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• All author camouflages from trophies from the “Starfighters”, “Viking Fury”, “Nordwind” and “Night Vision” updates now all have the same rarity: unusual (green).
  
• In connection with the change in the rarity of camouflages from trophies from the Starfighters”, “Viking Fury”, “Nordwind” and “Night Vision” updates, the conditions of exchange of camouflage coupons for vouchers on consoles have been updated in accordance with their new rarity.
  
• The amount of ammunition for anti-aircraft and coaxial machine guns has been changed to a multiple of the length of the used belt.

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 ... Read more

An early Cold War carrier-based fighter-interceptor that broke the world absolute speed record in 1953.

F4D-1 Skyray, naval jet fighter, event vehicle, USA, rank VI.
Features:

• Excellent climb rate
  
• Air-to-air missiles
  
• Radar

The F4D-1 Skyray will become one of the main prizes in the War Thunder “Summer Quest” marathon. The first ever supersonic carrier-based fighter will appear in the American aviation tech tree at rank VI. The unusual shape of the wing, which really looks like a manta ray, and advanced wing lift devices make it possible to keep the turn and roll time approximately at the level of other r... Read more

The battleship Haruna was the sister ship of the legendary Kongō. A new top-tier sea monster is the main prize in the upcoming War Thunder summer event.

IJN Haruna, battleship, event vehicle, Japan, rank V.
Features:

• Deadly artillery
  
• Incredible close-range AA battery
  
• Good speed
  
• Lacks torpedoes
  
• Mediocre protection

The battleship Haruna, the sistership of the legendary battleship Kongō, comes into the game as the main naval prize of the War Thunder “Summer Quest” special event. Featuring an extremely powerful artillery and good sailing performance, this ship is ideal for an aggres... Read more

• For airborne radar antenna, manual tilt control is available by using the "Radar/IRST tilt control axis" control axis. If the radar antenna has pitch stabilisation it will keep elevation angle relative to the horizon regardless of ownership manoeuvres.
  
  • Antenna manual tilt control allows players to search targets above and below without manoeuvres such as climbing or diving.
    
  • To use antenna manual tilt control, the "Constant elevation of radar antenna" option must be disabled. Otherwise, the antenna behaviour will be the same as before - the centreline of the scan zone in elevation will have fixed position relative ownership nose.
• Scan zone centreline in azimuth for radars of F-14A, JA37, Mirage 3E, MiG-23M/MF/MLD/MLA, F-4EJ KAI, AH-64D and Ka-52 is con...

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A fully armored WWII self-propelled gun equipped with a 75mm cannon and rocket launchers! A special Hungarian exotic for the special event in War Thunder.

Zrínyi I, SPG, premium vehicle, Italy, rank III.
Features:

• Effective chambered AP rounds
  
• Low profile
  
• Roofed combat compartment
  
• 6 rockets

The Hungarian Zrínyi I self-propelled artillery gun will be the first prize of the Summer Quest marathon and will appear at rank III in the lineup of the Italian armored vehicles. The self-propelled gun was developed under the significant influence of the German StuGs, and this modification was create... Read more

Welcome to the War Thunder Summer Quest! This time, the event will take place in a new format: all you need to get prizes is just to earn mission points! Basically any activity in battle will get you closer to the rewards.

The number of tasks you need to complete to get the top vehicles immediately to your account is now smaller, but if you want to trade coupons on the market, you will need an additional upgrade that requires a little more effort to obtain.

For each completed task you will get a specific prize: a trophy with useful items, coupons for decals, camouflages for the event vehicles, player icons or decorations. Low ranked vehicles this time will be represented only by a tank but in future marathons we plan to alternate vehicle types for this prize.

See you on the battlefield!

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On August 1st, 1927, the Nanchang uprising laid the foundation of what later became the Chinese Red Army. From 1937 to 1945, it was fighting against the Japanese invaders, and in 1948 it was reformed into People’s Liberation Army. Right now, it is one of the strongest military forces in the world.

From August 1st (12:00 GMT) until August 4th (07:00 GMT)

Play 3 battles using Chinese vehicles (rank III or higher, with an activity of not less than 70%) to receive the "Patch of the People's Liberation Army Marine Corps" decal.


"Patch of the People's Liberation Army Marine Corps" decal

Complete the task in random b... Read more

Welcome to the 26th War Thunder Steam Screenshot Competition!
Nice work on the past screenshots! They looked great. There was such an interesting variety! Well done! The three most popular and three selected by us will get 300 GE. See the winners down below!

Let’s begin the 26th edition of our competition!
Create a stunning screenshot and submit it on the War Thunder Steam Community Hub with the tag #WTscreen26. You have time until 05.08.2022 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.

Important addition: Screenshot theme - Teamwork makes the dream work!

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• A bug that caused firing to occur without animation and sound in RB after the cannon has been repaired, has been fixed.
  
• Excessive vibration from the engine of an IR missile which caused misses 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.

• All author camouflages from trophies from the “Hot Tracks”, “Raining Fire”, “Ixwa Strike” and “New Power” updates now all have the same rarity: unusual (green).
  
• In connection with the change in the rarity of camouflages from trophies from the “Hot Tracks”, “Raining Fire”, “Ixwa Strike” and “New Power” updates, the conditions of exchange of camouflage coupons for vouchers on consoles have been updated in accordance with their new rarity.
  
• Conditions for earning the “True and Fable” achievement have been updated: now they allow for repeat completion of missions. This change will let the players who have completed some of the missions before the achievement was added to the game earn the achievement.

The current provided changelog reflects the major changes within the game a... Read more

New prizes await their future owners. The eighth season of Battle Pass, called “Field Testing”, is starting in War Thunder!

Complete Battle Tasks and Season Challenges to receive unique premium combat vehicles, decals, 3D decorations, profile icons, a loading screen and a title!

July 27th — October 26th: Battle Pass season 8

Season awards
Every season there’s a new set of awards. See the full list in the Battle Pass tab in the hangar, or check out our Wiki.

Season 8 awards and Challenges[wiki.warthunder.com]

Here are the key awards for season... Read more

Welcome to the first War Thunder Guide Contest on Steam!
For the first time ever, we’re running a new competition on Steam: Create a Guide for players, and win prizes!

From 25th July until 22nd August: Create a War Thunder Steam Guide under one of the selected topics!

What you need to do
We’ve picked 4 topics, you are able to choose which one you would like to do. You can create a guide about:

• Best lineups for each nation
  
• Best tips for beginners
  
• Best gameplay tips when using wagers
  
• Best crew skills to use crew points on

Create your guide ... Read more

• All author camouflages from the trophies from the “Ground Breaking”, “Direct Hit” and “Red Skies” updates now all have the same rarity: unusual (green).
  
• In connection with the change in the rarity of camouflage from trophies from the updates “Ground Breaking”, “Direct Hit” and “Red Skies”, the conditions of exchange of camouflage coupons for vouchers on consoles in accordance with their new rarity have been updated.

Linux

• Memory leak on minimised (in tray) game has been fixed.
  
• A bug that caused the game to crash in battle 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 i... Read more

The experimental German BV 155 interceptor from the WWII era comes to the game as one of the prizes in the upcoming Battle Pass season.

BV 155, fighter, Germany, rank III. Premium.
Features:

• Designed for high altitudes
  
• Decently armed
  
• Low roll rate
  
• Lacks secondary weapons

In our game, the BV 155 will be one of the prizes in the new War Thunder Battle Pass season, it is a German Premium fighter of rank III. German pilots will have one of the highest altitude piston fighters in the game at their disposal! Yes, this clunky-looking single-engine fighter with a huge wingspan reveals its potent... Read more

• The structure of the decal list has been changed: the number of categories has been decreased due to the addition of subcategories. Now the main categories are nations, with types of vehicles as subcategories. In the “Main” category there are world flags, digits, victory marks, roundels and insignias. All the remaining decals, such as pin-ups and collections, can be found In the “Special” category.
  
• Spam filter settings have been adjusted. Now players can send messages to the battle chat every 10 seconds.

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.

• FIAT 6614 — a bug has been fixed where HEAT rounds were not available.
  
• BTR-ZD — BR in RB and SB has been changed from 4.7 to 5.3
  
• Pvkv III — BR in all game modes has been changed from 2.7 to 3.3

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.

• All author camouflages from the trophies from the “Wind of Change” and “Winged Lions” updates now all have the same rarity: unusual (green).
  
• In connection with the change in the rarity of camouflage from trophies from the updates "Wind of Change" and "Winged Lions", the conditions of exchange of camouflage coupons for vouchers on consoles in accordance with their new rarity have been updated.
  
• Camouflage coupons from all trophies can now be exchanged for 25 warbonds.
  
• The market now allows searching for trophies, keys and decals by using the appropriate update tags.

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 const... Read more

On July 14th, 1789, the Bastille fortress, a symbol of absolute monarchy, was taken over by rioting Parisians. It was one of the most important events of the French Revolution. And so, when at the end of the 19th century the French government decided to choose a date for the national holiday, they picked July 14th.

From July 14th (09:00 GMT) until July 18th (07:00 GMT)

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


“Bastille Day” decal

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