The Dev Server is Opening with Major Update “Ninth Wave”! — 16.03.2026 (Dev Server is CLOSED)

[Firestarter]

@Stona_WT

Chieftain 900 — maximum engine RPM has been reduced from 2550 to 2300 RPM without changes to the maximum power. (Report).

Is the changes to power planned to be adjusted?

@Stona_WT

• Stormer AD — autocannon rate of fire has been increased from 1800 to 2200 rounds per minute. (Report).
• Stormer AD — two fire modes have been implemented. The main mode is set to 2200 RPM with an additional mode set to 400 RPM. (Report).

These two changes that have been in the waitlist for some time is very good news.
Shame that:

@Stona_WT

Stormer AD — active scouting ability has been removed.

They did this…

[EpicChicken22]

can sombady go to the dev sever and show me all the loadout of the Gripen D plase?

[dotSHINI]

@Piciu713 @Smin1080p_WT

War Thunder "Line of Contact" - Changelog

Hey, There are some plans for the Tiger UHT

What happend to Tiger UHT plans 😢
Not finding anything.

It cant be that hard to give the Tiger UHT the essentialy same loadout as the Tiger HAC

[Caernarvon02]

@Stona_WT

Scimitar — the maximum gun elevation angle has been increased from 35° to 40

@Stona_WT

Stormer AD — autocannon rate of fire has been increased from 1800 to 2200 rounds per minute

@Stona_WT

Stormer AD — two fire modes have been implemented. The main mode is set to 2200 RPM with an additional mode set to 400 RPM

Thanks for implementing my reports

@Stona_WT

Stormer AD — active scouting ability has been removed.

[Scärlett]

@Stona_WT

• Water has been reworked in all locations:
• The wave shape and distribution is now more natural, with sharp crests when rough.
• Reflections on the water are now anisotropic, blurred towards the observer.
• Foam has been redesigned.
• Updated visual effects for interaction with water: explosions, vehicle movement, munition impacts.
• The dynamics of falling trees have been improved. They now bounce more realistically on the ground and are slightly flattened under the influence of gravity.

will done snail !!

@Stona_WT

• A stereo headphone output mode has been added. This improves the horizontal and vertical positioning of the following enemy/ally vehicle sounds: ground vehicle engines, aircraft engines, and all weapon firing. This also applies to certain explosions: vehicle destruction, bomb explosions, and artillery shell explosions.
• As part of the new stereo headphone output mode, 6 expanded stereo panorama modes have also been added, which, depending on the type of used headphones and individual hearing differences can improve the perception of sound positioning in the game. Some of the modes can, in turn, worsen the experience for a specific player. We recommend trying them all and choosing the one which fits you the best.

i can’t wait to try them my issue always was with sounds !
i think my headphones are stereo headphones

@Stona_WT

Ar 234 C-3 — an armor-piercing PC1600 bomb has been added

Still no SC 2500 added for He 177 :(

Edit:
this changes are awesome and give a lot of info wow will done snail

[themadseventeen]

@Stona_WT

Added the ability to change the radar screen zoom level within a desired area. To zoom, hover the cursor over the desired area of ​​the radar indicator and use the mouse wheel to change the zoom level. The zoomed area can be moved by holding down the middle mouse button. When using the sector indicator mode, instead of the rectangular one, the zoomed area is displayed in a separate screen next to the main one.

Why is the separate screen not available when using the B scope?

[nemo333339]

Does that means that the J-10C isn’t going to receive the WS-10 engine this update but just the PL-12A?

[themadseventeen]

[Mitchverr]

Vickers GBT 155 rate of fire seems to be way slower then what was suggested by Vickers documents?

10 seconds “best” reload for the ready rack when it could fire 3 rounds in 13 seconds and intense (in game sustain reality lol) a 10 second reload after that.

Currently way slower on both sides of that equation. 13 seconds on the ready rack per shot, and 18 seconds(?) after that. Stock reload ofc, when ace crew it goes to 10 seconds ready rack and im not sure for after that, but still worse then the 6 rpm of the document.

Is this changing or need a bug report?

[nemo333339]

Ah, ok thanks.

I missed it in the changelog

[H_ngma]

@Stona_WT

F-15C Golden Eagle — AIM-120D missiles and their corresponding modification have been added.

US top tier uncooked?

[JimmieJugend]

@Stona_WT

Re.2000/2001/2002 — flight models for the entire aircraft line have been updated. Wing and tail polars have been refined. Propeller-engine system performance issues (shaking at high flight speeds) have been corrected. Spin characteristics have been refined.

Does this include the J20 as well?

[Morvran]

@Stona_WT

Starstreak missile — the flight model has been updated, the control system has been changed from a simplified to a fully physical model.

Ooooooh

@Stona_WT

Stormer HVM — radar control screen has been added.

ACLOS?

@Stona_WT

F-15C Golden Eagle — AIM-120D missiles and their corresponding modification have been added.

With a BR increase to 14.7 right?

@Stona_WT

• EF-2000 (AESA) — the radar name has been corrected from “CAPTOR ECRS” to “CAPTOR ECRS Mk.1”.
• Typhoon (AESA), F-2000A (AESA) — the radar name has been corrected from “CAPTOR ECRS” to “CAPTOR ECRS Mk.2”.

Is that it, is that all the Typhoon reports you could be bothered to fix?

@Stona_WT

Flight Model changes

Nothing for the Harrier of course

[Necrons31467]

The Patton family of vehicles really just ping-pong their gun handling characteristics every few years don’t they?

M47 went from good gun depression, to atrocious, to good again.

M47 went from average turret traverse, to incredibly fast, to average, to incredibly fast again.

M46 has went from decently fast turret traverse, to mediocre, to now decently fast again.

[Schindibee]

@Stona_WT

• Starstreak missile — the flight model has been updated, the control system has been changed from a simplified to a fully physical model.
• Stormer HVM — radar control screen has been added.

In the whole update, I’m most curious about those points.

Could it actually be that the Stormer HVM becomes useful?!?

[MiGoon_Fox-3]

@Stona_WT

Su-30 (all variants), Su-27 ( all variants ), Su-33, J-11, J-11B, BO 105 ( all variants ), HKP9 ( all variants ) , OH-58D (all variants) — detailed damage model has been added.

Dude finally
Now just add this to literally every top tier plane

[Morvran]

From Discord discussion. It might need work

[Mitchverr]

Test room wise it feels like its become an ACLOS system, which is exactly what it should be.

I do wonder how it works in a live setting though with enemy dodging and ping considerations.

[mi444ch]

Why the hell did they cut the Su-30SM2 radar target illumination from 8 to 4? And they didn’t even write about it?

[ILuvAnneHathaway]

@Stona_WT

F-15C Golden Eagle — AIM-120D missiles and their corresponding modification have been added.

So relieved that yall didn’t get rid of the A/B variant, the D or C5 alone just wouldn’t cut it.