War Thunder Dev Tracker

The items for the Battle pass in the Warbond shop is as usual, will available throughout the entire “Firepower” season + 1week, available from 26th of January until 3rd of May (one week after the end of the season).
The Warbond shop is available to players that have vehicles from rank III and is part of Battle Pass. You purchase items with the special “Warbond” currency that that can be obtained by unlocking Battle Pass levels.
Premium vehicles in the new season ★ Crusader “The Saint” (first time in the warbond shop)

★ Celere Sahariano (first time in the wa... Read more

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

The day of the founding of an entire country! Every year Australians celebrate January 26th in a big way - and we wouldn’t mind joining in the celebration, giving out festive decals to deserving “Australians”, bringing back interesting vehicles for sale and sharing some equally interesting news. All in all - happy Australia Day!
Until 11:00 GMT on the 28th of January Play 3 battles in the British aircraft (of rank II or higher with a battle activity of 70% or higher) and get a unique “Australia Day” decal.

• You can complete the task in random battles, except “Assault” and “Enduring Confrontation”.
  
• You can follow your progress by clicking...

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

In this digest we would like to tell you about our continuing work on improvements and fixes in the game. You can find information about all updates that have been released in War Thunder on the website special section.

Improved overcoming of obstacles

Trenches, embankments and other complex objects are sometimes no less dangerous for a tanker than enemy fire. From now on passing over them will be much safer. We found and fixed the bug where a vehicle might suddenly lose grip and hang on a fairly simple obstacle from which you didn’t expect such a trick.

To go into detail - it was due to an incorrect determination of the angle of inclination of the surface under the vehicle. We have c... Read more

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

Get ready for the 6th season of the War Thunder Battle Pass! Open new stages and get unique premium combat vehicles, as well as tons of prizes: decals, 3D decorations, profile icons and a unique loading screen and title!

26th January - 27th April
Battle Pass season 6

Season awards Every season there are a new set of awards. See the full list in the Battle Pass tab in the hangar, or check out our wiki[wiki.warthunder.com]. Here are the award vehicles for season 6:
M64 China, III rank, Premium

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

Welcome to the 11th War Thunder Steam Screenshot Competition! Deacon from Waterworld would be proud! So many good screenshots! The three most popular and the three selected by us will get 300GE! We will meet again next week! Fly high, aces!
Before we announce 10th edition winners, let’s begin the 11th edition of our competition! Create a stunning screenshot and submit it on the War Thunder Steam Community Hub (... Read more

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

SB Enduring Confrontation missions and RB random battles with EC mission logic AI anti-aircraft gun presets have been changed for convoys and the Ground Battle event, where two groups of AI units fight with each other. The changes were made to lower AA calibres where possible and therefore the general setups are as follows:

• BR 1.0-2.0: calibre 7.92mm
  
• BR 2.3-3.3: calibre 12.7mm
  
• BR 3.7-4.7: calibre 20mm
  
• BR 5.0-6.3: calibre 40mm
  
• BR 6.7-7.7: calibre 30mm, autoguns
  
• BR 8+: calibre 30mm, autoguns, radars.

Example of the a US setup:
Before:

• BR 1.0-2.0: M15 CGMC
  
• BR 2.3-3.3: M19A1
  
• BR 3.7-4.7: M19A1
  
• BR 5.0-6.3: M163
  
• BR 6.7-7.7: M24...

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

The Su-8 twin-engine attack aircraft will be the most heavily armed cannon aircraft in the game at launch!
Su-8, attack aircraft, USSR, rank IV. Premium. Features

• Four 45 mm guns
  
• AP rounds
  
• Large payload
  
• Mediocre maneuverability when using suspended weapons

History [expand type=showmore]The team at the Sukhoi Design Bureau submitted to the 1940 competition for for the Red Army Air Force a project of a single-seat twin-engine aircraft with the promising M-71 engines, which were supposed to provide good flight characteristics even when using a large payload weight. After the initial approval of the idea and the first recommendations received from military authorities, the production facilities of aviation plant No. 289 were hastily evacuated to the city of Moloto... Read more

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Even before D-Day, the Allies had already performed successful landing operations. One of those was a joint US and British troop landing on the coast of Italy. This operation was a huge surprise for the German command, and even a counter offensive could not stop the Allies from liberating Rome and advancing deep into Italy.

Complete the task from 11:00 GMT on the 21st of January until 11:30 GMT on the 24th of January and get the reward!

Rewards Completing the “Battle of Anzio” task will bring you a battle trophy with one of the following rewards:

• 20-50% RP booster for 3-10 battles
  
• 20-50% SL booster for 3-10 battles
  
• 3-5 universal backup vehicles
  
• Random camouflage for g...

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

The 41.M Turan II was a further developed variant of a Hungarian medium tank, constructed on the basis of a Czechoslovakian prototype design during the early 1940s. Defined by well-rounded combat characteristics, the Turán II will become available as one of the main prizes awaiting players in the upcoming War Thunder battle pass!

Briefly: An early 1940s medium tank fitted with a large calibre 75mm cannon which further expands the lineup of Hungarian tanks in War Thunder!

41.M Turán II, medium tank, Italy, premium, Rank II Features

• Good mobility
  
• Adequate armor protection

History [expand type=showmore]At the beginning of the 1940s, the Hungarian military decided to develop its own medium tank on the basis of the recently developed Cz... Read more

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

The M64 is a Chinese light tank developed during the mid 1970s by combining the hull of the M42 Duster SPAAG with the turret of previously decommissioned M18 Hellcat tank destroyers. The heavily armed yet nimble M64 will become available as one of the main prizes awaiting players in the upcoming War Thunder battle pass!

Briefly: A hybrid Chinese tank design, combining the turret of the M18 Hellcat with the hull of the M42 Duster tank.

M64, light tank, China, III rank. Premium Features

• Excellent mobility
  
• Powerful 76mm cannon
  
• Light armor protection
  
• Exposed fighting compartment

History [expand[In the early 1950s, armed forces on Taiwan obtained a large number of armored fighting vehicles from the U.S. and So... Read more

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