"Weapons of Victory" Update Now Live in War Thunder

Michael Byrne
By Michael Byrne, Editor in Chief Posted:
Share:

Gaijin Entertainment has launched the previously showcased "Weapons of Victory" update in their free to play, tank combat simulator, War Thunder. This first part of an ongoing update schedule adds 3 new maps, a multitude of new vehicles, and updated aircraft damage model system, and a few "firsts" to the game.

On the map front, the "Normandy" map recreates the challenges faced by the Allied forces storming the beach during World War II. This map has ample ambush points as the battle is taken from the beach, to a provincial setting, to a full urban sprawl. The “Hürtgen Forest” map features the challenging terrain of Western Germany faced by the US Army in the longest battle in its history. Finally the “Reichstag” map takes armored combat to the hard fought streets of Berlin.

Weapons of Victory adds a new "fastest" tank into War Thunder while also adding a new "slowest" tank. The M18 Hellcat can zip around the battlefield at an impressive 56 MPH on roads while the heavily armored T95 crawls around the battlefield like a turtle, but is capable of piercing over 1 foot thick armor.

In the sky, aircraft damage has been reworked to not only improve the models of aircraft taking damage, but to also provide a few changes to gameplay. Bombers will have a slightly easier time belly landing aircraft that have damaged landing gear and will be able to survive a ram from lighter aircraft provided no critical system are injured in the collision.

That's just scratching the surface of the update. Check out the full patch notes for all the extra details.

Share:
Got a news tip? Contact us directly here!


About the Author

Michael Byrne
Michael Byrne, Editor in Chief

Mike “Magicman” Byrne has been a part of the MMOBomb family for years and serves as the site’s current Editor-in-Chief. His love for MMOs and gaming in general has led him to covering games for numerous gaming websites including Gamebreaker TV and XIV Nation where he proudly displays his fanboy flag for FFXIV:ARR.

More Stories by Michael Byrne

Discussion (6)

GalahaIV 9 years ago
I must the update's quite good: New airplanes for the brits, two new maps for tanks, Which are pretty neat I must say. All in all this updates's a bomb, or should I say, an MMOBomb. YYYYYYEEEEEEEEEEEEAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHH

View 1 reply
aet 9 years ago
PAY TO WIN SHIT,DONT SUPPORT FAKING CRIMINALS!

View 3 replies

Read Next

Echo of Soul's Class Previews Finish Up with the Sorceress

With the first Closed Beta starting this Monday, May 4th, Echo of Soul has delivered the last of its 5 class preview videos giving players a sneak peek at what they can expect in the free to play MMORPG.

By Michael Byrne -

You May Enjoy