http://warthunder.com/en/news/3739-development-sneak-peek-about-update-1-59-flaming-arrows-en/
https://youtu.be/mm4pgd_iuMI
New and updated vehicles
USA
- T29
- M551 “Sheridan’’
- M48A1
- LVT(A)(1)
- B-29 (updated model)
- B-18
- P-61 (cockpits added)
USSR
- IT-1
- ASU-57
- ASU-85
- KV-2 ZiS-6
- IS-3 (updated model)
- Yak-30
- Tu-4
Germany
- Raketenjagdpanzer-2
- “Sturer Emil”
- Pz.Kpfw.III Ausf. B (reserve vehicle)
- KV-II 754®
- T-34-747®
- Hs 123
- He 162-A2 (updated model)
- He 219-A7
- Bf 109-B1 (cockpit added)
Britain
- Cromwell Mk.V RP3
- Strv 81
- Halifax Mk.IIIa
- Wyvern S.4
- Spitfire F. Mk. IX (updated model)
Japan
- N1K1Ja
- Ki-61-2
- N1K2 (updated models)
New Ground Forces game mechanics
Trauma Packs - researchable modification (expendable) that allows the reviving of one crew member that has been knocked out during the battle.
Appliable armour modules added for the following vehicles:
- M4A2
- M10 Wolverine
- IS-2 1944
- Pz.Kpfw.IV F2
- Stuh 42G
- Stug III G
- Jagdpanzer IV
- Panzer IV/70(V)
- Firefly IC Scorpion (premium)
- 17pdr M10 Achilles
Missions and locations
New location for combined battles “Port Novorossiysk”.
New location for aircraft battles 80 x 80 Miles (128 x 128 km), covering the coast of Britain, France and the English Channel (La Manche).
New aircraft mission: “[Operation] Boulogne-sur-Mer” devoted to an attempt to evacuate French troops from the port of Boulogne-sur-Mer at the end of May 1940 during the Battle of France.
Changes in locations and missions
Spawn distance for fighters and attackers has been changed for all “ground strike” battles:
BR 1.0-2.0: 8,000 m between spawns (no change, was 8,000)
BR 2.3-4.0: 12,000 m between spawns (was 10,000)
BR 4.3-5.7: 16,000 m between spawns (was 14,000)
BR 6.0+: 22,000 m between spawns (was 14,000)
Distance between bombers when spawning in “ground strike” battles changed to 20,000 m (was 18,000).
Bombing target areas and airfield destruction functionality has been added in “Front Line” in Arcade Battles as heavy bombers require adequate targets.
In “Ground Strike” mode, where the bombing zones were too close to the main battle area, these zones have been moved away to allow bombers increased security.
Accuracy of AAA has been decreased in Arcade Mode.
In “Domination” mode on the old version of the location Mozdok has been returned.
New respawn for 16+ matching ranks on the distance of 19,000 m from each other in “Domination” mode has been added.
New “Domination’ missions: Ardennes (2 airfields), Eastern Europe (2 airfields), Finland (1 airfield)
In the mission “Berlin” [Domination] capture airfields have been rotated by 90 degrees to give easier to approach.
All “Ground Strike” missions now have same number of bomb zones and their size has been increased by approximately 200m so that they can be easier bombed from a higher altitude.
All “Operation” missions now have light units appearing at the 10th minute. These units can be destroyed with MG fire which causes your opponent to lose points. The number of units is enough to remove some of the victory score points but not all of them.
Winter and Summer Stalingrad map (including combined battle map) have “Barricady” and “Krasnyi Oktyabr’” factories added.
For all missions in the game mode [Operation], new air respawn points have been added. Respawn points for fighters are further from the mission objectives than the airfield. Respawn points for bombers and attackers are closer. Altitude for respawn points:
Attackers: 1000 m
Bombers: 3000 m
Long-range bombers: 4000 m
Interceptors: 2000 m
Air defence fighters: 3000 m
Five locations have been added to the game mode “Enduring confrontation”: Bulge, Korsun, Kursk, winter Stalingrad and Zhengzhou.
Balance changes in the ground vehicles location “Kuban”.
New mission for game mode [Conquest] for tank location “Mozdok” has been added.
Camouflages
“Desert” camouflages for early German tanks has been added.
“Three-colour”, “Desert three-colour”, “Desert two-colour” and “Winter two-colour” camouflages for all Soviet ground vehicles have been added.
“El Alamein” and “North African two-colour” camouflages have been added for all british ground vehicles.