Update 2013

Update 2013

Here you can find how World of Tanks has evolved over time (2013), with a quick overview of each update. If you're looking for something in particular, feel free to click on the "full patch notes" buttons below and explore the depth of our changes!

Update 2013

Update 8.10

December 2013

• Added Japanese Tech Tree: Renault Otsu, Type 95 Ha-Go, Type 98 Ke-Ni, Type 5 Ke-Ho, Chi-Ni, Type 97 Chi-Ha, Type 1 Chi-He, Type 3 Chi-NU, Type 4 Chi-To, Type 5 Chi-Ri, STA-1, Type 61, STB-1
• Added high tier USSR Medium Tanks: Object 430 Variant II, Object 430
• 'Port' map removed from random battles
• Added possibility that AP and APCR shells can go through 'small' objects like fences, benches, columns etc. With object penetration, the final armour-penetration parameter of the shell will be decreased and the object will be destroyed.

Update 8.9

November 2013

• New German TD Research Line: Marder 38T, Pz.Sfl.IVc, Nashorn, Pz.Sfl.V (Sturer Emil), Rhm.-Borsig Waffenträger, Waffenträger auf Pz.IV, Waffenträger auf E 100
• New Premium Vehicles: Added T-34-3 and 112 Chinese premium vehicles to the in-game shop. The following vehicles have been added to the Gift Shop: Tier VI Chinese Light Tank Type 64, Tier V Japanese Medium Tank Type 3 Chi-Nu Kai
• New Map ‘Northwest’
• Removed encounter game type from 'Mountain Pass' map

Update 8.8

August 2013

• New tech tree of USSR medium tanks was added: A-43, A-44, Object 416, Object 140
• Added new german tanks: Durchbruchswagen 2, VK 30.02 (M)
• New Map – Tundra (Soviet rocky-sylvan territory during early Autumn, size is 800 x 800 meters).
• Encounter battle was added to “Mountain pass”.

Update 8.7

July 2013

• New British SPG line: Loyd Gun Carriage, Birch Gun, Sexton II, Bishop, Crusader 5.5-in. SP, FV304, FV207, FV3805, Conqueror Gun Carriage
• New Map: ‘Severogorsk’ is a new winter map resembling Eastern European landscape.
• New Vehicles: MT-25 – this Soviet tier VI light tank will replace the T-50-2, E-25, Sexton I
• witched off the Assault mode on the Westfield and Malinovka maps.

Update 8.6

June 2013

• USSR SPG line has been reworked: SU-122А, SU-14-1
• German SPG line has been reworked: G.Pz. Mk. VI (e), Pz.Sfl. IVb, G.W. Tiger (P).
• French SPG line has been reworked: AMX 105 AM mle. 47, Bat.-Châtillon 155 55
• USA SPG line has been reworked: M44, M53/M55

Update 8.5

April 2013

• Added new branch of German Medium and Light Tanks: VK 20.01 (D), VK 30.01 (D) v1, Aufklarerpanzer Panther, Indien Panzer, Leopard PT A, Leopard 1 (MT Tier X)
• Added new branch of USSR Light Tanks: Т-60, Т-70, Т-80.
• Added new map ‘Pearl River’
• Changed the mechanics for the ‘Expert’ and ‘Expert per nation’ achievements.

Update 8.4

March 2013

• Added a branch of Tank Destroyers to the British Tech Tree: Universal Carrier QF 2 pounder, Alecto, Valentine AT, АТ 2, АТ 7, Gun Carrier Churchill, АТ 8, АТ 15, А39 Tortoise, FV215b(183).
• Added three new German light tanks: Pz.I, Pz.I Ausf.С , Pz.II Ausf.G.
• Added the possibility to choose addressing system in battle chat: with or without auto-save of the addressee.
• Added the ability to remove heavy weight equipment and modules and replace them with lower weight ones when the chassis is overloaded.

Update 8.3

January 2013

• Added the new Chinese tanks tech tree (17 light, medium, and heavy tanks)
• Changed HE explosion splashes radius: slightly increased for small calibers, practically no changes to medium calibers, and decreased for large calibers
• Removed from the store the turrets for TD/SPGs which have no turrets
• The tier I light tank Renault NC-31 is added with a slot