Blitzkrieg Wulf

A US-built experimental M4 tank with a turret and a gun from the T26 will give you the ultimate “Sherman” experience!

M4/T26, medium tank, USA. Rank IV
Features:

• Good protection at the turret front
  
• 90mm M3 gun
  
• Lacks APCR round

One of the projects for Chrysler engineers was an attempt to equip the M4 Sherman tank chassis with T26 turrets to increase the effectiveness of the US armored forces against German heavy tanks. A prototype hybrid tank was built in 1944, but canceled before further testing and serial production.


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• Display of destroyed wrecks of ground vehicles which in rare cases might look like serviceable vehicles has been fixed.
  
• A bug where the effect of flying dirt might appear in the air in ground battles in different locations has been fixed (report[community.gaijin.net]).
  
• A bug which caused the aircraft icon to remain dark and not highlighted when activating an air event in ground AB although the player was waiting for the start of the air event has been fixed.
  
• A bug that caused event icons to me mistakenly displayed active at the beginning of the game session has been fixed
  
• A bug that caused the reloa...

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The Vijayanta medium tank comes to the game in the La Royale update. Meet the first Indian tank in War Thunder!

Vijayanta, medium tank, Britain, rank V. Premium.
Features:

• IR-searchlight
  
• High rate of fire
  
• Deadly HEATFS rounds
  
• Low protection

In 1961, the Indian government and British Vickers-Armstrong company signed an agreement to build a tank factory in the Avadi area near Chennai (formerly Madras) to assemble Vickers Mk.1 tanks for the Indian army. The first tank that in India received the name Vijayanta (“victorious”), left the assembly line in 1965, and soon the Indian plant mastered the independent production of tank components. Durin... Read more

On June 6th, 1523 Gustav Vasa ascended to the Swedish throne and declared the secession of Sweden from the Kalmar Union. Since then, Sweden has maintained independence for 500 years! And on June 6th, 1809 a constitution was adopted that abolished absolute monarchy and paved the way for modern democracy. So this date is celebrated as the National Day of Sweden for two reasons!

From June 5th (9:00 GMT) until June 8th (9:00 GMT)

Play 3 battles using Swedish vehicles (rank III or higher, with an activity of not less than 70%) to receive the “500 Years of Swedish Independence” decal.

“500 Years of Swedish Independence” decal

Complete the task in random battles, except for E... Read more

Welcome to the 70th War Thunder Steam Screenshot Competition!
The screenshot submissions from last week were fabulous! Who doesn’t like a good sunset? The three most popular and three selected by us will get 300 GE. See the winners down below!

Let’s begin the 70th edition of our competition!
Create a stunning screenshot and submit it on the War Thunder Steam Community Hub with the tag #WTscreen70. You have time until 09.06.2023 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:

• This week is your chance to showcase a vehicle that you really enjoy playing!
  
• You must add the #WTscreen70 tag (title cannot have any other...

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Meet the Bretagne-class Lorraine battleship, the pinnacle of the French bluewater tech tree in the upcoming La Royale update!

Lorraine, battleship, France, rank V
Features:

• 340mm main guns
  
• Very capable AA artillery
  
• Mediocre protection

France's latest dreadnought, the battleship Lorraine, will be the top ship in the French bleuwater fleet research tree at the time of the release of the major La Royale update!

A dreadnought is about guns and armor! Lorraine is good in guns: despite the fact that we chose for the game one of the later upgrades with the top main turret dismantled, commanders will have access to 8 340mm guns in four twin-barrel turrets... Read more

We present details on the revised physics of guided missiles with line-of-sight guidance in the La Royale update.

We continue to refine the physical model of the weapons in the game. Today we would like to talk about the new reworked physics of missiles guided by the three-point method guidance, that is, guided using line of sight, which we have prepared for the La Royale major update.

The current physics of line-of-sight missiles affects the missile's skyplane acceleration directly, bypassing the simulation of controls.


Skyplane of a missile


The current simplified implementation of the physical model allows the missile to go beyond the available overload and hit targets with which the missile sh... Read more

Based on the feedback from the YouTube community and from content creators, as well as after analyzing the occupancy of players in sessions of specifi... Read more

The Freccia VBM is an Italian IFV with a rapid fire cannon and fire-and-forget anti-tank missiles Spike-MR. Meet the new top tier in ground battles in the upcoming La Royale update.

Freccia VBM, light tank, Italy, rank VII
Features:

• 8 Spike-MR fire-and-forget missiles
  
• Good mobility
  
• Target tracking

The Italian Freccia VBM wheeled fighting vehicle will join the top-tiers in ground battles as the first to the game carrier of the Spike fire-and-forget anti-tank guided missiles!

The Freccia VBM is reminiscent of two other high-tier vehicles from the Italian tech tree: from the Centauro tank destroyer, the vehicle received a wheeled chassis with a maximum speed... 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 note that we are currently in the middle of testing the next major update La Royale. It will last until June 1st, 7:00 GMT. Learn more about participating on it on our forums.

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WWII era experimental light tank Pz.Kpfw.38 (t) n.A. featuring perfect mobility comes to the game in the La Royale update.

Pz.Kpfw.38 (t) n.A., light tank, Germany, rank II
Features:

• High mobility
  
• 37mm gun
  
• High-density internal compartment

The long-awaited replenishment of the WWII tank line-up! Meet the German experimental light tank Pz.Kpfw.38 (t) n.A., which will appear in the game with the release of the major La Royale update. The fastest representative of the Pz.Kpfw.38 series!

Pz.Kpfw.38 (t) n.A. was created according to the program of the new (n.A. - neue Art, “new type”) reconnaissance tank of the Wehrmacht. One of the conditions of the p... Read more

In this month's Pages of History you'll find yourself in the center of events that happened at numerous battlefronts. Two of the more important Pacific battles, the landings in Normandy, and the beginning of Operation Barbarossa — participate in battles using the vehicles that were used in these historic events and receive prizes!

From June 1st until June 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
Nikolai Gastello When Germany invaded the Soviet Union, Nikolai Gastello was already a squadron leader and an experienced pilot with 9 years of flight experience. Two d... Read more

Welcome to the 69th War Thunder Steam Screenshot Competition!
You submitted many beautiful screenshots last week, well done everyone. The three most popular and three selected by us will get 300 GE. See the winners down below!

Let’s begin the 69th edition of our competition!
Create a stunning screenshot and submit it on the War Thunder Steam Community Hub with the tag #WTscreen69. You have time until 02.06.2023 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:

• This week, we would love to see a picture of your vehicle during sunset!
  
• You must add the #WTscreen69 tag (title cannot have any other text in it).

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Both researchable and Premium versions of the advanced Su-25 attack aircraft are to be added in the upcoming La Royale major update. Pre-order now to get special bonuses!

Su-25T, strike aircraft, USSR, rank VII.
Su-39, strike aircraft, USSR, rank VII. Premium pack offer.
Features:

• 16 Vikhr ATGMs
  
• Expanded arsenal
  
• Directional infrared countermeasures
  
• Night sight

The Su-25T project was an attempt to create an anti-tank aircraft that would be able to operate both during the daytime and at night, equipped with targeting systems and guided munitions to defeat armored vehicles. The list of equipment for the future aircraft was formalized in 1979, it was based on the Shkval targeting and navigation system and the Mercury television sight. The prototype passed t... Read more

Ground vehicles

• Pantsir-S — incorrect animation of the folded radar has been fixed.

Aircraft

• A bug has been fixed that caused incorrect data display after switching off the HUD interface (rеport[community.gaijin.net]).

Naval

• PT-658 — 3rd person view zoom camera position has been fixed.
  
• Dynamic water line has been added to the naval hit camera to show current depth, trim and heel of the ship.

Graphics

• A bug has been fixed where the helicopter vortex effect on the ground or over the ground surface was not visible to others.
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Welcome to the 68th War Thunder Steam Screenshot Competition!
Your screenshots from last week were impressive! We enjoyed getting to see so many different vehicles in action. The three most popular and three selected by us will get 300 GE. See the winners down below!

Let’s begin the 68th edition of our competition!
Create a stunning screenshot and submit it on the War Thunder Steam Community Hub with the tag #WTscreen68. You have time until 26.05.2023 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:

• This week is open for all submissions! Any screenshots from War Thunder you would like to share are welcome.
  
• Yo...

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The history of the French Navy goes back to the legendary Cardinal Richellieu, who saw the fleet go from humble beginnings to conquering faraway lands across the globe — from Canada to Madagascar. Today the French Navy is amongst one of the largest in the world, with over 180 vessels and 200 aircraft.

From May 19th (12:00 GMT) until May 24th (12:00 GMT)

Play 3 battles using French vehicles (rank III or higher, with an activity of not less than 70%) to receive the “Emblem of the Marine Nationale France” decal.

“Emblem of the Marine Nationale France” decal.

Complete the task in random battles, except for Enduring Confrontati... Read more

In 1947, President Harry Truman unified various parts of the US Armed Forces under a single chain of command, and in 1950 he dedicated a day to commemorate them all — the third Saturday of May. Now the US Armed forces employ over 1.3 million people: they are the biggest and most advanced in the world.

From May 19th (9:00 GMT) until May 22nd (9:00 GMT)

Play 3 battles using American vehicles (rank III or higher, with an activity of not less than 70%) to receive the “National Armed Forces Day” decal.

“National Armed Forces Day” decal.

Complete the task in random battles, except for Enduring Confrontation missions and... Read more

Hello! Today we will tell you about a new type of weapon that will appear in the game in the next major War Thunder update!



With the further development of more effective air defense systems, the only safe window for delivering bombs became ultra-low altitude, where aircraft remained outside of the detection zone of anti-aircraft radars. However, tree-top bombing is risky due to the chances of hitting the carrier aircraft with fragments of its own bombs. This is how r------ded bombs first appeared - the bombs are equipped with an aerodynamic brake, or chute, to provide a low-speed fall.

r------ded bombs will appear in our game as part of the upcoming major War Thunder update... Read more