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Nov 20, 2025
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Experimental Branch | Build #4 Live Now | Update 19 Testing

4/5 Significant

Self-Propelled Artillery (SPA) receives a massive lethality buff with nearly doubled explosive radius, while Artillery Units are restored to two per team.

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Key Changes

  • 1SPA explosive radius increased from 16m to 31m
  • 2Artillery Units per team increased back to 2
  • 3Commander Artillery Strike cooldown increased to 16 minutes
  • 4Commander Artillery Strike cost adjusted to 150 munitions
  • 5SPA firing range increased to 600m while operational limit decreased to 1000m
  • 6Artillery Observers now receive flare guns in both loadouts
  • 7Smolensk HQ now supports up to 5 artillery cannon sites
  • 8SPA AP round damage increased to 950
  • 9AT Launcher ammo capacity increased from 2 to 3
  • 10Mechanic Crewman loadout now includes a supply crate

All Changes

🚜Vehicles(9)

  • nerfSPA: SPA reload times increased from 8 seconds to 10 seconds
  • buffSPA: SPA explosive radius nearly doubled from 16m to 31m
  • buffSPA: SPA firing range increased from 500m to 600m
  • nerfSPA: SPA operational limit decreased from 1200m to 1000m
  • changeSPA: Removed the outpost accuracy system on SPA rounds
  • buffSPA: Increased shell velocity and improved accuracy at close range
  • buffSPA: SPA AP round damage increased from 800 to 950
  • changeUS Sherman SPA: US Sherman SPA received a visual re-texture
  • changeSPA: Improvements made to SPA projectile motion (Build #2)

💣Artillery Systems(3)

  • buffArtillery Unit: Artillery Units per team increased back to 2
  • buffArtillery Observer: Both Artillery Observer loadouts now include a flare gun
  • buffArtillery Squad: Artillery Squads can now dismantle their own Outposts (Build #2)

🎖️Commander Abilities(2)

  • changeArtillery Strike: Artillery Strike cost adjusted to 150 munitions (down from 375 in Build #3)
  • nerfArtillery Strike: Artillery Strike cooldown increased to 16 minutes

🗺️Maps(4)

  • newSmolensk: Added additional artillery cannon build sites in all HQs on Smolensk
  • newSmolensk: HQ cannon distribution set to 3 in central HQ and 1 in each outside HQ (5 total)
  • changeMaps: All maps are now available for testing on the Experimental Branch
  • changeSmolensk: General map improvements to Smolensk (Build #2)

🔫Infantry & Loadouts(3)

  • buffAT Launcher: AT Launchers ammo count increased from 2 to 3 (Build #3)
  • buffAmmo Depot: Ammo Depot ammo count increased from 10 to 20 (Build #3)
  • newCrewman: Supply crate added to the Mechanic loadout for Crewman (Build #3)

🛠️UI & Bug Fixes(2)

  • fixSmolensk: Fixed various community-reported bugs on the Smolensk map
  • changeUI: Improvements made to the Killed In Action (KIA) screen (Build #2)

Summary

Artillery & SPA Overhaul

This experimental build focuses heavily on refining the artillery meta for the upcoming Update 19. Self-Propelled Artillery (SPA) vehicles have seen their explosive radius increased from 16m to 31m and firing range extended to 600m, though their reload speed and operational limits have been nerfed to compensate.

Unit & Commander Rebalancing

Artillery Units have been increased back to two per team, and Artillery Observers now come equipped with flare guns. Commander Artillery Strikes have been rebalanced with a lower munition cost of 150 (down from the previous test of 375) but now feature a significantly longer 16-minute cooldown.

Map & System Updates

The Smolensk map receives additional artillery construction sites in HQs to support the unit changes. Additionally, previous experimental changes like increased AT Launcher ammo and Mechanic supply crates remain in effect for this testing phase.

Newer →Update 19 | Changelog | Smolensk, SPAs & Artillery UpdatesDec 2, 2025

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