War Thunder allows players to fight against one another in accurately modeled WWII-era aircraft and ground vehicles, including fighters, bombers, tanks, anti-aircraft units and self-propelled guns.
#WAR THUNDER NEW ERA UPDATE#
Marking the 70th anniversary, War Thunder is dropping what may be its most ambitious update yet with more than 40 new vehicles and three new maps.
The world famous BMP-1 personal carrier will enrich the Soviet tree with an amphibious multi-purpose vehicle equipped with a regular cannon and ATGMs.īesides new post-war machines, the “New Era” Update will add new ground and air vehicles from earlier periods and some new maps.Victory Day, the European holiday marking the capitulation of Nazi Germany and ending the war on WWII's Western Front, is May 9.
The M50 MAG ‘Ontos’ is a powerful US tank destroyer armed with six 106mm recoilless rifles. The opening of this High Court of Nations. Both feature a powerful 152mm cannon capable of shooting conventional shells and guided missiles. An Anthology of Historic Alternatives to War Charles Chatfield. The updated hit camera will clearly show attacking players which parts of ERA were hit and destroyed.Īdditional iconic vehicles from the second half of the 20th century include the American-German MBT-70 project, or KPz 70 for the German variant. Overwhelmingly useful against the first hit to the area, this type of protection leaves the armour below vulnerable to follow-up shots. In time, all maps will be updated, eliminating all favored camping safe spots. When hit, the detonation forces the container’s upper plate against the HEAT shell’s penetrator (a jet of metal moving at hypersonic speed), greatly reducing its effectiveness. These and other options will soon be available to War Thunders tank players on new and previously-available maps that have been updated with destructible items. Explosive-filled containers placed atop regular armour provide additional protection against HEAT shells. If its K-1 or other early ERA, it means you couldnt pen the armor underneath and it wasnt the ERA that stopped it. If its K-5, Relikt or other late ERA, it is designed to work against AP rounds. The M60A1 RISE (P) will be the first tank in War Thunder to feature Explosive Reactive Armour (ERA). Kontakt-5, Relikt, and other 'heavy' ERA kits are designed to work against KE rounds, and do in game.
In X-Ray view during the hangar screen, players of the T-64A can see in detail the protection their armour offers. It’s composite armour, which is a combination of several layers of different materials, offered improved protection against HEAT shells. The T-64A, the world’s first mass-produced tank featuring composite armour, became a worldwide standard in tank production. The introduction of modern armour technology will offer improved protection against HEAT shells and allow players to act more aggressively on the battlefield, which will see the addition of a great variety of new armoured vehicles from the second half of the 20th century.Īt gamescom, the Soviet T-64A and US-American M60A1 RISE (P) were presented as the first vehicles on the new rank to feature modern armour technology. It is an improved M48 Patton tank with a 105 mm M68 cannon and an M60 engine installed. First introduced in the United States tech tree, the Magach 3 was moved to the Israeli ground tech tree. It was introduced in Update 'Danger Zone'. Stabilized cannons, one of the common features of Rank VI vehicles, allow players to shoot effectively on the move, while smokescreen launchers increase survivability after detection and open up new tactical opportunities. The Magach 3 (ERA) is a premium rank V Israeli medium tank with a battle rating of 7.7 (AB/RB/SB). New Dagor 6. New mechanics added to War Thunder will significantly expand gameplay in top-rank battles, offering exciting challenges and skills to master to players. A new version of the Dagor engine, the first battleships, new aircraft carriers, new sky, vertical take-off aircraft and many other important changes. New mechanics added to War Thunder will significantly expand gameplay in top-rank battles, offering exciting challenges and skills to master to players. The new rank will feature armoured vehicles from the 1960’s through the 1970’s and introduce new ground combat technologies, such as composite and reactive armour. The new rank will feature armoured vehicles from the 1960’s through the 1970’s and introduce new ground combat technologies, such as composite and reactive armour. At gamescom 2017, Gaijin Entertainment announced that its popular vehicular combat MMOG War Thunder will soon add a sixth rank for Ground Forces via the upcoming New Era Update.
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