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

It’s the hot summer, which is certainly the best time to go to sea! This new War Thunder event is dedicated to Italy, a prominent Mediterranean power. Take part in Naval Battles and receive an Italian Naval ship flag, themed decals, trophies with consumable items and the Alcione!

When: From July 24th (11:00 GMT) until August 7th (11:00 GMT), earn mission points in Naval Battles, unlock stages and receive rewards!

Alcione — an event vehicle Gunboat for Italy at Rank V
Alcione thrives in shallow water and among rocks. This ship is armed with two 76 mm SMP-3 cannons, Bofors anti-aircraft guns and Hedgehog mortars! This mortar is not easy to aim, but if you take the enemy by surprise, an accurate salvo at a short distance can sink an enemy destroyer.

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Aircraft

• A bug that caused the camera in “Optical seeker view” to not be pointed towards an active target in Simulator Battles has been fixed.
  
• A bug where activating mouse look caused the helmet-mounted sight to not work when in third-person view has been fixed.

Ground Vehicles

• A bug that caused the control of ground vehicles to be partially blocked after an air streak, for example the turret was unable to rotate, and menus would not open if the weapon selector was active at the time of the aircraft’s destruction has been fixed.
  
• A bug that caused barrel smoke (such as the IS-2 (1944)) not deploying smoke properly after being dropped has been fixed.
  
• A bug that made it possible to use thermal imagers in third-person view after leaving the gunner’s sight has been...

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

Today, we’d like to announce that our upcoming VR spin-off, Aces of Thunder, will be releasing in Q4 2024, and is available to wishlist on Steam!

Aces of Thunder will share a lot of similarities with War Thunder in regards to models and graphics, but it’s built from the ground up as a VR title, and will bring a completely new experience to the skies.

The game will feature more than 20 of the most iconic WW2 fighters, available immediately after purchasing the game. These include the P-51 and P-63, Bf 109 and Fw 190, IL-2 and Yak, Spitfire, A6M3 and more. All will feature highly detailed functional c*ckpits, you can quite literally grab the controls with your hands! You can also get a real sense of scale from your aircraft by walking around it on the airfield before heading out on a mission.

Battles will take place on 15 maps representing thre... Read more

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

Aircraft

• The unscheduled Battle Ratings changes[docs.google.com] with decompression for toptier aircraft have been implemented.
  
• For rank VIII aviation, the set of weapons available without researching any modifications has been updated, the full details ...

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

Ground Vehicles

• ZTZ99A — the colors of the digital camouflage have been corrected.
  
• ASRAD-R — elevation angles and guidance speed have been corrected. New elevation angles are -10 / +70 degrees, turret traverse speed is now set to 100 deg/sec, gun elevation speed is now set to 40 deg/sec. The parameters have been set similarly to the Ozelot, as the ASRAD-R uses the same components with the change of BOLIDE missiles instead of Stinger missiles.

Other

• New Gaijin.net and Steam achievements have been added for BeNeLux vehicles.

Patch notes reflect on... Read more

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

Welcome to the 128th War Thunder Steam Screenshot Competition!
The screenshots you captured last week were outstanding! This week is for vehicles with at least three crew members. Single-seat fighters need not apply! The three most popular and three selected by us will get 300 GE. See the winners down below!

Let’s begin the 128th edition of our competition!
Create a stunning screenshot and submit it on the War Thunder Steam Community Hub with the tag #WTscreen128. You have time until the 19th of July 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:

• Take a screenshot with a vehicle that has three or more crew members.
  
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A lil somethin somethin: You can find the details for this event on the announcement page here.

Welcome to the Final phase of the third major event of the year, a tournament that brings together the best tank commanders in Armored Apex 2024. During one month, the best tankers competed in the latest-generation 4v4 tank format. Among dozens of teams, 8 managed to qualify.

Livestreams with Twitch Drops! Throughout the two weekends, you can receive awesome camouflages during match broadcasts, as well as profile icons created especially for the event!

Follow the Twitch channel here[... Read more

On July 14th, 1789, the first flame of the Great French Revolution was lit: the Parisians captured Bastille fortress. The day is celebrated as a national holiday with festivals, balls and military parades, including the largest parade on the Champs-Élysées, hosted by the French President.

Discounts on French vehicles!
To commemorate this date, there’s a 50% discount on a selection of high rank French vehicles.

When: From today until July 15th (09:00 GMT).

The vehicles receiving the discount are the battleship Courbet[wiki.warthunder.com], the ... Read more

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

On July 12th, 1961, the first flight of the A-4E, a modernized modification of the light carrier-based A-4 Skyhawk attack aircraft took place! Israel was the most common importer of the Skyhawk line, with these aircraft forming a significant part of the Israeli Air Force during the Yom Kippur War and the War of Attirition with Egypt. After the end of these conflicts, Israel needed to replenish its air fleet and purchased large numbers of A-4E aircraft.

The A-4E is temporarily available for Golden Eagles! The A-4E attack aircraft is temporarily available for 8,910 Golden Eagles.

When: From today until July 15th (09:00 GMT).
Where: Israel > Aviation > Premium vehicles.

Abou...

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

Today, we’ll be going over the bug fixes and improvements that we’ve made to the game over the past 2 weeks. And today especially we’ve fixed a lot! 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].

Crew Interface Improvements
We’ve added a huge number of improvements to the game interface. The most noticeable of them is the ability to easily change the order of crews in a lineup. This can now be done by... Read more

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

In honor of Argentina’s Independence Day, we are publishing a new cinematic video from the “Moments of Valor” series, dedicated to veterans of the Falklands War.

Also for this occasion, we have prepared a set of themed camouflages for aircraft used in the conflict or in service with the warring parties at that time.

• The F-86F-35 Sabre is temporarily returning to sale for Golden Eagles. Players who purchase this aircraft from July 9th to July 16th (15:00 GMT) will receive a unique camouflage of the Cruz del Sur aerobatic team of the Argentine Air Force after the end of the promotion.*
  
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