle)

Ground Vehicles

USA

М60A1 Predator (Pack)
M1A2C
M1A2 (Trophy-HV)

Germany

Puma u14 (Pack)
Hummel

USSR

Т-90М (Arena-M)

Great Britain

M1A1 (Australia) (Squadron vehicle)
M1A2 (Australia)

Japan

Leopard 2RI (Indonesia)

China

PGZ88

Italy

Palmaria

France

Leopard 1A5BE (Belgium)

Sweden

NOMADS (Norway)

Israel

Hunter AFV (Singapore)

Helicopters

Germany

Mi-24D

China

Z-10 — detailed cockpit has been added.
Z-10ME — detailed cockpit has been added.
Z-10A — detailed cockpit has been added.

Naval Fleet

USA

USS North Carolina
USS Gridley

Germany

Lorelei
Admiral Scheer (Premium)

USSR

Chervona Ukraina

Great Britain

HMS Egret
MTB-523 (Premium)

Japan

JDS Ujishima (MSC-655)

Italy

MAS 429

France

Jean Bart (Pack)

New locations and missions

Arrestor cables (with corresponding runway markers) have been installed on ground airfields. This allows all aircraft equipped with a tailhook to perform rapid, carrier-style arrested landings.
Readability of the capture zone decal on the terrain in snowy locations has been improved.
Middle East — the terrain around the spawn points has been changed for greater protection, unintended positions on the tops of rocks have been blocked, areas on the upper part of the map, lines 1 and 2, from where it was possible to safely shoot at spawn points have been blocked.
Sun City — a bug that caused windows to disappear on tall buildings when viewed from a helicopter has been fixed.
Abandoned Factory — objects disappearing when viewed from certain angles between smoke pipes have been fixed.
Finland — a bug with invisible obstacles preventing shooting/passing has been fixed.
Rocky Canyon , El Alamein (aircraft version) — the terrain now uses heightmap technology to more accurately represent the unevenness of ground surfaces and correct issues with angular terrain.
Winter Ardennes — the location has been visually reworked, all used assets and landscape textures have been replaced, and the mini-map has been brought up to date.
38th Parallel — the location has been visually reworked. All assets have been replaced with new ones, including: rocks with minor geometry adjustments, ground textures, house and dam models, and vegetation. The landscape has been refined and made more detailed. The tank minimap has been updated.
Ash River — the location has been visually reworked. All existing assets have been replaced with new ones, including: rocks with minor geometry adjustments, ground textures, fortress models, and vegetation. The landscape has been refined and made more detailed. The tank minimap has been updated.
Arctic — the appearance of ice floes have been improved.

Ground Vehicle model, damage model, characteristic and weaponry changes

BMPT-72, BMPT — a bug that caused the lack of ammunition bar display of the coaxial machine gun has been fixed.
Churchill NA75 — the thickness of the commander’s turret hatch has been corrected from 19.5 mm and 25.4 mm to 20 mm.
Centurion Mk.10, Strv 101 — the previously inactive commander’s machine gun can now be used. (Report, Report).
Sd.Kfz.234/2 TD — full name of the tank has been corrected.
Calliope — the full tank name has been corrected to “Medium Tank M4 Sherman (Rocket Launcher T34E1 Calliope)”. (Report). Source: TM 9-394, 4.5-inch Rocket Materiel for Ground Use.
M1A1, M1A2 (all variants) — the reverse speed has been increased from 38 km/h to 40.2 km/h. Source: MCWP 3-12 Marine Corps Tank Employment; TC 21-306 Tracked Combat Vehicle Driver Training, April 2025.
M1 Abrams (all variants) — the reverse speed has been increased from 38 km/h to 40.2 km/h. (Report). Source: TM 9-2350-255-10-1 Operator’s manual for Tank, Combat, Full-tracked, 105-mm gun, M1 (2350-01-061-2445) General Abrams. April 1981.
CV 9035DK — the machine gun has been changed to the MG3A1. (Report).
Striker — gunner optics magnification has been changed from 4x-8x to fixed 10x. (Report).
Type 75 MLRS — vertical and horizontal aiming angles have been corrected. Horizontal angles are now limited to 120° in both directions, and vertical have been corrected from -9°/+65° to -10°/+60°. (Report).
AMX-13-M24 — the ammunition for the 12.7 mm M2HB machine gun has been decreased from 1000 to 420 rounds, the ammunition for the 7.62 M1919A4 machine gun has been increased from 2000 to 3250 rounds. (Report).
M60 120S — a bug where the wheels were floating above the tracks has been fixed.
FV4004, Conway — forward and reverse speeds have been adjusted. The forward speed has been decreased from 37.3 to 37.2 km/h, and the reverse speed has been increased from 12.1 to 12.9. (Report).
T77E1 — descriptions of armored partitions in the engine compartment have been corrected. (Report).
AMX M4 — the thickness of the main part of the upper glacis armor has been increased from 80 to 90 mm and of the upper glacis slopes from 60 to 75 mm. (Report).
Centauro II (P) — machine gun elevation angles have been increased from +50° to +70°. Machine gun Depression angle has been increased from -5° to -20° in the sectors where the hull of the vehicle allows it. (Report).
Falcon — the forward speed has been decreased from 48 to 46.35 km/h and the reverse speed has been increased from 7.49 to 7.75. (Report).
Falcon — the maximum gun elevation angle has been decreased from 85° to 80°. Source: brochure FALCON, Vickers Defence Systems.
Falcon — the magnification of the optics has been changed from x5.6-x6.0 to fixed x6.0. Source: brochure FALCON, Vickers Defence Systems.
Type 03 (TEL) — a bug where the order in which missiles visually disappeared from the vehicle’s model and its X-ray view (missiles vanishing out of sequence as they were expended) has been fixed.
M4A2 (all variants) — turret roof armor thickness has been increased from 19 mm to 25.4 mm. (Report). Source: TM 9-731B Technical Manual Medium Tank M4A2, January 13, 1943.
AEC Mk II — the maximum speed has been increased from 68 km/h to 78 km/h. (Report).
Strv m/41 S-II — engine power has been decreased from 165 to 160 HP, transmission gear rations have been corrected, maximum forward speed has been increased from 41 to 43 km/h, maximum reverse speed has been decreased from 6 km/h to 5.3 km/h. (Report).
Pz.III B — engine power has been increased from 265 to 300 HP. (Report).
AMX-13 (FL11), E.B.R. (1951), E.B.R. (1963) — the thickness of the turret’s sides and roof has been increased from 10 mm and 20 mm respectively to 25 mm. (Report).
T-44-122 — the description of the internal bulkhead between the crew and engine compartments has been corrected from composite to rolled homogeneous armor. (Report).
RBT-5 — a bug in Arcade Battles where the engine power was higher than the BT-5’s engine power has been fixed.
IS-7 — the standard position of the third-person camera has been changed so that the anti-aircraft machine gun does not block the sight. (Report).
T-44-100 — the material of some hull attachments has been changed from rolled homogeneous armor to structural steel (external fuel tanks, track guards, fenders).
KPz-70 — tank weight has been reduced from 51.7 to 50.4 tons. (Report).
SAu 40 — the armor of many elements of the hull has been corrected. (Report).
SUB-I-II — the maximum speed on water has been decreased from 10 to 6 km/h. (Report).
Olifant Mk.2 — the incorrect value of the underside armor thickness of the hull has been changed from 200 to 17 mm. (Report).
PGZ04A — the tank’s weight has been decreased from 22.7 to 22.5 tons. Source: exhibit information from Army Games 2017.
C13/TUA — the neutral gear steering has been added, the engine sound has been corrected. (Report).
ARL-44 (ACL-1), ARL-44 — the hull side armor thickness has been increased from 50 mm to 60 mm. (Report). The thickness of the lower part of the hull side armor has been increased from 25 mm to 40 mm.
Side “Relict” ERA blocks — a bug that caused the actual protection of the ERA in side blocks to be slightly lower than it should. Previously due to a bug the plate on the rear side of the ERA block wasn’t being accounted for.
Cromwell V, Cromwell V (RP-3), Churchill VII, Churchill Crocodile, Valentine XI, Excelsior — the M61 projectile without explosive has been replaced by the M61 projectile with explosive.
Ru 251, JPz 4-5 — the M82 shell has been added to the ammunition loadout. (Report).
Bhishma TWMP — the installation and removal of a bulldozer blade now influences the mass of the vehicle.
High-explosive projectile 7.5 cm Sprgr.34 — the tracer has been removed. (Report).
Alecto I — the explosive mass in the high-explosive projectile 95 mm Shell Mk.Ia has been increased from 0.66 kg to 1.36 kg. (Report).
XM246 — a bug that caused the installation of a laser rangefinder to change the radar type has been fixed.
30 mm high-explosive fragmentation projectile DTY-2 — the explosive type has been changed from A-IX-2 to JHL-3. (Report).
PLZ05 — explosive type in the 155 mm semi-armor-piercing projectile BEA1 has been changed from TNT to JHL-3. (Report).
Sd.Kfz.6/2, Ostwind, Ostwind II — parameters of a number of ammunition have been corrected. (Report).
- Pzgr.18 — weight has been changed from 0.685 to 0.7 kg, speed changed from 770 to 790 m/s.
- Sprgr.18 — weight has been changed from 0.62 to 0.612 kg, speed changed from 820 to 840 m/s, explosive weight changed from 29 to 26 grams.
- Mgr.18 — weight has been changed from 0.55 to 0.565 kg, speed changed from 914 to 900 m/s.
Puma, Puma VJTF — the horizontal guidance drive, which could trigger pressure damage in situations where the fighting compartment with the crew was not damaged, has been removed from the list of modules that cause pressure damage, and the FCS module has been added. (Report).
P.204 (f) KwK 39/1, AMD.35 (Pak) — a bug with the lack of damage from napalm to an open top crew has been fixed. (Report).

Aircraft and helicopter model, damage model, characteristic and weaponry changes

Anti-radiation missiles

F/A-18C MLU 2, F/A-18E, F/A-18F , F-16C, F-16CM PoBIT, EF-2000, EF-2000 (AESA), F-2000A, Typhoon FGR.4, Typhoon (AESA) , Tornado IDS SLE — AGM-88C anti-radiation missiles have been added along with a corresponding modification.
F/A-18C Late (all variants), F/A-18C Early, F/A-18D Late, F/A-18C MLU 2, F/A-18E, F/A-18F , F-16C, F-16CM PoBIT , F-16A MLU (China) — the AGM-84D anti-ship guided missile has been added along with a corresponding modification.
AV-8B (NA), AV-8B Plus (all variants), AH-1W (all variants ) — AGM-122 anti-radiation missiles have been added along with a corresponding modification.
Mirage 2000D-R1 , Mirage 2000-5F, Mirage 2000D-RMV, Mirage 4000 — AS-37 anti-radiation missiles have been added along with a corresponding modification.
JH-7A, JH-7A Prototype, J-10C, Su-30MKK (China) , J-11B, J-15T — YJ-91 anti-radiation missiles have been added along with a corresponding ARM modification.
Su-30MKK, J-11B, J-15T, J-10A, J-10C — LD-10 anti-radiation missiles have been added along with a corresponding ARM modification.
Su-25T, Su-39 — Kh-58U anti-radiation missiles have been added along with a corresponding modification.
Su-39 — the Kh-25MPU anti-radiation missiles have been added along with a corresponding modification.
Su-25SM3 — the Kh-58USh anti-radiation missile has been added along with a corresponding modification.
MiG-29M (9-15), MiG-29SMT (9-19), Su-30MK2 AMV — Kh-31P anti-radiation missiles have been added along with a corresponding modification.
Su-34, Su-27SM, Su-30SM, Su-30SM2, Su-30MKM — the Kh-31PD anti-radiation missile has been added along with a corresponding modification.
Tornado GR.4 — ALARM anti-radiation missiles have been added.

Weaponry

A “man-in-the-loop” capability has been added for the following munitions: AGM-84H, PGM-500, PGM-2000, AJ.168, SPICE 250, Kh-59M, AGM-130A-12, AGM-62 ER/DL, KD-88, KD-88A, Spike ER, LMUR, CM-502KG. A keybind to switch to the seeker view camera of the launched missile/bomb has been added to the controls settings of aircraft and helicopters: “Bomb/Missile Camera View”. The first LMB press in the camera allows to point the camera to a new target, the second press allows to capture a new target. Only one launched munition can be controlled at a time — the last one.
F-16C, F-16CM PoBIT, F-15C MSIP II, F-15C Golden Eagle, F-15E, F/A-18E, F/A-18F — the GBU-53 guided bomb has been added along with a corresponding modification.
F/A-18C Late (all variants), F/A-18C Early, F/A-18D Late, F/A-18C MLU 2, F/A-18E, F/A-18F , F-16C, F-16CM PoBIT — the AGM-84D anti-ship guided missile has been added along with a corresponding modification.
250 kg Type 25 200 — bomb weight has been increased to 264 kg. Source: GAF TO 1F-4F-34-1 - F-4F Aircrew Weapons Delivery Manual - 1976.
23 mm NS-23 cannon — initial velocity for the API shells has been increased to 690 m/s. (Report).
30 mm M230 and LR30 cannon — M789 HEDP round penetration and weight have been adjusted. Sources: Northrop Grumman M789 HEDP brochure, ATK medium-caliber ammunition brochure, GD-OTS 30x113mm brochure.
P-51D-5, P-51D-10, P-51D-20-NA, P-51D-30, P-51H-5-NA, P-51D-20 (China), P-51K — the number of HVAR rockets that can be carried simultaneously while also carrying bombs has been reduced from 8 to 6. (Report).
F4U-4, F4U-4B, F4U-4B VMF-214, F4U-7 — Tiny Tim rockets have been added along with a corresponding modification. (Report, Report).
F6F-5N, F6F-5N (France) — the ability to use bombs and Tiny Tim rockets on the fuselage pylon has been added. (Report).
Kfir Canard, Kfir C.2, Kfir C.7 — the 3000 lb M118 bomb has been added along with a corresponding modification. (Report).
AV-8B (NA), AV-8B Plus, AV-8B Plus (Italy) — the AGM-65E2 guided missile has been added along with a corresponding modification.
F-15E, AV-8B Plus, F/A-18C Late, F/A-18E, F/A-18C MLU 2, AF/A-18A Late, F/A-18F — the AGM-154A1 JSOW guided bomb has been added along with a corresponding modification. (Report, Report, Report, Report, Report).
Buccaneer S.1, Buccaneer S.2, Buccaneer S.2B — SNEB rockets have been added. (Report).
Tornado IDS (Italy), Tornado IDS (1995), Tornado IDS MLU (RET.8), Tornado GR.1, Tornado GR.4 — 500 lb Mk82 bombs have been added along with a corresponding modification. (Report, Report).
JAS39C, JAS39D, JAS39EBS HU C, JAS39C (Britain), JAS39C (Japan) — the ability to use weapons on the central pylon has been added, GBU-49 guided bombs have been added. (Report, Report).
F-4C, F-4E, Kurnass, Kurnass 2000 — the 3000 lb M118 bomb have been added along with a corresponding modification. (Report).
F-4C, F-4E, F-4F Early, F-4F, F-4F KWS LV, Kurnass, Kurnass 2000 — BLU-1 incendiary tanks have been added. (Report, Report, Report).
F-4F Early, F-4F, F-4F KWS LV — Matra Type 25 and Matra Type 25 200 bombs have been added. (Report, Report).
F9F-8, F100D, F4D-1 — Zuni rockets have been added. (Report, Report).
F-4J, F-4S — Mk.77 incendiary tanks have been added. The number of 750 lb M117 bombs that can be equipped simultaneously has been increased. (Report, Report).
A-7D, A-7K — the number of BLU-27 incendiary tanks that can be carried simultaneously has been increased from 6 to 10. The ability to carry GBU-8 guided bombs on the outer wing pylons has been added; four GBU-8 bombs can be carried in total. (Report).
A-7E, A-7E (Japan) — AGM-62 Walleye II ER/DL guided bombs have been added. (Report). Source: NAVAIR 01-45AAE-1 NATOPS Flight Manual Navy Model A-7E Aircraft.
MiG-21bis (all variants) — the ability to carry FAB-100 and FAB-250 bombs on the outer wing pylons has been added. The ability to carry two R-60 AAMs on the inner wing pylons has been added; six R-60 missiles can be carried in total. The ability to combine S-24B rockets with S-5K rockets has been removed. A restriction on combining S-5K rockets on the outer wing pylons with other munitions on the inner wing pylons has been added. A restriction on combining R-3R missiles on the inner wing pylons with IR missiles on the outer wing pylons has been added. Source: Самолет МиГ-21БИС. Техническое описание. Книга II. Вооружение.
Su-30SM, Su-30SM2, Su-30MKM (Japan) — a bug that prevented six Kh-29TD or Kh-38MT missiles from being carried after researching the T220 modification has been fixed. (Report).
Sea Hawk FGA.6, Sea Hawk Mk.100, Sea Hawk Mk.50 — the maximum number of RP-3 rockets that can be equipped has been increased. T10 rockets and 750 lb M117 bombs have been added with corresponding modifications. (Report, Report).
AD-4, AD-4 (France), AD-4NA — the carrying capacity for torpedoes and 250 lb, 500 lb, and 2,000 lb bombs has been increased. Sources: AD-4 Skyraider SAC - 1957. AD-4 Skyraider SAC - 1952.
MiG-27M, MiG-27K — the ability to carry two FAB-250 or FAB-500 bombs on the underwing pylons has been added. (R eport).
AU-1, F4U-7 — the number of rounds for the 20 mm M3 cannons has been reduced from 246 to 231. (Report). Source: AN 01-45HDB-1 (15 April 1953, Revised 15 April 1954), NAVAER 1335A (Rev. 1-49) (1 June 1953).
Re.2005 serie 0, Re.2005 (VDM) — the ability to carry 630, 160, and 100 kg bombs on the under-fuselage pylon has been added. (Repo r t).
Mi-35M (China) — preset loadouts with 9M114 Shturm ATGMs have been added.
F-16D Barak II, F-16I Sufa — GBU-64 JDAM-ERs have been added. Modifications that unlocked different laser-guided bombs have now been grouped into a single “LGBU” modification at tier II. Any Silver Lions and Golden Eagles spent to purchase the removed modifications will be compensated.
EF-2000, EF-2000 (AESA) — the HOSBO guided bomb has been added. (Report).
AH-1W, AH-1W (China) — APKWS rockets and their related variants have been added. (Report).
Sea Harrier FA 2 — unguided RP rockets have been added. The ability to mount ordnance on dual pylons under the inner wing pylons has been added. (Report).
Tornado GR.1 — the GBU-12 guided bomb has been added. Source: Tornado GR.1 MOD (AFD) Release To Service Stage 2; AWC Tornado GR.1 Tactics Manual (1993).
Tornado IDS SLE — the number of GBU-16 bombs that could be carried simultaneously has been increased. (Report). The “Mk83” modification has been removed. Modifications that unlocked different laser-guided bombs have now been grouped into a single “LGBU” modification at tier II. Any Silver Lions and Golden Eagles spent to purchase the removed modifications will be compensated. The number of countermeasures in the ECM pod with MAWS has been corrected from 240 per pod to 100 per pod, the caliber of countermeasures in the pod has been increased from standard to large.
Tornado IDS MLU (RET.8) — modifications that unlocked different GPS-guided bombs have been grouped into a single “JDAM” modification, the mentions of unavailable bombs have been removed. Any Silver Lions and Golden Eagles spent to purchase the removed modifications will be compensated. (Report).
Kurnass 2000 — AGM-65B Maverick missiles have been added along with a corresponding modification. The ability to carry a single AGM-65D Maverick missile on a pylon has been added. (Report). The ability to carry GBU-12 bombs on the outer wing pylons has been added. The restriction on the combined use of laser-guided munitions with the AGM-65 missiles has been removed. (Report). The “LAU-3/A” and “LAU-10/A” modifications have been moved to tiers I and II.
Phantom FG.1 — RP unguided rockets have been added. Source: Α.Ρ.101B-0901-16 - PHANTOM FG MK.1 AIRCRAFT OPERATING DATA MANUAL - October 1975.
F-15C MSIP II , F-15C Golden Eagle — GBU-39 guided bombs have been added along with a corresponding modification
F-15C MSIP II — free-fall bombs are now available by default. Modifications that unlock GPS-guided bombs have been grouped into a single “JDAM” mod. Silver Lions and Golden Eagles spent on purchasing these modifications will be refunded.
F-15E — AGM-65D and AGM-65G modifications have been combined into a single “AGM-65” mod. Silver Lions and Golden Eagles spent on purchasing the removed modifications will be refunded.
F-105D — Zuni rockets have been added along with a corresponding modification. (Report). The number of Mighty Mouse rockets that can be carried simultaneously has been increased. (Report)
F-100D (France) — 500 lb Mk82 and Mk82 Snakeye bombs have been added. Zuni rockets have been moved from the central to the outermost wing pylons.
Harrier GR.3, Harrier GR.1, Sea Harrier FRS.1 (e), Sea Harrier FRS.1 — RP rockets have been added. The number of 540 lb and 1000 lb bombs that can be carried simultaneously has been increased. The number of SNEB rockets that can be carried simultaneously has also been increased.
Strikemaster Mk.88 — RP unguided rockets have been added.
F-104G (Germany) — Mighty Mouse unguided rockets in LAU-51 pods carrying 19 rockets have been added. (Report).
F-104G (China) — the following have been added: LAU-3 pods carrying 19 FFAR Mighty Mouse rockets, LAU-10 pods carrying 4 FFAR Zuni rockets, the 2,000 lb Mk 84 bomb, and the corresponding modifications.
A-4B — the number of 500 lb Mk82 bombs that can be carried simultaneously has been increased. The ability to carry AGM-12C guided missiles has been added along with a corresponding modification. Source: NAVAIR 01-40AVA-2-7 - A-4A & A-4B Maintenance Instructions. Section VII Armament.
Su-25CM3 — KAB-500s guided bombs have been added along with a corresponding modification. (Report).
Su-17M4, Su-22M4, Su-22M4 WTD61 — the number of UB-32 pods for S-5K unguided rockets that can be carried simultaneously has been increased. (Report).
Su-22M3, Su-22M3 (Italy) — S-5K unguided rockets that do not require research have been added.
F-4EJ Kai Phantom II — AIM-7F missiles have been replaced with AIM-7M missiles. ( Report).
Q-5A — the number of unguided rocket pods that can be carried simultaneously has been increased. (Report).
A-5C — the ability to carry bombs on the underwing pylons has been added. (Report). The model of the 250-3 bomb has been corrected. (Report). A 500 kg bomb has been added, and the maximum ordnance load has been reduced to 2000 kg. Sources: 中国飞机全书第三卷, Brief Biograph of Chinese Qiang-5 Attack Aircraft, Dragon’s wings: Chinese fighter and bomber aircraft development.
G.91 R/3 — Mighty Mouse unguided rockets in LAU-32 pods have been added. (Report).
IAR 316B — the ability to carry rocket pods for 12 rockets on the inner wing pylons has been added.
AMX — GBU-10 guided bombs have been added. (Report).
G.91 R/4, G.91 R/4 (Germany) — the number of 250 b bombs that can be carried has been increased. Source: T.O. NATO 1RF-G91-R4-1 - G91-R4 Flight Manual - 1961.
IAR-93B — the number of 500 kg bombs that can be carried has been increased. ZB-500 incendiary bombs have been added. (Report, Report).
Firefly F Mk I — the ability to carry 16 RP-3 rockets has been added. (Report).
Rooivalk Mk1F CSH — 250 lb Mk.81 bombs have been added (Report).
B-10B — maximum payload capacity for 500 lb, 1000 lb, and 2000 lb bombs has been increased. Source: Maintenance manual for the Model 139-WH3 Bombardment airplane.
IL-2 (1942) — the number of rockets that can be carried simultaneously has been increased. (Report).
AD-2 — the number of 2000 lb bombs and the number of torpedoes that can be carried simultaneously has been increased. (Report).
Jaguar GR.1A — GBU-12 guided bombs have been added along with a corresponding modification. Source: CTTO Jaguar Tactics Manual 3rd Edition 1992.
F4U-7 — the number of 500 lb bombs that can be carried simultaneously has been increased. 2000 lb and 1600 lb bombs have been added along with a corresponding modification. (Report).
Firebrand TF Mk IV — the number of RP-3 rockets that can be carried simultaneously has been increased. (Report).
F-16A OCU — AGM-65G missiles have been added along with a corresponding modification. (Report). The Mk 82 and Mk84 modifications have been removed. Modifications that unlock laser-guided bombs have been grouped into a single “LGBU” mod. Silver Lions and Golden Eagles spent on purchasing the removed modifications will be refunded.
F-16A MLU (China) — the LANTIRN pod and GBU-12 and GBU-10 guided bombs have been added along with a corresponding modification.
Avenger Mk.II — AP and RP-3 rockets have been added along with a corresponding modification. (Report).
Ro.57 Quadriarma — 630 kg and 800 kg bombs have been added. Sources: “Impiego del munizionamento di caduta”, 1942” Catalogo nomenclatore per velivolo bimotore da bombardamento a tuffo Ro. 57”, 1943, Ministero dell’Aeronautica.
Spitfire F Mk.IXc, Spitfire F Mk.IX, Plagis ’ Spitfire LF Mk.IXc, Spitfire LF Mk.IX, Spitfire LF Mk.IXc (USA) — the ability to carry 250 lb bombs on the underwing pylons has been added along with a corresponding modification. 250 lb and 500 lb G.P. bombs have been added. (Report).
Spitfire LF Mk.IXc (CW) (Israel) — 250 lb and 500 lb G.P. bombs have been added.
Typhoon FGR.4, Typhoon (AESA) — the 1000 lb H.E. M.C. Mk.13 retarded bomb No. 117 has been added. (Report).
MiG-29M (9-15), MiG-29SMT (9-19 , Su-30MK2 AMV — the Kh-31A anti-ship missile has been added along with a corresponding modification.
Su-27SM, Su-34, Su-30SM, Su-30SM2, Su-30MKM — the Kh-31AD anti-ship missile has been added along with a corresponding modification.
Su-30SM, Su-30SM2, Su-34 — the Kh-59M missile has been added.
Su-30MKK, Su-30MK2 AMV — the number of Kh-59ME missiles that can be carried simultaneously has been reduced from four to two. (Report).
J-10C — KD-88 and KD-88A guided missiles with corresponding modifications have been added. (Report).
Su-30SM, Su-30SM2, Su-34 — the Kh-59MK anti-ship missile has been added.
Su-30MKM, Su-30MK2 AMV — the Kh-59MKE anti-ship missile has been added.
F-16CM — the F-16C has been renamed F-16CM to more accurately reflect the aircraft’s upgrades. The GBU-24 guided bomb has been replaced with the EGBU-24, and all available AGM-65 missiles and guided bombs, except for those requiring their own release mechanism such as the GBU-53 and GBU-39, have been added to the inner pylons. The HMD has been replaced with a Scorpion HMD version.
F-16CM PoBIT — the GBU-12 guided bomb has been replaced with a GBU-49. AGM-65 guided missiles of all available modifications have been added to the inner pylons, as well as all guided bombs, except for bombs requiring their own release device, such as the GBU-53 and GBU-39. The HMD has been replaced with a Scorpion HMD.
Hawk 209 — assault modifications of the 250 and 500 lb bombs and the number of AGM-65 and AIM-9 guided missiles that can be equipped simultaneously has been increased to 4
PGM-500, PGM-2000, AGM-130A-12 — the autopilot now controls the start of the rocket booster and starts it at the most optimal moment for maximizing the flight range.
Spitfire F Mk.IXc, Spitfire F Mk.IX, Spitfire LF Mk.IXc Plagis, Spitfire LF Mk.IX, Spitfire LF Mk.IXc (USA) — the Secondary Weapons menu has been added.

Other

F/A-18C Late (all variants), F/A-18D Late (Japan) , F/A-18E, F/A-18F , F-16C, F-16CM PoBIT — the “New Boosters” modification has been removed. Any Golden Eagles or Silver Lions spent on unlocking the removed modification will be refunded.
F-16C, F-16CM PoBIT — the AGM-65D and AGM-65G modifications have been combined into a single AGM-65 mod at Tier II. Golden Eagles or RP spent for unlocking the AGM-65G modification will be compensated. The PPK modification has been moved to Tier II.
F-16 (all variants) – the number and caliber of countermeasures have been corrected to match the visual models of the aircraft. (Report, Report).
F-15A (all variants), F-15C (all variants), F-15J (all variants) — the number and caliber of countermeasures have been corrected to match the visual models of the aircraft. (Report).
Typhoon FGR.4, Typhoon (AESA), EF-2000, EF-2000 (AESA), F-2000A, F-2000A (AESA) — the number of high-caliber countermeasures has been reduced from 64 to 32. (Report).
Mirage 2000-5F, Mirage 2000D-RMV , Mirage 4000 — the Type 25C modification has been replaced with an ARM modification, the Matra LJ-100R modification has been removed. Any Golden Eagles or Silver Lions spent on unlocking the removed modification will be refunded. Free-fall bombs and unguided rockets are now available by default.
Mirage 4000 — Free-fall bombs under 1000 lbs in caliber and unguided rockets are now available by default. The Mk83 and Mk84 mods have been moved to modification tier 1 and 2, respectively.
Su-33, J-15T — a bug that prevented the complete destruction of flaps and flaperons has been fixed. A bug that made it impossible to retract partially destroyed flaps has been fixed.
Su-30MK2 AMV, Su-30MKK — the incorrect names for the R-27ET1 and R-27ER1 missile modifications have been corrected. (Report).
Fw 190 F-8 (Hungary) — a bug that caused no information on the 30 mm Mk 103 cannons to display in X-Ray mode has been fixed.
AH-64A, AH-64D — a bug that prevented the helicopter’s tail fin from breaking off has been fixed.
AN/ASQ-228 ( ATFLIR) targeting pod — now has its own dedicated page on the aircraft’s MFD.
EC-665 (all variants) — now has its own dedicated targeting page on the MFD.
Lantirn targeting pod — now has its own dedicated page on the aircraft’s MFD.
DB-LK — a bug that caused the left aileron to deflect in the wrong direction has been fixed.
MB-326K, MB-326B — Flaps can no longer be put in landing position while Zuni rocket pods are equipped. (Report).
B-57B — ejection seats have been added. (Report).
B-52H — a targeting page has been added to the MFD in the cockpit.
Z-19, Z-19E — new pages have been added added to MFD.
The nuclear weapons carrier aircraft for Great Britain has been replaced from the B-29 to the Washington B.Mk.I.

Damage Model and Xray

F-15 (all variants), F-16 (all variants ), Netz (all variants ), Baz (all variants ), MiG-23 (all variants ), MiG-27 (all variants ), F-2A (all variants ), F-14 (all variants ), EF-2000 (all variants ), Yak-141, Rafale (all variants ), Mi-4, Rooivalk Mk1F CSH, Su- 34, F-20A, F-4 (all variants), Kurnass (all variants ) , JA37 ( all variants ), AJ37 (all variants) — detailed damage model has been added.

Flight Model changes

Tu-95M — engine fire suppression system has been added. (Report).
Me-210A-1/Me-210 Japan — engine overheat temperature has been increased to 110°C. (Report).
Arado 196 (all variants) — flap breakup speed in the fully extended position has been reduced to 140 km/h IAS. Source: L.Dv. T 2196 Ar 196 A-4.- Bedienungsvorschrift-Fl.- Bedienung und Wartung des Flugzeuges.

Naval fleet model, damage model, characteristic and weaponry changes

Naval weaponry

A mechanic for transferring ammunition between magazines containing identical shells has been added. To prevent situations where one or more guns stop firing due to depletion or detonation, automatic transfer of identical shells from other magazines, if available, has been added. A short time after a magazine is empty, it will begin to replenish from other magazines. Replenishment occurs either until a certain time has elapsed (this varies for different calibers, but no longer than two minutes) or until the quantities in both magazines are equal. The transfer time for one shot depends on the ship’s caliber and size. The number of shells transferred at a time depends on the number of guns in the turrets supplied by the magazine being replenished.
Modern ship armament with the radar lock capabilities can now intercept large munitions automatically, controlled by AI, when the player is not using the corresponding weapons group.
Folaga — the ammunition load of the 20 mm autocannons has been corrected, previously it consisted of one cartridge. (Report).
American 76 mm HC Mk.27 projectile — explosive content has been adjusted from 500g to 336g. (Report).
USS Helm — single-side automatic torpedo reload has been added. (Report).

Naval characteristics, physics and damage model

Commandant Dominé — the aiming angles of the aft 100 mm gun on the left side have been corrected. The gun no longer elevates when going around an invisible obstacle. (Report).
Scharnhorst — a bug where the ship’s sloped turtleback armor were indestructible has been fixed.
SMS Sachsen — 88 mm aft guns have been given armored shields. (Report).
RN Duca degli Abruzzi — rangefinders have been added to the main caliber turrets. (Report).
IJN Tone — elements of the armored deck in the area of the vertical 105 mm bulkhead have been corrected.
USS Charles F. Adams — the shape and size of the launcher in the damage model has been corrected. (Report).

Naval Visual models and visual parts:

Type T-38 — animation of the steering mechanism has been added, the elements of which are visible on the boat deck. (Report).
USS Oklahoma — the engine room model in the ship’s X-ray has been corrected and improved.

Localization

SMS Von der Tann — a bug where the armor of the aft main caliber turret did not rotate with the turret has been fixed. (Report).
MS 444 — a bug that caused the boat model to disappear when zooming in from a third person perspective has been fixed. (Report).

Interface

USS Mitscher — a bug that caused the icons of the secondary caliber shells to not be displayed in the action bar has been fixed

Economy and research

The changes announced in the April Battle Rating update have been implemented:
- M24 (TL), M24, M24 (China) — moved from Rank II to Rank III.
- M44 (Germany) — has been added to the M44/55 group as the first vehicle.
- Ho-Ni II — has swapped places with the Ro-Go Exp in the research tree.
M1A2 — moved from rank VIII to rank VII.
M1A2 SEP and M1A2 SEP v2 — have been grouped together.

Customization

The ability to apply decals and decorations to the launcher vehicles of multi-vehicle SAMs has been added. The appearance menu for these vehicles is accessible by clicking the “View” button in the research tree in the folder with the main vehicle.
A “Favorites” category has been added for decals and decorations. You can add a favorite from the menu on the customization screen by clicking the icon or from the “Player Profile - Decals” menu.
Default Camouflage Selection: You can now designate any unlocked camouflage as your “default” skin, which integrates with the automatic camouflage system in battle. Here’s how it works:
- If you set a specific camouflage as your default and don’t own any other camo that matches the biome of the map, your chosen default will be used instead of the stock skin.
- If your chosen default camouflage matches the map’s biome and you also own another camo for that same biome, your designated default takes priority.
- If your chosen default camouflage is set for one biome (e.g., forest) but you own a different camo that matches the current map’s biome (e.g., winter), the matching camo will be applied automatically rather than your default.
- Only one camouflage can be set as default at a time. Assigning a new default will remove the status from the previous one. To revert back to the original stock skin as your default, you’ll need to manually set it as “Standard.”

Interface

A new window displaying lists of specific vehicles available for purchase has been added: vehicles with a limited sale period and vehicles at a discount. The window can be opened by clicking the labels in the hangar: on the “Research” button, on the nation above the crew slot bar or on the vehicle itself. The game also now features vehicles with limited-time sales, often at a discount. Previously, such vehicles were only available for purchase during certain in-game events and promotions.
Projectile tracking has been improved — when you click on a weapon you’ve fired on the tactical map (default key: M), the HUD will now show both the weapon’s name and its current speed, making it easier to track.

Game mechanics

A “crash reward” mechanic has been added: if an aircraft crashes without taking damage, the nearest enemy player within a 3 km radius of the crash site is credited with a destruction. The reward is 50% of the standard reward and includes Silver Lions, Research Points, and Mission Points. The reward for a player who bails out of an aircraft has been unified with the “crash reward” and is also 50% of the standard reward.
- Both mechanics work in Arcade and Realistic battles (air, tank, sea), as well as in Ground Simulator battles, and are disabled in Air Simulator battles.
Now, when calculating the reward for a player who crashed or abandoned an aircraft, not only nearby players are taken into account, but also the guided missiles they launched.
A multiple aiming points mechanic with the corresponding keybinds has been added. The abilities to add the points, remove them, correct the aiming points, link and unlink the weapons to the specific points, as well as salvo dropping the weapons onto the points have been added.

MatchMaking

Hawk 209 — the Battle Rating has been increased by one step in all modes. From 10.7 to 11.0 in Arcade Battles, from 10.3 to 10.7 in Realistic and Simulator Battles.
Tornado IDS MLU (RET.8) — the Battle Rating in Ground Realistic Battles has been increased from 11.3 to 11.7.

Morvran · June 5, 2026, 4:57pm

Wait?

Only GR4?

Not the Tornado GR1, Harrier Gr7 or Typhoon?

magach · June 5, 2026, 5:01pm

haha. no bug fixes for israeli ground.
well, i had no hope anyway

Beeschurger · June 5, 2026, 5:02pm

Lmao

Toki_Tsu_Kaze · June 5, 2026, 5:02pm

Why is J-22 going to USSR when IAR-93 is in Italy?

SPANISH_AVENGER · June 5, 2026, 5:02pm

@Zulizia at least on the Dev Server, Leopard 2RI has high quality thermals!

MeanBROSofD72805 · June 5, 2026, 5:02pm

Because Romania is a minor Axis country dude

Zannafrancy · June 5, 2026, 5:03pm

Russia is going to havr the best dead.

kitchkitch26 · June 5, 2026, 5:05pm

F18s are starting to age like fine wine! Are the IRST pods back in the dev server?

Ulquiorra6 · June 5, 2026, 5:06pm

not the LS-6 (IR) ?

AblativeKitten · June 5, 2026, 5:07pm

The nice spot on B noooooo

Oh nice to see!

Hell yeah more SNEBs again?! Love to see it

Yeaaaaaaaah, Nice to see the extra AGM-65s! Does this mean we could see the 65Gs added to the British Hawks? The RDA could really use them.

Single greatest addition of the update!!

Master_Teaz · June 5, 2026, 5:08pm

very welcome

nice change

yippee

will have to see how this turns out

Now it won’t be a fat pig

if only we had a TT version

or dear lord making it better

might make BMPTs more bearable

lol

YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES

THANK YOU!!

very welcome

will have to see if they get their loiter parachutes

hmm

finally, a useable rocket

long overdue

welcome, but base suicide bombers are still an issue

Only german?

What happened to technical compatibility?

welcome

if it means more bombs its nice, if not just superfluous

interesting

Finally outer wing 1000s?

very welcome

don’t know why it was forgotten

any flight tragectory fixes and glide range fixes?

PGM is very much underperforming

sad but nessacary

Please Un Nerf BOL

Washington B.1 wasn’t nuclear capable as fair as i am aware?

YES

very very very welcome

will have to test

NOW LET THE DEV SERVER COMMENCE!

HondaCivici · June 5, 2026, 5:08pm

Can anyone check if this resulted in a buff or nerf?

Lucarelli25 · June 5, 2026, 5:11pm

Supposedly best and most modern Abrams ever, still stuck with a 360mm hull…

TopGunCrew8367 · June 5, 2026, 5:11pm

this is a buff, not a nerf

cobra73 · June 5, 2026, 5:12pm

What??? u remove 112 degrees of rotation from all hornets and f16c + ??
WHY???

TopGunCrew8367 · June 5, 2026, 5:14pm

Nice

Finally, now I can plaster my missile trucks in goofy decals and decorations :D

efetenekeci · June 5, 2026, 5:15pm

Does RET.8 get AIM-9M or its BR got increased without a reason?

memesiguess · June 5, 2026, 5:15pm

Tornado has better documentation of ALARM usage, i assume gaijin is making a safe choice by adding it to only the modern variant to avoid the typhoon having it and annihilating every radar based AA system in the game