War Thunder 2.59.0.46 Boosts Nuclear Escalation Supply Capacity

Supply columns carry 50% more cargo, while factories produce supplies 25% faster.

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War Thunder ground vehicle on a battlefield with a nuclear explosion in the distance

War Thunder Update 2.59.0.46 targets Nuclear Escalation’s supply network, increasing supply-column cargo capacity by 50%, factory supply production by 25%, and storage at depots in tactical assembly areas by 50%. The Steam patch notes also address convoy movement problems that could stall traffic or prevent new columns from being dispatched.

Convoys can resume movement after running-gear repairs, opposing columns no longer block each other on roads, and tanks assigned to a stronghold garrison no longer count as active convoys that prevent new dispatches. Elsewhere, the update corrects bomb and explosive mass values, adds a missing AIM-9B modification for the F-86E(M) (Israel), removes an incorrect Object 416 modification with compensation for purchases, and lowers the PGZ88’s cannon volume. It follows Update 2.59.0.43’s missile-fragment fix and vehicle-pool revisions.

War Thunder Update 2.59.0.46 Patch Notes

Aircraft

Mk.M2 540 lb — bomb mass has been corrected from 213 kg to 255 kg; visual model replaced with a more accurate one. Source: AP101B-3101 & 2-15C Jaguar GR.1A & T.2A Aircrew Manual – Navigation / Attack and Armament Systems.
H.E. M.C. 540 lb — explosive mass has been adjusted from 97 kg to 94 kg. Source: AP101B-3101 & 2-15C Jaguar GR.1A & T.2A Aircrew Manual – Navigation / Attack and Armament Systems.
F-86E(M) (Israel) — the missing AIM-9B modification for the corresponding missiles has been added. A bug that caused the 1000 lb bombs and AIM-9B missiles to require the wrong modifications for their use has been fixed.
P-47D-27 (USSR), P-47D (Germany) — an issue where the armored glass was missing has been fixed. (Report).

Ground Vehicles

Object 416 — the mistakenly present artillery support modification has been removed. (Report). Silver Lions and Golden Eagles spent on purchasing the removed modifications will be compensated.

Nuclear Escalation

An issue where convoy vehicles would not resume movement after carrying out running gear repairs has been fixed.
An issue where a vehicle with a knocked out driver would not continue moving after the crew was swapped has been fixed.
An issue where oncoming convoys would block each other on roads has been fixed.
Supply columns now transport 50% more cargo, and their factories produce supplies 25% faster. Depots in tactical assembly areas now hold 50% more cargo, ensuring that armored vehicle depots better sustain the pace of forming tank and self-propelled gun columns, even when supply columns are lost.
An issue where tanks stationed in a stronghold’s garrison were counted as active convoys, blocking the dispatch of new convoys from armored vehicle depots has been fixed.

Sound

PGZ88 — the excessively high volume of the cannons has been reduced.

Other

An issue where a player was awarded mission points for death when destroyed by an AI-controlled aircraft has been fixed. Those points are only intended to be awarded to a player when they are destroyed by another player or a named bot (a player substitute).

Which of the Nuclear Escalation convoy fixes will have the biggest effect in your matches? Stay connected for more on the mode’s ongoing adjustments through X, Bluesky, YouTube, Instagram, Steam, and Telegram.

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