War Thunder’s October 30 Update Corrects Ratings and Limits F-102A Weapon Pairing

The changes lower the Chinese F-16A MLU to 13.7 in Air Simulator Battles, both Hawk variants to 7.3 in all Air Battles modes, and four aircraft to 6.3 in Ground Realistic Battles.

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A gray F-102A Delta Dagger is shown from above and behind in U.S. Air Force markings, with its broad delta wings and tall tail visible.

War Thunder’s October 30 server update corrects several aircraft Battle Ratings that differed from the final planned table and adds a limitation on concurrent AIM-26B and FFAR use for all F-102A variants. Gaijin details the changes in its Steam update notice.

The correction follows Update 2.59.0.92, which put the planned Battle Rating changes into effect on October 29.

War Thunder Server Update 30.10.2026 Patch Notes

Battle Ratings

Battle Ratings that were different to the final table from the planned Battle Rating changes have been corrected:
- F-16A MLU (China): BR in Air Simulator Battles has been reduced from 14.0 to 13.7.
- Hawk T Mk 1A, Hawk T Mk 1A (FRP) — BR in all Air Battles modes has been reduced from 7.7 to 7.3.
- N1K2-J, N1K2-Ja, Spitfire F Mk XVIIIe, Yak-3U — BR in Ground Realistic Battles has been reduced from 6.7 to 6.3.

Aircraft

F-102A (all variants) — a limitation on the concurrent use of AIM-26B and FFAR has been added.

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War Thunder is a free-to-play vehicular combat MMO featuring aircraft, ground vehicles, and naval craft spanning from the early 20th century to the modern era. Players progress through technology trees across multiple nations, unlocking increasingly advanced military vehicles. The game offers three realism tiers for each vehicle type: arcade, realistic, and simulator modes. Originally developed as a flight simulator under the name "World of Planes," the game expanded to include tanks in 2014 and naval forces later, becoming a combined-arms experience. A mobile version was released in 2023.

Genre Shooter, Simulator, Tactical
Platforms Xbox Series X|S, PlayStation 4, Linux, PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation 5, Mac, Xbox One
Perspective First person, Third person, Virtual Reality
Modes Single player, Multiplayer, Co-operative, Massively Multiplayer Online (MMO)
Release January 28, 2013
Publisher Gaijin Entertainment
Age Rating