I ment Italy as Turkey has vehicles within Italy already (I do believe Israel or an independent tree would be a better destination).
Point is that gajin really can’t be trusted when left in charge of subtree designs.
I’d love to see Ukraine included in War Thunder at some point
it has a fascinating military history and a lot of unique vehicle designs that could add real depth to the game. From Cold War-era modifications to modern innovations like the T-84, there’s definitely enough material for an engaging tech tree.
That said, I can see why it might be difficult right now.
War Thunder typically steers clear of actively reflecting ongoing conflicts, and with the current situation, adding Ukraine could be seen as more than just a gameplay decision it could have wider implications. While the game does include modern vehicles, it tends to focus on historical military advancements rather than factions still deeply involved in conflict.
I still hope that at some point, Ukraine can be introduced in a way that respects both its military legacy and the realities of the present.
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Officially Raven Short Range Air Defence System
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BMP-1LB, the MT-LBu w/ Parus Combat Module
- There’s some distortion around the farthest wheel on the left due to AI removing crew members. The vehicle is in full working order.
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new stuff just dropped
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Early Ukr T-80UD with Kontakt-1s
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On the topic of mlrs (and I apologize if I bring up vehicles already brought up by others)
Bastion-2 (this apparently has storage for 40 additional rockets than the Bastion-1)
Verba
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I heard this is might be coming to war thunder under the Thailand tech tree?
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It was passed for consideration but it could vary when passed vehicles are added
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Some of these vehicles would come to the Japanese tech tree under Thailand. It would be the following:
- BM Oplot-T
- BTR-3E1
- BTR-3RK
- BTR-3E (CSE 90LP)
These all are exported or have been trialed by the Thai Army.
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They will, when it’s done they will share the cold war devloped ones in the Russian tree.
We have China and Taiwan in the same tree
Also, China and Taiwan are not in active war and is a completely different circumstance when the world recognizes the One China Policy.
No politics intended, remaining factual for reasoning of Taiwan and China together.
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Well I don’t have the Japanese tech tree though, but those are some interesting vehicles. However, at the moment the BTRs dont seem to be doing well in game. They have come up with new maps to make all these new vehicles work, we cant just keep on playing in maps that are around 10 years old or some slight re-works of them.
The in-game BTR-80A is quite a bit different. The BTR-80A uses pretty much the same gun, the 2A72 which is produced in Ukraine as the ZTM-1 housed in the BPPU module. They do have the same RoF but some things the Ukrainian version has over the BTR-80A is that the combat module is vastly different. The BTR-3E1 uses the unmanned BM-3M Shturm-M Combat Module which uses a stabilized 30mm ZTM-1 autocannon that also features a stabilizer sleeve around the barrel for increased accuracy. Not only that, the vehicle is equipped with 2x RK-2S tandem-HEAT ATGM’s (w/ 6x stored inside) that can penetrate 800mm of armor behind ERA as well as a KBA-117 30mm grenade launcher, and KT-7.62mm coaxial machine gun. It also has good thermals. You’re getting a lot more bang for your buck. One thing that does suck is that you’re relegated to the same APDS round as the BTR-80A.
BTR-3E1
Also, the BTR-3RK is the tank destroyer version with 4x of the RK-2S missiles in the ready-to-fire position:
BTR-3RK
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With all the improvements you mentioned and the ATGMS it would go up in br though most likely it would be placed in 8.7 to 9.3 br category. If it can get to places faster than mbts it could be a good flanking vehicle.
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Exactly, that’s the most likely BR bracket for both of them. The ATGM’s are pretty punchy and the autocannon can still cut vehicle modules and light armor pretty well. The missile has 2x versions, the RK-2S which is the anti-tank version with the tandem-HEAT warhead and the RK-2OF which is the HE version for light armor, emplacements, etc.
- The missile is the second one from the top. Sometimes designated as R-2S.
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With a tandem warhead it will definitely pen 9.3s even top-tier mbts will be pend in weak spot area.
Yup, the missile will play in-game similarly to the M3A3 Bradley’s TOW-2A missile for its ability to punch through ERA/armor.
What about the 30mm cannon, does it fire mini-kenetic rounds like the bmp?
