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The Improved Chaparral SAM will help strengthen the ranks of the US and Israeli ground forces trees when it comes to War Thunder in the upcoming major update!

Improved Chaparral, SAM SPAA, USA (rank VI) and Israel (rank VII)
Features:

• Two types of missiles to choose from.
  
• Thermal imager.
  
• 12 missiles onboard.
  
• Lacks armor protection.

The American-made Chaparral anti-aircraft missile system will appear in the US and Israeli ground forces research trees in the upcoming “Sons of Attila” major War Thunder update! While the Chaparral does not come with its own radar, each missile can be guided through a normal sight that also features therm... Read more

Welcome to the 83rd War Thunder Steam Screenshot Competition!
Decals? Decals! So many to pick from, and so many combinations! We loved seeing pictures of your unique vehicles in the game. The three most popular and three selected by us will get 300 GE. See the winners down below!

Let’s begin the 83rd edition of our competition!
Create a stunning screenshot and submit it on the War Thunder Steam Community Hub with the tag #WTscreen83. You have time until 08.09.2023 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:

• Capture a screenshot of your favorite vehicle in War Thunder!
  
• You must add the #WTscreen83 tag (ti...

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We’re excited to bring you the first screenshots of two new locations that will be arriving to War Thunder in the next major update: “Rocky Pillars” for aviation, and “Test Site — 2271” for mixed battles!

“Rocky Pillars”


We created the Rocky Pillars map based on the mainland mountain landscapes of Southeast Asia. The weathering on the sandstone and limestone makes rock formations on this map certainly look rather interesting. Soon, pilots will be flying over the stone pillars and lush green cliffs where engines will roar, machine guns will go rat-tat-tat and pew pew, and the fiery wrecks of destroyed aircraft will burn!


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The 39.М Csaba armored car is the first researchable vehicle of the Hungarian armored vehicles lineup!

39.М Csaba, light tank, Italy, rank I
Features:

• High forward and reverse speed.
  
• Limited magazines of the 20mm anti tank rifle.
  
• Lightly armored.

The 39.M Csaba armored car will start the research of a new Hungarian lineup of armored vehicles as part of the Italian ground vehicles research tree. Meet the Csaba, a fast little scout with an independent suspension and a 20mm cannon. Let’s take a look!

The Csaba has a good power-to-weight ratio, and thanks to its 90 HP Ford engine, allows it to accelerate up to 65 km/h on paved roads when driving forwar... Read more

The F-16C Block 50 is a further developed variant of the famous F-16 multi-role fighter — featuring a new engine and new guided weapons. Meet this exciting jet fighter, coming to War Thunder in the next major update!

F-16C Block 50: Jet fighter, USA, rank VIII
Features:

• 8 weapon hardpoints.
  
• Laser-guided bombs.
  
• Improved engine.

The F-16C Block 50 will come to War Thunder in the next major update as a new flagship jet fighter at the top of the US fighter jet line. Featuring 8 weapon hardpoints, a more powerful engine, AIM-7 Sparrow air-to-air missiles, and most excitingly, new laser-guided precision bombs, the F-16C will be a formidable force to be reckoned w... Read more

Missions

• The minimum Battle Rating of sessions in which strike UAVs are available has been increased from 10.7 to 11.3.

Ground vehicles

• Fuzed projectiles that ricochet off the ground now detonate at a much shorter distance from the ricochet point.
  
• A bug that caused a lack of illuminating light in night-time ground battles has been fixed.
  
• A bug that caused a brief display of thermal imagery from the thermal sights in third-person view when switching the camera from third-person to sniper mode has been fixed.
  
• ZT3A2 — a bug that caused an offset of the coaxial machine gun which also made firing the guns shoot above the target has been fixed. (...

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A formidable vehicle comes to the game: meet the AMX-10M, a French SPG that was specifically designed to fire anti-tank guided missiles!

AMX-10M: SPG, France, rank V
Features:

• A gun that is capable of firing ATGMs!
  
• An auxiliary 20mm gun, good against light tanks and aircraft.
  
• Decent mobility — able to get to cover quickly.
  
• Capability to be amphibious.

With the arrival of the next major update, the AMX-10M will help bolster the French ground force lineup in and around rank V, thanks to its decent mobility, 20mm autocannon and 142mm gun that is capable of firing anti-tank guided missiles. Let’s take a detailed look at what this SPG can offer!


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In this month's Pages of History you'll find yourself at the centre of events that happened at numerous battlefronts. From battles in WWII to conflicts of the 1960s and 1980s — participate in battles using the vehicles that were used in these historic events and receive prizes!

From September 1st until September 30th you’ll be offered 8 tasks consecutively. Completing each will reward you with a trophy, completing all of them earns you a unique player icon.

Reward for completing all 8 tasks
Roza Shanina Roza Shanina was a student and a kindergarten teacher in Arkhangelsk, who enlisted as a volunteer. She graduated from sniper school with excellence and participated in battles from April of 1944. For... Read more

Welcome to the 82nd War Thunder Steam Screenshot Competition!
Your screenshots from last week looked excellent. Let the thunderous roars of your cannons continue! The three most popular and three selected by us will get 300 GE. See the winners down below!

Let’s begin the 82nd edition of our competition!
Create a stunning screenshot and submit it on the War Thunder Steam Community Hub with the tag #WTscreen82. You have time until 01.09.2023 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 feature a vehicle with decals applied to it.
  
• You must add the #WTscreen82 tag (title cannot have any o...

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The Pvkv IV is the final design of a series of experimental Swedish tank destroyers, developed in the postwar period in an effort to equip the armed forces with modern fighting vehicles. Soon, the Pvkv IV will reinforce the early ranks of the Swedish ground forces tree with its arrival as part of the next major War Thunder update!

Briefly: A prototype Swedish tank destroyer based on the Strv m/40L chassis, fitted with a powerful 57mm anti-tank cannon.

Pvkv IV, tank destroyer, Sweden, Rank III
Features:

• Punchy 57 mm cannon
  
• Good mobility
  
• Light protection
  
• Low turret traverse rate

In War Thunder, the Pvkv IV will complete the family of Swedish... Read more

Development of the MiG-15 jet fighter lasted throughout the entirety of 1947, while over half of 1948 was spent testing it. On August 23rd, 1948, two days before the official end of the tests, the MiG-15 officially entered service with the USSR Air Force. It prevailed against its competitor, the La-15, and became the most produced military jet aircraft in history.

MiG-15bis ISh temporarily for Golden Eagles

From August 22nd (10:00 GMT) until August 29th (10:00 GMT)

To commemorate the anniversary, from August 23rd (10:00 GMT) until August 29th (10:00 GMT) the MiG-15bis ISh jet fighter, located in the USSR research tree, will be available to purchase for Golden Eagles. This aircraft is an... Read more

Eastern exotics in War Thunder! Meet the MBT-2000 main battle tank designed in collaboration with China and Pakistan.

MBT-2000, MBT, China, rank VII
Features:

• Good protection
  
• Thermal vision
  
• Autoloader

The MBT-2000 main battle tank will strengthen the already formidable Chinese lineup, and in the research tree, will be placed within the light tank line. Let's take a look at the details of this interesting Chinese-Pakistani tank that will be waiting for you with the release of the upcoming major update!



The MBT-2000 is based on the experimen... Read more

The first massively produced amphibious SPG, the Soviet 2S1, comes to the game in the upcoming War Thunder update!

2S1 Gvozdika, SPG, USSR, rank IV
Features:

• 122mm howitzer
  
• HEAT rounds
  
• Amphibious
  
• Lightly armored

The development of a new self-propelled gun for the Soviet army was based on the well-proven D-30 howitzer and the chassis of the MT-LB multipurpose amphibious towing vehicle. The D-30 towed howitzer was modified to be placed in the SPG turret, the MT-LB chassis was lengthened by adding a wheel pair to improve the driving performance and increase the room of the fighting compartment. After a year of testing, the vehicle was put into service... Read more

Commanders, get ready for battle: as we celebrate the recent the global release of War Thunder Mobile! Fans of realistic tank, naval, and air battles can download the game for free on Android[play.google.com] and iOS[apps.apple.com] and join hundreds of thousands of players who participated in the open beta already.

During the OBT, War Thunder Mobile got a lot better: we significantly improved the game stability, optimized it and fixed a lot of bugs. Two big updates added new vehicles and locat... Read more

Welcome to the 81st War Thunder Steam Screenshot Competition!
We loved seeing your screenshots that you shared with us from last week! The three most popular and three selected by us will get 300 GE. See the winners down below!

Let’s begin the 81st edition of our competition!
Create a stunning screenshot and submit it on the War Thunder Steam Community Hub with the tag #WTscreen81. You have time until 25.08.2023 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 vehicle firing their weapon.
  
• You must add the #WTscreen81 tag (title cannot have any other text in it).

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We are continuing to improve War Thunder in a variety of ways based on your feedback, and have been making our way down the Roadmap. This time, we are introducing a number of new features that will improve clarity at spawn points while also deterring spawn campers, players who fall while capturing points will be rewarded if their allies finish the job, and helicopters can now be researched by playing ground vehicles - you can unlock them without leaving PvP battles!

Invulnerability Indication

When respawning, all players have a brief period of invulnerability which allows them to better react to the situation at the spawn point. If there is a spawn camper nearby - an enemy that tries to destroy a player shortly after they spawn - this period of... Read more

In this digest we would like to tell you about our continuing work on improvements and fixes in the game. You can find information about all updates that have been released in War Thunder in the website special section.

Please feel free to leave your feedback on these changes i... Read more