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The ‘Skilled Marksman’ Battle Pass War Bond Shop will be open from July 24th to October 23rd.

Check out the War Bonds store and the bonds that you earn by completing Battle Pass challenges! As usual, we’ve prepared decals, decorations, player icons, camouflages, a new stylish pin-up that starts a new series, and six premium vehicles. The themed decal trophy will allow you to complete the new Zodiac collection, and reward you with a special decal if you manage to collect every decal!

This time, three vehicles are available for the first time in the War Bonds store: the Finnish ... Read more

There’s a skilled marksman in town! Meet season 16 of the Battle Pass, featuring a flying boat and the main reward, the devastating Sholef Israeli tank destroyer. This tank features a 155 mm gun that’s capable of taking out a range of enemies thanks to its ammunition range. All in season 16!

To receive Battle Pass rewards, you’ll need to regularly log into the game and complete tasks and challenges. Each level of the Battle Pass will earn you a prize, be it a player icon, loading screen, title, decals, decorations, or 2 brand-new premium vehicles!

NEW! For the naval vehicle this time, we’ve created a trophy featuring 3 naval Battle Pass vehicles from previous seasons that were not available in coupon form, and 1 naval event vehicle. When opening this trophy, you’re guaranteed to get either the PT-658, MTB-422, ...

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Welcome to the 129th War Thunder Steam Screenshot Competition!
We loved getting to see the screenshots you captured last week, thanks for sharing them with us! Summer is heating up, so find a place to cool down! The three most popular and three selected by us will get 300 GE. See the winners down below!

Let’s begin the 129th edition of our competition!
Create a stunning screenshot and submit it on the War Thunder Steam Community Hub with the tag #WTscreen129. You have time until the 26th of July to submit your screenshot.

After that date, 6 winners will be selected (3 of which will be the highest rated by the community and 3 selected by our judges), each of which receive a reward of 300GE.

Terms:

• Take a screenshot on a map with snow and ice.
  
• You must add the #WTscreen129...

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On July 20th 1951, the first flight of the Hawker Hunter jet fighter took place. The Hunter saw extensive use in dozens of conflicts around the world and is still in service with the Zimbabwean Air Force. A total of 1,972 Hunters were produced.

The Hunter FGA.9 is temporarily available for Golden Eagles! This jet is available for 8,910 Golden Eagles.

When: From today until July 22nd (09:00 GMT).
Where: Great Britain > Aviation > Premium vehicles.

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The first Japanese supersonic aircraft, the T-2, was developed by the Mitsubishi Corporation and first flew on July 20th 1971. Production continued until 1988, with a total of 90 fighters being produced and exclusively used in Japan.

The T-2 Early is temporarily available for Golden Eagles! This jet is available for 8,910 Golden Eagles.

When: From today until July 22nd (09:00 GMT).
Where: Japan > Aviation > Premium vehicles.

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Introducing the new Esports Trophy III, featuring camouflages created by authors from WT.Live! This new trophy includes 20 camouflages for various vehicles: 10 aircraft and 10 tanks. For this new trophy, we wanted to honor mid-tier vehicles with unique creations from our artists.

Aircraft Tank

• La-7 “Balthazar”
  
• J-2 “Xiangqi”
  
• SAAB-105G “The Eyes of the Father”
  
• G.56 “L'Anima della Veloctia”
  
• Fw 190 D-9 “Nachtblau”
  
• P-51H “Timeless Racer”
  
• F-86F-30 (Japan) “Tanchoudzuru”
  
• F4U-7 “Corsair Demo”
  
• P-47D-28 “Yellow Windrunner”
  
• Spitfire LF Mk IX “Euler Defier”

• Lorraine 40t “Le Serpent Magnifique”
  
• ...

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It’s the hot summer, which is certainly the best time to go to sea! This new War Thunder event is dedicated to Italy, a prominent Mediterranean power. Take part in Naval Battles and receive an Italian Naval ship flag, themed decals, trophies with consumable items and the Alcione!

When: From July 24th (11:00 GMT) until August 7th (11:00 GMT), earn mission points in Naval Battles, unlock stages and receive rewards!

Alcione — an event vehicle Gunboat for Italy at Rank V
Alcione thrives in shallow water and among rocks. This ship is armed with two 76 mm SMP-3 cannons, Bofors anti-aircraft guns and Hedgehog mortars! This mortar is not easy to aim, but if you take the enemy by surprise, an accurate salvo at a short distance can sink an enemy destroyer.

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Welcome to the 128th War Thunder Steam Screenshot Competition!
The screenshots you captured last week were outstanding! This week is for vehicles with at least three crew members. Single-seat fighters need not apply! The three most popular and three selected by us will get 300 GE. See the winners down below!

Let’s begin the 128th edition of our competition!
Create a stunning screenshot and submit it on the War Thunder Steam Community Hub with the tag #WTscreen128. You have time until the 19th of July to submit your screenshot.

After that date, 6 winners will be selected (3 of which will be the highest rated by the community and 3 selected by our judges), each of which receive a reward of 300GE.

Terms:

• Take a screenshot with a vehicle that has three or more crew members.
  
• ...

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On July 14th, 1789, the first flame of the Great French Revolution was lit: the Parisians captured Bastille fortress. The day is celebrated as a national holiday with festivals, balls and military parades, including the largest parade on the Champs-Élysées, hosted by the French President.

Discounts on French vehicles!
To commemorate this date, there’s a 50% discount on a selection of high rank French vehicles.

When: From today until July 15th (09:00 GMT).

The vehicles receiving the discount are the battleship Courbet[wiki.warthunder.com], the ... Read more

On July 12th, 1961, the first flight of the A-4E, a modernized modification of the light carrier-based A-4 Skyhawk attack aircraft took place! Israel was the most common importer of the Skyhawk line, with these aircraft forming a significant part of the Israeli Air Force during the Yom Kippur War and the War of Attirition with Egypt. After the end of these conflicts, Israel needed to replenish its air fleet and purchased large numbers of A-4E aircraft.

The A-4E is temporarily available for Golden Eagles! The A-4E attack aircraft is temporarily available for 8,910 Golden Eagles.

When: From today until July 15th (09:00 GMT).
Where: Israel > Aviation > Premium vehicles.

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Today, we’ll be going over the bug fixes and improvements that we’ve made to the game over the past 2 weeks. And today especially we’ve fixed a lot! Let’s take a look.

If you’ve found a bug that you’d like to report, you can do so on our community bug reporting platform[community.gaijin.net].

Crew Interface Improvements
We’ve added a huge number of improvements to the game interface. The most noticeable of them is the ability to easily change the order of crews in a lineup. This can now be done by... Read more

In honor of Argentina’s Independence Day, we are publishing a new cinematic video from the “Moments of Valor” series, dedicated to veterans of the Falklands War.

Also for this occasion, we have prepared a set of themed camouflages for aircraft used in the conflict or in service with the warring parties at that time.

• The F-86F-35 Sabre is temporarily returning to sale for Golden Eagles. Players who purchase this aircraft from July 9th to July 16th (15:00 GMT) will receive a unique camouflage of the Cruz del Sur aerobatic team of the Argentine Air Force after the end of the promotion.*
  
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Welcome to the 127th War Thunder Steam Screenshot Competition!
The screenshots you took last week were excellent! What is your favorite type of map to play on? Open and fast paced, or complex, with lots of cover? The three most popular and three selected by us will get 300 GE. See the winners down below!

Let’s begin the 127th edition of our competition!
Create a stunning screenshot and submit it on the War Thunder Steam Community Hub with the tag #WTscreen127. You have time until the 12th of July to submit your screenshot.

After that date, 6 winners will be selected (3 of which will be the highest rated by the community and 3 selected by our judges), each of which receive a reward of 300GE.

Terms:

• Take a screenshot of yourself while engaging the enemy!
  
• You must add the ...

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Happy July 4th! The whole world knows when the USA celebrates Independence Day, it’s today, July 4th, a holiday! We’re joining the celebrations with a unique decal and some rarer Golden Eagle vehicles for purchase.

The F-86F-35 and M26E1 are temporarily available for Golden Eagles! The F-86F-35 and M26E1 are available on this day for 9,270 and 7,480 Golden Eagles respectively!

When: From today until July 8th (09:00 GMT).
Where: USA > Aviation / Army > Premium vehicles.

About each of these vehicles

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The French Air Force became an independent part of the country’s armed forces on July 2nd 1934, exactly 90 years ago! The French Air Force fought in World War II, and subsequently participated in conflicts in Algeria, Egypt, Mauritania, Chad, Iraq, Yugoslavia, Afghanistan and Mali. The French Air Force now has more than 500 aircraft in service, and two squadrons from the Deterrence Force are armed with nuclear missiles.

Earn the “Emblem of the French Air Force Command” decal! Get this French decal on this anniversary!


“Emblem of the French Air Force Command” decal

When: Until July 5th (09:00 GMT).

Task: Play 3 battles using French aircraft at rank III or higher to rec...

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In 1952, American instructors trained the first soldiers of the Japanese National Security Forces. Two years later on July 1st 1954, the Japanese Self-Defense Forces were formed. In January 1955, the United States transferred its first 85 aircraft to the Japanese Air Self-Defense Forces. In total they have 712 aircraft in service, of which 321 are fighters.

The J2M4 Kai and IJN Kiyoshimo are temporarily available for Golden Eagles! In honor of the 70th anniversary of the Japanese Self-Defense Forces, the following vehicles are available for 3,850 and 4,880 respectively.

When: From today until July 4th (09:00 GMT).
Where: Japan > Aviation / Bluewater fleet > Premium vehicles.

About each of these vehicles

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Since its founding on July 1st 1926, the Swedish Air Force has been involved in very few conflicts. One squadron of volunteers came to the aid of Finland in the Soviet-Finnish war, but in WWII Sweden remained neutral. Officially, the Swedish Air Force took part in battles only during the Congolese crisis in 1961-1964, and in 2011 they patrolled the skies over Libya.

The J29D and J35A are temporarily available for Golden Eagles! These two Swedish jet fighters are temporarily returning to sale for Golden Eagles for 8,910 and 9,090 each respectively.

When: From today until July 4th (09:00 GMT).
Where: Sweden > Aviation > Premium vehicles.

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In 1910, the Union of South Africa was formed, and two years later on July 1st 1912, the Defence Forces were founded. They served in WWI and WWII, as well as the Korean War. Currently, 74,000 people serve in the South African National Defence Forces.

The Rooikat 105 returns for Golden Eagles and is here to stay! In honor of the 112th anniversary of the South African National Defence Force, the Rooikat 105 is back for 9,090 Golden Eagles and will not be gone.

When: From today.
Where: Great Britain > Army > Premium vehicles.

About this tank

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Welcome to the 126th War Thunder Steam Screenshot Competition!
The screenshots you captured last week were very nice! Seek and Destroy introduced many interesting new vehicles and a new sub-tree for France. The Summer Sale has started, be sure to check it out! The three most popular and three selected by us will get 300 GE. See the winners down below!

Let’s begin the 126th edition of our competition!
Create a stunning screenshot and submit it on the War Thunder Steam Community Hub with the tag #WTscreen126. You have time until the 5th of July to submit your screenshot.

After that date, 6 winners will be selected (3 of which will be the highest rated by the community and 3 selected by our judges), each of which receive a reward of 300GE.

Terms:

• Your screenshot must include a player vehic...

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In the UK, Armed Forces Day is celebrated on the last Saturday of June. This celebratory day was approved in 2006 as Veterans Day, and then renamed to also honor currently serving soldiers and officers. More than 185,000 people serve in the British Armed Forces, of which 111,000 are in the army, 36,000 in the air force and 38,000 in the navy.

Earn the “Emblem of the UK Ministry of Defence” decal! We’ve created this British-themed decal for this day.


“Emblem of the UK Ministry of Defence” decal

When: Until July 1st (07:00 GMT).

Task: Play 3 battles using British vehicles at rank III or higher to receive the “Emblem of the UK Ministry of Defence” decal.

Add...

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