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Steam News26 December 20256mo ago

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 Damage Model to not apply to these aircraft has been fixed.

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What changed

3 fixes0 additions2 changes0 removals
  • Balance
  • Gameplay
  • Fixes
fixedAircraftRafale C F3, Rafale M F3-R — a bug that caused the common rules of electronic equipment damage on aircraft without a detailed Damage Model to not apply to these aircraft has been fixed.
changedGround VehiclesT-64B, T-80B — the reload time has been reduced from the 7 seconds to the correct 6 seconds, announced in the reload changes .
fixedOtherA bug that caused the air-to-air missiles and surface-to-air missiles to lack kinetic penetration at large distances has been fixed.
fixedOtherA bug that caused the guidance type multiplier of the guided bombs to apply to Spawn Point cost of some other weapons in the Secondary Weapon presets that had both guided bombs and other weapons (for example, guided bombs and AGMs) has been fixed.
changedOtherPatch notes reflect only key changes, meaning they may not include a complete list of all improvements made. Additionally, War Thunder is constantly being updated and some changes may not require an update. Changes reflected in patch notes are formed by taking reactions and requests of the community from the bug reporting service , forums and other official platforms into account. Bug fixes and changes are implemented in order of importance, for example a game-breaking bug will be worked on and implemented sooner.

Aircraft

  • Rafale C F3, Rafale M F3-R — a bug that caused the common rules of electronic equipment damage on aircraft without a detailed Damage Model to not apply to these aircraft has been fixed.

Ground Vehicles

Other

  • A bug that caused the air-to-air missiles and surface-to-air missiles to lack kinetic penetration at large distances has been fixed.

  • A bug that caused the guidance type multiplier of the guided bombs to apply to Spawn Point cost of some other weapons in the Secondary Weapon presets that had both guided bombs and other weapons (for example, guided bombs and AGMs) has been fixed.

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Patch notes reflect only key changes, meaning they may not include a complete list of all improvements made. Additionally, War Thunder is constantly being updated and some changes may not require an update. Changes reflected in patch notes are formed by taking reactions and requests of the community from the bug reporting service, forums and other official platforms into account. Bug fixes and changes are implemented in order of importance, for example a game-breaking bug will be worked on and implemented sooner.

Source

Steam News / 26 December 2025

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