Gaijin Entertainment has revealed the next big War Thunder update they've been working on: A British tank tree for Ground Forces!
After World War I, the British began to produce a series of similar light tanks and developed them right up to World War II; the Light Tanks Mk II through to the Mk V. Eventually, by the 1930s, British experiments and their strategic situation led to a tank development programme with three main types of tank: light, cruiser, and infantry. In War Thunder, Australia is portrayed as part of the British Commonwealth and, as such, aircraft and tanks from Australia are included in the British tech-tree. Australia has some aircraft, just 10 of them, with only 3 being researchable and the other 7 being premium aircraft. The British tanks utilize high rate of fire cannons to do their damage. I've found the most effective strategy is aim for the gunner first, so the enemy can't shoot back.British tanks, aside from the heavy line and a few other exceptions, do not have too much armor, so don't expect to survive many hits you take from Germans or Soviets. The Centurion Action X is an experimental variant of the Centurion main battle tank, developed during the early 1950s to feature the newly designed ‘mantletless' turret. Reinforcing the higher ranks of the British ground forces tree, the Centurion Action X will soon make its way to War Thunder, arriving as part of the upcoming update 1.93!
War Thunder British Tank Tree
War Thunder's ground forces component is relatively new compared to the air war side, with three tank trees at the moment (Soviet, German and from a while back, American). With the American tree receiving its range of vehicles wit the introduction of the tank destroyer line, the development team has its attention on the British tanks.
Although no release date has been set yet, there's a sneak preview of a few tanks, showcasing the diversity the British tanks could bring into War Thunder Ground Forces.
First up is the Comet cruiser tank, or fast tank designed to operate independently of infantry formations and slower infantry tanks. Relatively well-armed with a 17pdr cannon, this should be one of the more devastating ones on the battlefield in Tier III and IV.
Next, we have the Churchill infantry tank, with loads of armor but a mediocre gun. We could see new dynamics and tactics developed with the introduction of infantry tanks such as these into the game.
Lastly, we see a late-WWII development of the Centurion at Tier IV, armed with a 83.8mm cannon based off the German 88 mm KwK.43 that can fire sabot rounds.
War Thunder British Tank Tree
War Thunder's ground forces component is relatively new compared to the air war side, with three tank trees at the moment (Soviet, German and from a while back, American). With the American tree receiving its range of vehicles wit the introduction of the tank destroyer line, the development team has its attention on the British tanks.
Although no release date has been set yet, there's a sneak preview of a few tanks, showcasing the diversity the British tanks could bring into War Thunder Ground Forces.
First up is the Comet cruiser tank, or fast tank designed to operate independently of infantry formations and slower infantry tanks. Relatively well-armed with a 17pdr cannon, this should be one of the more devastating ones on the battlefield in Tier III and IV.
Next, we have the Churchill infantry tank, with loads of armor but a mediocre gun. We could see new dynamics and tactics developed with the introduction of infantry tanks such as these into the game.
Lastly, we see a late-WWII development of the Centurion at Tier IV, armed with a 83.8mm cannon based off the German 88 mm KwK.43 that can fire sabot rounds.
German Tank Tree War Thunder
The addition of the British tanks should be an interesting one, improving the vehicle selection and variety by quite a bit. No other word yet on the next big update yet, although we will update this as soon as we know more about the upcoming developments!
