Gaijin Entertainment has announced a BIG OL update (1.87 "on a military cop") called ‘Locked on!’ for their online military vehicle game, War Thunder. It adds radar systems as a new game mechanic for aircraft, helicopters and tanks as well as more than 30 new vehicles to the game. The extensive list of new machines includes the first French helicopters, new cruisers and destroyers, the first ground vehicles of the new Rank VII as well as the first surface-to-air missile (SAM) system, the Soviet 2S6 ‘Tunguska’.
Radar systems are a new game mechanic introduced to War Thunder and will be available on a bunch of different vehicles. Installed on anti-aircraft vehicles, they will detect and engage aircraft and helicopters in a large radius, increasing the protection of ground forces against airborne haters. Anti-aircraft gunners will be able to track and lead targets more effectively to counter supersonic aircraft, while the increased effective range will help deal with helicopters armed with guided missiles.
16 tanks, aircraft and helicopters will be equipped with radar systems, including the first vehicle SAM system in War Thunder - the Soviet 2S6 ‘Tunguska’. That bad boy is armed with eight 9M311 surface-to-air missiles that will hunt enemy aircraft with speeds of up to 900 m/s, which can alternatively be used to combat armored ground vehicles. In short, it's on.
Read more about the update at the official site, here.
