War Thunder Update 2.57.1.43 Reworks Nuclear Escalation Queues

The latest update fixes aircraft and vehicle bugs while raising the Scimitar Mk.2's Battle Rating to 8.3.

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War Thunder Update 2.57.1.43 addresses a short list of aircraft, ground vehicle, and naval issues. It also changes several matchmaking presets in Nuclear Escalation and raises the Scimitar Mk.2’s Battle Rating from 8.0 to 8.3 across all game modes.

Gaijin Entertainment published the notes in an official Steam announcement. The update’s fixes include missing countermeasures on the MiG-29SMT, incorrect optics behavior on the Scimitar Mk.2, and a Project 956 problem that could prevent the ship from responding to aircraft.

War Thunder Update 2.57.1.43 Patch Notes

The biggest gameplay-facing change affects Nuclear Escalation’s early-era queues. New nation presets let Great Britain, Sweden, and France fight on the same team as the USSR and China in the 10.3–12.7 Battle Rating range. An additional 11.7–12.7 preset places the USA and Germany against all other nations.

The Scimitar Mk.2 also receives a Battle Rating increase, alongside corrections for its muzzle flash and gunner optics. Aircraft fixes cover the IAR-81C (DB 605) and the nuclear-capable MiG-29SMT (9-19).

Aircraft

IAR-81C (DB 605) — a bug that caused the aircraft to be hidden from the tech tree when the test-drive was active has been fixed. (Report).
☢MiG-29SMT (9-19) — a bug that caused chaff to be missing from the available countermeasures has been fixed.

Ground Vehicles

Scimitar Mk.2 — Battle Rating in all game modes has been adjusted from 8.0 to 8.3. A bug that caused the machine gun muzzle flash to appear in the wrong place has been fixed. (Report). A bug that caused the gunner optics to be located inside the turret and have unlimited aiming angles has been fixed. (Report).

Nuclear Escalation

To balance the queues a few nation presets have been added to an early era battles (Battle Ratings 10.3-12.7), where Great Britain, Sweden and France can now play in the same team with the USSR and China, as well as a preset for 11.7-12.7 BR bracket where USA and Germany play versus all other nations.
Project 956 — a bug that sometimes caused the ship to ignore air targets has been fixed.

Patch notes reflect only key changes, meaning they may not include a complete list of all improvements made. Additionally, War Thunder is constantly being updated and some changes may not require an update. Changes reflected in patch notes are formed by taking reactions and requests of the community from the bug reporting service, forums and other official platforms into account. Bug fixes and changes are implemented in order of importance, for example a game-breaking bug will be worked on and implemented sooner.

These changes give Nuclear Escalation’s queues more team combinations while cleaning up a handful of vehicle problems. Tell us what you think in the comments, and follow us on X, Bluesky, YouTube, and Instagram.

War Thunder is the most comprehensive free-to-play, cross-platform, MMO military game dedicated to aviation, armored vehicles, and naval craft, from the early 20th century to the most advanced modern combat units. Join now and take part in major battles on land, in the air, and at sea.

Genre: Shooter, Simulator, Tactical
Platforms: Xbox Series X|S, PlayStation 4, Linux, PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation 5, Mac, Xbox One
Modes: Single player, Multiplayer, Co-operative, Massively Multiplayer Online (MMO)
Release: 2013-01-28
Publisher: Gaijin Entertainment
Age Rating: PEGI 12 / USK 12 / CERO B / ACB PG / GRAC 12+ / ESRB T
IGDB Rating: 74.2/100