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What changed in War Thunder in 2018

11 updates · 10 main milestones · Feb 6, 2018 to Dec 17, 2018

  1. 2 events
    Rank VI aviation introduces supersonic fighters and missilesnew contentMilestone

    Supersonic brought aircraft such as the F-100D and MiG-19PT, alongside guided air-to-air missiles.

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    Italian ground forces join the rosternew contentMilestone

    A dedicated Italian ground lineup added vehicles including the Centauro and OTOMATIC.

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    Helicopter research opens and Germany joins the lineupnew contentMilestone

    U.S., Soviet and German helicopters became broadly researchable after the initial closed test.

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    Xbox One access expands to all playersnetworkMilestone

    Xbox One pre-release ended, and Xbox players could add PC friends and play together in squads.

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    U.S., German and Soviet fleets enter open betanew contentMilestone

    Masters of the Sea let all players research and purchase ships from those three navies. The Royal Navy initially remained in closed testing.

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    U.S. and Soviet combat helicopters enter closed betanew contentMilestone

    The Valkyries added detailed helicopter flight models and a test lineup that included the AH-1Z and Mi-24.

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    Italy and Ladoga join the map rotationworld

    Italy provided a new combined-battle location, and Ladoga added air combat missions.

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    Leopard 2A4, Type 90 and T-64BV expand top-rank armornew contentMilestone

    Project X added newer main battle tanks and the French AMX-40.

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    M1 Abrams and other Rank VI tanks arrivenew contentMilestone

    The new Rank VI vehicles included the M1 Abrams, T-64B, Challenger, Leopard 2K and AMX-30 Brenus.

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    Dagor 5.0 improves terrain, lighting and weathergraphicsMilestone

    Advancing Storm added revised terrain rendering, temporal anti-aliasing, contact shadows, and more detailed rain and puddles.

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    The full French ground tree opens for researchnew contentMilestone

    French ground forces became broadly available to research and purchase following the initial test.

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