Steam News25 February 20264mo ago

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. Ground Vehicles ELC 901 — the artillery strike capability has been added. (Report).

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Gameplay

fixedAircraftMirage 2000 (all variants) — a bug that caused the MAWS chaff counter to decrease twice for every used chaff has been fixed.

addedGround VehiclesELC 901 — the artillery strike capability has been added. ( Report ).

fixedLocations and Missions[Ground Strike] Rocky Pillars — a bug that caused the inability to spawn in the mission on sessions with Battle Ratings of 2.3-3.3 has been fixed.

changedLocations and MissionsPatch 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

Mirage 2000 (all variants) — a bug that caused the MAWS chaff counter to decrease twice for every used chaff has been fixed.

Ground Vehicles

ELC 901 — the artillery strike capability has been added. (Report).

Locations and Missions

[Ground Strike] Rocky Pillars — a bug that caused the inability to spawn in the mission on sessions with Battle Ratings of 2.3-3.3 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.

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Steam News / 25 February 2026

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