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The devastating beauty of the nuclear blast!
In the upcoming War Thunder major update we will introduce new effects of the nuclear blast in the game. Witness the hypnotizing beauty of the most devastating weapon in the world in our special video:
https://youtu.be/ZIlXOyv0_oU

Check it out on our Official Website![warthunder.com]...

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The British light cruiser Liverpool will become a new squadron vehicle for War Thunder players!

The British light cruiser Liverpool belongs to the Town-class cruisers of the second production series, with a more powerful power plant, a different setup of anti-aircraft weaponry and slightly improved armour. Liverpool was laid down in the shipyards of Govan, Scotland during 1935, and entered service in 1938. Initially, the ship was assigned to the East India Fleet Station, where it saw the outbreak of World War II. The war marked the beginning of the cruiser's active combat service, during which she took part in battles in almost all key theatres - from Chinese waters to Arctic convoys. HMS Liverpool guarded trade routes in the Hong Kong area, hunted Italian convoys in the Mediterranean and fought in Cala... Read more

Planned economy changes have been implemented (LINK[docs.google.com]).

Ground vehicles:

• M3A3 Stuart (China) 一 moved to rank II, added modifications for reconnaissance and repair of allies.
  
• JPz 4-5 一 moved to rank IV, in the SPG branch before Jagdpanther.
  
• M24, M24 (TL), M24 (Italy) 一 moved to rank II.
  
• VFM5 一 moved position to before Vickers Mk.7.
  
• Warrior 一 moved position to before Striker.
  
• BMP-2M (squadron vehicle) 一 moved to rank VI, research cost reduce...

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We begin the third season of the War Thunder Battle Pass!

Open new stages and get unique combat vehicles, as well as tons of prizes for real bodybuilders: decals, 3D decorations, profile icons, a unique loading screen and title!

12 May — 28 July
Third season of the War Thunder Battle Pass

Season awards
Every season you get a new set of awards. See the full list in the Battle Pass tab in the hangar, or check our wiki[wiki.warthunder.com]. Here are the award vehicles of the season 3:

Coupon for M6A2E1

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An exotic addition for War Thunder representative of Hungarian armoured vehicles, the 38.M Toldi IIA light tank will be one of the prizes in the upcoming new Battle Pass season.

This is a good entry-level tank that differs from its Swedish predecessor with a different power plant, a larger calibre cannon and enhanced protection in the front projection. The tank very effectively destroys opponents of rank I and even rank II. The Hungarian is heavier than Stridsvagn m / 38, so it is inferior in mobility and maximum speed, but only slightly. The huge advantage of the 38.M Toldi IIA lies in its premium status, which makes it the low-tier favourite in the Italian research tree and the best choice for quick research of the early Italian armoured vehicles.

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We continue our journals with more details about released improvements and fixes.

This time we focus on fixing weapons and vehicle characteristics based on your bug reports. A full list of fixes can be found in the changelog section.

Work on angles
Can you guess what aircraft’s defensive turret this is?


Back in the last “It’s fixed!” digest we told you about the rather significant changes to the firing angles of the defensive turrets for some aircraft. This alignment with historical data is just as important as the flight characteristics of the vehicles so it’s worth your attention as well.

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A legend of the Soviet Black Sea Fleet, the ship that entered the battle during the very first days of the German invasion - Voroshilov light cruiser!

In our game, the Voroshilov light cruiser will become a reward for participants of the new season of War Thunder Battle Pass. The new ship is in many ways similar to the lead ship of the series - the cruiser Kirov, which is already quite familiar to commanders of War Thunder's bluewater fleet. The main guns of the cruiser are 9 180mm guns in three turrets. In addition to HE and AP shells, commanders will be able to research semi-armour-piercing shells that are very useful for effectively fighting other light cruisers, as well as shells with a remote fuse. The main battery guns are supplemented by 6 100mm universal guns, that won’t leave the cruiser defenseles... Read more

A premium piston fighter with a large-calibre cannon always comes in handy, especially in the French tech tree!

The French premium Airacobra P-39Q-25 will be one of the prizes in the new season of War Thunder Battle Pass. It differs from other Cobras in the game with a new four-bladed propeller and the ability to suspend a 500 lb bomb on a pylon under the fuselage. In terms of flight characteristics, the aircraft is almost completely similar to the American P-39Q-5 - a fast and maneuverable fighter that feels best at low and medium altitudes and is equally good at both boom and zoom and intense dogfighting.



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We continue our column with more details about released improvements and fixes[warthunder.com]. We are glad you enjoyed the first digest[warthunder.com].

This time we have gathered a particularly large collection of important improvements and fixes. Be sure to to check out all of them in the updates section on the web page.

Displaying of ground vehicles with aviation
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• A bug has been fixed where ground vehicles at long distances might be displayed below ground level for pilots.
  
• A bug has been fixed that resulted in an incorrect splash trail being shown when an aircraft flies at water level.
  
• A bug has been fixed where a ripped-off canopy might still sound operational when closing and continue to muffle sounds from outside.
  
• A bug has been fixed where the distance for grass and tree visibility might be reduced after an air battle in ground arcade.
  
• A bug has been fixed that prevented aircraft repair on an airfield with a throttle over 50%, even if the engines were turned off.
  
• A sight vignette has been reduced for some ground vehicles of ranks V-VII.
  
• A bug has been fixed where the came...

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• In the “Encounter” missions, two AI controlled transport ships have been replaced with an Emden light cruiser and an Admiral Hipper heavy cruiser. The maximum mission time has also been changed from 35 to 25 minutes.

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 Thunder is constantly improving and specific fixes may be implemented without the client being updated.

Before every major update we release devblogs where you can learn in detail about new locations, vehicles, complex game mechanics and features that you will be able to try out in the game.

But you have often asked us to tell you in detail about work on improvements of already existing game mechanics and bug fixes as well as what’s new. So because of this we are starting a new section in which we will talk weekly about such improvements and fixes in the released updates so that you will clearly notice and like them in the game.

Saving shells
Let's begin the digest with a useful improvement in the popular “Protection Analysis” feature.



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• The armour analysis menu now has the option to remember the last examined projectile when switching to another vehicle.
  
• A bug has been fixed which allowed a ground vehicle with broken tracks to continue moving on its own if allied tow cables are attached.
  
• Type 96 — a bug has been fixed which caused too lengthy machine gun repair time.
  
• T26E1-1, 9P149, 9P157-2 — overpressure damage has been corrected that previously caused a vehicle kill by damaging targeting drives located outside the combat compartment.
  
• Centurion Mk.5/1 — turret searchlight now appears less dirty than the rest of the surface.
  
• BMP-2M — a bug has been fixed making the default ammo belt unavailable in test drive when an HE belt is selected.
  
• A bug has been fixed which caused hit ma...

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• The amount of the battle rewards required to complete the “Challenge of Numerius Granonius” has been reduced from 20 to 6.
  
• The position of the respawn and capture points in the mission [Battle] Berlin have been changed.
  
• A bug where the assembly of the “Minotaur” tank wasn’t available in the “Future Technology” event, when there were only two vehicle orders in the inventory (No. 89-2211 and No. 90-2505) has been fixed.

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 Thunder is constantly improving and specific fixes may be implemented without the client being updated.

• Aircraft carrier decks have been improved:
  • A bug which would cause aircraft propellers to be destroyed when starting/taking off from an aircraft carrier’s deck has been fixed.
    
  • A bug which would cause aircraft to fall through an aircraft carrier’s deck while landing has been fixed.
• A bug which would result, in some cases, in the Gaijin Market becoming unavailable via the in-game browser has been fixed.

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 Thunder is constantly improving and specific fixes may be implemented without the client being updated.

• The max overload to launch AIM-9J missiles has been corrected to 7G.
  
• The French 500 kg №2 bomb characteristics have been corrected.
  
• The explosives weight and type of the 9M13 “Igla” missile have been corrected.
  
• BI fighter — The parachutist model has been fixed.
  
• Su-7B — The bomb pylon has been removed for no bomb presets.

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 Thunder is constantly improving and specific fixes may be implemented without the client being updated.

• The reticle for the following vehicles now shows grids and distance markers to match the ballistics of the rockets they use:
  • BM-8-24
    
  • BM-13N
    
  • RBT-5 - due to poor rocket ballistics, sight grid marks are significantly spaced. Use “sight distance” options to adjust rocket sight.
    
  • Calliope
    
  • M26 T99
    
  • U-SH 405
    
  • Type 75 MLRS
    
  • 15 cm Pz.W.42
• User made custom sight grids are temporarily unavailable for the above listed vehicles.
  
• The overpressure damage issue has been corrected that might have caused no damage to the crew when the vehicle is penetrated by a round of a large calibre with an explosives weight over 200 grams.

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Enduring Confrontation. All missions, excluding Sicily.

• The number of ground units has been lowered in order to reduce the server load and resolve an issue where some active units may not have been displayed by the server.

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 Thunder is constantly improving and specific fixes may be implemented without the client being updated.

What will military technology be like in the future? Welcome to the battlefield of 2077: laser tanks, smart missiles, military drones and optical camouflage!

War does change!

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From 11:00 GMT on the 1st of April till 09:00 GMT on the 5th of April
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