The chart reveals the game’s balancing decisions masquerading as physics. For instance, a pilot might notice that a British 4000 lb "Cookie" blast bomb (historically a weak-case demolition bomb) has a lower TNT equivalent than a specialized US penetration bomb of similar weight. By comparing rows on the chart, players learn the subtle "meta" of each nation's tech tree: Germany focuses on high-explosive filler for sniping bases, while Japan relies on smaller, lighter bombs dropped in precise ripples. The chart turns every bombing run into a cost-benefit analysis—do I carry fewer large bombs for a guaranteed kill, or more small bombs to spread the risk?
The most striking feature of the bombing chart is that Gaijin Entertainment, the game’s developer, does not officially provide it. Instead, the chart is a constantly updated, crowdsourced artifact born from frustration. In War Thunder , a bomber pilot must fly a slow, lumbering aircraft across a massive map, evade fighters and anti-air fire, and line up a target—only to drop a bomb and see the target remain standing because the pilot chose a 500 kg bomb when a 550 kg threshold was required. war thunder bombing chart
Moreover, the chart constantly evolves. With every major update ("Sons of Attila," "Sky Guardians," etc.), Gaijin rebalances base health, bomb penetration values, and blast radii. A chart from 2023 is obsolete in 2024. This forces the community to be relentlessly active, fostering forums, Discord bots, and Google Sheets documents that are updated within days of a patch. The bombing chart, therefore, is a living document—a crowdsourced heartbeat of the game’s ever-shifting tactical landscape. The chart turns every bombing run into a