War Thunder Update 2.59.0.72 added a Southeastern City mission to Nuclear Escalation

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On Oct 16, 2026, the notes for War Thunder's Update 2.59.0.72 listed a new mission on the Southeastern City map in the random battles of the Nuclear Escalation sub-mode. They also listed a fix for brief jumps in aircraft positioning that occurred when tank columns appeared. The post appeared in the Steam announcements of War Thunder.1^,2^,3^,4