War Thunder Patch Notes

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Update 2.55.1.49 Nuclear Thunder The rewards for destroying, critically damaging, and assisting in the destruction of ground vehicles have been incre...	10 Apr 2026
Update 2.55.1.47 Nuclear Thunder SPAAs in convoys and at strongpoints now have limited ammunition and reload. Aircraft B-52H, Tu-95M — the a...	09 Apr 2026
Update 2.55.1.42 Nuclear Thunder The matchmaking algorithm has been adjusted to lower the queue times. The priority of long-queuing players has been ...	08 Apr 2026
Update 2.55.1.39 Nuclear Thunder A bug that caused the Patriot SAM to lose target tracking in some sectors has been fixed. MIM-104B Patriot — the...	07 Apr 2026
Update 2.55.1.36 Nuclear Thunder SPAAs now have limited ammo and do rearm. A bug that made it impossible for ground units to capture enemy depots...	06 Apr 2026
Update 2.55.1.26 Nuclear Thunder After the destruction of the main airfield the mission points of the losing team are now deducted gradually, and not ...	02 Apr 2026
Update 2.55.1.18 Aircraft F-105D — a bug that caused the stat card to state that the aircraft had 2 engines has been fixed. (Report[community.gaijin....	01 Apr 2026
Update 2.55.0.40 Ground Vehicles Cromwell V (RP-3) — the explosive mass in the RP-3 rockets has been increased from 5.44 kg to 6.35 kg, matching the ma...	30 Mar 2026
Update 2.55.0.38 Naval Vessels A bug that caused the player’s ship model to start moving incorrectly when launching a hydroplane during circulation ha...	27 Mar 2026
Update 2.55.0.35 Naval Vessels A bug that caused the torpedo on enemy hit notification sound to play when the torpedoes hit the environment has been...	26 Mar 2026
Update 2.55.0.32 Ground Vehicles ZTZ96B — mistakenly removed automatic target tracker has been added back. (Report[community.gaijin.net]). LWS function...	25 Mar 2026
Update 2.55.0.27 Aircraft F8F-1, F8F-1B, F8F-1B (France) — the modification requirement for unlocking the ability to carry 500 lb bombs has been corre...	23 Mar 2026
Update 2.55.0.21 Aircraft F-15I Ra’am — a bug that caused text keys to appear on the HUD when selecting the SPICE 250 and SPICE 1000 bombs has been fi...	20 Mar 2026
Update 2.55.0.13 Aircraft A bug that sometimes caused SARH air-to-air missiles without IOG to relock onto other illuminated targets in the seeker’s f...	19 Mar 2026
Update 2.55.0.9 Aircraft Su-30SM, Su-30SM2 — a bug where one of the R-77-1 missiles, available without researching any modifications, was located und...	18 Mar 2026
Meet the “Ninth Wave” Major Update! The Ninth Wave major update brings a wealth of new content and improvements for everyone to enjoy. Key additions include several ground v...	18 Mar 2026
Update 2.53.0.112 Economy and Research Rank IX for aviation tech trees has been added. The previously announced reshuffles to the aviation and ground...	05 Mar 2026
"Ninth Wave" Update Trailer! Introducing the next major update trailer for War Thunder: Ninth Wave!	26 Feb 2026
Locations: Updated Ardennes and the return of White Rock Fortress! In the next major update, we’ll introduce two visually redesigned maps for Ground Battles: Ardennes and the long-awaited White Rock Fortr...	26 Feb 2026
Update 2.53.0.103 Aircraft Mirage 2000 (all variants) — a bug that caused the MAWS chaff counter to decrease twice for every used chaff has been fixed....	25 Feb 2026