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Welcome to the 7th edition of the War Thunder Steam Community Spotlight!

The War Thunder Steam Community Management Team have seen some of your awesome screenshots and artwork uploaded to the Steam Community Hub! Once again, we’ve collected our favorites and wanted to share them with all of you. Want more? Also check out the previous 6 editions for more cool content.

We have also picked our favorites from the below list to receive the special “Steam Snail” decal. Check Special > Snails > “Steam Snail” to see if you have it.

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Dupleix was the fourth Suffren-class heavy cruiser in service with the French Navy. It was laid down in the fall of 1929 and put into service on May 1st 1932. At the beginning of World War II, Dupleix served near Dakar, hunting German ships and in June 1940 took part in the attack on Genoa and Vado Ligure. In November 1942, Dupleix was scuttled to avoid capture by the Germans.

Dupleix is available for Golden Eagles and is here to stay! This heavy cruiser is available for 6,090 Golden Eagles.

When: From May 1st (11:00 GMT).
Where: France > Bluewater fleet > Premium vehicles.

About this heavy cruiser

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A lil somethin somethin: You can find the details for this event on the announcement page here.

A lil somethin somethin: You can find the details for this event on the announcement page here.

Japan celebrates four holidays in a row for this week! Showa Day, Constitution Day, Greenery Day and Children’s Day are celebrated from April 29th to May 5th, which is why this period is called Golden Week. We’re joining the celebrations!

From April 29th (13:00 GMT) until May 6th (11:00 GMT).

Earn the “Golden Week 2024” decal! This themed decal is available throughout the entirety of Golden Week!


“Golden Week 2024” decal

When: From April 29th (13:00 GMT) until May 6th (11:00 GMT).
Task: Play 3 battles using Japanese vehicles at rank III or higher to receive the Golden Week 2024 decal!

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A lil somethin somethin: You can find the details for this event on the announcement page here.

In this month’s Pages of History, you’ll be at the center of events that took place in different theaters of war. Borneo, Italy, Africa and the final days of World War II in Europe: take part in battles with the vehicles corresponding to these historic battles and receive prizes. 

From May 1st until May 31st, you’ll be offered 8 tasks consecutively. Completing each will reward you with a trophy, and completing all of them will earn you a unique player icon.

Semyon Sorokin In the final stage of the War in Europe, the hoisting of the red flag over the Reichstag became a matter of Soviet national prestige. However, the building was turned into a fortress, which was defended by hundreds of Ger... Read more

Welcome to the 117th War Thunder Steam Screenshot Competition!
All of you captured some great screenshots last week! There was a great selection of battleships, carrier operations, and even some coastal vessels speeding about. The three most popular and three selected by us will get 300 GE. See the winners down below!

Let’s begin the 117th edition of our competition!
Create a stunning screenshot and submit it on the War Thunder Steam Community Hub with the tag #WTscreen117. You have time until the 3rd of May 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.

Terms:

• Your screenshot must include a player vehicle from rank 4 or below.
  
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A lil somethin somethin: You can find the details for this event on the announcement page here.

Have you had your eye on a vehicle for some time, but haven’t dared to purchase it yet? These discounts will help you make this decision for sure. Meet the big in-game sale in War Thunder!

When: From April 26th (11:00 GMT) until May 6th (11:00 GMT).

Discounts on vehicles

• 30% discount on vehicles from all nations when purchasing with Golden Eagles and Silver lions. There’s no division by country, as this discount is valid on all vehicles throughout the entire sale period.
  
• Discounts don’t apply to the purchase and upgrade of Squadron vehicles, Battle Pass vehicles, and vehicles that were released in the Air Superiority and Alpha Strike major updates.

Discounts on upgrades

• 30% off modifications
  
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A lil somethin somethin: You can find the details for this event on the announcement page here.

Ground Vehicles

• The impact sectors of spall from APFSDS and HEAT shells have been recalculated. For tank-caliber APFSDS, the spalling density in the range of 7-14 degrees has been increased, while the spalling density in the range of 0-7 degrees has been decreased. The spalling of APFSDS from automatic cannons have been rebalanced to increase the amount of fragments in the range of 5-10 degrees. The spall dispersion range in a wide sector has been increased for rotating and non-rotating shaped charge (HEAT) projectiles. The maximum spall dispersion angle of rotating shaped rounds has been increased from +/- 40 to +/- 50 degrees with a slight increase in the wide sector spalling density.

Aircraft

• Su-22M3, Su-22M3 (Italy) — The R-60M missile has been replaced with the R-60MK.
  
• Su-22UM3K — the ability ...

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A lil somethin somethin: You can find the details for this event on the announcement page here.

On April 25th, Italy annually celebrates the Day of Liberation from Nazism and Fascism. On this day in 1945 a large-scale guerrilla uprising began, ending the Italian Social Republic and the German occupation of Northern Italy.

From April 25th (10:00 GMT) until April 28th (10:00 GMT)

Earn the “Italy liberation day 2024” decal! Decorate your vehicles with a themed decal in honor of this historical event.


“Italy liberation day 2024” decal

When: From April 25th (10:00 GMT) until April 28th (10:00 GMT).
Task: Play 3 battles using Italian vehicles at rank III or higher to receive the "Italy liberation day 2024" decal!

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A lil somethin somethin: You can find the details for this event on the announcement page here.

The Warbond shop for “The Northern King Battle Pass” season will be open from April 24th until July 24th.

We’re presenting an interesting range of items that are available for Warbonds and earned in the Battle Pass! There’s decals, decorations, camouflages, a brand-new pinup, and some premium vehicles.

Take note of the American T14 heavy tank that combines impressive survivability with good mobility and decent firepower!

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In this blog, we’ll be telling you about the vehicle reward for the Inferno Cannon event that’s just started today. Meet the Chinese PLZ83-130 tank destroyer!

PLZ83-130: An Event Vehicle Tank Destroyer for China at Rank V
Features:

• Excellent armor penetration values.
  
• HE-VT shell.
  
• Average mobility.
  
• Low survivability.

Vehicle History
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The Type 83/PLZ83 was the first mass-produced self-propelled artillery vehicle entirely developed and produced by the Chinese military industry. Development started in 1979, where testing of new self-propelled guns was completed at the end of 1983, and mass production began at the same time. In the late 80s, NORINCO announced the release of an export version of the PLZ83 self-propelled gun. The ... Read more

A lil somethin somethin: You can find the details for this event on the announcement page here.

A lil somethin somethin: You can find the details for this event on the announcement page here.

In this section, we will talk in more detail about the work on improvements and fixes in the game from the past two weeks. Thanks as always for your bug reports!

If you’ve found a bug that you’d like to report, you can do so on our community bug reporting platform[community.gaijin.net].

Timber!


Is it a bird? Is it a plane? No, the tree decided to fly after it had been hit by a tank.

With sufficient acceleration, ... Read more