Boomerang Mk.II
    Pz.III N
    IAR-81C
    H8K3
    M4A5
    I-16 type 28

    13337 Golden Eagles
    +
    XM-1 (GM) Abrams prototype (Rank 6 USA)
    Desert camouflage
    Free FPE and Parts included
    "@realFreeAbrams" in-game title
    "Got that free Abrams" two-part in-game decal
    Whooping 13337 minutes of premium account. (env.10j)

   King Tiger Pack;
    Heavy Tank №6 Pack;
    M46 Tiger;
    Decal: Tigor;
    Unique title: “Aye of the Tigor”.

War Thunder PRESENTS Update 1.88 "Balanced History"  

In the update 1.88 ‘'Balanced History’’, emphasis has been made into historical accuracy. The game is now more historical than ever, with verified and well documented sources as well as historical mechanics !

Naval Fleet
   USA :
- USS Iowa

  Germany :
-  Bismarck

  USSR :
-   Sovestky Soyuz

  Great Britain :
- HMS King George V

  Japan :
-  Due to lack of informations and ressources, the IJN (Imperial Japanese Navy), will not be introduced this update.

Ground Vehicles
   USA :
-  M1A1 (HA) (Premium)
-  M1A2

  Germany :
-  Leopard 2A6 (Premium)
-  Leopard 2A7

  USSR :
- Object 279
- T-90A (Premium)
- T-90B

  Great Britain :
- Vickers Mk 7/2 (Premium)

  Japan :
- Type 10 (Premium)

  France :
- Leclerc ‘Ares’ (Premium)
-  AMX-32 (105)

  Italy :
- C1 Ariete ‘Ariete’ (Bundle)
- C2 Ariete

Aircraft
   USA :
- F4E Phantom

  Germany :
- Me 262 HG ‘II’

  USSR :
- MiG-21

  Great Britain :
- Seafire Mk I

  Japan :
- Mitsubishi F-2

  France :
- M.B.162 Late

  Italy :
- Reeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee.2003

Helicopters :
   Italy :
- A.129 Mangusta ‘Ariete’ (Bundle)

New locations and missions

- Location for ground battles ‘’Paris – Champ Elysées’’
- Location for naval battles ‘’Paris – Seine’’

Location and missions updates

- Alaska – The city has been removed for better long range sniping.
- Boulogne-sur-Mer – Now in Tier I map rotation.
- Jungle – Now in Tier IV to VI maps rotation.
- Ash River - Now in Tier IV to VI maps rotation
- Carpathians - Now in Tier IV to VI maps rotation
- Maginot Line – Removed from Tier IV to VI map rotation.
- Wallonia - Removed from Tier IV to VI map rotation.
- Stalingrad – The soviet side automatically win on this map.
- Second battle of El Alamein – The Britsh side automatically win on this map
- Berlin – The german side automatically lose on this map.
- Avance to the Rhine - The german side automatically lose on this map.

Enduring Confrontation

- Due to low popularity, Air AB EC is now disabled.
- Due to low popularity, Air RB EC is now disabled.
- Due to low popularity, Air SB EC is now disabled.

Ground Vehicle, model, damage model, characteristics and weaponry changes

- M26, M46, M47, mKPz M47 G, M47 (105/55), M48, Magach 3, M48A2 G A2, M60 (all versions) – Mantlet thickness is now corrected (mantlet has been removed).
- All german vehicles – The transmission and engine can randomely break at any moment.
- Panther II – Has been replaced with the E50.
- Tiger II (10.5 cm Kw.K) – Has been replaced with the E75.
- Leopard 2A5 – Mantlet trunion has been removed.
- T-34 (all versions) – A bug where the driver hatch could be penetrated has been fixed.
- T-34 (all versions) - Driver hatch can now bounce shells superiors as 128mm.
- BR-471D – Muzzle velocity has been corrected (800 -> 799.81673 m/s).
- ZPRK 2S6 – Can now lock and use it's missiles on 6 aircrafts at the same time.
- FV4202 – Turret amor thickness has been corrected (240/89/92 -> 92/89/240).
- Challenger Mk.3 – The stock shell is now the L15A3.
- Challenger 2 - The stock shell is now the L15A3.
- Type 90 – Neutral Steering has been removed.
- R3 T20 FA-HS – Max speed has been increased from 115 to 215 km/h.
- R3T106 FA - Max speed has been increased from 115 to 215 km/h.
- AUBL/74 - Max speed has been increased from 115 to 215 km/h.
- AMX-30B2 BRENUS – ‘ERA’ has been added as a Tier 4 modification.
- AMX-40 – Stabilization has been removed.

Aircraft model, damage model, characteristics and weaponry changes

- Hispanos 404 – They haven’t been found, so they have been permanently removed from the game.
- F9F (all modificatons) – BR has been changed (8.3->9.0).
- Sea Hawk Mk.100 – AIM-9L has been added as a tier 4 modification.
- CL-13B Mk.6 - AIM-9L has been added as a tier 4 modification.
- Bf 109 (all modifications) – The roll rate is now the one of the Fw 190.
- Fw 190 (all modifications) – The roll rate is now the one of the Bf 109.
- Il-2 (all modifications) / Il-10 (all modifications) – Now use the flight model of the A7M2.
- Tu-4 – BR has been changed (8.0->7.0)
- Tu-4 – Max speed has been changed (642->874 km/h).
- Tu-4 Climb rate has been changed (4.6-> 32.7 m/s).
- Spitfire (all modifications) - If the WEP is used, the engine has now a slight chance to catch fire (100% chance is the current value).
- Hornet Mk.III – Hispanos Mk.V has been changed to Hispanos Mk.I.
- Javelin F.(A.W) Mk.9 – ‘New boosters’ modification has been removed.
- R2Y2 (all modifications) – AIM-9E has been added as a tier 4 modification.
- P.108A serie 2 – The plane can now suffer catastrophic damages if the 102mm cannon is used.
- The Re series are now named Reeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee.XXXX for better memes on Reddit.

Naval fleet model, damage model, characteristic and weaponry changes

- Du to player feedback, the spawn points are now closer to each other.
- A rollback will occur soon after the update 1.88 ‘’Balanced History’’
- Any hit by any caliber taken by a torpedo will now detonate it.
- USS Brooklyn – Rate of fire has been increased (10 -> 60 rounds per minute).
- All german Destroyers – All HE and HE base fuse round has been removed. AP rounds are now the stock shells.
- All german Light cruisers – A bug where the repair cost would be too low has been fixed.
- 180mm ZS-32 – The wave effect is now 6km large.
- HMNZS Leander – A bug where half of the cannon would shot straight has been fixed.

Economy and Research

- For historical acurracy, each nation use it’s respective currency (dollars for US, rubbles for USSR, etc…). Silver lions are no more a currency and has been removed.
- For historical accuracy, the price of a vehicle is now it’s real life price (for exemple, the F-100D now cost 697,029$). Likewise, the repair cost and the ammo cost are also their’s real life price.

Customization

- Decals and Decorators slots has been increaded to 25.
- Bushes pack (25) can now be bought for 2500GE.

Interface

- If your country of origin has been in the URSS in the past, the only language available is now Russian for better relationship.

Game mechanics

- The current BR system will not anymore be used. Instead a vehicle will encounter vehicles in the same service lifetime (for exemple, a plane which had a service lifetime between 1950 and 1974 will encounter other planes bewteen 1950 and 1974).
- If your team lose, you will suffer a crew lock depending on how well you were placed ont he scoreboard (first place – 1min, second place – 2min, etc…).
- In order to prevent spawnkill, if an enemy vehicle is near your spawnpoint, you won’t be able to respawn.
- Due to players feedback, the altitude bombers are spawning at has been reduced :
- Naval bomber / Dive bomber / Light bomber (3000m-> 1500m).
- Heavy bomber / Strategic bomber / Long range bomber (4000m-> 2500m).
- Sparking mechanic – if a shell spark, it now produced a bright light visible up to 17km and can knock out every pilot who see it. We are not responsible if a player retina is damaged.
- New penetration formula – For AP, APC, APBC and APCBC shells, the Vladimir de Putin formula is now used. For APFS-DS shells, the Eltsine-Gorbatchev formula is now used.
- All shells with explosive fillers – Post-pen efftect has been changed. It can now hullbreak any vehicle if the shell explode inside the vehicle (for exemple, the BR-420 of the 45mm can now hullbreak a Tiger II(H)).

Graphical

- The sun and it’s reflections are now brighter.

Known bugs

- Sometimes, a rollback between 24 hours and 6 months can happen.
- Sometimes, the player progression is completely lost.
- Sometimes, the machinegun audio loop will not stop. Even if you close the game. And the computer.

Happy April Fool everyone !

KwK40, PaK39 cannons — the following values of the smoke shell have been changed:
mass has been changed from 6.8 to 6.2 kg.
speed has been changed from 423 to 540 m/s.
Source: H.Dv.119/324: Schußtafel für die 7,5cm KwK40 und 7,5cm StuK40 und die 7,5cm PaK40.
 
Type 89 — The coaxial machine gun model has been changed from M240 to Type 74.
90/53 M41M — A bug where only 3 crew members were taken into account instead of 4 has been fixed.
Light Armored Car M8 — The thickness of the engine-transmission section has been changed from 50 to 6mm.
Т-80U — The mass of the vehicle has been changed from 42.5 to 46 tons. Source: Сайт Министерства Обороны РФ // Основной боевой танк Т-80  Рощин С.
Ka-Mi — The mass of the vehicle has been changed from 10.9 to 9.07 tons. Source: Japanese Armoured Troops, April 1945.
Sherman VC Firefly — The mass of the vehicle has been changed from 30.6 to 35.3 tons. The mass of the additional armour has been changed from 950 to 1805 kg. Maximum speed has been changed from 41 to 35 km/h. Source: Sherman I, II, III & V Drawing No: TD.25968, The National Archives WO 194/132  // T.D.25968 Sherman I-V Track Links Drawing.
PT-76B, Object 906 — ESS (engine smoke generating system) modification has been added.
M50 Ontos — The sight magnification has been refined. Current magnification is 6х. Source: Technical Manual TM 9-500 Data Sheets for Ordnance Type Materiel Headquarters, Department of the Army September 1962.
Т-55АМ-1 — The sight magnification has been changed to 8x as previously, in addition to the main sight, the 1K13 sights with this magnification were used for ATGM aiming. Source: Руководство по материальной части и эксплуатации танка Т55 // Танк Т-55АМ — Дополнение к техническому описанию и инструкции по эксплуатации танка Т-55.
M60, M60A1 (AOS) — Sight magnification  has been corrected from variable values of 6.7x - 8x to a fixed 8x. Source: TM 9-500, Department of The Army, 1954, Page 84A, 84B.
Crusader Mk.III —  a bug with front turret  thickness has been fixed. Previously the armour consisted of two plates of 30 mm each. Now the external plate is 31.7mm and the internal one is 19mm  Source: Crusader Drawing No: TD.5911.
M8 Scott —  a bug where the gun elevation  in the front has been limited to -10° instead of   -20° has been fixed.
Т95Е1 — The RPM engine bug has been fixed when in RB mode  RPM could not accelerate beyond 1900.
TAM — Max RPM values have been decreased from 2600 to 2400. Source: Vehiculos Blindados Del Ejercito Argentino 1 - VC TAM. Vehiculo de Combate Tanque Argentino Mediano, Diego F. Rojas.
Jagdpanzer 38(t), Jagdpanzer IV (L/48) — smoke grenade added. Source: Merkblatt 47b/45 - Bedienungs- und Schießanleitung für die le. Panzerjäger IV und 38 t mit der 7,5 cm Pak 39. Vom 24.06.1944.
Marder III H, Sd.Kfz.234/4 — smoke grenade added. Source: H.Dv.119/324: Schußtafel für die 7,5cm KwK40 und 7,5cm StuK40 und die 7,5cm PaK40.
Leopard 2К —  Stereoscopic rangefinder has been replaced with laser rangefinder.Source: Carl Zeiss Archive Image, Sigantur: SO B 3123, Title: "Entfernungsmessgerät EMES 12 (TEM 4A), 8fach und 16fach kombiniert mit Laser-Entfernungsmessgerät in Anwendung" // Waffensysteme Leopard 1 und Leopard 2 - Vollst. überarb. und erg. Aufl., Walter J. Spielberger.
 
MG protection armour has been changed from the rolled armour to cast armour for the following vehicles:
 
France:
M4A3E2
M4A4 (SA50)
 
Japan:
M4A3 (76) W
 
USA:
M4
Calliope
M4 748 (a) (USA)
M4A2 (76) W
M4A2
M4A3E2 (76) W
M4A3E2
M4A3 (76) W
 
Soviet:
M4A2
 
vz.37  designation changed to MG37(t).
 
Missions
In air mission [Ruhr] base destruction logics have been updated. The airfields are no longer targets for bombers, and the bases will reappear 2 minutes after they are destroyed.

Trophy “Vehicles”III:
- LVT(A)(4) ZIS-2
- He 51B-2/H
- Т-26E
- A13 Mk.II 1939
- CR.32 bis