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On January 9th, 1956, the post-war German Air Force was founded. The first combat aircraft of the newly formed Luftwaffe was the F-84F Thunderstreak in 1957. The backbone of the German Air Force today consists of 138 multirole Eurofighter Typhoon jets.

Get the “German Air Force Day 2025” decal! You can get yourself this themed decal by meeting the criteria written below.

When: From today until January 13th (11:00 GMT).
Task: Play 3 battles using German aircraft at rank III or above to receive the “German Air Force Day 2025” decal!


“German Air Force Day 2025” decal

Additional details:

• Your activity must not be below 70%.
  
• You can complete the task ...

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Welcome to the 153rd War Thunder Steam Screenshot Competition!
We loved seeing the screenshots that you submitted last week. This week, take a screenshot of a vehicle that can operate on the water! The three most popular and three selected by us will get 300 GE. See the winners down below!

Let’s begin the 153rd edition of our competition!
Create a stunning screenshot and submit it on the War Thunder Steam Community Hub with the tag #WTscreen153. You have time until the 10th of January 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 naval vehicle, hydroplane or amphibious ground vehicle.
  
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As the year comes to a close, we’d like to take a look at the results of both our work and your battles in 2024. We continued to release regular updates for War Thunder — both large, with new vehicles and locations, and small, with corrections and bug fixes. And we don’t plan to slow down in 2025!

But your activity is no less important. Millions of players participated in battles, won spectacular victories, earned achievements and set new records. Let’s see what we achieved together in 2024!

Welcome to the 152nd War Thunder Steam Screenshot Competition!
Your submissions were fantastic, thank you! This week brings 2025, happy new year! This week, capture an explosion. The three most popular and three selected by us will get 300 GE. See the winners down below!

Let’s begin the 152nd edition of our competition!
Create a stunning screenshot and submit it on the War Thunder Steam Community Hub with the tag #WTscreen152. You have time until the 3rd of January 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 capture an explosion.
  
• You must add the #WTscreen152 tag (title cannot have any other ...

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To commemorate the release of the Storm Warning major update, we’re presenting a trophy that includes 40 camouflages from 38 authors from WT.Live! You’ll find 19 camouflages for ground vehicles, 18 for aircraft, 1 for naval and 2 for helicopters for most ranks and nations. This trophy contains mostly historical camouflages, and there are lots of camouflages for top rank vehicles. Out of all nations, France is especially well represented this time. In addition to camouflages, you can get a unique decal and rare vehicles — and all this is in the form of coupons!

Contents of the Storm Warning trophy:

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In this month’s Pages of History, you’ll be at the center of events that took place in different theaters of war. Iran and Saudi Arabia, the Philippines and East Prussia: take part in battles with the vehicles corresponding to these historic battles and receive prizes. 

From January 1st until January 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.

Vasily Antonovich Matsievich Vasily Antonovich Matsievich was an ace pilot who fought in World War II from 1941. The fighter squadron he commanded defended besieged Leningrad from enemy raids and carried out assault raids on Wehrmacht positions. S... Read more

It is time for the final chapter of our holiday celebration: during the next week huge discounts for amazing vehicle packs await you in the Gaijin Store!

From December 26th (11:00 GMT) until January 2nd (11:00 GMT)
50% discount on 34 selected packs!

Holiday collection! By purchasing one of the eight following packs during the sale, you will receive a special bonus: a unique camouflage from the “Holiday collection”!

Challenger (OES) Pack -50%
69.99 35

• Challenger 2 (OES) (Rank VII, Great Britain)
  
• Premium account for 20 days
  
• 2500 Golden Eagles
  
• Special b...

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Welcome to the 100th edition of “It’s fixed!” Today, we’ll be going over the bug fixes and improvements that we’ve made to the game since the release of the Storm Warning update. Let’s take a look!

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].

Better profile customization


We keep expanding your profile customization options. Now you can choose a play... Read more

We’re pleased to present you with a Holiday Crate, available in the in-game Item Shop! This crate can only be purchased with Golden Eagles, and inside it is a large set of useful items: Premium Account, Silver Lions, universal backups and boosters, premium vehicles and also all vehicles that have ever been sold for Golden Eagles or Warbonds that aren’t currently obtainable in-game or on the Market (full list below).

The Holiday Crate can be purchased for 999 Golden Eagles in the in-game store from December 25th (11:00 GMT) until January 14th (11:00 GMT).

Picking up a Holiday Crate is a bargain! If you have opened enough crates, you’ll be guaranteed to receive talismans and premium vehicles. And that’s not all, as the average value of the crate contents are almost one and a half times the price of the crate itself!

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• Profile background customization has been added.
• Profile icon frame customization has been added.
• A bug that allowed the target markers to show outside of boundaries of the radar indicator when in TWS mode has been fixed.
• ILS-31 — a bug that caused the target aspect arrow to show for multiple contacts at the same time when in TWS mode has been fixed. (Report[community.gaijin.net]).

Patch notes reflect only key changes, meaning they may not include a complete list of all improvements m... Read more

Aircraft

• Rafale C F3 — IR AAM seeker indication has been added to the HMD.
• Kfir C.10 — a bug that caused the inability to select the radar module in X-ray mode has been fixed. (Report[community.gaijin.net]).

Ground Vehicles

• BMD-4M — a bug that caused the damage of 100-mm gun barrel to also make the 30-mm gun barrel look damaged has been fixed.
• BMD-4M — a bug that caused a damaged 30-mm barrel to clip through the fixtures has been...

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Aircraft

• Typhoon GR.4, EF-2000, F-2000A — empty mass has been reduced. Previously the empty mass included the weight of countermeasures.
  
• EF-2000 — a bug that caused the “Targeting Optics View” control to not switch the view to the targeting pod camera has been fixed. (Report[community.gaijin.net]).
  
• Typhoon GR.4, EF-2000, F-2000A — IR AAM seeker indication has been added to HUD and HMD.
  
• Rafale C F3 — IR AAM seeker indication has been added to HUD...

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Welcome to the 151st War Thunder Steam Screenshot Competition!
We loved seeing all of your screenshots from last week! This week, Storm Warning was released, and it has brought many new vehicles and a location. Take a screenshot of your favorite new content! The three most popular and three selected by us will get 300 GE. See the winners down below!

Let’s begin the 151st edition of our competition!
Create a stunning screenshot and submit it on the War Thunder Steam Community Hub with the tag #WTscreen151. You have time until the 27th of December 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 vehicle o...

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It’s time for the winter holidays! And as always, we’ve prepared a bunch of interesting things for you. Receive gifts, take part in the Winter Tales event, treat yourself to discounts, spend Silver Lions on Snow Globes, enjoy the festively decorated hangar and immerse yourself in the winter-themed atmosphere in War Thunder!

Gifts for everyone! When: From December 20th (11:00 GMT) until January 2nd (11:00 GMT).

Play and meet the criteria to receive each!

“Serpent Warrior” decal “Christmas Miss Gnome” decoration for ground vehicles “Flag of the Ded Moroz” ship flag
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Let’s have a look at the main aircraft reward for the Winter Tales event, the Israeli export Kfir C.10 Block 60!

Kfir C.10 Block 60: An Event Vehicle Jet Fighter for Israel at Rank VIII At a glance:

• Excellent maneuverability!
  
• Advanced radar.
  
• Helmet-mounted display.
  
• ARH air-to-air missiles!
  
• Modern guided bombs.

Vehicle History
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In the early 1990s, IAI proposed a modernization program for the Kfir C.10 to extend the service life of the Kfir fighter jet and increase the aircraft’s export potential. The project’s main features were a multi-mode radar, an in-flight refueling probe and the ability to carry a wide range of modern weapons. The Israeli Air Force, however, was not interested in the project, but several dozen ai... Read more

Meet the main tank reward in the Winter Tales event, the Pakistani modification of the T-80UD main battle tank, being added to the Chinese ground forces tree!

T-80UD (478BE): An Event MBT for China at Rank VII At a glance:

• Effective protection overall.
  
• Autoloader.
  
• Thermal sight.
  
• Compact fighting compartment.
  
• Slow reverse speed.

Vehicle History
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The T-80UD was developed as a further evolution of the T-80U model, which had shown issues with its gas turbine engine during operation. The T-80UD modification received a new 1,000 HP diesel engine along with several additional enhancements. It was adopted into service in 1987, and by the late 1990s, over 300 UD models were delivered to Pakistan. The export version, known as t... Read more

Aircraft

• EF-2000 — AIM-9M missiles have been added, the AIM-9L/I-1 modification has been replaced with the AIM-9M.
  
• AIM-9L/I-1 — the missile engine is no longer smokeless.
  
• Alpha Jet TH — Battle Rating in all Air Battle modes has been increased to 10.7. The default weapons preset, available without researching any modifications, has been changed to a set of 2 x AIM-9P4 and a gun pod.
  
• F-5A (Thailand) — Battle Rating in Arcade Air Battles and Ground Battles has been reduced to 10.3.
  
• Rafale C F-3 — additional wing pylons for MICA-EM missiles are now available. The number of pylons has changed so previously created weapon presets may not be available. MICA-EM missiles in the preset that don’t require researching any modifications have been moved to the n...

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The holiday period is upon us and it’s nearly the new year which means it’s time to add some new vehicles to your collection! Treat yourself or your friends to vehicles, consumables and a Premium Account before December 26th to take advantage of this holiday offer.

In-game Discounts!
When: From December 19th (11:00 GMT) until December 26th (11:00 GMT).

• 50% discount on vehicles for all nations for Silver Lions and Golden Eagles.
  
• 50% discount on all modifications, talismans and backups.
  
• 50% discount on a Premium Account in-game for 90 and 365 days and in the Gaiji...

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Meet the Japanese Kirishima Battleship, a sister ship to the famous Kongō with different weapons and its own character!

IJN Kirishima: An Event Vehicle Battleship for Japan at Rank V At a glance:

• Eight 356 mm main battery guns!
  
• Good mobility.
  
• Numerous secondary weapons.
  
• Mediocre protection.

Vehicle History
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IJN Kirishima was a Kongō-class battlecruiser for the Imperial Japanese Navy. This ship was laid down in 1912 and commissioned in 1915. After a major overhaul in 1927, the ship was reclassified as a battleship. The next major overhaul was the 1934 program, which, among other things, more than doubled the power of the propulsion system. IJN Kirishima was not actively used before World War II, but was actively used after its outbrea... Read more

Welcome to the 9th edition of the War Thunder Steam Community Spotlight!
The War Thunder Steam Community Management Team have seen some of your fantastic 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 8 editions for more cool content.

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

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