How to use this tool
Use the average RP from comparable battles in the same mode. For full unlock chains, use the Vehicle Unlock Calculator. Prefill picks research cost from the local cache.
Estimate battles and hours to finish a War Thunder research unlock from RP remaining and your average RP per match. Prefill remaining RP from a vehicle in the cache when you want.
- Premium and talisman are easiest to bake into your average RP.
- Same rank research ≈ leave penalty at 0%.
Limitations
- • Does not model daily login rewards, challenges, or battle pass progress.
- • RP economy changes with patches and events.
Planning a War Thunder RP grind
Use average RP from comparable battles in the same mode — not your best booster montage. If premium account or a talisman is already in that average, leave the extra multiplier at 1× so you do not double-count.
Rank (era) mismatch between the vehicle you play and the one you research applies an in-game penalty. Paste that percentage when you see it. Round up: unlocks finish after whole battles.
RP calculator vs unlock path
This tool answers “how long for this remaining RP?” The Unlock Calculator answers “how much RP/SL along the whole requiredVehicle chain?” Use both when you are staring at a folder three vehicles deep.
Frequently asked questions
- Can I prefill RP from a vehicle?
- Yes — use the vehicle search above the sliders to load research cost from the local cache.
- Are boosters modeled?
- Only via the optional multiplier or by baking them into your average RP. Daily rewards and battle pass progress are not simulated.