Equipment old system

Equipment improves the effectiveness of the plane in combat. Unlike consumables, equipment is a one-time cost addition, with each having its own advantage; however, they come at a high cost. Equipment availability and costs vary by tier, class, and nation.

Equipment can only be used on the plane it is installed on. If you want to use it on another plane, you need to demount it first. This option is available when clicking on the installed equipment on the Upgrade screen. Demounting removes the item from your plane and sends it to your Depot.

Purchasing from your plane's Upgrade screen is the best way to ensure compatibility. Only use the Depot to purchase equipment for planes you don't own yet if you have a firm understanding of the equipment system.

With respect to demounting equipment, some equipment costs gold to demount:

• Removable Equipment can be demounted at no cost for re-use.
  
• Complex Equipment is permanently installed to your plane. This is indicated in game by a gold nut on the equipment icon. Complex equipment can be removed or disposed of in one of three ways:
  1. Pay 10 gold to demount the equipment and return it to the depot (from where it can later be mounted on another tank)
  2. Destroy the equipment, which frees the equipment slot, but no compensation is given for the lost equipment.
  3. Sell the plane with the equipment mounted, which will return to you half the current purchase price of the equipment in credits. Keep this in mind when selling planes during a sale on equipment.

  
  

Removable Equipment

Icon	Equipment Name	Cost (Credits)	Tiers	Description
	Improved Optical Sight	50,000	1-3	+10% to firing accuracy.
	Improved Reflector Sight	250,000	4-6	"
	Reflector Gunsight II	450,000	7-8	Only usable by Japan, USSR, and China.
	Improved Gyroscopic Sight	500,000	7-8	Only usable by UK, Germany, and USA.
	Gyroscopic Gunsight II	550,000	9-10	Only usable by Germany, Japan, USSR, and China.
	Improved Radio Sight	600,000	9-10	+15% to firing accuracy. Only usable by UK and USA.
	Ordnance Delivery Sight I	15,000	1-3	+50% to bomb and rocket accuracy.
	Ordnance Delivery Sight II	100,000	4-6	"
	Ordnance Delivery Sight III	200,000	7-8	"
	Ordnance Delivery Sight IV	300,000	9-10	"
	Self-Sealing Fuel Tank I	30,000	1-3	Reduces both the chance of fire and the damage fire does by 50%.
	Self-Sealing Fuel Tank II	150,000	4-5	"
	Self-Sealing Fuel Tank III	250,000	6-7	"
	Self-Sealing Fuel Tank IV	300,000	8-10	"
	Engine Tuning I	30,000	1-3	+5% to engine power.
	Engine Tuning II	150,000	4-6	"
	Engine Tuning III	375,000	7-8	"
	Engine Tuning IV	550,000	9-10	"
	Improved Radiator I	15,000	1-3	+30% to engine cooling speed when boost is not in use.
	Improved Radiator II	100,000	4-6	"
	Improved Radiator III	200,000	7-8	"
	Improved Radiator IV	300,000	9-10	"
	Rear Gun Stabilization I	50,000	1-3	+15% to effective firing range of rear guns.
	Rear Gun Stabilization II	200,000	4-6	"
	Rear Gun Stabilization III	350,000	7-8	"
	Rear Gun Stabilization IV	500,000	9-10	"

Complex Equipment

Icon	Equipment Name	Cost (Credits)	Tiers	Description
	Improved Covering I	25,000	1-3	-20% chance of critical damage to wings and tail. +5% to aircraft HP.
	Improved Covering II	125,000	4-6	"
	Improved Covering III	350,000	7-8	"
	Improved Covering IV	500,000	9-10	"
Fighters and Multirole Fighters:
	Control Surface Adjustment I	20,000	2-3	Increases maneuverability in turns by 3%.
	Control Surface Adjustment II	150,000	4-6	"
	Control Surface Adjustment III	300,000	7-8	"
	Control Surface Adjustment IV	400,000	9-10	"
	Lightweight Airframe I	30,000	1-3	+3% to maneuverability on all axis.
	Lightweight Airframe II	200,000	4-6	"
	Lightweight Airframe III	400,000	7-8	"
	Lightweight Airframe IV	550,000	9-10	"
	Aircraft Polish I	150,000	4-5	+5% to top speed.
	Aircraft Polish II	250,000	6-8	"
	Polish Covering	300,000	9-10	+3% to top speed.
Multirole Fighters and Attack Aircraft:
	Concealing Livery I	15,000	2-4	Reduces the efficiency (accuracy) of enemy AA and rear gun fire by 30%.
	Concealing Livery II	200,000	5-7	"
	Concealing Livery III	400,000	8-10	"
Heavy Fighters:
	Improved Aircraft Polish I	30,000	2-3	+5% to maximum airspeed. +25% to acceleration in a dive.
	Improved Aircraft Polish II	150,000	4-5	"
	Improved Aircraft Polish III	300,000	6-8	+5% to maximum airspeed. +20% to acceleration in a dive.
	Improved Aircraft Polish IV	400,000	9-10	+3% to maximum airspeed. +15% to acceleration in a dive.
Heavy Fighters and Attack Aircraft:
	Additional Armored Plates I	50,000	2-4	Reduces chance of pilot injury and critical damage to engine and rear guns by 20%.
	Additional Armored Plates II	200,000	5-7	"
	Additional Armored Plates III	500,000	8-10	"
	Improved Flaps I	50,000	2-4	+20% to efficiency of airspeed reduction with idle engine.
	Improved Flaps II	200,000	5-7	"
	Improved Flaps III	450,000	8-10	"
	Reinforced Airframe I	50,000	2-4	-25% chance of critical damage to engines, crew, wings, and tail; +10% to aircraft HP.
	Reinforced Airframe II	350,000	5-7	"
	Reinforced Airframe III	600,000	8-10	"

Notes

• Overlapping effects from Reinforced Airframe, Improved Covering, and/or Additional Armor Plates will stack, if you choose to use multiple upgrade slots.