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Welcome to the 160th War Thunder Steam Screenshot Competition!
We really enjoyed getting to look at all of the screenshots that you submitted last week! This week, capture a picture of yourself! Sometimes friends aren’t always online for a big group photo, or you find it easier to hunt enemy vehicles by yourself. The three most popular and three selected by us will get 300 GE. See the winners down below!

Let’s begin the 160th edition of our competition!
Create a stunning screenshot and submit it on the War Thunder Steam Community Hub with the tag #WTscreen160. You have time until the 28th of February 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.

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It’s time to hunt raiders! It was precisely for their attacks on Allied transport ships that the German Deutschland-class heavy cruisers, especially Admiral Graf Spee, became famous for. In response, France launched the Dunkerque-class battleships which were to become the natural enemies of the raiders. One of these ships, Strasbourg, is now the main reward in this new naval event!

From February 27th (11:00 GMT) until March 17th (11:00 GMT), earn mission points in Naval Battles, unlock stages and receive rewards!

Strasbourg — an event vehicle Battleship for France at Rank VI Compared to its sister ship Dunkerque, Strasbourg has more armor and the same top speed of 54 km/h. Like Dunkerque, Strasbourg’s main caliber weapons are concentrated in the bow of the ship, which allows it to avoid exposing its side to the enemy, all while firing its impressive 330 mm shells. Strasbourg’s anti-aircraft capability is weak, but this shi... Read more

On February 23rd 1918, in view of the escalating situation at the World War I front lines, the Council of People’s Commissars announced the start of a large-scale recruitment of soldiers into the ranks of the Workers’ and Peasants’ Red Army. Four years later, February 23rd became a holiday, and soon after World War II it was called the “Soviet Army and Navy Day”.

Discounts in the Gaijin.Net store and rare Soviet vehicles for Golden Eagles!
When: From today until February 24th (11:00 GMT).



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South Africa celebrates Armed Forces Day on February 21st. The South African National Defence Force was founded in its current form in 1994 after the abolition of apartheid and Nelson Mandela coming into power. At the time, compulsory conscription was abolished. Currently, the South African Armed Forces have more than 100,000 personnel including reservists, making them the combat-ready armed forces in the region.

The Rooikat 105 and Rooivalk Mk1F CSH are on a discount for Golden Eagles and are part of a discounted bundle! The Rooikat 105 and the Rooivalk Mk1F CSH are available at a 30% discount for 6,363 and 5,992 Golden Eagles respectively.

Both of these South African vehicles can also be purchased from the in-game hangar > Shop > Online Store as a single pack at a 50% discount!

When: From ...

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Locations

• Airfields have been replaced with new types in all missions on the “Moscow” location.
  
• North Holland — the vehicle spawn directions at the eastern spawn point for the southern team in the [Domination #2], [Battle], [Conquest #1], [Conquest #2] missions have been adjusted so that player paths don’t intersect immediately after spawning in and players don’t have to give way to each other, thus spending more time at the spawn point.

Patch notes reflect only key changes, meaning they may not include a complete list of all improvements made. Additionally, War Thunder is constantly being updated and some changes may not require an update. Changes reflected in patch notes are formed by taking reactions and requests of the community from the ... Read more

HMS Warspite is a British battleship and is known as one of the most decorated warships in history.

HMS Warspite: A Battleship for Great Britain at Rank VI At a glance:

• 381 mm (15 inch) caliber guns!
  
• New armor-piercing shell!
  
• Air defense weaponry.
  
• Reconnaissance aircraft. 

Vehicle History
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HMS Warspite was one of the five Queen Elizabeth-class battleships built during the “battleship race” between Great Britain and Germany and was commissioned into the fleet in March 1915. During World War I, Warspite participated in the Battle of Jutland, entering into the thick of the battle, receiving heavy damage. In the interwar period, Warspite became the flagship of the Mediterranean Fleet. Before the start of World War II, Warspite underwent ... Read more

Last Sunday, Thunder CUP 2025 came to an end. After three weeks of intense battles and three different kinds of tournaments, a 4v4 tank format, then a 4v4 jet format and to end a 5v5 mixed format, Team Hide became the Grand Champion of 2024 after winning Thunder CUP 2025!

Congratulations to Team Hide! Their victory was very impressive — they secured first place in the tournament even before the last week finished!


The Thunder CUP Podium

In the overall ranking, Team Hide ended first when AVReS and BoisInHell finished with the same total points. However, AVReS officially takes second place thanks to their two victories over BoisInHell, while BoisInHell won just one match against AVReS. Congratulations to them!

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Aircraft

• La-200 — a bug that caused parts of the aircraft to float in the air when the tail was torn off has been fixed. (Report[community.gaijin.net]).
  
• 37 mm Ho-203 cannon — explosive type for the HE shell has been changed from TNT to RDX. (...

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Hey everyone! Today, we’ll be talking about what you can expect regarding some of the new content coming in the upcoming major update. We’ll talk specifically about some QoL UI changes coming and some anticipated player profile showcases. Let’s dive straight into the details!

Upcoming Major Update Inventory item recycling Let’s first take a look at one feature that was part of the Roadmap: inventory item recycling! This one has been in development for some time now and we’re finally able to show you some screenshots and describe how it works.

Currently only on internal Gaijin accounts for testing, it works by selecting items you want to recycle from your inventory, then recycling them, and then creating them into a new item at random in the ratio of 2:1. The newly created item goes into your inventory as normal.

The CM team has been testing ... Read more

Aircraft

• A bug that caused some air tutorial missions to be impossible to complete due to the lack of targets (balloons) has been fixed. (Report[community.gaijin.net]).
  
• Jammed weapons now take damage on jamming and are shown as damaged in X-ray view.

Ground Vehicles

• Pantsir-S1, Tor-M1, HQ17 — a bug where the camera offset from the target center was preserved when switching targets has been fixed. Now when switching targets the camera will be centered on the target.

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