Bomb Chart is one of those parts of War Thunder that the game introduces once and never revisits.

Short answer

Short version — it is exactly what it looks like, and the confusion comes from a similarly named thing nearby.

  • Note where it first appears, so you can go back if you need to.
  • Read the in-game description once, then ignore it.
  • Read the whole sequence once before doing the first step.

War Thunder models more of the vehicle than it tells you about, and the grind punishes guessing. If you only remember one thing about it, remember where it appears. Its role has changed across updates, so older discussion describes something slightly different.

Whether it is worth going out of your way for

If your result differs from what is described here, note what is different first rather than starting over. Most guides mention it in passing and none of them stop to define it. It is more consequential in the late game than the early one, which is why first impressions mislead. Nothing here assumes a particular playstyle beyond wanting the thing to work.

The in-game description is technically accurate and practically useless. It became noticeably more relevant after a change the patch notes barely mentioned. Where two approaches both work, the one with fewer moving parts is the one to keep.

How it has changed over time

Two similarly named things exist, and mixing them up explains a lot of contradictory advice. It is the kind of thing veterans forget they ever had to learn. Patch notes move numbers around constantly; the shape of the answer holds even when a specific value shifts.

  • Treat wiki trivia sections as trivia rather than mechanics.
  • It rewards attention rather than preparation.
  • Stop and reassess after two failed attempts rather than repeating the third.
  • Expect its role to have shifted at least once across updates.
  • Check which version of War Thunder any discussion of it is describing.
  • Expect one number in every guide to be out of date; the method is what matters.

How it connects to the rest of War Thunder

Knowing this does not make you better at War Thunder, but it does make the rest of it legible. Whether it is worth going out of your way for depends entirely on how you are playing. Do the cheap check before the expensive one — that ordering alone saves most of the frustration. Community shorthand around it has drifted far enough from the original meaning to cause arguments.

It shows up in more places than its introduction suggests, once you know to look. Treat anything stated without a version number as provisional. It rewards understanding rather than grinding, which is unusual for War Thunder.

What it changes in practice

Early impressions of it are usually wrong in the same specific way. Screenshots age faster than text, which is why this describes rather than shows. There is a persistent myth attached to it that has never been true in any version.

Its practical value is narrow and real, rather than broad and theoretical. The awkward part is rarely the step itself, it is knowing which step comes first. The game introduces it quickly and assumes you picked it up, which is where the confusion starts.

What it is

The wiki entry is thorough and buries the actually useful part six paragraphs down. None of this needs a paid tool, a third-party launcher or an account on a site you have never heard of. It appears in supplementary material in more detail than it does in the game itself.

Where people go wrong

  • Ignoring the platform-specific note and then wondering why the steps do not line up.
  • Trusting a video thumbnail that promises a result the video never actually shows.
  • Skipping the prerequisite because it looked optional in someone else's summary.

War Thunder FAQ

Why do other guides describe this differently?

Most were written for an earlier version and never revisited. Compare the steps against what your build actually shows.

What if none of this works for me?

Then something in your setup differs from the assumption — version, region or platform. Check those three before anything else.

Why do people disagree about it?

Usually because they are describing different versions, and occasionally because a similarly named thing exists alongside it.

Is this still accurate after the latest War Thunder update?

The method is; individual numbers may not be. If a value on your screen differs, trust the screen and keep the sequence.

Work through it in the order above and bomb chart stops being a question you have to look up again.