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Eagle’s Shadow Gets Its Trailer
Gaijin Entertainment has posted the trailer for Eagle’s Shadow, the new major update for War Thunder, along with its full changelog. The update is named after the F-15EX, which the post says “features excellent armament options and powerful engines.”
On the ground, the Leopard 2A8 arrives at top tier with the Trophy Active Protection System, built to fend off incoming missiles. The Stingray II and an Olifant Mk.1B Optimering come in premium packs.
The air tree adds the F-15EX for the USA and Israel, and the Second World War Fulmar Mk.II for Great Britain, with 8,000 rounds of ammunition. The Su-15TM arrives with the newly added R-98 missiles.
The Sun City and American Desert maps get visual upgrades with their layouts unchanged. New features include custom Battle Ratings for aircraft, a login streak freeze, extra ground vehicle modules, simpler CCRP bombing controls and DLSS 5 support.
Other nations get new ground vehicles too, among them the BTR-90 for the USSR, the ZBD04 for China and the BMP-3F for Japan. Sweden adds the Leopard 2A8NO, and France the Cheetah PRTL. Germany’s Kugelblitz gets an updated model.
The changelog also lists reworked smoke trails and firing effects, and optional warning-receiver sounds modelled on real-world systems.
On Wednesday morning, Gamers Classified covered H-39, the German battleship the update brings to Rank VII. War Thunder is free to play on Steam.
Source: Gaijin Entertainment – Meet the Eagle’s Shadow Major Update! (Steam), War Thunder (YouTube) – Eagle’s Shadow trailer