An aimbot for War Thunder works differently than in first-person shooters: to hit a plane, tank, or ship, you don't just aim the crosshair at the cursor, you need to calculate lead for three different types of ballistics at once. In the air the target maneuvers across three axes, in ground combat the shell doesn't travel instantly and falls in an arc, and in naval battles the shot travels as a slow-moving shell over a distance of several kilometers. Instant tracking of a nearby target, which is enough in a regular shooter, simply doesn't work here.
We tested the cheats from our catalog on the current client and put together the working options with prices and status on the page War Thunder cheats. Testing was done against the dual BattlEye and Viking protection, which replaced the previous EAC back at the end of 2024, in Arcade Battles, Realistic Battles, and Simulator Battles modes.
Why leading targets in War Thunder is harder than in a shooter
In a regular first-person shooter, an aimbot solves one task: bring the crosshair to the head or body at a distance of tens of meters, with almost no regard for bullet travel time. In War Thunder that same principle doesn't work, because combat happens across three domains with different ballistics, different projectile speeds, and different firing distances. Software that simply "sticks" the crosshair to the target's silhouette almost always misses in the flight sim portion of the game and in tank duels at a kilometer.
In Arcade Battles the developer partly solves this problem itself: the game shows a lead marker and highlights the point you need to aim at. In Realistic Battles there are noticeably fewer hints, and in Simulator Battles there are none at all, the entire calculation falls on the player or on the software that replaces them. So the same task, leading the target, is solved differently depending on the mode and the combat domain.
Aviation: dogfights and the bomb impact point
In an air battle during a turn, the target constantly changes speed, altitude, and direction, so aviation software has to recalculate the lead point on the fly, not just once when the target is locked: the longer a dogfight lasts, the more error a static calculation accumulates. Bombing requires separate logic: CCIP, Continuously Computed Impact Point, a continuously calculated bomb impact point that accounts for flight altitude, aircraft speed, and dive angle at the moment of release. Without this calculation, striking ground targets turns into guesswork, especially when diving at an angle.
In our catalog this is handled by Snipe: an Intelligent Aimbot with ballistics calculation and a separate CCIP bomb sight, plus a Universal sight that works in both Arcade Battles and Simulator Battles. We did a detailed breakdown of how this looks on specific sorties in the review Snipe for War Thunder. It's also the most affordable option in the catalog by price, which is convenient if you need aviation functionality specifically without overpaying for ground modes.
Ground vehicles: trajectory drop and penetration zones
A tank shell travels with a delay, and at a distance of a kilometer or more that delay is noticeable: if you just shoot at the target's silhouette, the shell will miss a moving tank, especially if it's crossing your line of fire. This calls for a private hack with automatic lead calculation: it tracks the target's speed and direction, factors in the shell's arc drop, and lets you choose a specific penetration zone, the turret, the hull side, or weak spots like the turret ring. Gun convergence matters too: it's the distance at which the barrel is aimed exactly at the sight, and without accounting for it, even a correctly calculated lead can send the shell past the target at an unfamiliar distance.
That's exactly how MASON INTERNAL from our catalog works: it has automatic lead calculation with a choice of aim point, separately for the turret and the hull, plus automatic artillery laying for indirect fire. We covered a specific example of it working on moving targets, including choosing a penetration zone in a real battle, in the review MASON INTERNAL for War Thunder.
Navy: slow shells and distances of several kilometers
Naval combat adds another variable: at long range, shell flight time is measured in seconds rather than fractions of a second, and during that time the target has time to turn, slow down, or zigzag away. Software for naval battles has to account for the ship's predicted position, not its current one, at the moment the shell lands, otherwise the salvo hits where the target was several seconds ago. At such distances, a "by eye" visual estimate almost always results in an undershot or overshot.
In the catalog, this task, along with aviation and tanks, is covered by SMG: it has separate visual modes for tanks, planes, artillery, and ships, meaning a single loader covers all three domains without switching between different cheats during one battle with mixed vehicle types.
| Domain | What complicates aiming | What the software needs to do |
|---|---|---|
| Aviation | Target maneuvering across three axes, diving during bombing | Real-time lead recalculation, CCIP bomb sight |
| Tanks | Shell drop in an arc, gun convergence, different armor zones | Movement-based lead plus choice of penetration point |
| Navy | Long shell flight time, target maneuvering during the flight | Prediction of target position at the moment of impact |
Simulator Battles deserves a separate mention: in this mode the game doesn't provide lead markers at all, the entire calculation rests on the player, and that's exactly why a miss at long range costs the most here, and recovering your position after a miss is often impossible due to the lack of arcade-style hints about the enemy's location. We covered this mechanic in more detail in the article about Simulator Battles, if you want to understand why this particular mode is considered the most demanding when it comes to manual ballistics calculation.
How we test lead calculation before adding a cheat to the catalog
Our specialists take vehicles from different branches: a fighter in a turn, a medium tank at a distance of about a kilometer, and a destroyer in a naval battle, and check exactly where the calculated lead point ends up relative to the target's actual position a second later. We also look separately at how the software behaves when switching modes: the lead marker from Arcade Battles shouldn't get confused with the cheat's own calculation in Realistic and Simulator Battles, otherwise the crosshair will jump around. We also check the penetration zones on ground vehicles: the indicator has to match the actual armor thickness in a specific projection, not just highlight the tank's entire silhouette.
We also separately test stability after patches: if the developer changes shell flight physics or adds new vehicles, the lead calculation can briefly fall apart, and we record this in the product's status rather than leaving it as-is until buyers complain.
What to choose for War Thunder for this task
There's no single "best" option, because the needs are different: some people only care about aviation, others about long-range tank duels, and others play with mixed vehicle types and want to cover all three domains at once. Below is a breakdown by scenario based on real data from our catalog.
- Air only, including bombing: Snipe with a CCIP bomb sight and ballistics calculation, from 80 rubles, the most affordable option in the catalog, suited to newcomers who aren't ready to pay extra for ground functionality yet.
- Tank battles at medium and long range: MASON INTERNAL with automatic lead calculation and a choice of penetration zone on the turret or hull, from 500 rubles.
- Need one piece of software for all three domains: SMG with separate modes for tanks, planes, artillery, and ships, from 400 rubles, convenient for mixed battles in a single session.
- Navy and bombing with a focus on penetration: MEMEZ with bomb prediction and a penetration crosshair, from 300 rubles.
All the cheats listed above have undetected status in the catalog and are compatible with the current BattlEye and Viking protection as of the time of testing, and after every major update we retest them and update the status on the product page.
The page War Thunder cheats → gathers the current options with price, undetected status, and a comparison between them, the list is updated after every War Thunder patch. If you're not sure which loader fits your playstyle, aviation, tanks, or navy, you can ask in our community: Telegram (200+ members) and Discord (637+ members), that's also where status updates are posted after major updates.
Frequently asked questions about War Thunder cheats
How is a War Thunder aimbot different from a shooter aimbot?
It calculates lead across three different types of ballistics: a maneuvering target in the air, arc-drop shells on the ground, and slow shell flight in naval combat, rather than instant tracking of a nearby target like in a first-person shooter. ForgeCheats tests this kind of software separately for each domain, not with one universal aimbot for the whole game.
Does lead calculation work in Simulator Battles without the game's markers?
Yes, that's the whole point: software like Snipe or MASON INTERNAL calculates the lead point itself where Arcade Battles would normally show it with an on-screen marker. Simulator Battles has no aim assist from the game at all, so the cheat takes over the entire calculation.
Can lead calculation be configured separately for aviation and tanks?
In cheats that cover all domains, SMG for example, the visuals and lead calculation are configured separately for tanks, planes, artillery, and ships, there's a separate profile for each vehicle type instead of one universal sensitivity slider for the whole game.
Which cheat is better for shooting at ships at long range?
From our catalog, for the navy people consistently pick SMG for its dedicated ship mode and MEMEZ for bomb prediction, which comes in handy in both naval and ground battles, both with undetected status as of the time of testing.
Will you get banned for using this kind of software on BattlEye and Viking?
We track status after every patch and keep only the products in our War Thunder cheats catalog that currently pass both protections, BattlEye and Viking, with undetected status, products with risk don't make it into the catalog.
Is there a budget option for a newcomer who's just trying out an aimbot in War Thunder?
Yes, Snipe in our catalog costs from 80 rubles and covers aviation with ballistics calculation and a CCIP bomb sight, that's enough to understand the logic of leading targets before moving on to software that covers tanks and navy as well, like SMG.
