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
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