update · December 25, 2025

War Thunder Update v2.53.0.37 Tunes Tank Reloads and Spawn Costs

War Thunder patch v2.53.0.37 decreases reload intervals for select Soviet and Chinese main battle tanks, updates guidance multipliers for guided bomb spawn costs, and reverts the IRIS-T SLM seeker range. The update also fixes F/A-18 HUD issues and aircraft wing-tear bugs.

War Thunder patch v2.53.0.37 arrives with specific balance changes for ground and air vehicle categories, adjusting reload durations, missile parameters, and spawn point calculations. The update also resolves several cockpit HUD errors and visual feedback bugs.

Ground Vehicle Reload Speeds and Protection

Reload timers are now shorter for the T-64, T-72, T-80, T-90, 2S25, ZTZ96, ZTZ99, and VT4 series main battle tanks. Additionally, the BMPT and BMPT-72 now feature an aluminum protective cover around their 30 mm ammunition stores.

Guided Bomb Spawn Costs and Aircraft Physics

Spawn point calculations for aircraft secondary armament presets carrying guided bombs now factor in guidance technology alongside total mass. Combined GNSS and Laser guidance or TV guidance adds a 1.1 multiplier, while IR seeker systems add a 1.3 multiplier. Presets combining different seeker types apply the highest applicable multiplier. A bug causing fuel tank explosions to leave aircraft wings intact has also been corrected.

Missiles and Avionics

The IRIS-T SLM onboard seeker activation range moves back from 4 km to 10 km to retain target acquisition if ground radar drops its track. On F/A-18 variants, a bug that hid the CCRP azimuth steering line on the cockpit HUD is fixed. Ground Realistic Battles will no longer trigger hit markers on close shell flybys, restricting them to direct hits.

Interface and Customization

Camouflage naming errors that displayed text keys instead of proper labels on the Chinese Su-30MKK and J-10C have been fixed.

Why this patch matters

This update targets high-tier vehicle efficiency with tank reload buffs, refined spawn point math for guided weapons, and essential avionics fixes.