2.57.1.98|Aug 19, 2026
View on Steam↗War Thunder 2.57.1.98: Nuclear Escalation Era
3/5 Moderate
Nuclear Escalation gains a new era and mirrored mission, while several aircraft receive anti-radiation missiles. Convoy behavior and nuclear bombing are also fixed.
Key Changes
- 1Nuclear Escalation has a new era with separate Battle Rating 8.7–9.7 and 10.0–11.0 vehicle lineups.
- 2The F-4C, F-105D, F-111A and Ayit receive AGM-45 Shrike B-3B, B-4 and B-6 anti-radiation missiles.
- 3The F-4E, A-6E TRAM, A-7E, A-7E (Japan), Kurnass and Kurnass 2000 receive AGM-45 Shrike B-9 and B-10 missiles.
- 4The Tornado GR.1, Buccaneer S.2B and Jaguar A receive the AS-37 Martel anti-radiation missile.
- 5The Su-22M3 and Su-22M3 (Italy) receive the Kh-27PS anti-radiation missile.
- 6Nuclear Escalation has a mirrored mission version with swapped sides and flipped bases, convoy routes and map zones.
- 7Destroyed factories and depots in Nuclear Escalation now take 15 minutes instead of 10 to rebuild.
- 8Nuke carrying aircraft can use CCRP bombing again.
All Changes
✈️Aircraft(20)
- newF-4C: The AGM-45 Shrike B-3B, B-4 and B-6 anti-radiation missile variants and a corresponding modification have been added to the F-4C.
- newF-105D: The AGM-45 Shrike B-3B, B-4 and B-6 variants and a corresponding modification have been added to the F-105D.
- newF-111A: The AGM-45 Shrike B-3B, B-4 and B-6 variants and a corresponding modification have been added to the F-111A.
- newAyit: The AGM-45 Shrike B-3B, B-4 and B-6 variants and a corresponding modification have been added to the Ayit.
- newF-4E: The AGM-45 Shrike B-9 and B-10 variants and a corresponding modification have been added to the F-4E.
- newA-6E TRAM: The AGM-45 Shrike B-9 and B-10 variants and a corresponding modification have been added to the A-6E TRAM.
- newA-7E: The AGM-45 Shrike B-9 and B-10 variants and a corresponding modification have been added to the A-7E.
- newA-7E (Japan): The AGM-45 Shrike B-9 and B-10 variants and a corresponding modification have been added to the A-7E (Japan).
- newKurnass: The AGM-45 Shrike B-9 and B-10 variants and a corresponding modification have been added to the Kurnass.
- newKurnass 2000: The AGM-45 Shrike B-9 and B-10 variants and a corresponding modification have been added to the Kurnass 2000.
- newTornado GR.1: The AS-37 Martel anti-radiation missile and a corresponding modification have been added to the Tornado GR.1.
- newBuccaneer S.2B: The AS-37 Martel anti-radiation missile and a corresponding modification have been added to the Buccaneer S.2B.
- newJaguar A: The AS-37 Martel anti-radiation missile and a corresponding modification have been added to the Jaguar A.
- newSu-22M3: The Kh-27PS anti-radiation missile and a corresponding modification have been added to the Su-22M3.
- newSu-22M3 (Italy): The Kh-27PS anti-radiation missile and a corresponding modification have been added to the Su-22M3 (Italy).
- buffF-4C: F-4C incendiary bombs now unlock through the tier I BLU-1 modification, and rocket modifications move from tiers III-IV to tiers II-III.
- fixNuke carrying aircraft can use CCRP bombing again.
- changeIn Ground Battles, US and Japan nuclear carriers change from ☢Canberra B.Mk.6 to ☢B-57B Canberra and from ☢Jaguar A to ☢F-105D.
- changeIn Ground Battles, China’s nuclear carriers change from ☢Su-24M to ☢JH-7A and from ☢F-16A MLU to ☢J-10A.
- changeIn Ground Battles, Italy’s nuclear carrier changes from ☢Tornado IDS ASSTA1 to ☢Tornado IDS (1995).
🛡️Ground Vehicles(1)
- fixFixed the third and subsequent crew members of the same role not healing automatically or being replenished through crew replenishment.
☢️Nuclear Escalation(16)
- newNuclear Escalation: A new era has been added with separate vehicle lineups for Battle Ratings 8.7–9.7 and 10.0–11.0.
- newNuclear Escalation: A mirrored mission version swaps the sides and symmetrically flips bases, convoy routes and map zones.
- changeNuclear Escalation: In the new era, airfields feature four-missile Osa SAM systems on one side and a stationary Rapier system on the other; at Battle Ratings 10.0-11.0, these also occupy positions alongside S-75 and HAWK systems.
- changeNuclear Escalation: MLRS are absent in the new era.
- changeNuclear Escalation: Destroyed factories and depots now take 15 minutes rather than 10 to rebuild.
- changeNuclear Escalation: Anti-aircraft guns protecting tactical assembly areas now reappear only when their linked building is restored, rather than automatically on a timer.
- fixNuclear Escalation: Armored vehicle depots no longer attempt to produce vehicles beyond the total limit.
- changeNuclear Escalation: Destroyed anti-aircraft guns assigned to a building now respawn and are repaired when a convoy captures it.
- changeNuclear Escalation: Convoys can capture destroyed factories and warehouses, immediately repairing them and returning them to operation.
- fixNuclear Escalation: Tank convoys no longer pass through buildings or vanish inside enemy or already-captured friendly buildings; tanks are consumed only to reinforce strongpoint garrisons.
- fixNuclear Escalation: Fixed convoy tanks teleporting into an enemy garrison while defenders were still active.
- fixNuclear Escalation: Fixed incorrect strongpoint slot allocation that could place two vehicles in the same position.
- fixNuclear Escalation: Convoys now select a new target en route if their original target is destroyed, captured or filled, preventing supply cargo from being lost at a destroyed depot or seized in hostile territory.
- changeNuclear Escalation: Supply convoys now select the least filled of the three nearest depots instead of targeting depots across the map.
- buffNuclear Escalation: Tank convoys no longer slow to 20% of their speed when an enemy is nearby.
- fixNuclear Escalation: Self-propelled gun convoys now correctly select a random target among the nearest enemy buildings, take up a firing position and engage it.
Summary
Aircraft and ground vehicles
AGM-45 Shrike, AS-37 Martel and Kh-27PS missiles have been added to selected aircraft. The F-4C’s incendiary bomb and rocket research unlocks have moved to earlier tiers, and several Ground Battles nuclear carrier aircraft have changed. CCRP bombing for nuke carrying aircraft and healing and replenishment for additional crew members have been fixed.
Nuclear Escalation
The new era has two Battle Rating brackets, airfield SAM defenses and no MLRS. A mirrored mission swaps sides and flips objectives and routes. Factories and depots take longer to rebuild, while convoy targeting, movement, capture and strongpoint behavior have been adjusted or fixed.