War Thunder Receives a Serious Right on Target Update

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September 9, 2021

The Direct Hit update brings in War Thunder many new vehicles and improvements, including legendary aircraft such as the MiG-27M and the Swedish JA-37C Jaktviggen.

From ground equipment - Russian 2S25 Sprut-SD and Chinese ZTZ99-III. In addition, each of the nations also received a major upgrade to their fleet arsenal.

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Two new ground combat maps, Cosmodrome and Breslau. A new historical mission for the alternate Operation Honolulu and additional updates to a large number of remaining air missions.

In addition, many vehicles received improvements to their models, characteristics and weapons. Naval battles have received fire control mechanics. Small changes in the interface, graphics and sound. You can find the full list of news and changes below:

Changes in locations and missions

Aviation missions

A complete overhaul of the "Operation Dover" mission, including updating the logic and transferring the mission to the ranking system of airfields.
A complete reworking of the "Operation Krymsk" mission of an alternative history, including updating the logic and transferring the mission to the ranking system of airfields.
Transferring the alternative history missions "Afghanistan", "Berlin", "Guam", "Spain" to the airfield ranking system and updating the mission logic to the current one.
Changes in the mission "Operation Ruhr". Logic update. Adding presets for ground vehicles: now columns at different ranks will have different ground vehicles. Mission design changes for better balance.

"Confrontation"

Bomb base durability has been reduced for all mode missions.

Сицилия

Changes in the location in order to more organically place the airfields.
The layout of the roads has been changed to prevent road crossings of the airfield runways.
New possible positions for airfields.
The number of simultaneously active bombing bases has been increased to 5.
The number of possible base positions for bombardment has been doubled.

Zhengzhou 46

Changes in the location in order to more organically place the airfields.
The layout of the roads has been changed to prevent road crossings of the airfield runways.
Translation of the mission to a new logic.
New possible positions for airfields.
The number of simultaneously active bombing bases has been increased to 5.
The number of possible base positions for bombardment has been doubled.
Mission map size increased from 7x7 to 8x8 sectors.

Zhengzhou

Changes in the location in order to more organically place the airfields.
The layout of the roads has been changed to prevent road crossings of the airfield runways.
Translation of the mission to a new logic.
New possible positions for airfields.
The number of simultaneously active bombing bases has been increased to 5.
The number of possible base positions for bombardment has been doubled.
Mission map size increased from 7x7 to 8x8 sectors.

Afghanistan and Vietnam

Changes in the location in order to more organically place the airfields.
The layout of the roads has been changed to prevent road crossings of the airfield runways.
Translation of the mission to a new logic.
Increasing the size of the mission map to 128×128 km.
The number of simultaneously active bombing bases has been increased to 5.
The number of possible base positions for bombardment has been doubled.
Mission map size increased from 7x7 to 8x8 sectors.

Montmedy sector

Changes in the location in order to more organically place the airfields.
The layout of the roads has been changed to prevent road crossings of the airfield runways.
Translation of the mission to a new logic.
The number of simultaneously active bombing bases has been increased to 5.
The number of possible base positions for bombardment has been doubled.
Mission map size increased from 7x7 to 8x8 sectors.

Corrections of characteristics, damage models and armament of ground vehicles

T-62M-1 - Ammunition size has been increased from 40 to 42 rounds. Source: Tank T-62M. Supplement to the technical description and instruction manual for the T-62 tank, 1987.
BMP-3 - the scheme of the main and secondary weapons has been changed and brought to the one used on the BMD-4. The 30mm automatic cannon will now be considered the main one, and the 100mm gun will be considered the secondary one.
M60 AMBT - The parameters and ammunition load of the 25mm LW25 cannon have been refined. Initial projectile speed reduced from 800 to 400 m/s. Added HE-DP projectile to the ammunition load. Source: 43rd Annual Armament Systems: Gun and Missile Systems Symposium 21 – 24 April 2008, Development of LW25 Family of Ammunition.
M48 Super - The commander's thermal imager has been removed due to its absence on the real prototype.
M42 Contraereo - The scheme for feeding automatic cannons from magazines of 12 rounds to belts of 160 rounds has been refined. The total ammunition load is 640 rounds. Source: Il Carrista d'Italia, No. 274.
SK-105A2, JaPz. K A2 - The ability to turn in neutral has been added.
Begleitpanzer 57 - weight increased from 28500 to 30000 kg, engine power increased from 600 to 720 hp. (report).
Olifant Mk.2, TTD - The TDA modification has been added.
Ratel 20 - Ammunition supply scheme for the 20mm gun has been refined. It is now dual feed with a choice of two ready-to-fire feeds.
Rooikat ZA-35 - weight increased from 26500 to 32000 kg, horizontal guidance speed decreased from 90 to 45 g/sec. Source: Kentron Gun Systems, ZA-35 brochure / Armed Forces November 19991
MARS 15 - A bug with the lack of sight correction based on the laser rangefinder data has been fixed.
ARL-44 - The gun depression angle has been reduced from -10° to -5° (report).
ARL-44 (ACL-1) — The parameters of the armor-piercing projectile OR Mle.44 have been specified. The mass of the projectile was reduced from 6,5 to 6,4 kg, the projectile speed was increased from 700 to 715 m/s with a change in penetration values (report).
Tiger E, Tiger H1, Brummbar, VK4501, Heavy Tank #6, Tiger Animal - The armor of the driver's observation devices has been reworked. The details have been transferred to bulk armor, the optics have become a separate object, and the height of the peephole has also been reduced.
Jagdtiger - The armor of the gun mantlet has been reworked, the part has been switched to voluminous armor.
Tiger II (P) — The armor of the gun mantlet has been reworked, the part has been switched to bulk armor.
Tiger II (P), Tiger II (H), Tiger II (H) Sla.16, Tiger II (H) (10.5cm KwK) - the armor of the ball machine gun mount has been reworked, the part has been switched to bulk armor.
Сenturion mk.3, Strv 81 (RB 52) (UK), Sho`t Kal Dalet, Caernarvon, Strv 81, Strv 81 (RB 52), Сenturion mk.5/1 — the armor of the gun mantlet has been reworked, the part has been switched to bulk armor .
Сhieftain Mk.3, Сhieftain Mk.5, Chieftain Mk.10 — the turret armor has been changed to bulk armor.
Vickers Mk.7 - Combined hull armor filler has been switched to bulk armor.
XM-1 (GM), XM-1 (Chrysler) — the filler of the combined turret armor has been switched to bulk armor.
Leopard 2PL — the filler of the combined hull and turret armor has been switched to bulk armor.
T-55AM-1, T-62M-1 - the filler of the combined turret armor has been switched to bulk armor.
Ariete - The War Kit mounted armor set has been switched to bulk armor.
Leclerc S1, Leclerc S2 - side screens with combined armor have been switched to bulk armor.
Lvkv 9040C, Strf 9040C — Combination screens have been switched to bulk armor.
Сhallenger Mk.2, Сhallenger Mk.3 — the combined armor of the forehead of the hull has been switched to bulk armor.
Сhallenger 2, Сhallenger 2 (2F) — the combined armor of the forehead of the hull has been switched to bulk armor.
Ikv 91, Ikv 91-105 - A commander's scope has been added.
ZPRK 2S6, OTOMATIC, FlaRakRad, FlaRakPz 1 - Optical tracking of air targets has been added.
T25 - The vertical stabilizer has been removed. The reason for the removal is that the first pilot prototype of the tank was equipped with this stabilizer. The car present in the game is the second pilot prototype, on which the stabilizer was not installed (report).
Nb.Fz - The turret's horizontal guidance speed has been increased from 8 to 15 deg/sec (report).
STB-1 - The rate of fire of the 10,5 cm gun has been increased from 7 to 9 rounds per minute, i.e. to the rate of fire of other similar guns (L7A3). M393A2 (HESH) has been replaced by Type 75 (HESH) and will now be available by default. M456 (HEAT-FS) is no longer available for use on this tank.
Comet, Comet Iron Duke - rate of fire reduced from 10,2 to 8,1 rounds per minute (report).
Leopard 2PL, 2A4, 2A5, 2A6, Strv 121, 122, 122 PLSS - The vertical aiming speed of the gun has been increased from 20 to 40 deg/sec. Source: 12cm kanon strv 121/122 Skjuttabeller - FMV, 2003, (report).
T-72B, T-72B (1989), T-72B3 - The gun depression angle has been reduced from -6,22° to -5,67°. Source: Tank T-72B, Technical description and operating instructions, 1995.
Dicker Max - The rate of fire of the gun has been increased from 4,6 to 6 rounds per minute (balance change).
Sturer Emil - The rate of fire of the gun has been increased from 3,3 to 4 rounds per minute (balance change).
AMX-13 FL-11 - The rate of fire of the gun has been increased from 8 to 10 rounds per minute (report).
Type 89 - The researchable Type 79 ASM ATGM has been added to the ammunition load. An armor-piercing caliber projectile has been removed from the ammunition load. The default projectile is now DM23. The gun feed scheme has been changed, now the gun is fed according to a scheme similar to the Begleitpanzer 57 or Strf 9040.
Centurion Mk.1, Mk.3, Strv 81 (SS11), Mk.10, AVRE, Mk.5/1, Action X, FV4202, FV221, Strv 81, Strv 101 - The magnification of the gunner's sight has been adjusted with a variable of 4.9 - 6.0x to a constant 6x. Source: Pamphlet #15, Centurion, 1964, Royal Armored Corps Training / S.Dunstan, Modern Combat Vehicles: Centurion.
T95, T28 - The scope magnification has been reduced from 8x to the default scope (report).
Toldi IIA - The values of the mass (and, accordingly, penetration) of the following shells have been clarified (report): 36M: 0,9 kg → 0,965 kg; 43M: 0,9 kg → 1,05 kg.
TOW-2B - The damage type has been changed from a cumulative jet to an impact core. Armor penetration reduced from 430 mm to 100 mm. Significantly increased armor impact.
Char 25t - The model of the gun and the ammunition used have been specified. Previously used ammunition has been replaced with 90 mm American shells (report): T33 - basic; M71A1 - high explosive; M82 - researchable at the third level of modifications.
Added destabilization of the OBPS after the impact of the onboard built-in remote sensing (“Contact-5”, “Relic”). Destabilization provides a significant increase in the resistance of the side armor to hit by OBPS at heading angles of ± 20 ... 25 °.
The mechanics of the TDA operation have been refined. Now, when the engine is destroyed, it is impossible to put a smoke screen with the help of the TDA modification.
The armor parameters of the gun barrels of ground vehicles have been fixed, in which the values differed from those announced in the update "spear strike».
M24 (all lines), AMX-13 M24, Crusader Mk.II (all lines), M4A3 (105) (all lines), M4 Tipo IC, Sherman Vc (all lines), Challenger, AEC Mk.II, Crusader Mk. III, SARC MkVI (2pdr), SARC MkVI (6pdr), Valentine Mk.I, M4A2, M4 748 (a), Grant I, T18E2, Panther Dauphine, Flakpanzer 341, Jagdpanzer IV, Panther II, Jagdpanther (all range), Jagdtiger, Panzer IV/70, Panzer IV/70 A, Pz.IV J, Maus, Tiger II (H), Tiger II (10.5 KwK), Tiger II (H) Sla, Tiger II (P), Tiger E, Panther A, Panther F, Panther G, E100, TV - Parameters for single-shot smoke mortars have been refined. The caliber for American and British vehicles has been specified - 50 mm (2in), for German vehicles - 91 mm. Added a XNUMX second reload time for mortars.

The following tanks and self-propelled guns received new physically accurate tracks.

USA: M1A1HC, LVT(A)(1).
France: AMX-13 (SS.11), AMX-13 DCA 40, AMX-13 (FL11), AMX-13-90, AMX-13 (HOT), AMX-13-M24.
China: ZTZ99-II, ZTZ99-III.
USSR: BT-5, RBT-5, BT-7, BT-7A (F-32), BT-7M, T-64A (1971), T-64B, T-72B3, T-90A, 2C25.
Sweden: Pbv 301.

For the following models of ground vehicles, an animation for the release of cartridge cases has been added:

M56, Panzerjager I, Marder III/III ausf H, 8,8 cm Flak 37 sfl, Dicker Max, Sturer Emil, Nashorn, Waffentrager, Marder A1-/A3, SdKfz 6/2, Su-76M, Yag-10, GAZ -AA DShK, GAZ-AA 72-K, ZIS-12 94-KM, ZIS-43, Ho-Ni, Na-To, AS-42, 90/52 M41M, Breda 501, R3 T20 FA-HS, CCKW 353 AA, Lorraine 37L, Pvkv II, Strv M42 DT, Lvtdgb m/40, L-62 ANTI II, VEAK 40, Falcon.

Corrections to the characteristics, damage models and weapons of aviation

weaponry

MiG-23M - A set consisting of 2x R13M1 and 4x R-60, 2x R-23R and 2x R-13M1, 2x R-23T and 2x R-13M1 has been added to the suspension armament.
A.109EOA-2, AB 205 A-1 - Transferred from the Attack Helicopter class to the Multipurpose Helicopter class.
Me-410 A-1, Me-410 B-1 — A bug has been fixed due to which, when buying an aircraft, it was possible to immediately install 250 and 500 kg bombs without researching modifications.
B-24D-25-CO - A set consisting of 4 x 2000-pound AN-M66A2 bombs has been added to the outboard armament.
DB-3B - 45-36AN torpedo has been added to the outboard armament.
Harrier GR.1, Harrier GR.3, AV-8A - A bug has been fixed due to which the torn off part of the wing remained in the air in some cases.
A-26B-10 - The 37mm M4 cannon has been replaced by the 37mm M9 cannon.
Scimitar F.Mk.1 - A bug has been fixed due to which the wrong name was indicated in the modification menu for 25 lb rockets. AP Mark II.
SB2C - The ammo capacity of the defensive turret has been adjusted from 2000 to 1000 rounds per barrel.
AH-64D — AIM-92 missiles have been removed from standard armament presets and included in suspended armament presets.
AH-1Z — AIM-9L missiles have been removed from standard armament presets and included in suspended armament presets.
AH-64DJP — AIM-92 missiles have been removed from standard armament presets and included in suspended armament presets.
AH-Mk1 Apache - Starstreak missiles have been removed from the standard armament presets and included in the outboard armament presets.
37 mm M4 cannon - a belt for air targets has been added.
FAB-500 M-62 - the explosive type has been changed from TNT to TGAF-5, the mass of the explosive has been changed from 325 kg to 213 kg.
FAB-250 M-62 - The mass of explosives has been changed from 149 kg to 100 kg.
2000-lb AN-M66A2 — BB type has been changed from amatol to tritonal.
500-lb AN-M64A - The amount of explosives has been changed from 119.7 kg to 121 kg.
Mk.M1 540-lb - amount of explosives corrected from 87.1 kg to 105.23 kg (Air Publication 1661B, Volume 1 - Bombs / OP 1665, British Explosive Ordnance, pag 29).
Container MK 4 MOD 0 - the weight of the hanging container has been adjusted from 109 to 630 kg.
MiG-21SMT, MiG-21MF - The SPS-141 block with the LTC kit has been added.
Jaguar A - LTC blocks have been added.
Phantom FGR.2 / FG.1 - Skyflash air-to-air missiles have been added.
AV-8A - presets with LTC block have been added.
F8U-2 - LTC blocks have been added.
F-4EJ - AIM-9J missiles have been replaced by AIM-9P.
Ar 234 B-2 - Modification research requirement for 500kg bombs has been added.
Ar 234 S-3 - Added research requirement for modifications for 500 kg bombs. The modification of the research of frontal weapon belts has been moved to the II rank of modifications.
A32A - Hanging DO ejection containers have been added.
F-4E - The AIM-7E-2 missile has been added to the range of outboard weapons.
MiG-23M — R-60 missiles have been replaced by R-60M along with the replacement of the modification for research (if the modification was unlocked, the replacement will occur automatically).

Other

Z 1007 bis (all range), Su-6 (all range), PB4Y-2, B-24D, A-26 (all range), H8K (all range), PV-2D, A-4 (all range), SO 4050 Vautour (all modifications), AD-4 (all modifications), Saab 105G, Tu-2 (all modifications), Tu-4, B-29 - display of icons in the modifications menu has been corrected in accordance with the outboard armament.
FAB-500sv - A bug due to which the full name of the bomb was not indicated in some presets has been fixed.
GSh-23L - The composition of ammunition in the belts for the GSh-23L twin cannon has been changed.
MiG-21SMT, MiG-23M, MiG-27M, Su-17M2 aircraft, Mi-24P (Germany), Mi-24P, Mi-24V, Mi-35M helicopters - S-24 missiles were replaced by S-24B.
ACS on helicopters, television and thermal imaging seekers will not lose the skeletons of destroyed vehicles.
R-60, R-60M - the interval between launch and inclusion of the homing head in the control loop has been clarified 0.5s -> 0.35s

Flight Model Changes

Ki-100/100-II, Ki-96/102/108 - A bug has been fixed that caused the maximum engine RPM to be too high.
Ki-61/100 (all modifications) - Airframe aerodynamics have been completely redesigned. Decreased stall speed, takeoff and landing speeds. Improved handling at low and medium speeds. The maximum allowable dive speed has been reduced to 735 km/h. The maximum allowable landing gear extension speed was reduced to 250 km/h, the flaps extension speed to the "landing" position was reduced to 230 km/h (changes were made according to test reports). The optimal horizontal speeds for climb have been corrected, the climb time and speed characteristics have not changed. More precise characteristics of a particular model can be found in the aircraft passport.
I-185 (all modifications) — The effect of rebalancing the aircraft at full engine thrust has been clarified (on full control, you can see a slight nose down pull). The operation of the propeller group at low and medium speeds has been refined.
Tu-2 (all range) - configured according to the passports. The fuel distribution system for the tanks has been set up. The moments of inertia have been refined depending on the amount of fuel, weapons, ammunition, etc. The thermodynamics of engines has been improved and refined. The aerodynamics of the aircraft at high flight speeds have been refined. The takeoff and mileage are set according to the RLE and test reports.
D.520 - the flight model has been completely updated according to the current capabilities of the physical model. The polars of the wing, fuselage, empennage and propeller blades have been recalculated and refined. Moments of inertia corrected.
AH-1, UH-1 (all modifications) - Fixed overshoot and reverse roll when leveling to a horizontal position with mouse control (with manual roll control turned off).
Jaguar GR.1, Jaguar A, MiG-23M - mouse control has been improved, the behavior of the aircraft when the elevators and spoiler-spoilers come off has been fixed, more detailed simulation of the elevators with differential deviation and variable transmission coefficients from the RSS to the control planes has been made.

Corrections to the characteristics, damage models and armament of the fleet

weaponry

All large artillery ships have received an MMS (weapon control system) — on ship models, stereoscopic rangefinders, command and rangefinder posts, artillery directors, which make the necessary measurements, have been separated into independent modules. Added modules for central artillery posts in which calculations are made. Reworked binoculars.
IJN Settsu - Incorrect name of 6,5mm machine guns in the ship card has been fixed.
Fairmile C (312) - The amount of used ammunition for the stern 40mm “2 pdr Rolls Royce” gun has been fixed.
USS Wyoming - Maximum travel speed has been increased to 21 knots.
Paris Commune — a long-range HE shell has been added for upgrading at the fourth level of modifications.
305-mm PB projectile model 1911 (Empress Maria, Poltava) — the dynamics of the speed drop has been adjusted to the AP shell of the same gun, which changed armor penetration at medium and long distances.
Poltava - The sectors of fire of the second and fourth main battery guns have been increased.
RN Aviere - The type of torpedoes used has been changed.
IJN Ikoma - 533 mm aft torpedo tube has been replaced by 457 mm.
IJN Ikoma, IJN Settsu - The display of the amount of ammunition for auxiliary guns in battle has been fixed.
S-38b, S-38 - The display of the number of machine gun belts for 20 mm guns in battle has been fixed.

Crew modifications and skills

All ships, depending on their class, have had their smokescreen spawn point parameters, its size, and time of use corrected. Previously, the smoke screen could appear closer to the middle of the ship or far astern.
USS Wyoming - The default 305 mm HE Class B shell has been added. The AP shell has been moved to the first rank of modification research.

Performance characteristics, physics and fleet damage model

Fixed impact of the shock wave on artillery installations of an open type or with open shields. An explosion that occurred in the immediate vicinity of such an installation can disable its shock wave calculation.
Fixed display of compartments inside the hull of large ships.
HMS Peacock - A search radar has been added.
USS Northampton - boats that interfere with the firing of the third main battery turret in battle are now removed.
HMS Liverpool - Main battery magazine armor material has been fixed.
Syonan - The size of the commander's bridge has been reduced.
HMS Southampton, HMS Liverpool, HMS Belfast - The number, shape and location of fuel tanks, boiler rooms and engine rooms have been corrected.
USS Northampton - The location of the auxiliary cellar has been fixed.
USS Trenton, USS Raleigh - The armor shape of the main battery turrets and 20mm Oerlikon shields has been fixed.
Nurnberg, Koln, Leipzig - The shape of the frontal armor plates of the main battery turrets has been fixed.
Thunderbolt (PT-556) — The display of the armor of the missing shields of the 20mm “Oerlikon Mk.II” nose gun has been removed.
USS Northampton - The shape and location of the fuel tanks have been corrected.
HMS Southampton - The shape of the wheelhouse armor has been corrected.
RN Attilio Regolo, RN Commandanti Medaglie d'Oro - The maximum speed of torpedoes has been reduced when the torpedo travel mode modification is enabled.
RN Etna - Detection radar has been added.

Ship models, visual part

Z32 - A model of the main main turret elevator has been added.
USS Candid - Missing main gun barrel in x-ray has been fixed.
Z20 Karl Galster - Models of 20mm mount armor plates have been fixed.
RN Zara, RN Pola - A damaged state of the ship has been fixed, which caused the hangar cover in its bow to disappear.
RN Pola - Missing mooring bollards have been added.
HMS Jervis - Flag animation has been fixed.
IJN Satsuki - The original unique camouflage has been returned.
Leipzig - Fixed a bug with the visual model of a damaged ship that caused the flag to hang in the air.
The areas of possible placement of decorators have been expanded.

Interface

Added the ability to hide coal bunkers when viewing in x-ray mode in the hangar.
Anti-torpedo boules and coal bunkers of an enemy ship now disappear in the hit chamber after being destroyed.

Economy and development

Ju-88 A-1, Ju-88 A-4 - Moved to rank II.
He 111 H-6, He 111 H-16 - united in the study group.
HMS Montgomery - will no longer be available for purchase after September 21st.

Appearance and achievements

Post-war tanks of Japan:
- Changed the default camouflage.
- Fixed two-color camouflages, as well as multi-color (shape and color correction).
- The requirements for obtaining a single-color post-war camouflage have been reduced.
- New summer and autumn camouflages have been added, available for completing tasks and for RP.
Fixed forest camouflage for Soviet tanks.
Updated plant decorators from the Camouflage section. The shape and volume have been changed, color correction has been made.
Added new plant decorators to the Disguise section: Pine, Olive, Autumn Tree, Banana Leaves, Straw.
Added new player icons for modern aviation.

Interface

Added display of the countdown time required to exit the queue.
In naval battles, the reticle in binoculars has been redesigned.
The interface elements in the ship's binoculars have been changed. Part of the unimportant information has been removed or moved under the horizontal scale of the reticle.
In Naval Realistic Battles, the rangefinder range is now tied to the selection box on the target.
In Naval realistic battles, the firing range, taking into account the correction, is now tied to the selection frame on the target. The value shows only the entered correction relative to the distance according to the range finder.
In the ship's binoculars, the central circle-cursor is hidden.
The target selection frame has been redesigned.

Game mechanics

The mechanics of the weapon control system (MCS) have been added to Naval Battles - a new system for aiming, aiming and issuing target designation for amendments.
The FCS consists of several modules, which are found in various combinations on large ships:
- The central artillery post is usually located deep in the ship's hull, under the bow superstructure, significantly below the waterline, or in the bow superstructure itself. Some ships may have up to two DACs. In this module, data received from rangefinders and command and rangefinder posts is processed, and target designation is developed for preemption.
- If there is no DAC on the ship, but there are rangefinders or KDP, its functions are performed by the bridge.
- Optical rangefinder - located on different tiers of superstructures and in the towers of the main caliber. Measure the distance to the enemy.
- Command rangefinder post (KDP) - located at the top of the superstructures and on their wings, as well as sometimes along the sides on their own elevations. It measures the distance, direction and speed of the target. With a working system (all modules are intact and, in particular, the central artillery post), the player needs to capture the enemy in the sight, wait for the measurement to end, and then fire a sighting shot. After that, a water lead marker will appear in the AB and an alignment marker will appear on the binocular reticle in the RB.
In Naval Battles, the system of turret markers has been reworked. The status of each turret is pinned at the bottom of the screen.
- Turret broken - red circle.
- The turret in the blind zone is a gray circle.
- The turret is ready to fire - green circle.
- The process of overheating - the circle is filled with red.
- Reloading process - the circle is filled with green.
- Turret in the process of aiming - general blackout of the circle.
A shell fall marker has been added to the ship's binoculars. This marker shows up-to-date information about the average impact location of shells both horizontally and in range.

Graphics

Supersampling Technology Update Nvidia DLSS up to version 2.2. This improved image quality, reduced graphical artifacts and ghosting, especially in low light conditions.
Improved display in mirrors in aircraft cockpits, and added a separate quality control in the graphics settings.
A setting has been added to the game to select the resolution for displaying textures on dynamic effects created using particles.
Increased the visual effects of hitting large shells (calibers from 80 mm to 480 mm) on all surfaces.
Reworked water impact visual effects for all projectiles.
The visual effects of the explosion of torpedoes, depth charges, mines have been redone. Added differences in the appearance of the underwater explosion depending on the amount of explosive.
The visual effects of all types of explosions on boats and ships have been redone.
Added splash effects when the ship's hull interacts with waves.
Visually reworked contrails.
Reworked the visual effects of shooting false thermal targets.
The visual effects of unguided rocket plumes have been redone.
Improved performance when displaying missile trails.
Disappearance of objects when moving away from the player now works the same for everyone (does not depend on graphics settings).

Sound

The sounds of all machine guns and automatic cannons of ground and naval equipment, as well as aircraft, have been redone. The principle of generating the sounds of rapid-fire guns has been changed in order to obtain a more adequate and realistic sound of high rates of fire.
Engine sounds for ground vehicles have been reworked so that the engine speed better reflects the load on it. That is, the speed changes more noticeably when driving uphill, shifting gears, slipping, etc. Also added power in the low frequencies.
The maximum volume of the player's vehicle engine has been increased.
With the release of the update, the game volume settings will be reset to the values at which the game mix was adjusted.
The volume of material sounds under the tracks and wheels of ground vehicles is now independent of the volume of the player's engine.
All surface sounds under the tracks and wheels of the player's ground vehicles have been redone, new types of surfaces have also been added. Now there are sounds for water, earth, sand, snow, concrete (asphalt, pavers), liquid mud and ice (frozen bodies of water).
Aircraft of the Phantom family received authentic engine sounds.

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