War Thunder patch 2.55.1.106 tidies up a few rough edges

War Thunder update 2.55.1.106 went live on May 13, 2026, with a small set of fixes across aircraft, ground vehicles, the interface, and several missions. The most direct gameplay change in the patch was a substantial boost to the Tu-95M’s AM-23 turret gun fire rate, while the rest of the update focused on bug fixes and mission cleanup.

The patch also adjusted a few air and naval scenarios, including a carrier swap in Confrontation missions at Battle Rating 9.3 and above. On top of that, Gaijin fixed a couple of awkward mission placement issues and a crew training screen bug that stuck around longer than it should have.

War Thunder Update 2.55.1.106 Patch Notes

• Tu-95M — the rate of fire of the turret gun AM-23 has been increased from 600 to 1250 RPM. (Report). Source: Самолет Ту-95. Система пушечного вооружения (ПВ-23 Ту-95). Тех. описание.
• In the hangar, the size of the hole in target plates for 150 mm AP shells and higher with a low armor penetration has been fixed. Previously, a target plate with a small hole was used, which was too small for 150 mm caliber.
• A bug where the crew training window still displayed the qualification progress bar even after receiving the “Ace” qualification has been fixed. (Report).
• [Operation] Moscow. 42 kilometer — a bug where a bombing base could appear on the runway of the eastern team’s airfield in battles with a Battle Rating session of 5.7 has been fixed. (Report).
• [Front Line] Mozdok — the size of the playable area has been expanded so that the eastern team’s airfield is no longer located outside of the battle area in battles with a Battle Rating of up to and including 4.3. (Report, Report).
• The HMS Ark Royal aircraft carrier has been replaced by USS Forrestal in Confrontation missions at Battle Rating 9.3 and above. HMS Ark Royal lacks proper AA defense, making it too easy a target.

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