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= New locations and missions =
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* Aircraft test flight logic and locations have been updated. Now there are multiple locations as well as air spawn points available. Rank of targets presented in the test flight can now also be changed. Respawn logic, similar to the one present in tank test drive has been added for targets. Airfield models have been replaced with the new ones in all test drive locations.
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= Location and mission updates =
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* Abandoned Factory — the location has been visually reworked with new assets, redrawn ground textures and new effects.
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* Flanders — adjusted the rock cover in square E7 where players could safely fire at the northern team’s spawn and its passages.
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* Abandoned Town — in square C2, the mountainside where players could get stuck has been removed.
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* Sun City (all missions) — play area in the location has been increased. Detection area at spawn points has been increased.
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* Finland — positions on rocks near the northern spawn in the adjacent area of ​​squares B4 and B5 have been blocked.
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* Second Battle of El Alamein [Domination #1] — positions allowing fire on the northern team spawn on the hills in squares C5 and B5 have been blocked off.
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* Aral Sea — density of bushes on lines 1 and 2 have been reduced. A bug where bushes did not disappear when destroyed has been fixed.
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* Wagons on maps are no longer static. They can be moved by a ground vehicle and from explosions.
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* South Africa — the collision models of large islands, blurred shore textures and flying trees have been fixed.
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* [Conquest #3] Karelia — the detection zone in the bottom spawn point has been fixed.
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* Eastern Europe, European Province — incorrect destruction of fences near bridges has been fixed.
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* Vietnam (the ground forces map) — the incorrect rendering range of trees in the aircraft part of the map have been fixed.
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* Maginot Line (winter) — trees that had incorrect settings and ones where their visual model did not match their collision model have been removed. Additionally, the tree destruction model that led to an incorrect behavior when receiving damage has been fixed.
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* All locations — oak trees that had trunks that behaved unnaturally when receiving damage have been removed.
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= Ground Vehicle model, damage model, characteristic and weaponry changes =
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* The uniforms for crews of US Cold War vehicles have been updated. Vehicles with updated crew models are: M19, M42, M56, M163, Chaparral.
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* M1128 (all variants) — an automatic loading module has been added.
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* New modules (electrical equipment, driver modules etc) have been added for the following vehicles: PGZ09, PGZ04A, Chieftain Marksman, ItPsV Leopard, HSTV-L, Begleitpanzer 57, LAV-AD, Stormer HVM, BMP-2, BMP-2M.
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* Imp.Chaparral (all variants), Type 81 (C), Strela-10M2 — a bug with the incorrect ammunition consumption order has been fixed.
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* Now, all vehicles that have light amplification night vision devices (NVD don’t need to research the modification to use them. The modification has been removed, Silver Lions and Golden Eagles spent on its research have been refunded. The use of thermal imaging devices (TVD) still requires a modification to be researched.
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* The ability to roll down a hill in a ground vehicle with a destroyed engine has been added.
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* TOW family ATGMs, 9M114/120, ZT3 — the flight model and autopilot have been updated, the probability of self-oscillation occurring after fast movement of line-of-sight has lowered.
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* A bug that caused ATGMs launched from AI units to significantly drop in height has been fixed. This bug was noticeable in test drive when a vehicle with active protection system was being shot at by AI.
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* AML-90 (all variants) — the gunner’s sight zoom has been changed from 5.5x to 6x. (Report).
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* Challenger Mk.3, Challenger DS — the armor parameters of the charge bins have been changed from 5 to 10 mm. (Report). Sources: Challenger 1 Main Battle Tank Owners' Workshop Manual by Haynes/Tank Museum page 93; Challenger Squadron by Simon Dunstan page 37.
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* Freccia — third generation thermal imager has been added. (Report).
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* AMX-30 Super — the MOLF 30 gunner’s sight zoom has been change from 8x - 12x to 4x - 12x. (Report). Sources: MOLF, Modular Laser Fire Control System; International Defense Review, No. 5/1987, Vol.20, page 634; Никольский М. «Леклерк» и другие французские основные боевые танки, 2007, page 13.
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* FV4005 — the gunner’s sight has been changed to the TZF-12A, meaning the sight zoom has been changed from 4.9x-6.0x to 2.5x-5x.
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* Type 62 (all variants) — a bug with the incorrect ammunition consumption has been fixed. (Report).
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* Freccia — the maximum speed has been increased from 108 km/h to 110 km/h.
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* Freccia — name and engine type have been added (IVECO 8262 6V).
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* Freccia — machine gun ammo belt size has been changed from 200 to 600 rounds.
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* Freccia — the smoke grenade caliber has been changed from 76 to 80 mm.
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* MBT-70 — the gun name has been changed from 152 mm XM150E6 cannon to 152 mm XM150E5 cannon. (Report).
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* XM803 — the gun name has been changed from 152 mm XM150E5 cannon to 152 mm XM150E6 cannon. (Report).
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* Sholef V1 — the value of the engine deck roof armor has been changed from 30 to 20 mm.
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* M46, M46 “Tiger” — the armor of the hull roof has been corrected from 22.2 mm to 25.4 mm. The floor of the tank has been split into 2 parts. Thickness of the front one is still 25.4 mm, the thickness of the rear one is now set to 12.7 mm. (Report).
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* CV9030FIN — the thicknesses and types of armor for a number of gun mantlet elements have been corrected.
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* M41A1, leKPz M41, M41A1 (Japan), M41A3 (China), M41D — a bug that caused sparks under the tracks even though they are rubber pads has been fixed.
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* Al-Khalid-I — the gunner and commander’s sight zoom have been changed to 6x-10x. (Report). Source: Heavy Industries Taxila, Al-Khalid 1 Brochure.
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* Tiran 6 — gun depression angles at certain areas have been corrected. Previously the gun could have passed through some other elements of the vehicle.
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* Centauro I 120, Centauro I 105 — the smoke grenade caliber has been changed from 76 to 80 mm.
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* SANTAL — the elevation angle has been changed from 60 to 65°. (Report).
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* Strv 104, Strv 105 — a bug that caused the commander fire control (“AIM MODE”) in the commander sight to not work has been fixed. (Report).
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* Ystervark — driver camera position has been fixed. (Report).
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* Vextra 105 — the location of the first-stage shells has been corrected. Previously, all 12 shells were on the turret floor, now 4 are on the turret floor, the rest are in the rear of the turret.
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* ZTZ96, ZTZ96A, ZTZ96A (P) — the horizontal drive model which previously was too small in diameter has been corrected. (Report).
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* ZTZ96 — armor at the rear of the turret, which didn’t match the visual model of the vehicle, which caused the horizontal drive to stick from it has been corrected.
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* Freccia — missile ammunition amount has been increased from 8 to 10. Sources: VBM Freccia IFV Datasheet and Specifics; Website of the manufacturer: CIO. Centauro AIFV Freccia.
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* WZ305 — armor thicknesses of several vehicle elements have been changed. (Report).
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* FV4005 — vehicle mass has been reduced from 59.5 to 50.0 tons. Sources: Centurion 5 by Captain Michael Norman; FV4005 History by Tank Museum employee Ian Hudson; The Dark age of tanks by David Lister.
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* ARL-44 (ACL-1), ARL-44 — now have the ability to turn on the spot. (Report).
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* OF-40 Mk.2A, OF-40 (MTCA) — sight magnification has been changed from 7-14x to 8-16x. (Report). Source: Carro Armato OF 40 MK2A Manuale Dell'operatore. Volume 1 Descrizione Generale, 1983.
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* JPz 4-5 — armor thickness parameters in the vehicle stat card have been corrected.
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* AMX-40 — the caliber of the smoke grenades has been changed from 76 mm to 80 mm. Sources: AMX-40 Brochure, 1985; Lacroix GALIX Datasheet.
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* M60A1 (AOS), M60A1 RISE (P), M60A1 "D.C.Ariete" — reverse speed has been increased from 8.3 km/h to 11.3 km/h. Source: TM 9-2350-257-10-1 Operator's Manual Operator Controls and PMCS-Tank, Combat, Full Tracked-105-MM Gun, M60A1 - July 1980.
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* AMX-10M — sight zoom has been changed from 6x to 10x. (Report).
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* Leclerc, Leclerc S2, Leclerc SXXI, Leclerc AZUR — the caliber of the smoke grenades has been changed from 76 mm to 80 mm. (Report). Additional source: Leclerc Brochure, 1992.
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* ST-A1, ST-A2 — maximum engine power has been increased from 500 HP to 550 HP. (Report).
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* Gepard 1A2 — vehicle mass has been increased from 46 tons to 47.5 tons. (Report).
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* KV-1 m1942 (Sweden) — maximum engine RPM has been increased 1900 RPM to 2000 RPM. (Report).
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* Boxer MGS, Vilkas — transmission gear ratios have been changed. Source: GTK (Gepanzertes Transport-Kraftfahrzeug) Boxer by Bundeswehr; Allison Transmission 4700/4800 Series Brochure; MTU-Allison Transmission Brochure.
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* Vilkas — vehicle mass has been increased from 33 tons to 36.5 tons. Source: Lietuvos Respublikos krašto apsaugos ministerija. Pėstininkų kovos mašinų „Vilkas“ progresas: įdiegti paskutiniai atnaujinimai.
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* Type 87 — a bug that caused the elevation angle of one of the guns to be 80 degrees instead of 85 degrees has been fixed. Source: 制式要綱 87式自走高射機関砲 D8008.
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* CV 9035NL, Vextra 105 — a bug that caused the scout UAV to lack thermals has been fixed. (Report).
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* CV 9035NL, Strv 122B, Strv 122B PLSS, Strv 122B+, CV 9035DK, Lvkv 9040C, Strf 9040B, Strf 9040C, CV 90105, CV 90120 — the caliber of the smoke grenades has been changed from 76 to 80 mm. (Report). Additional source: web page about Soft-Kill Self Protection on LACROIX Defense (manufacturer) website.
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* 2S25M — gun depression angles have been changed from -5/+15 degrees all around to -5/+15 degrees when facing forwards and -3/+17 degrees when facing backwards. (Report). Sources: RosOboronExport SPTP Light Amphibious Tank Sprut-SDM1 Brochure; Курганмашзавод Лёгкий плавающий танк "СПТП Спрут-СДМ1".
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* SU-100, SU-100 (China) — maximum engine power has been increased from 500 HP to 520 HP. Sources: Самоходные установки. Альбом Научно-Испытательного Бронетанкового Полигона ГБТУ Красной Армии. 1945.
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* Leopard 2AV, Leopard 2A4 (all variants), Leopard 2 (PzBtl 123), Leopard 2A4M, Leopard 2 PL, Leopard 2 PSO, Leopard 2A6 (all variants), Leopard 2A7V, Leopard 2A7HU, Strv 121, Christian II, Strv 122B, Strv 122B+, Strv 122B PLSS — zones in the rear hemisphere in which the gun depression limit of +3 degrees is applied have been changed from +-40 degrees to +-75 degrees.
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* M43 105/75, M43 "G.C.Leoncello", 75/34 M43, 75/46 M43 — armor thickness of the lower front plate has been decreased from 40 mm to 25 mm. Sources: Prot.118692, * Ministero della Guerra, Gabinetto, 2 aprile 1943; Gli autoveicoli da combattimento dell'esercito italiano, volume secondo 1940-1945. Pignato, Cappellano; Kennenblatter fremden gerats D50/12, November 1943; Italian armour in German service. D. Gugliemi; Carro M, volume primo. A. Tallillo, D. Guglielmi; Original M43 105/25 test report 27/2/1943, published by Pafi and Falessi in Veicoli da combattimento dell'esercito Italiano, 1939-1945.
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* 120S — sight zoom values have been changed from 3-10x to 3-13x. Sources: Armor Magazine, 1978, May-June; General Dynamics to Unveil 120S Main Battle Tank at IDEF 2001 from GDLS website.
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* Type 90, Type 90 (B), Type 90 (B) “Fuji” — the amount of 12.7 mm machine gun ammunition has been reduced from 1000 to 600 rounds. Source: ９０式戦車(Ｂ)Ｄ ９００３Ｂ.
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* Char 25t, AMX-50 (TO90/930) — a bug where it was possible to fire from the main gun in the commander’s sight without turning on the backup fire mode has been fixed. (Report).
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* AMX-10P — the amount of machine gun ammunition has been reduced from 4600 to 2000 rounds. (Report). Sources: AMX 10 (Saint-Cloud: GIAT, n.d.), 4»; «GIAT, n.d. AMX 10P. s.l.: s.n.
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* XM800T — the AA machine gun elevation angles have been adjusted so that the machine gun does not intersect with the parts around the hatch. (Report).
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* Sho't Kal Gimel, Sho't Kal Dalet (all variants) — vertical guidance speed has been increased from 4°/s to 6°/s. Source: אמצעים שפותחו במסגרת חיל החימוש והותרו לחשיפה ביום החיל חיל חמוש 1979 פברואר
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* Skink — the vertical and horizontal aiming speed of the guns has been changed from 20°/s and 63°/s to 45°/s and 60°/s respectively. (Report). Sources: Design record canadian-developed military vehicles World War II. Volume III. Tanks and tank type vehicle»; «Report on firing trials – medium tank A/A – "Skink"
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* CV 9035DK, CV 9030FIN — vehicle names have been changed from CV9035DK to CV 9035DK and CV9030FIN to CV 9030FIN.
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* Ho-Ro — the explosive mass in the Type 95 APHE shell has been reduced from 2.6 to 2.3 kg. (Report).
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* Sd.Kfz.234/4 — a bug with crew swapping that resulted in the vehicle being left without a driver has been fixed.
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* KPz-70 — a bug with the incorrect operation of the machine gun ammunition level indicator has been fixed. (Report).
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* M4A5 Ram II, Ram II — the material of the upper glacis plate armor has been changed from rolled homogeneous armor to cast homogeneous armor.
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* ZSD63/PG87, PGZ04A, AMX-10P, Bosvark, M15 CGMC, So-Ki, Ta-Se, TCM-20 — gun breech armor thickness value has been corrected from 10 to 150 mm.
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* Begleitpanzer 57 — the material of the gun breech casing has been changed from structural steel to cast homogeneous armor.
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* Magach 7C — the displayed thicknesses of the turret composite armor elements have been corrected. (Report).
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* Leclerc, Leclerc S2, Leclerc SXXI, Leclerc AZUR — the name of the machine gun has been changed from “MIT 12.7 CRC F1” to “12.7 mm CRC F1 machine gun”. (Report).
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* ZT3A2 — a bug that caused a recoil effect when firing from the launchers has been fixed. (Report).
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* Fox, Sd.Kfz.221 (s.Pz.B.41), CV 9030FIN, Phòng không T-34, Phòng không T-34 (USSR), LVT-4/40, Pvkv III, Turan II, Turan III, Zrinyi II, M43 105/ 75, M43 "G.C.Leoncello", Somua SM, AMX-50 (TOA100), Lorraine 40t, Object 775, Object 435, Flakpanzer 341, A.C.I, T-26E (Швеция), Strv m/38, Strv m/39 TD, Strv m/41 S-II — the thickness of the gun barrels have been adjusted to standard values ​​for the gun calibers of these vehicles.
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* T1E1 (90) — hull and turret armor has been redesigned for volumetric armor, some thickness values ​​have been changed.
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* Leopard 2A6 (Sweden) — visual model of the vehicle has been corrected. (Rеport).
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* KV-7 (U-13) — the thickness of the side and stern parts of the superstructure have been increased from 60 to 75 mm. The thickness of the superstructure add-on armor at the front has been increased from 25 to 30 mm. (Report).
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* Ho-Ni I — maximum gun depression angle has been increased from -10 degrees to -15 degrees, horizontal gun guidance angles have been increased from -10/+10 degrees to -11/+11 degrees. (Report).
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* Type 94 — vehicle mass has been reduced from 5300 kg to 3930 kg. Sources: “Doolittle Raid Damage Information, Ground Forces and Air Forces Discussion Items” Issued by the Defense Division of the Army Ministry’s Military Affairs Bureau and the Ordnance Administration Headquarters. April 1942; 陸軍技術本部, 昭和十二年四月 「九四式六輪自動貨車仮制式制定ノ件 / Army Technology Headquarters (April 1937) "Temporary adopt formula of Type 94, 6-wheeled truck" p. 5 - 15.
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* Gepard, Gepard 1A2 — maximum gun depression angle has been decreased from -10 to -5 degrees. (Report). Sources: GEPARD: The Gepard Self-Propelled Antiaircraft Gun in German Service; Leopard Family: An Example of Good Family Planning; Kampfpanzer Leopard by Raimund Knecht.
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* ADATS, ADATS (M113) — sight magnification has been adjusted from x6-12 to x3-18. Source: AH-64 Flight and Weapons Simulator Concept Formulation Study Volume 1.
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* 120mm M339 — explosive weight has been reduced from 3 to 2.3 kg. (Report).
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= Aircraft and helicopter model, damage model, characteristic and weaponry changes =
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=== Weaponry ===
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* The aiming algorithm for ARH anti-ship missiles has been improved. Now the aiming of the seeker is performed at one of the randomly selected ship modules, and not at the center of the bounding box of the model, so the aiming point is always within the silhouette of the above-water part of the ship.
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* Helicopter thermal signatures have been updated so that the peak power output from helicopter engines now matches the direction of the engine nozzle.
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* The characteristics of helicopter thermal imaging sights have been updated. The characteristics of these thermal imagers have been brought to the level of ground vehicle thermal imagers, except for the 1st generation, which in terms of characteristics has been left equal to the 2nd generation. 1st generation: A-129 International (p), Tzefa D / E, AH-1F, AH-1S, AH-1S Kisarazu, AH-1W, AH-64A (GR), AH-64A Peten, AH-64A, Saraph, AH-64D, AH Mk.1, AHS, HKP9A (FC), Lynx AH.Mk.1, G-LYNX, SA.342M Gazelle, YAH-64; 2nd generation: A129CBT, Rooivalk Mk1F CSH, AH-64DJP, G-LYNX, Ka-52, Mi-8AMTSh-VN, Mi-28N, Mi-35M, Superhind, T129, EC-665 Tiger HAD, EC-665 Tiger HAP, EC-665 Tiger UHT, Z-9WA, Z-10, Z-11WA, Z-19, Z-19E, AH-129D, AH-1Z, AH-6M, AH-60, MH-60L, Mi-28NM, OH-58D, Tiger HAD Block 2.
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* GBU-31 JDAM — onboard equipment operating time has been increased from 150 to 200 seconds. (Report).
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* GB250 — a bug with missing GNSS guidance has been fixed. (Report).
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* A display of combined guidance (Laser+IOG+GNSS) has been added to the weaponry stat card.
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* TOW family ATGMs, 9M114/120 — flight model and autopilot have been updated, the probability of self-oscillations occurring after fast movement of line-of-sight has lowered.
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* PGM-500, PGM-2000 — inertial guidance (IOG) has been added. (Report). Source: MBDA’s manufacturers brochure “PGM Modular Air-to-surface Stand-off weapon”.
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* GBU-24 — inertial guidance (IOG) has been removed. (Report).
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* A bug that caused ESS smoke to not prevent the guidance of missiles with optical (TV) seekers has been fixed.
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* F-16C — GBU-39 bombs have been added. (Report).
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* F-16AM — GBU-39 bombs have been added.
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* JAS39C (all variants) — GBU-39 bombs have been added. (Report).
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* Su-17M4, Su-22M4 — the restriction on the joint use of TV and laser-guided missiles has been removed. (Report). Source: Самолёт Су-17М4 и подготовка его к боевому применению. Учебное пособие. Монино-1986.
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* Harrier GR.1, Harrier GR.3 — 500 lb bombs have been replaced by 540 lb bombs. (Report). Source: CTTO Harrier Tactics Manual 2nd Edition (National Archives reference DEFE 71/1019).
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* F-4F — BLU-27B incendiary bombs have been added. (Report). Source: GAF TO 1F-4F-1 Flight Manual GAF Series F-4F Aircraft, 1976.
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* B-17G — underwing 4000 lb AN/M56 bombs have been added. The number of 1600 lb AN-Mk1 armor-piercing bombs has been increased from 2 to 6. (Report). Source: AN 01-20EG-1.
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* Tornado — for the Tornados with the BOZ-107 pod, the number of countermeasures has been increased from 340 to 600. Sources: AWC Tornado GR.1 Tactics Manual; Tornado Training Notes. Armament Book 11.
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* AJ37, AJS37, JAS39A — RB 75T missiles and their corresponding modifications have been added. (Report).
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* F-104J — 19 x Mighty Mouse rockets have been added.
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* A-7E, A-7K — the number of bombs that range from 250 to 1000 lb has been increased. (Report).
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* J-10A — additional 250-3 and 250-4 bombs on the under-fuselage pylon have been added. (Report). Drop-tanks have been added to the under-fuselage pylon.
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* A-129CBT, A-129D — the amount of rounds for the TM197B turret has been reduced from 750 to 500. Source: TM197B Datasheet, Leonardo.
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* Ki-102 Otsu — practice shell and new belts have been added for the 57 mm Ho-401 cannon. (Report).
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* 37 mm Ho-204 cannon — rate of fire has been increased from 360 to 400 rounds per minute. (Report).
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* 37 mm Ho-203 cannon — rate of fire has been reduced from 300 to 100 rounds per minute. (Report).
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* TIS MA — the ammunition for the 37 mm NS-37 cannon has been reduced from 75 to 45 rounds per barrel. The ammunition for the 20 mm ShVAK cannon has been reduced from 150 to 120 rounds per barrel. Source: Отчет по заводским испытаниям модифицированного двухместного истребителя сопровождения “ТИС”-2АМ38Ф конструкции Н.Н. Поликарпова.
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* Sea Fury FB.11, Sea Fury FB.51 — M.C. 250 lb Mk.I and M.C. 500 lb Mk.I bombs have been added. (Report).
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* Ki-45 Otsu — the 37 mm Type 94 cannon has been replaced with the 37 mm Type 98 cannon. (Report).
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* Spitfire F Mk 22, Spitfire F Mk 24 — M.C. 250 lb Mk.I and M.C. 500 lb Mk.I bombs have been added.
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* Vampire F.B.5, Vampire FB 52, Vampire FB 52A — M.C. 500 lb Mk.I bomb has been added.
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* Venom FB.4 — M.C. 500 lb Mk.I bomb has been added.
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* Ju-288C — a set of 2 x SB2500 bombs has been added.
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* Yer-2 (M-105) — 250, 500 and 1000 kg armor-piercing bombs have been added. Source: Временное техническое описание самолёта Ер-2 2М-105. Книга третья.
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* Su-24M — KAB-500Kr-E bombs have been replaced with KAB-500Kr-M.
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* Ki-45 Otsu — 250 kg bombs have been added.
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* Ki-45 Hei, Ki-45 Hei/Tei — 50 kg, 100 kg and 250 kg bombs have been added.
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* Ki-45 Tei — 50 kg and 100 kg bombs have been added.
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* Ki-45 Otsu — 250 kg bombs have been added.
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* Ki-45 Hei, Ki-45 Hei/Tei — 50 kg, 100 kg and 250 kg bombs have been added.
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* Ki-45 Tei — 50 kg and 100 kg bombs have been added. Sources (for all Ki-45 points): PROFILE PUBLICATIONS The Kawasaki Ki-45 Toryu NUMBER 105 TWO SHILLINGS; Manual on Japanese aircraft, TAIC No. 2, October 1944; Mechanism of Military Aircraft; “Toryu” / Type 99 Assault/Tactical Reconnaissance, 1999; Jacar C16120150400 “27th Flight Regiment Operation Order No. 113: Support the Navy and Launch a General Attack” October 24, 1944, 2000J, Saravia, Philippines. 27th Flight Regiment, 2nd Company, Combat Diary; Collection of Japanese Army Aircraft (日本陸軍軍用機集) . by Shigeru Nohara. June 1997; “Senshi Sōsho Vol. 087: Development, Production, and Supply of Army Aviation Weapons” edited by the War History Office of the Defense Agency’s Defense Research Institute. 1975; To-gō Flight Manual (と號空中勤務必携). Issued by Imperial Japanese Army. May 1945.
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* F3D-1 — the ability to drop bombs separately has been added. (Report).
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* 1000 lb AN-M65A1 bomb — bomb mass has been reduced from 546.5 kg to 500.76 kg. (Report).
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* 20 mm Hispano 404 autocannon — belt composition has been reworked. (Report).

Revision as of 23:05, 19 November 2024

Introducing Wiki 3.0
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Update "Firebirds" (changelog) was introduced on 19 November 2024. This update is notable for the introduction of the first stealth aircraft (the F-117).

New vehicles

Aircraft

USA

  • F-117A OCIP II (Squadron Vehicle)
  • F-15E

Germany

  • Su-22M4 WTD61 (Premium)
  • Ju 87 (all variants) — cockpit model has been updated.

USSR

  • Su-34
  • BB-1 — cockpit model has been updated.
  • Su-2 (all variants) — cockpit model has been updated.

Great Britain

  • Tornado GR.4

Japan

  • AV-8S (Premium)

China

  • Mirage 2000-5Ei

France

  • Mirage 2000D-RMV

Sweden

  • JA37DI
  • JA37DI F21 (Pack)

Israel

  • F-15I Ra’am

Ground vehicles

USA

  • T77E1
  • Skink

Germany

  • Luchs A2
  • Osa-AK

USSR

  • Object 140 (Pack)
  • Osa-AKM

Great Britain

  • Scimitar
  • Ram II (Premium)
  • Osa-AK

Japan

  • ICV (P)

China

  • PLZ05

Italy

  • Osa-AKM

France

  • Leopard 2A4NL
  • Leopard 2A5NL
  • Leopard 2A6NL

Sweden

  • BMP-2MD (Squadron vehicle)

Israel

  • Sabra Mk.1

Helicopters

USA

  • OH-58D — detailed cockpit has been added

USSR

  • Mi-8 AMTSh-VN

Great Britain

  • Super Hind (Squadron Vehicle)

China

  • Mi-35M (Pack)
  • OH-58D — detailed cockpit has been added.

Italy

  • A-109EOA-2 — detailed cockpit has been added

Naval fleet

USA

  • USS Bagley

USSR

  • Pr.253L

Great Britain

  • HMS Repulse

Japan

  • JDS Murasame

Italy

  • MS 444 (Premium)
  • RN Francesco Caracciolo

France

Closed beta testing of the Coastal French fleet has finished. Researching these boats is now available to all players.

  • Dunkerque

New locations and missions

  • Aircraft test flight logic and locations have been updated. Now there are multiple locations as well as air spawn points available. Rank of targets presented in the test flight can now also be changed. Respawn logic, similar to the one present in tank test drive has been added for targets. Airfield models have been replaced with the new ones in all test drive locations.

Location and mission updates

  • Abandoned Factory — the location has been visually reworked with new assets, redrawn ground textures and new effects.
  • Flanders — adjusted the rock cover in square E7 where players could safely fire at the northern team’s spawn and its passages.
  • Abandoned Town — in square C2, the mountainside where players could get stuck has been removed.
  • Sun City (all missions) — play area in the location has been increased. Detection area at spawn points has been increased.
  • Finland — positions on rocks near the northern spawn in the adjacent area of ​​squares B4 and B5 have been blocked.
  • Second Battle of El Alamein [Domination #1] — positions allowing fire on the northern team spawn on the hills in squares C5 and B5 have been blocked off.
  • Aral Sea — density of bushes on lines 1 and 2 have been reduced. A bug where bushes did not disappear when destroyed has been fixed.
  • Wagons on maps are no longer static. They can be moved by a ground vehicle and from explosions.
  • South Africa — the collision models of large islands, blurred shore textures and flying trees have been fixed.
  • [Conquest #3] Karelia — the detection zone in the bottom spawn point has been fixed.
  • Eastern Europe, European Province — incorrect destruction of fences near bridges has been fixed.
  • Vietnam (the ground forces map) — the incorrect rendering range of trees in the aircraft part of the map have been fixed.
  • Maginot Line (winter) — trees that had incorrect settings and ones where their visual model did not match their collision model have been removed. Additionally, the tree destruction model that led to an incorrect behavior when receiving damage has been fixed.
  • All locations — oak trees that had trunks that behaved unnaturally when receiving damage have been removed.

Ground Vehicle model, damage model, characteristic and weaponry changes

  • The uniforms for crews of US Cold War vehicles have been updated. Vehicles with updated crew models are: M19, M42, M56, M163, Chaparral.
  • M1128 (all variants) — an automatic loading module has been added.
  • New modules (electrical equipment, driver modules etc) have been added for the following vehicles: PGZ09, PGZ04A, Chieftain Marksman, ItPsV Leopard, HSTV-L, Begleitpanzer 57, LAV-AD, Stormer HVM, BMP-2, BMP-2M.
  • Imp.Chaparral (all variants), Type 81 (C), Strela-10M2 — a bug with the incorrect ammunition consumption order has been fixed.
  • Now, all vehicles that have light amplification night vision devices (NVD don’t need to research the modification to use them. The modification has been removed, Silver Lions and Golden Eagles spent on its research have been refunded. The use of thermal imaging devices (TVD) still requires a modification to be researched.
  • The ability to roll down a hill in a ground vehicle with a destroyed engine has been added.
  • TOW family ATGMs, 9M114/120, ZT3 — the flight model and autopilot have been updated, the probability of self-oscillation occurring after fast movement of line-of-sight has lowered.
  • A bug that caused ATGMs launched from AI units to significantly drop in height has been fixed. This bug was noticeable in test drive when a vehicle with active protection system was being shot at by AI.
  • AML-90 (all variants) — the gunner’s sight zoom has been changed from 5.5x to 6x. (Report).
  • Challenger Mk.3, Challenger DS — the armor parameters of the charge bins have been changed from 5 to 10 mm. (Report). Sources: Challenger 1 Main Battle Tank Owners' Workshop Manual by Haynes/Tank Museum page 93; Challenger Squadron by Simon Dunstan page 37.
  • Freccia — third generation thermal imager has been added. (Report).
  • AMX-30 Super — the MOLF 30 gunner’s sight zoom has been change from 8x - 12x to 4x - 12x. (Report). Sources: MOLF, Modular Laser Fire Control System; International Defense Review, No. 5/1987, Vol.20, page 634; Никольский М. «Леклерк» и другие французские основные боевые танки, 2007, page 13.
  • FV4005 — the gunner’s sight has been changed to the TZF-12A, meaning the sight zoom has been changed from 4.9x-6.0x to 2.5x-5x.
  • Type 62 (all variants) — a bug with the incorrect ammunition consumption has been fixed. (Report).
  • Freccia — the maximum speed has been increased from 108 km/h to 110 km/h.
  • Freccia — name and engine type have been added (IVECO 8262 6V).
  • Freccia — machine gun ammo belt size has been changed from 200 to 600 rounds.
  • Freccia — the smoke grenade caliber has been changed from 76 to 80 mm.
  • MBT-70 — the gun name has been changed from 152 mm XM150E6 cannon to 152 mm XM150E5 cannon. (Report).
  • XM803 — the gun name has been changed from 152 mm XM150E5 cannon to 152 mm XM150E6 cannon. (Report).
  • Sholef V1 — the value of the engine deck roof armor has been changed from 30 to 20 mm.
  • M46, M46 “Tiger” — the armor of the hull roof has been corrected from 22.2 mm to 25.4 mm. The floor of the tank has been split into 2 parts. Thickness of the front one is still 25.4 mm, the thickness of the rear one is now set to 12.7 mm. (Report).
  • CV9030FIN — the thicknesses and types of armor for a number of gun mantlet elements have been corrected.
  • M41A1, leKPz M41, M41A1 (Japan), M41A3 (China), M41D — a bug that caused sparks under the tracks even though they are rubber pads has been fixed.
  • Al-Khalid-I — the gunner and commander’s sight zoom have been changed to 6x-10x. (Report). Source: Heavy Industries Taxila, Al-Khalid 1 Brochure.
  • Tiran 6 — gun depression angles at certain areas have been corrected. Previously the gun could have passed through some other elements of the vehicle.
  • Centauro I 120, Centauro I 105 — the smoke grenade caliber has been changed from 76 to 80 mm.
  • SANTAL — the elevation angle has been changed from 60 to 65°. (Report).
  • Strv 104, Strv 105 — a bug that caused the commander fire control (“AIM MODE”) in the commander sight to not work has been fixed. (Report).
  • Ystervark — driver camera position has been fixed. (Report).
  • Vextra 105 — the location of the first-stage shells has been corrected. Previously, all 12 shells were on the turret floor, now 4 are on the turret floor, the rest are in the rear of the turret.
  • ZTZ96, ZTZ96A, ZTZ96A (P) — the horizontal drive model which previously was too small in diameter has been corrected. (Report).
  • ZTZ96 — armor at the rear of the turret, which didn’t match the visual model of the vehicle, which caused the horizontal drive to stick from it has been corrected.
  • Freccia — missile ammunition amount has been increased from 8 to 10. Sources: VBM Freccia IFV Datasheet and Specifics; Website of the manufacturer: CIO. Centauro AIFV Freccia.
  • WZ305 — armor thicknesses of several vehicle elements have been changed. (Report).
  • FV4005 — vehicle mass has been reduced from 59.5 to 50.0 tons. Sources: Centurion 5 by Captain Michael Norman; FV4005 History by Tank Museum employee Ian Hudson; The Dark age of tanks by David Lister.
  • ARL-44 (ACL-1), ARL-44 — now have the ability to turn on the spot. (Report).
  • OF-40 Mk.2A, OF-40 (MTCA) — sight magnification has been changed from 7-14x to 8-16x. (Report). Source: Carro Armato OF 40 MK2A Manuale Dell'operatore. Volume 1 Descrizione Generale, 1983.
  • JPz 4-5 — armor thickness parameters in the vehicle stat card have been corrected.
  • AMX-40 — the caliber of the smoke grenades has been changed from 76 mm to 80 mm. Sources: AMX-40 Brochure, 1985; Lacroix GALIX Datasheet.
  • M60A1 (AOS), M60A1 RISE (P), M60A1 "D.C.Ariete" — reverse speed has been increased from 8.3 km/h to 11.3 km/h. Source: TM 9-2350-257-10-1 Operator's Manual Operator Controls and PMCS-Tank, Combat, Full Tracked-105-MM Gun, M60A1 - July 1980.
  • AMX-10M — sight zoom has been changed from 6x to 10x. (Report).
  • Leclerc, Leclerc S2, Leclerc SXXI, Leclerc AZUR — the caliber of the smoke grenades has been changed from 76 mm to 80 mm. (Report). Additional source: Leclerc Brochure, 1992.
  • ST-A1, ST-A2 — maximum engine power has been increased from 500 HP to 550 HP. (Report).
  • Gepard 1A2 — vehicle mass has been increased from 46 tons to 47.5 tons. (Report).
  • KV-1 m1942 (Sweden) — maximum engine RPM has been increased 1900 RPM to 2000 RPM. (Report).
  • Boxer MGS, Vilkas — transmission gear ratios have been changed. Source: GTK (Gepanzertes Transport-Kraftfahrzeug) Boxer by Bundeswehr; Allison Transmission 4700/4800 Series Brochure; MTU-Allison Transmission Brochure.
  • Vilkas — vehicle mass has been increased from 33 tons to 36.5 tons. Source: Lietuvos Respublikos krašto apsaugos ministerija. Pėstininkų kovos mašinų „Vilkas“ progresas: įdiegti paskutiniai atnaujinimai.
  • Type 87 — a bug that caused the elevation angle of one of the guns to be 80 degrees instead of 85 degrees has been fixed. Source: 制式要綱 87式自走高射機関砲 D8008.
  • CV 9035NL, Vextra 105 — a bug that caused the scout UAV to lack thermals has been fixed. (Report).
  • CV 9035NL, Strv 122B, Strv 122B PLSS, Strv 122B+, CV 9035DK, Lvkv 9040C, Strf 9040B, Strf 9040C, CV 90105, CV 90120 — the caliber of the smoke grenades has been changed from 76 to 80 mm. (Report). Additional source: web page about Soft-Kill Self Protection on LACROIX Defense (manufacturer) website.
  • 2S25M — gun depression angles have been changed from -5/+15 degrees all around to -5/+15 degrees when facing forwards and -3/+17 degrees when facing backwards. (Report). Sources: RosOboronExport SPTP Light Amphibious Tank Sprut-SDM1 Brochure; Курганмашзавод Лёгкий плавающий танк "СПТП Спрут-СДМ1".
  • SU-100, SU-100 (China) — maximum engine power has been increased from 500 HP to 520 HP. Sources: Самоходные установки. Альбом Научно-Испытательного Бронетанкового Полигона ГБТУ Красной Армии. 1945.
  • Leopard 2AV, Leopard 2A4 (all variants), Leopard 2 (PzBtl 123), Leopard 2A4M, Leopard 2 PL, Leopard 2 PSO, Leopard 2A6 (all variants), Leopard 2A7V, Leopard 2A7HU, Strv 121, Christian II, Strv 122B, Strv 122B+, Strv 122B PLSS — zones in the rear hemisphere in which the gun depression limit of +3 degrees is applied have been changed from +-40 degrees to +-75 degrees.
  • M43 105/75, M43 "G.C.Leoncello", 75/34 M43, 75/46 M43 — armor thickness of the lower front plate has been decreased from 40 mm to 25 mm. Sources: Prot.118692, * Ministero della Guerra, Gabinetto, 2 aprile 1943; Gli autoveicoli da combattimento dell'esercito italiano, volume secondo 1940-1945. Pignato, Cappellano; Kennenblatter fremden gerats D50/12, November 1943; Italian armour in German service. D. Gugliemi; Carro M, volume primo. A. Tallillo, D. Guglielmi; Original M43 105/25 test report 27/2/1943, published by Pafi and Falessi in Veicoli da combattimento dell'esercito Italiano, 1939-1945.
  • 120S — sight zoom values have been changed from 3-10x to 3-13x. Sources: Armor Magazine, 1978, May-June; General Dynamics to Unveil 120S Main Battle Tank at IDEF 2001 from GDLS website.
  • Type 90, Type 90 (B), Type 90 (B) “Fuji” — the amount of 12.7 mm machine gun ammunition has been reduced from 1000 to 600 rounds. Source: ９０式戦車(Ｂ)Ｄ ９００３Ｂ.
  • Char 25t, AMX-50 (TO90/930) — a bug where it was possible to fire from the main gun in the commander’s sight without turning on the backup fire mode has been fixed. (Report).
  • AMX-10P — the amount of machine gun ammunition has been reduced from 4600 to 2000 rounds. (Report). Sources: AMX 10 (Saint-Cloud: GIAT, n.d.), 4»; «GIAT, n.d. AMX 10P. s.l.: s.n.
  • XM800T — the AA machine gun elevation angles have been adjusted so that the machine gun does not intersect with the parts around the hatch. (Report).
  • Sho't Kal Gimel, Sho't Kal Dalet (all variants) — vertical guidance speed has been increased from 4°/s to 6°/s. Source: אמצעים שפותחו במסגרת חיל החימוש והותרו לחשיפה ביום החיל חיל חמוש 1979 פברואר
  • Skink — the vertical and horizontal aiming speed of the guns has been changed from 20°/s and 63°/s to 45°/s and 60°/s respectively. (Report). Sources: Design record canadian-developed military vehicles World War II. Volume III. Tanks and tank type vehicle»; «Report on firing trials – medium tank A/A – "Skink"
  • CV 9035DK, CV 9030FIN — vehicle names have been changed from CV9035DK to CV 9035DK and CV9030FIN to CV 9030FIN.
  • Ho-Ro — the explosive mass in the Type 95 APHE shell has been reduced from 2.6 to 2.3 kg. (Report).
  • Sd.Kfz.234/4 — a bug with crew swapping that resulted in the vehicle being left without a driver has been fixed.
  • KPz-70 — a bug with the incorrect operation of the machine gun ammunition level indicator has been fixed. (Report).
  • M4A5 Ram II, Ram II — the material of the upper glacis plate armor has been changed from rolled homogeneous armor to cast homogeneous armor.
  • ZSD63/PG87, PGZ04A, AMX-10P, Bosvark, M15 CGMC, So-Ki, Ta-Se, TCM-20 — gun breech armor thickness value has been corrected from 10 to 150 mm.
  • Begleitpanzer 57 — the material of the gun breech casing has been changed from structural steel to cast homogeneous armor.
  • Magach 7C — the displayed thicknesses of the turret composite armor elements have been corrected. (Report).
  • Leclerc, Leclerc S2, Leclerc SXXI, Leclerc AZUR — the name of the machine gun has been changed from “MIT 12.7 CRC F1” to “12.7 mm CRC F1 machine gun”. (Report).
  • ZT3A2 — a bug that caused a recoil effect when firing from the launchers has been fixed. (Report).
  • Fox, Sd.Kfz.221 (s.Pz.B.41), CV 9030FIN, Phòng không T-34, Phòng không T-34 (USSR), LVT-4/40, Pvkv III, Turan II, Turan III, Zrinyi II, M43 105/ 75, M43 "G.C.Leoncello", Somua SM, AMX-50 (TOA100), Lorraine 40t, Object 775, Object 435, Flakpanzer 341, A.C.I, T-26E (Швеция), Strv m/38, Strv m/39 TD, Strv m/41 S-II — the thickness of the gun barrels have been adjusted to standard values ​​for the gun calibers of these vehicles.
  • T1E1 (90) — hull and turret armor has been redesigned for volumetric armor, some thickness values ​​have been changed.
  • Leopard 2A6 (Sweden) — visual model of the vehicle has been corrected. (Rеport).
  • KV-7 (U-13) — the thickness of the side and stern parts of the superstructure have been increased from 60 to 75 mm. The thickness of the superstructure add-on armor at the front has been increased from 25 to 30 mm. (Report).
  • Ho-Ni I — maximum gun depression angle has been increased from -10 degrees to -15 degrees, horizontal gun guidance angles have been increased from -10/+10 degrees to -11/+11 degrees. (Report).
  • Type 94 — vehicle mass has been reduced from 5300 kg to 3930 kg. Sources: “Doolittle Raid Damage Information, Ground Forces and Air Forces Discussion Items” Issued by the Defense Division of the Army Ministry’s Military Affairs Bureau and the Ordnance Administration Headquarters. April 1942; 陸軍技術本部, 昭和十二年四月 「九四式六輪自動貨車仮制式制定ノ件 / Army Technology Headquarters (April 1937) "Temporary adopt formula of Type 94, 6-wheeled truck" p. 5 - 15.
  • Gepard, Gepard 1A2 — maximum gun depression angle has been decreased from -10 to -5 degrees. (Report). Sources: GEPARD: The Gepard Self-Propelled Antiaircraft Gun in German Service; Leopard Family: An Example of Good Family Planning; Kampfpanzer Leopard by Raimund Knecht.
  • ADATS, ADATS (M113) — sight magnification has been adjusted from x6-12 to x3-18. Source: AH-64 Flight and Weapons Simulator Concept Formulation Study Volume 1.
  • 120mm M339 — explosive weight has been reduced from 3 to 2.3 kg. (Report).

Aircraft and helicopter model, damage model, characteristic and weaponry changes

Weaponry

  • The aiming algorithm for ARH anti-ship missiles has been improved. Now the aiming of the seeker is performed at one of the randomly selected ship modules, and not at the center of the bounding box of the model, so the aiming point is always within the silhouette of the above-water part of the ship.
  • Helicopter thermal signatures have been updated so that the peak power output from helicopter engines now matches the direction of the engine nozzle.
  • The characteristics of helicopter thermal imaging sights have been updated. The characteristics of these thermal imagers have been brought to the level of ground vehicle thermal imagers, except for the 1st generation, which in terms of characteristics has been left equal to the 2nd generation. 1st generation: A-129 International (p), Tzefa D / E, AH-1F, AH-1S, AH-1S Kisarazu, AH-1W, AH-64A (GR), AH-64A Peten, AH-64A, Saraph, AH-64D, AH Mk.1, AHS, HKP9A (FC), Lynx AH.Mk.1, G-LYNX, SA.342M Gazelle, YAH-64; 2nd generation: A129CBT, Rooivalk Mk1F CSH, AH-64DJP, G-LYNX, Ka-52, Mi-8AMTSh-VN, Mi-28N, Mi-35M, Superhind, T129, EC-665 Tiger HAD, EC-665 Tiger HAP, EC-665 Tiger UHT, Z-9WA, Z-10, Z-11WA, Z-19, Z-19E, AH-129D, AH-1Z, AH-6M, AH-60, MH-60L, Mi-28NM, OH-58D, Tiger HAD Block 2.
  • GBU-31 JDAM — onboard equipment operating time has been increased from 150 to 200 seconds. (Report).
  • GB250 — a bug with missing GNSS guidance has been fixed. (Report).
  • A display of combined guidance (Laser+IOG+GNSS) has been added to the weaponry stat card.
  • TOW family ATGMs, 9M114/120 — flight model and autopilot have been updated, the probability of self-oscillations occurring after fast movement of line-of-sight has lowered.
  • PGM-500, PGM-2000 — inertial guidance (IOG) has been added. (Report). Source: MBDA’s manufacturers brochure “PGM Modular Air-to-surface Stand-off weapon”.
  • GBU-24 — inertial guidance (IOG) has been removed. (Report).
  • A bug that caused ESS smoke to not prevent the guidance of missiles with optical (TV) seekers has been fixed.
  • F-16C — GBU-39 bombs have been added. (Report).
  • F-16AM — GBU-39 bombs have been added.
  • JAS39C (all variants) — GBU-39 bombs have been added. (Report).
  • Su-17M4, Su-22M4 — the restriction on the joint use of TV and laser-guided missiles has been removed. (Report). Source: Самолёт Су-17М4 и подготовка его к боевому применению. Учебное пособие. Монино-1986.
  • Harrier GR.1, Harrier GR.3 — 500 lb bombs have been replaced by 540 lb bombs. (Report). Source: CTTO Harrier Tactics Manual 2nd Edition (National Archives reference DEFE 71/1019).
  • F-4F — BLU-27B incendiary bombs have been added. (Report). Source: GAF TO 1F-4F-1 Flight Manual GAF Series F-4F Aircraft, 1976.
  • B-17G — underwing 4000 lb AN/M56 bombs have been added. The number of 1600 lb AN-Mk1 armor-piercing bombs has been increased from 2 to 6. (Report). Source: AN 01-20EG-1.
  • Tornado — for the Tornados with the BOZ-107 pod, the number of countermeasures has been increased from 340 to 600. Sources: AWC Tornado GR.1 Tactics Manual; Tornado Training Notes. Armament Book 11.
  • AJ37, AJS37, JAS39A — RB 75T missiles and their corresponding modifications have been added. (Report).
  • F-104J — 19 x Mighty Mouse rockets have been added.
  • A-7E, A-7K — the number of bombs that range from 250 to 1000 lb has been increased. (Report).
  • J-10A — additional 250-3 and 250-4 bombs on the under-fuselage pylon have been added. (Report). Drop-tanks have been added to the under-fuselage pylon.
  • A-129CBT, A-129D — the amount of rounds for the TM197B turret has been reduced from 750 to 500. Source: TM197B Datasheet, Leonardo.
  • Ki-102 Otsu — practice shell and new belts have been added for the 57 mm Ho-401 cannon. (Report).
  • 37 mm Ho-204 cannon — rate of fire has been increased from 360 to 400 rounds per minute. (Report).
  • 37 mm Ho-203 cannon — rate of fire has been reduced from 300 to 100 rounds per minute. (Report).
  • TIS MA — the ammunition for the 37 mm NS-37 cannon has been reduced from 75 to 45 rounds per barrel. The ammunition for the 20 mm ShVAK cannon has been reduced from 150 to 120 rounds per barrel. Source: Отчет по заводским испытаниям модифицированного двухместного истребителя сопровождения “ТИС”-2АМ38Ф конструкции Н.Н. Поликарпова.
  • Sea Fury FB.11, Sea Fury FB.51 — M.C. 250 lb Mk.I and M.C. 500 lb Mk.I bombs have been added. (Report).
  • Ki-45 Otsu — the 37 mm Type 94 cannon has been replaced with the 37 mm Type 98 cannon. (Report).
  • Spitfire F Mk 22, Spitfire F Mk 24 — M.C. 250 lb Mk.I and M.C. 500 lb Mk.I bombs have been added.
  • Vampire F.B.5, Vampire FB 52, Vampire FB 52A — M.C. 500 lb Mk.I bomb has been added.
  • Venom FB.4 — M.C. 500 lb Mk.I bomb has been added.
  • Ju-288C — a set of 2 x SB2500 bombs has been added.
  • Yer-2 (M-105) — 250, 500 and 1000 kg armor-piercing bombs have been added. Source: Временное техническое описание самолёта Ер-2 2М-105. Книга третья.
  • Su-24M — KAB-500Kr-E bombs have been replaced with KAB-500Kr-M.
  • Ki-45 Otsu — 250 kg bombs have been added.
  • Ki-45 Hei, Ki-45 Hei/Tei — 50 kg, 100 kg and 250 kg bombs have been added.
  • Ki-45 Tei — 50 kg and 100 kg bombs have been added.
  • Ki-45 Otsu — 250 kg bombs have been added.
  • Ki-45 Hei, Ki-45 Hei/Tei — 50 kg, 100 kg and 250 kg bombs have been added.
  • Ki-45 Tei — 50 kg and 100 kg bombs have been added. Sources (for all Ki-45 points): PROFILE PUBLICATIONS The Kawasaki Ki-45 Toryu NUMBER 105 TWO SHILLINGS; Manual on Japanese aircraft, TAIC No. 2, October 1944; Mechanism of Military Aircraft; “Toryu” / Type 99 Assault/Tactical Reconnaissance, 1999; Jacar C16120150400 “27th Flight Regiment Operation Order No. 113: Support the Navy and Launch a General Attack” October 24, 1944, 2000J, Saravia, Philippines. 27th Flight Regiment, 2nd Company, Combat Diary; Collection of Japanese Army Aircraft (日本陸軍軍用機集) . by Shigeru Nohara. June 1997; “Senshi Sōsho Vol. 087: Development, Production, and Supply of Army Aviation Weapons” edited by the War History Office of the Defense Agency’s Defense Research Institute. 1975; To-gō Flight Manual (と號空中勤務必携). Issued by Imperial Japanese Army. May 1945.
  • F3D-1 — the ability to drop bombs separately has been added. (Report).
  • 1000 lb AN-M65A1 bomb — bomb mass has been reduced from 546.5 kg to 500.76 kg. (Report).
  • 20 mm Hispano 404 autocannon — belt composition has been reworked. (Report).
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