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Dear players and Fine Arts experts!

A new month has arrived, so it's time to proclaim the winners of our last month's Community competitions! As always, a lot of effort has been put into the content that was created, and the winners will be happy to receive their share of the prize fund totalling more than 4 500 Golden Eagles!

Interested in joining any of the competitions below yourself? Then don't waste any time and visit the forums for more information!

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Dear players and Fine Arts experts!

After reviewing the entries of our newest Art Challenge competition, we are now happy to announce the winners! As always, a lot of effort has been put into the content that was created. Every single one of you should be proud for your contribution: You're helping to expand the influence of the Artistic side of the War Thunder community and proving how talented it is!

Interested in joining any of the competitions below yourself? Then don't waste any time and visit the forums for more information!

Winners of the WinterArt competiton:

week 3 winners here!

War Thunder Screenshot Competition

February week 3 winners

B3RG and Hound in pursuit.(Artistic screenshot)


LoloPard and Push it to the limit (Artistic screenshot)


JoniGustavo and saab(Artistic screenshot)

LanceLynxx and Escort Duty(Straight Screenshot)



de_Lutz and Baku(Straight Screenshot)

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

Well done and keep up the good job guy

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The Ratel ZT3-A2 represents the ATGM carrier modification of the Ratel family of wheeled fighting vehicles and represents the last major variant of the popular ICV series. Soon, this formidable bush predator will join the fight in War Thunder as it arrives to the top ranks of the British ground forces tree as part of the brand new upcoming South African subtree in update “Ixwa Strike!

Briefly: A South African ATGM launcher system constr

Now, when a torpedo is launched, the next available launcher will be selected without the need to manually switch through torpedoes on the opposite side of the ship


Damaged naval vessels with a critical minimum of crew available now sink faster.


The reference version of the aircraft in test flight no longer resets selected ammo belts.


When replacing the driver or gunner with a loader, the gun reload timer will now not be reset if there is at least one loader remaining in the crew (dual loader vehicles). If the reload is still not completed when the last load

Now, when a torpedo is launched, the next available launcher will be selected without the need to manually switch through torpedoes on the opposite side of the ship


Damaged naval vessels with a critical minimum of crew available now sink faster.


The reference version of the aircraft in test flight no longer resets selected ammo belts.


When replacing driver or gunner with a loader, the gun reload timer will now not be reset if there is at least one loader remaining in the crew (dual loader vehicles). If the reload is still not completed when the last loader r

It's time to find out how to climb the ranks with French Aircraft!

Previously on Climbing the ranks...

Swedish aircraft


British aircraft


American aircraft


Japanese aircraft


Italian aircraft

Soviet Aircraft


French tanks


Japanese tanks


German aircraft


Swedish tanks

German tanks


Italian tanks


British tanks


Soviet tanks


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The first Chinese wheeled SPG in War Thunder! The PTL02 is still in service with the Chinese PLA.

PTL02, SPG, China, V rank

Pros

NVD


Stabilizer

Cons

Light armor


Medium speed in comparison to other wheeled vehicles

History

In the late 1980’s, the NORINCO corporation successfully tested the Type 87 armored vehicle. The prototype featured a 6x6 chassis of a prospective Type 90 armored personnel carrier with a 100mm anti-tan

A bug which would cause the preview of the main Battle Pass prize to disappear after being opened and returning back to the Battle Pass window has been fixed.


Achievement conditions have been changed according to "weapon type":

tank ATGMs and ship-based anti-ship missiles were removed from the "missile" type of armament and moved to the "ATGM / AShM" type (added to the aviation ATGM);


“Missiles” are now named “rocket (unguided)” and no longer include tank ATGMs and ship-based anti-ship missiles;


Added a new type of weapon - SAM;

A bug which would cause the preview of the main Battle Pass prize to disappear after being opened and returning back to the Battle Pass window has been fixed.


Achievement conditions have been changed according to "weapon type":

tank ATGMs and ship-based anti-ship missiles were removed from the "missile" type of armament and moved to the "ATGM / AShM" type (added to the aviation ATGM);


“Missiles” are now named “rocket (unguided)” and no longer include tank ATGMs and ship-based anti-ship missiles;


Added a new type of weapon - SAM;

The D.XXI was a mid 1930’s fighter aircraft, designed by the well-known Fokker company for the Dutch Air Force which primarily earned its reputation with Finnish forces during WWII.

Briefly: An interwar Dutch fighter, distinguished by well-rounded characteristics in most aspects.

Fokker D.XXI, fighter, Sweden, Premium, rank II.

Pros

Good maneuverability


Excellent rate of climb


20 mm cannons

Cons

Mediocre top speed


Lack of secondary weapons

Week 2 winners here!

War Thunder Screenshot Competition

February week 2 winners

[email protected] and Look into my Eye...(Straight screenshot)


ReachForTheSky and The Hardest Day (Straight screenshot)


_CG_ and Spearhead(Straight screenshot)

RWR_Heaney and Forward!(Straight Screenshot)



AirWolf32 and T-34-85(Artistic Screenshot)

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

Well done and keep up t

You are watching The Shooting Range – a weekly show for all tankers, airmen and Captains in War Thunder.

In this episode:

Pages of History: The First Soviet Production VTOL Aircraft


Triathlon: Early Jet Fighters


... and Metal Beasts: The Reliable American Carrier-Based Jet

Hey folks! You are watching Thunder Show - redesigned and redefined!

We will no longer limit you and ourselves to strict categories, yeah, we got rid of them! Now we’ll feature only the best videos of the week. You can find our new and simplified terms of participation at the end of this episode.

Oh and by the way - we’re expanding Thunder Show to FIVE videos per episode! As for the rest - it’s business as usual! You are watching Thunder Show, a weekly project of which you can be a part of! New episode every Friday!

Week 1 winners here!

War Thunder Screenshot Competition

February week 1 winners

kleinerPanzer and Fireball(Straight screenshot)


VonRichthofen555 and "Winter Fire"(Straight screenshot)


Stavroforos and Pacific Sunset(Straight screenshot)

bacongaming and 'Coastal Patrol'(Artistic Screenshot)



DuckMcMallardson and Bushido(Artistic Screenshot)

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

Well done a

After WW1, France was clearly among intellectual leaders in tank design. Renault was still pretty much an apex predator in the industry, but there was another interesting entity eager to take on the challenge — Hotchkiss!

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/

The War Thunder Team

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 Scre