UPDATE, 09:55 PDT on July 23, 2013: Fixed errors in tier listing for some vehicles.

Tankers!

The 8.7 Update is nearly here! Discover all of the new game content coming soon to World of Tanks. We'll have more updates soon to reveal the dates and times we plan to roll out the next game update, so stay tuned!

8.7 Update Notes

New Content

- 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 Т-50