The 8.7 update went live on July 29, 2013
8.7 Update Notes
New Vehicles
- Added the new branch of SPGs in the British tech tree:
- Loyd Gun Carriage (tier II)
- Sexton II (tier III)
- Birch Gun (tier IV)
- Bishop (tier V)
- FV304 (tier VI)
- Crusader 5.5-in. SP (tier VII)
- FV207 (tier VIII)
- FV3805 (tier IX)
- Conqueror Gun Carriage (tier X)
- Added a new Soviet light tank, the MT-25 (tier VI), as the replacement for the T-50-2. After the update, owners of T-50-2 will own the MT-25
- If T-50-2 vehicle was researched, then MT25 will also be researched
- If T-50-2 was available in hangar, it will be replaced by MT25
- Crew with specialization T-50-2 will be retrained for MT25; will receive a 100% trained Radioman for MT25 as additional crewman
- Camouflage patterns and statistics will move from T-50-2 to MT25
- Experience from T-50-2 will be moved to MT25
- Experience from T-50 will be moved to KV-1S
- New ammunition won't be added
- Emblems and inscriptions from T-50-2 will be sold per purchase price
- Added Premium British tier III SPG: Sexton I
- Added Premium German tier VII tank destroyer: E-25
- Added new USSR-themed map: Severogorsk
Map Changes
- Reworked Highway and Port maps for the new rendering engine
- Removed Assault game mode from the Westfield and Malinovka maps
- Modified and optimized several special effects
- Fixed several destructible objects; these objects previously slowed the tank
- Modified and improved visual models of environment objects
- Fixed several problems with the matchmaker that took place after 8.6 Update
- Increased number of names and surnames of different tankers of all nations
- Fixed collision models of several objects and buildings
- Fixed issues in receiving Lucky and Sniper achievements
Vehicle Changes
- VK 30.02 (D)
- Maybach HL 210 P30 engine changed with Maybach HL 210 TRM P30 engine
- Rebalanced the ?-50
- Gun dispersion of movement and turning decreased by 4%
- Suspension resist on all soils reduced on 15%
- Added V-3 engine
- Removed M17E engine
- Removed M-5-400F Bis engine
- Tank price changed from 200,000 to 140,000 credits
- Max speed reduced by 8km/h
- Declination angles of 37mm automatic Sh-37 gun reduced by 2 degrees
- Reloading time of 45mm 20K gun reduced from 2.3 to 2.1 sec
- Ammo rack of 45mm BT-42 increased by 10
- Inclination angle of 45mm BT-42 changed from 25 to 19 degrees
- Declination angle of 45 mm BT-42 changed from 7 to 4 degrees
- Reloading time of 45mm BT-42 gun reduced from 2.3 to 2.1 sec
- Added 45mm BT-43 gun
- Removed 57mm ZiS-8 gun
- Turret turning speed of T-50 turret from 45 to 48 degrees per second
Update 8.6 notes can be found here.