War Thunder Community Magazine Issue 2 | Page 9

more reasons to rejoice as an updated version UPDATED VEHICLES (Ausf.E) of their much loved Tiger tank is introduced with a better APCR round. The Soviets get another Existing planes are not neglected either, as many version of the T-54 (1949) to bridge the gap between of them get continual improvements. First up, and the 1947 and 1951 versions already in-game. perhaps one of the bigger changes, is the Horten Ho. 229 with new engines (Jumo 004D), giving it more thrust. The plane has been tested to have better acceleration and top speed, making it more formidable than the underpowered bat it is currently in-game. The British (perhaps the country that received the least love this time round) gets expanded options for bombs and rockets for the Typhoon/Tempest line; same goes for the American P-51 Mustangs. There have been numerous other updates to the Flight Models and Damage Models for the upcoming update, so do check them on the Devblog as well! GUNPODS Interestingly, gunpods have been given quite a lot of attention as well in this update. For now, we know that the F-82 will be receiving its new 8-MG gunpod, making it pretty scary to say the least, with 14 M3 .50 cals (it already has 6 M3 MGs) spraying an incredibly high burst mass at anything it manages to point itself at. The Ju 87D-5 Stuka dive bomber gets options to sling 2 gunpods, with 6 x 7.92 mm MG81 options or 2 x 20 mm MG 151 in each gunpod. This thing is going to be as War Thunder Community Magazine The GameOn Magazine // 9