Developer Gaijin Entertainment has launched a new patch for War Thunder to fix some bugs that affect the game’s realism. Update 2.13.0.154 also resolves another critical bug that causes unusual turret rotation for spectators.
Shooting Through Obstacles
War Thunder developers want the game to be as realistic as possible - both in visuals and mechanics. That said, there’s a bug that allows some tanks to damage enemies by shooting through obstacles, which is not an intended design.
You see, the game uses the breech mechanism. To make things simpler, the shell in any type of weapon in the game appears only in the breech part of the barrel. From there, the shell would be directed to the enemy. This mechanism was designed to prevent the possibility of hitting targets through impenetrable objects. Unfortunately, this was previously not the case as tanks were able to shoot at enemies when their gun barrels passed through thin walls.
This problem has been resolved and is no longer possible after applying the update.
Patch Notes
- ADATS (M113): armoring on the external fuel tanks has been increased from 12.7 to 44 mm
- ASRAD-R: armoring on the external fuel tanks has been increased from 12.7 to 44 mm
- SIDAM-25, SIDAM-25 (Mistral): armoring on the external fuel tanks has been increased from 6 to 44 mm
- CM25: armoring on the external fuel tanks has been increased from 4 to 44 mm
- ASU-85: IR spotlight has been fixed
- BMP-3: a bug has been fixed where the “Sodema” sight was displayed on the model without researching the corresponding modification
- A bug has been fixed where a rotation of the commander’s periscope might be displayed as turret rotation when observed by other players
- When open-top vehicles are destroyed by fire, the crew members are no longer displayed in their seats
- A bug has been fixed where, when observed in a tank sight, a shell might be displayed in a splayed tank muzzle
- AU-1: weapon icons have been corrected in the secondary weapons menu
- AJ37: icon of the RB 75 missile has been corrected.
- Fw 190 A-5 (all versions): guns have been divided into control groups “low-caliber”, “high-caliber”, and “suspended”
- F-4J: weapon setups have been divided into groups
- PT-200: 20mm ammo belt select option has been fixed
- Moskva, Leningrad: horizontal targeting angles on the main caliber guns have been increased
War Thunder Update 2.13.0.154 is available on PS4, PS5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X/S, and PC.
