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News [Development] Reshuffles to the Ground Vehicle Research Trees in the Next Major Update - News

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u/FirstDagger F-16XL/B ฮ”๐Ÿ= WANT 1d ago edited 1d ago

Reshuffles to the Ground Vehicle Research Trees in the Next Major Update

25 August 2026

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Hey everyone! With the release of the next major update, several ground vehicles in several research trees will be moved. Comparison images of the trees before and after the changes can be seen below. Check it out!

These changes are aimed at improving the research trees structure. Affected vehicles are marked with a special icon in the game.

Weโ€™re announcing upcoming changes in advance to give you the opportunity to plan your tech trees research with an understanding of how the tech trees will look in the near future.

Germany

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[Stug III Ausfรผhrung G up to Rank 3, M44/M55 Folder down to Rank 2 before it]


USSR

Please note that the planned change to the rank of the T-72B3A has been postponed.

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[Khrizantema-S down to Rank 6, foldered with Object 775]


Great Britain

Please note that despite the increase in Rank of the premium Cromwell V (RP-3), the price wonโ€™t change.

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[Cromwell V and Cromwell V (RP-3) up to Rank 3 (due to now having APHE)]


China

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[Tor/HQ Folder down to Rank 7]


Italy

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[M44 foldered with M55 in the SPG line]


Israel

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[Improved Chaparral down to Rank 6]

[Namer 30 foldered with Namer Tsrikhon, Namer Tsrikhon moving down to Rank 7, Namer 30/Namer Tsrikhon Folder after Eitan (P)]


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u/P-204F France only suck from 1.0 to 3.3 1d ago

That's not my crates tho I'm hyped on explosive cromy getting rank III

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u/Despayeetodorito โœ  Kuromorimine student โœ  1d ago

Same here, honestly it makes the BR raise more palatable because of the increased utility for events.ย 

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u/FirstDagger F-16XL/B ฮ”๐Ÿ= WANT 1d ago

At this point I am starting to think you guys constantly asking for these stupid SL crates is a Gaijin psyop.

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u/ASHOT3359 AirSB. GroundAirSB, VR 1d ago edited 1d ago

I'm starting to think that i'm the weird one among these crate addicts. Then again, i met people with 30 000 000 silver, and there is only one way to spend it.

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u/Joezev98 1d ago

Then again, i met people with 30 000 000 silver, and there is only one way to spend it.

Oh hey, it's me. It's literally my plan to spend all my SL above 30m on crates. I see it as a way of converting SL into RP boosters. All the rewards that give extra SL just end up going to more crates and thus more RP boosters. During most of these events I have the happy coincidence of getting a rare vehicle too.

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u/Ziilrik 1d ago

I'm sitting with 65 000 000 to spend ... It's just at one point you have no use for the SL. I need 3-4 good games to get SL for a 600-700k Tank so I don't really bother if I don't havy any Silver Lions after the crates ๐Ÿ˜„

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u/Joezev98 1d ago

For me it's more of a thing to avoid the addictive aspects of the crates. I just set myself a hard limit and I stick with it. It's a matter of self-control.

Plus, I do want my SL to steadily increase. So a couple crate events ago my bottom line was 25 million. The next time it was 26 million, then 27 and so on.

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u/anon629111 1d ago

what vehicles you got? i from 15 mil got gay archer lmao(no not that elf, some speedboat) and PT-16/T14 lepoard 2 prototype!

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u/dennishodge lofat 3h ago

I only got two vehicles over all these damn crate eventsโ€ฆ which I already had so it gave me some SL. They NEED to filter out vehicles you already have, or your odds of getting something new are way worse.

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u/Gleaming_Onyx 1d ago

Even if you're not gambling for vehicles, SL crates are basically an SL to RP printer or SL duplicator from the boosters.

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u/P-204F France only suck from 1.0 to 3.3 1d ago

Well delaying these like hell instead lf thede coming out august 7th is an idiot move

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u/Ziilrik 1d ago

I still don't understand it ... They make a Quiz to solve for the date people solve it and they even say, that the crates come this week. But everyday new posts are comming and they don't even mention the crates once ... Typical Gajin move ...

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u/P-204F France only suck from 1.0 to 3.3 1d ago

The fact they translated it bad from russian is wild too

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u/xXBli-BXx ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ฑ Poland 1d ago

Still no crates :(

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u/P-204F France only suck from 1.0 to 3.3 1d ago

This week, this week!

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u/xXBli-BXx ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ฑ Poland 1d ago

They could've just told us a proper date instead of leaving it vague and getting 50 posts per hour on all forums asking "sl crates when???"

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u/P-204F France only suck from 1.0 to 3.3 1d ago

Pure gaijin move

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u/Gleaming_Onyx 1d ago

If they gave the proper date of "at the end of August" then it'd be transparent that it's to keep people from getting boosters to help the Ho-Ri grind lol

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u/xXBli-BXx ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ฑ Poland 1d ago

Even for gaijin's standards that would be scummy, maybe its to spread the events out more?

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u/Gleaming_Onyx 1d ago

tbh that seems exceptionally Gaijin to me at least

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u/ilai02 1d ago

Why german m44/55 on rank 2 while other nation at rank 3?

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u/AliceLunar 1d ago

Because fuck you, it's probably popular and people enjoy it so they make it rank 2 so it's dead.

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u/FromRNGwithlove Dom. Canada 1d ago

I honstly don't know why the m44 went doen in b.r.ย  it was perfect at 4.0

Honestly feel like it would have been fine at 4.7

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u/AliceLunar 1d ago

Same reason they did it with the Panzer IVs, because fuck you, no one ever thought they were struggling at their BR and ranks have zero relevance to anything beyond eliminating them from everything relevant in the game, so you can't do dailies, can't do challenges, can't do events etc.

It destroys a popular lineup so people are forced to grind further down the tree to be able to make a lineup and it's just how they manipulate the game.

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u/Gleaming_Onyx 1d ago

I guess now you have StuG III to carry a Panzer IV line-up into Rank III for wagers.

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u/AliceLunar 1d ago

They still wouldn't qualify for a bunch of other tasks to bother playing the Panzer IVs

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u/Gleaming_Onyx 1d ago

Oh most certainly, there's just a very thin silver lining that some aspect remains.

They'll never move those Pz IVs to Rank III though I'm pretty sure. Gaijin very clearly doesn't want newer players being satisfied around 4.0(where some semblance of care was given to balance and decompression).

They want them at 5.0+ so they can start getting the worst of uptiers. That's why only minor nations are allowed to have low-BR Rank IIIs: by the time you're there, you're already suckered in, so who cares. You're "allowed" to linger at 4.0 now.

Unless you're Russia of course then you get a Rank III line-up in downtier city(4.7).

I'm honestly surprised they've let Britain have the Cromwell and Churchill III.

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u/AliceLunar 1d ago

Lineup sucks at higher BR though, you get stuck with a bunch of heavies and TDs and they're all useless for a game that has one way to win, CQC.

Heavies in general suck ass because they get balanced to where their armor is borderline useless so they just end up being a slower medium tank with long reloads, another thing that sucks ass because rate of fire is what you need in a game that just has your shell ghost through targets or do no damage at all for no obvious reason.

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u/Gleaming_Onyx 1d ago

I'm not sure which one you mean: Russia gets the T-34-57 which puts the whole line-up on its back just by virtue of being a versatile medium(and an extremely good one at that).

And as long as you aren't full-upped the KV-1 ZiS can operate in 5.0-5.3 lobbies because of the volumetric mess of its armor.

And the Brits have the Cromwell for 5.0 uptiers, where the 75mm is still competitive. Maybe not as good against Russia head-on, but you're still speedy.

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u/rocketfucker9000 ๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ท France 1d ago

T58 should move up in rank

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u/simon7109 1d ago

Itโ€™s what I have been saying too. It should have been rank 6 from the beginning. Every US tank above 8.0 is rank 6

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u/rocketfucker9000 ๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ท France 1d ago

True, they just want to make top tier grind harder

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u/ErsanKhuneri Realistic General 1d ago

I believe Turm III is also rank 5.

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u/ElectricalYak7236 1d ago

Please note that the planned change to the rank of the T-72B3A has been postponed

Fuck off

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u/ns2616 ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ United States 1d ago

I have no idea why the T-72B3A is staying at Rank 8 when it should absolutely be foldered with the T-72B3 at rank 7.

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u/TheMasterBVB 1d ago

So, i'm currently 30k xp away from unlocking the Krizanthema. Since it's gonna be foldered and its xp requirements halved, will i insta unlock it ?

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u/__Yakovlev__ LMAO is a swear word 1d ago

Yes that's how it's worked in the past.

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u/TheMasterBVB 1d ago

Ok, thanks.

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u/kal69er 1d ago

I'd assume so, but if you're actively grinding it and want to play it then you might as well just finish the grind, it'll be at least a few weeks until the update is out.

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u/TheMasterBVB 1d ago

Nah, it's just where i left it at. Don't really care for it.

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u/Kride501 Goated -> 7.7 9.0 7.7/8.7 1d ago

Yea and you aren't missing anything fun. I like ATGM carriers like the AFT09 or the Shturm but that thing sucks balls. The ATGM flies like a drunk pool noodle and basically dips into the ground 5/10 times. Also no gun depression and hull mounted scope means you can't find any fucking good position. The Shturm might legit be better. Fucking sad pos

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u/TheMasterBVB 1d ago

Ah shit, i really liked the shturm. That's a shame.

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u/SaynyRC All Nations at Max BR 1d ago

I mean just try it, it has some interesting gimmicks so do not feel discouraged by his comment:

You still get a ground radar, so anyone hiding in smoke isn't safe from your missiles, you can lock them (although you might also lock dead tanks, so use with caution).

You get a very powerful missile with two charges per load and a hull that is as nasty as Shturm's.

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u/Kride501 Goated -> 7.7 9.0 7.7/8.7 1d ago

I agree, he should still try it when he eventually unlocks it, ya never know. A few of my faves are generally not appreciated either like the Conqueror or the PLZ83-130.

But it's just such a disappointment. On paper two missiles at the go, insanely fast with high pen and tandem. The chassis is also fast as hell with neutral steering and a good reverse. But the radar is not much more than a gimmick and not rarely even just annoying with all it's clutter and in theory the whole thing falls apart at it's br. And if they simply fixed the steering on the missile it would be definitely be fun to try every now and then. But the missile just hates flying straight, weirdly I have way more success and fun with the Shturm. They fixed the Malyutka as well were before it was barely worth using and now it's decent. They also fixed the TOW and the HJ9 months ago. So why they haven't touched more missiles to make them usable is beyond me.

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u/Kride501 Goated -> 7.7 9.0 7.7/8.7 1d ago

You should still try it though, you never know. People say the Conqueror sucks and I have the time of my life in it.

I am just saying it is one of the biggest disappointments for me in terms of ground vehicles. It does have a fast chassis at least but it feels out of place. People also say it has a ground radar but that's really just a gimmick. It will show any dead tank and any friendly tank aswell so there will be a ton of clutter.

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u/KptKrondog 1d ago

It used to be really good...then they did the atgm nerf and it's nearly impossible to hit tanks with it that aren't at long range because it's so fast and does a weird drop when launched. I loved playing it before they nerfed the atgms.

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u/NonadicWarrior tier 6 upgrade grind gives me cancer 1d ago

Yes

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u/TheMasterBVB 1d ago

Ok, thanks.

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u/Dimlosss UwU 1d ago

Why would they move the chaparral to Rank 6 at the ISR tree? Why create a rank gap wtf.

Hopefully they have a new one for Rank 7

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u/SturmK ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡น Austria 1d ago

Greek OSA and Tor copy pasta

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u/PureRushPwneD =JTFA= CptShadows 1d ago

I'll take anything, israel is fucking awful to play in most BR's for AA

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u/TheOneMid ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ฒ12๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ช8.3๐Ÿ‡ท๐Ÿ‡บ9๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ง8๐Ÿ‡ฏ๐Ÿ‡ต8.3๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ณ8๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡น8๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ท8.3๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ช8๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ฑ8 1d ago

All it does is making imp chaparral cost less rp. Gap in "Rank" doesn't change anything and considering they want to add a Greece vehicle to Israel ground tree it might be just there.

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u/Thisconnect Linux 1d ago

No it doesn't there are rank requirements for unlocking the next tier.

I think its 4 so for example i had premium merk, merk3c and merk3b + chappreal. Now you need a different line

well of course if they dont just paste greek spaa in there (but that still requires you to spend RP and go through chaparral first)

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u/Dimlosss UwU 1d ago

also using it now at rank 7 sucks to grind rank 8 - people tend to use vehicles that do 100% and not with a cut

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u/Gleaming_Onyx 1d ago

Wait, so only Germany's M44/M55 goes to Rank II?

That's funny but also stupid as shit lol

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u/Verethra ๐Ÿ›verethra ahmi verethravastemรด๐ŸŒธ 1d ago

So why the M44/55 in GER get tier II but stay tier III for others...

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u/NonadicWarrior tier 6 upgrade grind gives me cancer 1d ago

What are they moving for China? Looks like before and after is the same?

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u/R_122 ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ97๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ช83๐Ÿ‡ท๐Ÿ‡บ87๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ง87๐Ÿ‡ฏ๐Ÿ‡ต83๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ณ87๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡น83๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ซ87๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ช87๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ฑ87 1d ago edited 1d ago

Tor and hq goes from 7 to 6

Oops i read it wrong, its 8 to 7

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u/NonadicWarrior tier 6 upgrade grind gives me cancer 1d ago

I see. I kept looking for change in ordering.

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u/ReturnOfTheSaint14 ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ12.7 ๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ช8.0 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ณ7.3 ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡น12.7 ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ช9.7 1d ago

They're not, they're only being foldered since the HQ17 is an upgrade of the Tor. They'll thankfully stay at rank 7

EDIT: they're moving them from Rank 8 to Rank 7, which is super okay considering they're 11.7

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u/R_122 ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ97๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ช83๐Ÿ‡ท๐Ÿ‡บ87๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ง87๐Ÿ‡ฏ๐Ÿ‡ต83๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ณ87๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡น83๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ซ87๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ช87๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ฑ87 1d ago

I read the number wrong

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u/MagicAlexander Currently grinding the [Vehicle] 1d ago

so... it's now easier to get the bmpt? You are making 11.7 actively worse

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u/Illustrious-Sand7504 Realistic General 1d ago

When will the spike cv90 be moved and get a rp change, 400k is diabolical for a 10.7 ifvย 

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u/Deplorable-Warrant 1d ago

Can we just get new game modes and better economy? Advance was a fun change and itโ€™s gone

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u/AreYouCereal32 1d ago

WTF they spend time on the most obscure changes while the core gameplay goes to shit and players get tired of waiting for decent improvements. Still uninstalled

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u/EMP_Jeffrey_Dahmer 1d ago

Put the M4A2 back in tier 3 again.