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Apr 9, 2026 · 2mo ago

Update 2.55.1.47

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Update 2.55.1.47 introduces ammunition limits for Nuclear Thunder SPAAs, air spawning for strategic bombers, and critical armor and bombing bug fixes.

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▲Buffs3

B-52HSpawn:Added the ability to spawn in the air in Air Realistic Battles, improving survivability and positioning.ground→air
Tu-95MSpawn:Added the ability to spawn in the air in Air Realistic Battles, improving survivability and positioning.ground→air
External Hardpoint BombsBomb Drop:Fixed a bug where bombs from external hardpoints could not be dropped at altitudes exceeding 10 km.10km limit→unlimited km

▼Nerfs1

Nuclear Thunder SPAAsSPAAs in convoys and strongpoints now have limited ammunition and reload times, preventing infinite fire support.infinite→limited

✚Bug fixes1

Ground VehiclesFixed a discrepancy where the armor indicated in the stat card did not match the actual in-game armor values.

◆Other changes1

Intel ARC GPUsGame now automatically switches to DirectX 12 when using Intel ARC GPUs to prevent crashes during launch.DX11→DX12

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