Major technical update 1.16

Tanks

• Vextra 105 – OFL 105 G2 APFSDS has been added to the list of shells.
• XM-8 – C76A1 APFSDS has been replaced by the M774.
• Ratel 90, Eland 90 Mk.7, MARS 15, and E.B.R. (1963) – OCC 60-62 HEAT has been replaced by the OCC 90-62.
• ZSU-57-2 – the BR-281 armour-piercing loading strip has been replaced by the BR-281SP loading strip.
• ZSU-57-2 – the BR-281U loading strip type has been changed: now it consists only of APCBC shells, the name has not been changed.
• Strv 103A and Strv 103C – the slpprj m/62 APDS shell has been replaced by the slpprj m/66 APDS.
• Strv 103A – slspgr m/61 HESH shell has been added.
• Vextra 105 and AMX-13 – names of the HE shells have been corrected.
• Shturm-S – rocket launcher reload time has been corrected. The actual reload time is now 8.3 seconds.
• Desert Warrior – the name of the APFSDS belt for the Bushmaster M919 gun has been changed to PBM 090.
• AMX M4 – the correct reverse speed has been set: it is now 21 km/h instead of 7 km/h.
• A bug that caused decals to not be displayed on the Pz.Kpfw. IV platoon has been fixed.
• A bug that prevented decals from displaying on the T-28E tank has been fixed.
• A bug that caused a different reload speed for the PT-76B and PT-76 which are similar tanks has been fixed. Now, both vehicles have a reload speed of 5 seconds at maximum upgrade.
• A bug that caused the PzH2000 tank to display damage after spawning with a Back-Up has been fixed.
• An indicator showing that a tank is invulnerable for N seconds after spawning has been added.
• A bug that caused a temporary incorrect appearance of the radar icon on some ground vehicles has been fixed.
• A bug that caused the tow rope icon not to appear above the tank of the player assisting in towing has been fixed.

Ships

• A bug that caused the target lock to reset repeatedly when moving the camera during a ship battle has been fixed.
• A bug that caused depth charges in naval battles to not be dropped but go into reload has been fixed.
• USS Albany – a bug that allowed the missiles to be aimed at a ship through a smoke screen has been fixed. A bug that allowed enemy missiles to fly between a ship’s funnel has been fixed. The reload time of the Tartar missile launchers has been reduced from 15 to 12 seconds.
• USS Des Moines, USS Salem – the minimum crew has been reduced by 7%, and the crew has been redistributed within the ships, which will increase the ship’s survivability. The main caliber reload time has been increased by 0.20 seconds. The secondary caliber reload time has been increased by 1 second.
• JDS Hatakaze – a mistake in the ship’s card has been fixed: the correct default minimum crew is 40. The crew has been redistributed throughout the ship, which will reduce the ship’s survivability.
• JDS Asashio, JDS Harushio – surface speed has been reduced by ~17%, speed at periscope depth has been reduced by ~25%.
• Pr. 1155 – the reload time for the “Kinzhal” missile launchers has been increased from 12 to 20 seconds.
• Pr. 956 – a mistake in the ship’s card has been fixed: the correct default minimum crew is 80. The crew has been redistributed throughout the ship, which will increase the ship’s survivability.
• Izmail – the minimum crew has been reduced by 10%, which will increase the ship’s survivability. Auxiliary caliber reload time has been increased from 2.6 to 3.6 seconds.
• Brandenburg – the crew has been redistributed throughout the ship, which will decrease the ship’s survivability. A bug that prevented the ship from sinking after being destroyed has been fixed.

Aircraft

• The automatic target acquisition system has been improved. Now this system is better focused on the selected target and doesn’t lose lock on any aircraft flying by. In automatic target acquisition mode, ground vehicles and buildings are still targeted by tapping the button.
• The incorrect behavior of the “Compressor adjustment” parameter for the crew has been fixed.
• The incorrect behavior of the “Threat detection” parameter for the crew has been fixed. The performance of this parameter has been improved.
• A bug that caused the actual time until weapons were blocked to not decrease when the “Weapon Overheating” parameter was increased in the Aviation Campaign has been fixed.
• A bug that caused some suspensions to be installed in mirror slots when installing certain suspended weapons on aircraft has been fixed.
• A bug causing the F8F-1 to be unable to carry three 1,000 lb bombs on its suspension points has been fixed.

Location

• In El Alamein, the destructibility and appearance of the “Porch” object has been fixed for some buildings.

Vehicle Optimization

The WTM team regularly optimizes vehicle models and fixes bugs in them.

The following vehicle models have been optimized:

• ZSU-23-4 (Shilka)
• SU-85M
• Phòng không T-34
• ZSU-57-2

The following bugs in ground vehicle models have been fixed:

• The 20 mm cannon model on the KPz-70 differed from the similar cannon on the MBT-70.
• The inscription on the wheels of the ICV (P) was reversed.
• When the Dicker Max fired its first shot, the X-ray mode showed that half of the ammunition load was used.
• The Brummbar’s hull/turret was set to a fixed number of shells, which meant that the tank could be destroyed by the explosion of an empty ammunition load.
• The ammunition load of the Su-85M in X-ray mode and on the damage model didn’t have detailed shell cutting.
• The order of smoke grenade firing was wrong for the AMX-30B2 BRENUS, RakJPz 2 (HOT), RakJPz 2, JPz 4-5, and Magach 6B tanks.

New Feature – Repair Assistance

Starting today, you can assist allies with repairs and speed up the repair of their vehicles.

• If an ally is being repaired, you can drive up to them and assist with the repairs. This speeds up the repair time.
• When an ally is within assist range, the Repair button changes to the Repair Assistance button.
• The repair of an ally’s vehicle begins when you tap the Repair Assist button. At this point, neither vehicle can move.
• Tapping the Repair Assist button again cancels your repair assistance (reduction in repair time), but not the repair started by your ally.
• If the player’s vehicle needs repair, the Repair button won’t change to the Repair Assist button. The priority is first to repair your own vehicle, then to help your ally with repairs.
• If a player has finished repairing their vehicle while within the assist range of an allied vehicle, the Repair button will change to the Repair Assist button.
• Assisting with repair acceleration is free: no repair kit will be spent on the helper.

UI/UX

• The vehicle name and the active button for opening the vehicle info window have been moved to the center of the Hangar screen above the vehicle.
• The algorithm for linking an e-mail to a Guest account has been improved: players will receive a notification to relogin into the game with their linked account instead of randomly creating a new Guest account.
• A bug that caused a teammate to see a squad member as “Online” and not receive a notification about their logout when they left the game without closing the client has been fixed.
• A bug that caused vibrations when colliding with an object (building) at high speed in tank battles with the “Collision Vibration” setting disabled has been fixed.
• A number of issues that caused the progress of completed missions to not immediately be displayed in the debriefing window have been fixed.

Other

• A bug that caused vehicle parts to disappear or overlap each other in the Hangar and in battle has been fixed.
• The display of selected vehicles in the research tech tree and when viewing tank platoons in the Hangar has been improved.
• A bug that caused the offer to buy the premium version of the common platoon to remain after the platoon was upgraded to premium version has been fixed.
• The description of the gift source has been added to the reward window that appears at the start of season events.
• A number of errors that caused text keys to be displayed instead of the names of guns, shells, etc. in some places have been fixed.
• A number of visual bugs in the offers scene after updating the ship Hangar have been fixed.
• The display of the “New” indicator has been improved.
• The inactive flashing marker is no longer displayed on slots in the aircraft research tree window.
• The algorithm for playing victory or defeat music after returning to the Hangar has been adjusted.
• A bug that caused sound to disappear in the game after watching an ad on iOS devices has been fixed.

Known issues

The developers are actively working on resolving the following bugs that were found after the update:

• In tank battles, the sight shifts to objects and obstacles located closer than the enemy.
• Some players are experiencing an issue where the camera moves upward when frequently switching the crosshair.
• In Tank Mode, when an enemy is destroyed by a basic weapon, the kill log incorrectly displays the icon for being destroyed by a machine gun.

We wish you victory and a great experience playing War Thunder Mobile (WTM)!