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Kongō was a Japanese battleship originally built by the Vickers company in Great Britain and represents the lead ship of a series of advanced capital ships built for the Imperial Japanese Navy prior to the outbreak of WWI. Soon, captains in War Thunder will spot this legendary Japanese warship as it arrives in game with the next major update!

Briefly: A British-built Japanese WWI-era battleship outfitted with an impressive weapons arsenal and capable of attaining a very high top speed.
IJN Kongō, battleship, Japan, Rank V Features:

• Excellent mobility
  
• Powerful main battery guns
  
• Scout planes
  
• Vulnerable high-calibre fire
  
• Poor long-range AA capability

In War Thunder, the battleship Kongō will be a new top-of-the line heavy war... Read more

The LAV-AD is an American SPAA unit, developed on the basis of the highly versatile Light Armored Vehicle (LAV) chassis in the late 1980s. Featuring a devastating arsenal and superb mobility, the LAV-AD will soon join the fight in top ranked ground battles, arriving in War Thunder as part of the next major update “Wind of Change”!

Briefly: An air defence variant of the American LAV combat vehicle, featuring a hybrid arsenal consisting of a 25 mm Gatling cannon and both guided and unguided weapons.

LAV-AD, SPAA, USA, Rank VI Features:

• High fire rate 25 mm cannon
  
• Stinger missiles
  
• Hydra-70 rockets
  
• Excellent mobility
  
• Amphibious capabilities
  
• Light protection

In War Thunder, the LAV-AD will be a ... Read more

Several updates ago, we introduced Sweden as a playable nation in War Thunder. Initially giving players the opportunity to take control of some unique Swedish aircraft, it was shortly afterwards also expanded by a full ground forces tree allowing tankers to command a whole host of new and exotic combat vehicles used by Sweden. Coming as part of the next major update “Wind of Change”, we’re pleased to announce that Sweden will also be receiving its own helicopter tree, containing several vehicles from a more than 65 year period in which the nation used helicopters as part of its armed forces!

Since Sweden didn’t produce domestic attack helicopter designs, its forces used foreign helicopters, some of which wi... Read more

The A-10 Thunderbolt II is an American ground attack aircraft developed in the early 1970s by Fairchild Republic and is one of the most recognizable aircraft still in service with the USAF today. Two versions of the iconic ‘Warthog’ will also soon make an appearance in War Thunder, arriving at the top rank of the American aviation tree as part of the next major update “Wind of Change”!

Briefly: A legendary American close air support aircraft, well-known for its simplistic design and deadly effectiveness thanks to its powerful weapons!

A-10A Thunderbolt II, strike aircraft, USA, rank VII Features:

• Deadly GAU-8 ‘Avenger’ cannon
  
• High number and variety of suspended weapons
  
• Good vitality
  
• Subsonic

In War Thunder, the legendary... Read more

We present to you a planned tech tree of the Israeli armored forces to be added to War Thunder in the upcoming major update “Wind of Change”!

This is how the Israeli ground forces tech tree is planned to look like at its start. First tanks, armored vehicles. self-propelled guns and SPAAGs come to War Thunder in the upcoming major update “Wind of Change”!
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Since the Israeli army was formed after the end of World War II, the research for Israeli ground vehicles begins immediately at rank IV. All owners of early access packs will be able to take part in the... Read more

Introducing the next major update teaser for War Thunder - "Wind of Change"

A new location for mixed battles, inspired by the coastal regions in the Middle East!

With the upcoming major update, a new location for mixed battles comes to the game - meet “Sun City”, a location based on the resort towns of the Middle East!

In this location, our artists tried to convey the diversity of landscapes and architecture of the coastal zone of the Middle East. In the centre of the location is a small resort town, with its white houses, bike lanes, bridges and terraces. By the sea is a beach, a wide and mostly open area with golden sand. In the suburbs, there’s a small industrial zone among the blooming fields.


Sun City will be waiting for you in the upcoming War Th... Read more

Today we want to talk about the global graphical improvements, 4K/8K game client, and artistic neuronet.
Necessary Changes The latest War Thunder vehicle and asset models are created in 4K, or even 8K resolutions, but textures of such sizes significantly increase the size of the game client. In addition, the game has a lot of content created with textures in 2K resolution, for example, some of the aircraft with which War Thunder began its journey back in 2012. But as time goes by, monitor resolutions, hard drive sizes and internet speeds grow, so we want to make the game look better. We are introducing a new ULTRA HD texture pack that brings a higher resolution to War Thunder that meets the standards of modern games. It's time to change for the better, and we are taking this step in the next update of the game!

Game client... Read more

Fans of sports competitions freeze in anticipation of the football referee’s whistle. Step into the shoes of a football tank commander and hit the opponents' goal. This is the first of two popular events that not only return, but get better with valuable rewards for participants and winners!

From 16:00 GMT on the 11th of March until 05:00 GMT on the 31st of March
War Thunder welcomes you to the “Fiery Ball” event. With prizes!
Rewards for the best players
In this event, rewards will be given for goals and assists. The more points you score during the entire event, the more prizes you will get!

Silver decorations for 10, 50 and 100 goals and assists.
Coupon for gold decoration... 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 on the website special section.

Improved artillery targeting smoke

Recently every artillery strike in ground battles began with a few hits of targeting smoke: this mechanic allowed lighter vehicles to react in time to the fire and try to escape. But in the original implementation the smoke markers were rather bright and stood out too much.

In its updated form they will fit much better into the overall colour picture of a battle and the quality of the detailing of the effect itself has been ... Read more

We’re about to update our graphical Dagor Engine to version 6.5. Today we would like to talk about new capabilities of surface rendering in the War Thunder game environment.

In one of the previous updates of the Dagor graphics engine, we transferred the War Thunder graphics physically based rendering. We talked in detail[warthunder.com] about the principles of material differentiation and their physical parameters that the Dagor Engine deals with when rendering surfaces, as well as the principles for calculating the reflectivity of various surfaces within a complex physical model.

Despite the complexity of the global illumination and light reflection models, renderin... Read more

How do you prove a right to own something valuable in the pirate community? Especially if incredible floating islands are at stake amongst which your secret base will look great. The air battle has begun!

Pirate clans of bears and foxes continue their dispute over the area of floating rocks. With eight unique aircraft and a stunning combat location, air pirate battles are back with valuable rewards for participants and winners making it even better!
From 11.00 GMT on the 10th of March until 11:30 GMT on the 30th of March War Thunder welcomes you to the “TailSpin” event. With prizes! Best Pirate Awards This event has 10 stages. Each lasting 2 days. 50 kills or assists for destruction during each stage will bring you one completed task. Complete more challenges and earn more rewards!
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Dear friends! On International Women’s Day we would like to remind you how important it is to give attention, kind words, love and of course flowers to our most beautiful and irreplaceable girls. And of course we invite you to complete your collection of holiday decals in War Thunder!

From 11:00 GMT on the 7th of March until 11:00 GMT on the 9th of March A festive “March 8th” pinup is waiting for you in the game.

• Play 3 battles in vehicles of rank III or higher (70% activity in the battle) and get the unique “March 8th” pinup decal.

“March 8” decal

You can follow your progress by clicking on your “nickname → Achievements → International W... Read more

Sound

• The engine sounds for enemy aerial and ground vehicles now have a higher priority than allied vehicles.
  
• The track sounds on enemy ground vehicles now have a higher priority than allied vehicles.
  
• The engines for enemy and allied vehicles sound quieter as the engine speed decreases. An idling vehicle will again sound significantly quieter than a vehicle in motion.
  
• The volume of hits from low calibre rounds (20-37mm) around the listener has been significantly decreased. Such sounds might previously have been identified as machine gun fire or just crackling.

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The current provided changelog reflects the major changes within the game as part of this Update. Some updates, additions and fixes may not be listed in the provided notes. War... 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 on the website special section.

Fixed shooting through obstacles

The shell in any type of weapon in our game appears in the breech part of the barrel and from there will be directed towards the enemy. This mechanism allows you to make the mechanics of shooting realistic and is designed to prevent the shell from hitting the enemy through impenetrable obstacles.

In some cases and with some vehicles, this rule failed and the enemy who was close enough to a thin wall in the appropriate vehicle ... Read more

Developed at the dawn of WWII, the B-26 Marauder was an iconic American medium bomber that recorded an illustrious service career with Allied forces right up until the end of the war. Soon, pilots may look forward to getting the chance to take control of this much anticipated American bomber as it arrives to War Thunder as part of the next major update!

Briefly: A fast American medium bomber, highly regarded for its good payload, superb durability and formidable defensive arsenal.
B-26 Marauder, medium bomber, USA, rank III Features

• High speed
  
• Heavily armed
  
• Resilient against battle damage
  
• Vulnerable lower hemisphere

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80 years ago, an excellent exponent of the legendary fighter family, Spitfire Mk IX, took her virgin flight. Get battle trophies in honour of this anniversary. Plagis’ Spitfire LF Mk.IXc will be temporarily available for Golden Eagles, Spitfire LF Mk.IXc (USA) is available with 30% discount.

Complete the task from 11:00 GMT on the 25th of February until 11:30 GMT on the 28th of February and get the reward!

Rewards Completing the “Spitfire Mk.IX first flight” task will bring you a battle trophy with one of the following rewards:

• 20-50% RP booster for 3-10 battles
  
• 20-50% SL booster for 3-10 battles
  
• 3-5 universal backup vehicles
  
• 1 day premium account

New rules of completing tasks We present to you a n... Read more