War Thunder Patch Notes

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Update 2.53.0.72 Battle Ratings The Planned Battle Rating changes[docs.google.com] have come into effect. Aircraft A bug where the missile l...	Yesterday
Update 2.53.0.70 Ground Vehicles The cool down time on placing ammo boxes has been reduced from 60 seconds to 15 seconds. Sound A bug that ca...	30 Jan 2026
Update 2.53.0.65 Aircraft A bug that caused the SC2500 bomb to clip through the trolley and ground in the hangar has been fixed. (Report[community.gai...	29 Jan 2026
Update 2.53.0.63 Aircraft A bug that caused the calculation of track speeds to be incorrect when a large number of targets was detected by a radar w...	26 Jan 2026
Update 2.53.0.56 Aircraft A bug that allowed aircraft radars and radar seekers to acquire already submerged ships has been fixed. (Report[community.g...	20 Jan 2026
Server Update 16.01.2026 Aircraft MiG-27K, MiG-27M — the restriction on the combined use of munitions with Laser and TV seekers has been removed. F-106A —...	16 Jan 2026
Update 2.53.0.52 Aircraft With the release of one of the previous server updates, a bug that caused direct hits of AAMs and SAMs on aircraft to deal ...	14 Jan 2026
Server Update 13.01.2026 Aircraft Su-27/30 family of aircraft (J-11, Su-33, Su-34 included) — excessive sustained turn rate caused by the change in stability...	13 Jan 2026
Server Update 30.12.2025 Aircraft Su-27/30 family of aircraft (J-11, Su-33, Su-34 included) — the lift on high angles of attack has been increased, balance on ...	30 Dec 2025
Update 2.53.0.42 Aircraft A direct hit on an aircraft's fuel tank by the high-explosive warhead of an air-to-air missile (or equivalent munition) will...	29 Dec 2025
Update 2.53.0.41 Aircraft Rafale C F3, Rafale M F3-R — a bug that caused the common rules of electronic equipment damage on aircraft without a detailed...	26 Dec 2025
Update 2.53.0.37 Aircraft A bug that caused air-to-air missile explosions in fuel tanks to not lead to the wings tearing off has been fixed. F/A-...	25 Dec 2025
Update 2.53.0.33 Ground Vehicles BMPT, BMPT-72 — the Battle Rating in all modes has been increased from 10.3 to 10.7. Because the vehicles turned out...	24 Dec 2025
Update 2.53.0.26 Aircraft A bug on some aircraft that caused hits to some parts of the fuselage to never lead to the wings tearing off has been fixed....	23 Dec 2025
Update 2.53.0.23 Aircraft JAS39E — the height of the extended landing gear struts have been corrected. (Report[community.gaijin.net]). Rafale M F3...	22 Dec 2025
Update 2.53.0.19 Aircraft R-77-1 air-to-air missile — a bug that caused the missile autopilot to sometimes guide the missile to the incorrect traject...	19 Dec 2025
Update 2.53.0.12 Aircraft JAS39C, JAS39EBS HU C — a bug that prevented the radar page on the MFD from showing up has been fixed. FA-18E — excessi...	17 Dec 2025
Meet the “Line of Contact” Major Update! Meet Line of Contact, War Thunder’s winter 2025 update! We’re excited to release Line of Contact, and we’re kicking things off with ...	16 Dec 2025
Line of Contact Update: Infantry in War Thunder! Introducing the Line of Contact major update and a new War Thunder game mode, featuring infantry! Testing Infantry! War Thunder is ...	04 Dec 2025
New Hangar Features and Updated Winter Poland! Hey everyone, today we’ll be taking a look at some new features in the hangar and the updated Winter Poland location, both coming to the ...	04 Dec 2025