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Victory! Many allied countries spent years with trials and tribulations to end the bloodiest war in the history of humanity, and in early May of 1945 their efforts finally bore fruit. This victory is the most important event of the XXth century that is remembered and celebrated today by tens of millions of people. Join us in War Thunder to commemorate this event!

From May 5th until May 10th (11:00 GMT) play War Thunder and receive rewards!

"Poster with a soldier"
decal

Earn 20000 points in total while controlling vehicles of rank III and higher in tank battles.

Maxim–Tokarev machine gun decoration for ground vehicles

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Meet the bane of the Wehrmacht — MLRS BM-31-12 “Andryusha”! This vehicle undertook its baptism by fire under Novgorod in Russia and helped push the front way back to Berlin — truly a Legend of Victory! You can receive it and many other prizes, including keys from the “Demolition crate” that contains items from past War Thunder events!

From May 10th (11:00 GMT) until May 22nd (11:00 GMT) earn points in battles, unlock stages, and receive prizes!

BM-31-12, Rank III, USSR, Premium

The BM-31-12 will surely please fans of rocket artillery with its powerful strikes that leave no chances of survival for light and medium vehicles. Its warheads carry almost 30 kg of explosives — six times the amount of the legendary BM-13 “Katyusha”! “Andryusha” joined the fight late — in the final year of the war — but it certainly contributed to the Great Victory!

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Banned accounts

We continue to use all means to prevent cheating in War Thunder: Easy Anti-Cheat watches out for banned software, while we pay attention to the player’s reports. You can use the replay feature on our website to tell us about the players who violate the Terms of Use and EULA.

During April of 2023 we blocked 161 accounts that were violating the rules.

This list will be available within two weeks of publication.

Recommendations

Set a strong password for your account and enable two-step authentication in your profile - this will protect your account from fraudsters. Don’t use forbidden client modifications and never share your account information with anyone!

Banned accounts

We continue to use all means to prevent cheating in War Thunder: Easy Anti-Cheat watches out for banned software, while we pay attention to the player’s reports. You can use the replay feature on our website to tell us about the players who violate the Terms of Use and EULA.

During April of 2023 we blocked 161 accounts that were violating the rules.

Recommendations

Set a strong password for your account and enable two-step authentication in your profile - this will protect your account from fraudsters. Don’t use forbidden client modifications and never share your account information with anyone!

New reserve aircraft comes to the US tech tree in the upcoming War Thunder update. Meet first photos and details!

BF2C-1, fighter, USA., rank I. Reserve aircraft.

Features:

Good turn rate


4x100 lb bombs

Poor offensive armament

History▼

The BF2C-1 carrier-based fighter project was proposed by Curtiss to equip the new American aircraft carriers, which began to enter service with the US Navy in the early 1930s. Curtiss modified its Curtiss F11C Goshawk fighter, equipping the aircraft with a retractable landing gear and reinforced metal wings. Despite the good speed performance, the aircraft became less maneuverable due to the heavier weight. Nevertheless, the naval command placed an order f...

A bug that caused trees and bushes not to fall when they were hit by shells, bullets and rockets has been fixed.


A bug that would randomly reset control settings has been fixed.

Improved camera in replays

New camera “Two plane camera” for use in replays and arbiter mode has been added. The cinematic camera allows you to track other aircraft while keeping the selected player’s aircraft in the frame. You can seamlessly switch to the next aircraft in the range. To control the new camera you need to go to “Controls” under “Spectator camera”.


The ability to fix the direction of the free camera movement independent of the direction of view has been added.


You can move and rotate now the camera that follows the aircraft.


The ability to disable and enable shaking of ...

A bug that caused trees and bushes not to fall when they were hit by shells, bullets and rockets has been fixed.


A bug that would randomly reset control settings has been fixed.

Improved camera in replays

New camera “Two plane camera” for use in replays and arbiter mode has been added. The cinematic camera allows you to track other aircraft while keeping the selected player’s aircraft in the frame. You can seamlessly switch to the next aircraft in the range. To control the new camera you need to go to “Controls” under “Spectator camera”.


The ability to fix the direction of the free camera movement independent of the direction of view has been added.


You can move and rotate now the camera that follows the aircraft.


The ability to disable and enable shaking of the aircraft tracking camera has been added.

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Continuing the transition to an economy based on vehicle ranks

In February last year we began the transition to a rank-based economy, which was chosen by the majority of players in a vote. We remind you that this transition requires several smoothed economy updates. With the release of the current economy update, the transition to the new system will be completed for most aircraft and ground vehicles of rank III and higher.

Maximum repair cost in the table sheet for economy changes

Usually in the table sheet, economy changes indicate the minimum repair cost of vehicles without taking into account used modifications. This is the “default” repair cost of vehicles that will be shown in the vehicle card for example before research or purchase. However in the case of different number of modifications in the vehicle and accordingly different additions to the repair cost from modifications it is not quite correct to compare the minimum repair cost. For exa...

Continuing the transition to an economy based on vehicle ranks

In February last year we began the transition to a rank-based economy, which was chosen by the majority of players in a vote. We remind you that this transition requires several smoothed economy updates. With the release of the current economy update, the transition to the new system will be completed for most aircraft and ground vehicles of rank III and higher.

Maximum repair cost in the table sheet for economy changes

Usually in the table sheet, economy changes indicate the minimum repair cost of vehicles without taking into account used modifications. This is the “default” repair cost of vehicles that will be shown in the vehicle card for example before research or purchase. However in the case of different number of modifications in the vehicle and accordingly different additions to the repair cost from modifications it is not quite correct to compare the minimum repair cost. For exa...

On the 26th of April, a brand new battle pass season called ‘Her Majesty's Hussar’ began in War Thunder! As usual, you can get a free premium vehicle by simply playing games and completing tasks, and there are two other rare vehicles waiting for you if you purchase the battle-pass for 2,000 Golden Eagles. Naturally, there are also lots of unique decals and a cool title that you can earn!

We invite youtubers and streamers to cooperate and offer support depending on the quantity and popularity of your content. More information: https://warthunder.com/en/media/partnership

Soviet multiple-rocket launch system BM-31-12 will become the main prize of the upcoming Victory Day event in War Thunder.

BM-31-12, MLRS, USSR, rank III. Premium.

Features:

Deadly heavy rockets


Lacks direct fire

Light protection

History▼

Unguided 300-mm M-30 rockets were used by the Red Army since 1942 as a field artillery, being fired from metal frames right in the transporting containers. Soon, an upgraded version of the rocket appeared under the designation M-31 with an improved engine and a significantly increased range. Engineers from the special design bureau of the Moscow Kompressor plant designed a combat vehicle on the chassis of the US-built Studebaker US6 three-axle truck wit...

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May 3rd is celebrated in Poland as Constitution Day. This historical document was adopted in 1791, way ahead of its time, and for generations.

May 3rd was a symbol of Poland’s struggle for independence and prosperity. Join us in War Thunder to celebrate this day!

From May 3rd (13:00 GMT) until May 5th (11:00 GMT), play 3 battles using British vehicles (rank III or higher, with an activity of not less than 70%) to receive the “Love Poland” decal.

Complete the task in random battles, except for Enduring Confrontation missions and [Assault] mode. Track your progress in the hangar by clicking Nickname → Achievements → Holidays → Polish Constitution Day.

“Love Pola...

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.

Get back!

Numerous vehicles have a few reverse transmissions, and we’ve added automatic transmissions in War Thunder to make controlling them more comfortable. Turns out, it didn’t work exactly as intended and could get in the way of your hasty retreat from a dangerous position. When moving directly backwards, the Automatic Transmission worked correctly, but if you tried to turn your vehicle, it changed to the first reverse transmission gear! An issue with reverse movement also arose if the wheels of your vehicle were completely turned to one side.

Now automatic transmission uses all the power of your vehicle — in several cases...

Ground vehicles

M60A2 — A bug with the explosion of the smoke grenades at high altitude above the tank has been fixed (report).


M18 GMC — A bug where AP shells might fly through the commander without causing damage has been fixed (report).


A bug that caused armoured vehicles with multiple reverse gears when using automatic transmission to reverse in first gear only has been fixed (report).


A bug that caused maximum reverse speed on wheeled vehicles to be unachievable if the wheels were turned to one side or another before moving has been fixed (report 1, report 2).


“Vietnam” and “Breslau” locations — Some physical materials that could significantly slow down the movement of wheeled vehicles for example on bridges has been corrected (report).

Aircraft

AGM-65A, AGM-65B, AGM-65D — The auto...

Ground vehicles

M60A2 — A bug with the explosion of the smoke grenades at high altitude above the tank has been fixed (report).


M18 GMC — A bug where AP shells might fly through the commander without causing damage has been fixed (report).


A bug that caused armoured vehicles with multiple reverse gears when using automatic transmission to reverse in first gear only has been fixed (report).


A bug that caused maximum reverse speed on wheeled vehicles to be unachievable if the wheels were turned to one side or another before moving has been fixed (report 1, report 2).


“Vietnam” and “Breslau” locations — Some physical materials that could significantly slow down the movement of wheeled vehicles for example on bridges has been corrected (report).

Aircraft

AGM-65A, AGM-65B, AGM-65D — The auto...

Dear Players!

Welcome to our revamped Top Screenshots of the month competition.

Each week* a panel of official judges, chosen from the team, will vote on the top 5 Screenshots submitted each week and the winners will receive

300 Golden Eagles

for being placed in the top 5. Every week 5 new winners will be drawn and at the end of the month, the judges will vote on the top 3 of the month from the winners throughout the month and those winners will earn

1500 GE

each!

If possible please make your screenshots with War Thunder watermark.

One entry per week!

Top three Screenshots of the month will be chosen for following categories:

1. Straight Screenshot (Unmodified) - any unmodified screenshot - aircraft / tank / ship (using nvidia ansel is fine as long as it is not heavily edited)

2. Artistic Screensho...

Week 4 winners here!

War Thunder Screenshot Competition

April week 4 winners

Laisy and Destroyers (

Straights
screenshot)


VonRichthofen555 and "April 16, 1945"(

Straights
screenshot)


Caff_Gunner and Knight of the desert(

Straights
screenshot)

iTorn and Custodian(

Straights
screenshot)



[email protected] and "The Last Banzai"(

Artistic
screenshot )

Rewards should be allocated within 2 working weeks from date winners were announced.

Well done and keep up the good job guys!

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In late April to early May Japan, celebrates several holidays that form the Golden Week. April 29th, the birthday of Emperor Hirohito, is celebrated as Showa Day, May 3rd is the Constitution Day, May 4th is the Greenery Day, and May 5th is the Children’s Day. The latter is celebrated by Japanese families by putting out koinobori — windsocks in the shape of the koi carps that symbolize each member of the family.

From April 28th (13:00 GMT) until May 5th (11:00 GMT), play 3 battles using Japanese vehicles (rank III or higher, with an activity of not less than 70%) to receive the “Koi” decal.

Complete the task in random battles, except for Enduring Confrontation missions and [Assault] mode. Track your progress in the hangar b...

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For hundreds of years, hussars were part of the cavalry, but technical progress in the 20th century forced them to ditch horses for tanks — which means they have a place in War Thunder! The eleventh Battle Pass season that will launch very soon is called "Her Majesty's Hussar" for a reason: its main prize, the Centurion (in its later modification), was used by hussar squadrons in the Korean War when Queen Elizabeth II was crowned.

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

April 26th — July 26th

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