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“OlySt” cup is back, doubling the prize pool! We welcome commanders to the mixed tournament 7x7 with the total prize fund of $ 2,000 and over 200,000 Golden Eagles!

Watch live streams on 5 multi-language channels and catch the Twitch drops for watching the “OlySt CUP II” battles.

Registration for teams is open till the 22nd of April (20:40 GMT)
Teams of 10 players allowed (7 main, 3 reserve). To register your team, please visit the tournament's homepage.

REGISTRATION[tss.warthunder.com]

Awards
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In order to protect our players against liability from recently adopted laws in some countries around the world, we are temporarily restricting the use of some decals for War Thunder newcomers.
Dear friends! We understand and absolutely appreciate your passion for authenticity regarding military vehicles. However, recently adopted laws in a number of countries can potentially put certain players at risk if they are to encounter certain symbols within the game. The War Thunder team sincerely want our game to remain a comfortable and safe place for everyone.

In this regard, we are temporarily limiting the availability of the “Digits” decals, ready-made hull numbers and some inscription decals.

Any new players that register an account after this announcement is published will not see any of the decals listed above in the c... Read more

In this digest we would like to tell you about our continuing work on improvements and fixes in the game.


Vehicles in the sight disappear at distance


This was the complaint about some individual helicopters where the described bug may occur. We found the cause of this issue and want to invite you to verify the fix in the battle.


Accelerated the turn for the M4 Sherman series


The entire series of American medium tanks became slightly more dynamic when turning on the spot - and there is nothing else to add about it. Bett... Read more

A new set of decals for rarity hunters! Until May 12th, purchase or earn in battle, rare decals for War Thunder gaming nations!
You can find these decals in the “Weeks latest” section in the customization tab, after which they will be available to their owners in the thematic sections of vehicle customization.

Tasks can be completed in vehicles of rank II-VII.

• The requirements for the decals may be checked in the “Weeks latest” section in vehicle customization or in the Achievements → Decals → Weeks latest.
  
• Tasks can be completed in random battles and events, except “Enduring Confrontation” and “Assault” missions.
  
• Decals received earlier have been temporarily moved to the section “Weeks latest” and will be moved later to the thematic sections.

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61 years ago, humankind made its first piloted flight into outer space! The whole world watched this flight with baited breath. People from all around the world were united by the idea of space flight, great discoveries and new knowledge, setting a new goal for mankind.
Today we continue our way into the unknown, which began with a simple dream and the shout “Let’s go!”.
War Thunder celebrates this day, which has united people for a long time.

From April 12th (14:00 GMT) until April 15th (07:00 GMT) play 3 battles in Random battles in any vehicle (rank III and above, activity 70% and higher) to achieve a special "Open space" decal.
Track your progress in the hangar by clicking Nickname → Achievements → Cosmonautics day.

Trophies of the space challengers
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[PvE] Helicopter battles

• BR ranges have been changed from 7.7-9.3 / 9.7+ to 7.7-9.0 / 9.3+.
  
• Calculation period for useful actions has been changed from 15 to 10 minutes.
  
• Activity counters, rewards for useful actions, and RP reward at the end of a session have been adjusted and split into the BR ranges.
  
• Mi-24A — battle rating in Arcade battles has been changed from 9.0 to 9.3.

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.

War Thunder gets a full compatibility mark from the newest Steam Deck platform!
Good news everyone! The War Thunder development team have fully optimized the game for the newest Steam Deck gaming devices that hit the shelves at the end of February. Steam Deck players were able to play War Thunder right from the platform’s release point, but there were still some minor compatibility issues. We did our best to complete optimization, and are proud to announce the full compatibility check mark recently received from the Steam Deck developers.

Hundreds of thousands players worldwide come to play War Thunder daily. Players from various platforms can take command of combat vehicles in one battle: Windows, Mac, PlayStation, Xbox, Linux. Now, a growing audience of Steam Deck owners joins us, who are able to play with their Steam ... Read more

Aircraft

• MiG-23MLA — a bug has been fixed that resulted in flares/chaff flying in front of the aircraft.
  
• М197 gun — overheating time has been reduced.
  
• F-84F (all versions) — a bug has been fixed that allowed using the weapon selector to fire the upper row of the HVAR rockets before the lower.
  
• Nesher — a bug has been fixed where in some weapon setups the MK82 bombs might be visually detached from pylons.

Ground Vehicles

• ELC bis — a bug that created additional missing camouflages has been fixed.
  
• ZTZ88A — a bug has been fixed that prevented obtaining some of the additional camouflages for completing tasks.

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April's chest

• In addition to the vehicle coupons from previous April events that can currently be won from the box, the same vehicles can now drop not as coupons, but will be automatically applied to your account - vehicle coupons will continue to drop alongside this. This increases the chance to get a vehicle without devaluing any currently held coupons. If a player gets a vehicle that they own already, they receive 1,000,000 SL instead.
  
• Coupon drop counters are split into item categories (coupon for vehicle, coupon for camo, coupon for decoration, Hat trophy), that allows instant drop on an item in each category after opening the required number of chests, instead of a random item in a random category.
  
• Battle trophies with boosters, wagers and orders now open into separate items both in the...

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