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Developed at the dawn of WWII, the B-26 Marauder was an iconic American medium bomber that recorded an illustrious service career with Allied forces right up until the end of the war. Soon, pilots may look forward to getting the chance to take control of this much anticipated American bomber as it arrives to War Thunder as part of the next major update!

Briefly: A fast American medium bomber, highly regarded for its good payload, superb durability and formidable defensive arsenal.
B-26 Marauder, medium bomber, USA, rank III Features

• High speed
  
• Heavily armed
  
• Resilient against battle damage
  
• Vulnerable lower hemisphere

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80 years ago, an excellent exponent of the legendary fighter family, Spitfire Mk IX, took her virgin flight. Get battle trophies in honour of this anniversary. Plagis’ Spitfire LF Mk.IXc will be temporarily available for Golden Eagles, Spitfire LF Mk.IXc (USA) is available with 30% discount.

Complete the task from 11:00 GMT on the 25th of February until 11:30 GMT on the 28th of February and get the reward!

Rewards Completing the “Spitfire Mk.IX first flight” 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
  
• 1 day premium account

New rules of completing tasks We present to you a n... Read more

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The Zachlam M3 (Tager) is an ATGM carrier, domestically developed by Israeli engineers on the basis of the American M3 and M5 halftracks, which were fitted with French SS.11 missiles. This unique new ground vehicle will await tankers in the upcoming Israeli ground forces tree, arriving in War Thunder as part of the next major update!

Zachlam M3 (Tager), anti-tank missile carrier, Israel, rank V Features:

• Deadly SS.11 missiles
  
• Good mobility
  
• Lightly armored
  
• Limited number of missiles

In War Thunder, the Zachlam M3 (Tager) will be one of the more unique vehicles awaiting tankers in the upcoming Israeli ground forces tree, arriving to the game as part of the next major update. Compact, nimble and equipped with deadly anti-tank guided missiles, ... Read more

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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.

Released new updated sound model
Just recently we tested with you, improvements in the sound picture of a battle where distance to the source of the sound event began to play a more important role. In short: distant sounds are now better matched to their distance and as a bonus you get a better sense of sound events near you.

You liked this change and it has already been released for all players this week where you might definitely notice it, especially in combined battles. We continue to gather feedback on this specific update from all players including in the comments to this... Read more

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Albatros is the lead ship from a class of 10 corvettes built for the Italian and other navies in the early days of the Cold War. Being the first domestically produced Italian warship of the post-war period, the Albatros will soon reinforce the top rank of the Italian coastal fleet tree, arriving in War Thunder as part of the next major update!

Albatros, gunboat, Italy, rank V
Features:

• Fast-firing 76mm cannons
  
• Compact size
  
• Up-to-date fire control system
  
• Radar
  
• Light protection

In War Thunder, the Albatros sub-chaser will become a new top vessel awaiting seasoned captains at rank V of the Italian coastal fleet tree in the next major update. Thanks to its powerful and highly versatile weapons, the Albatros sub-chas... Read more

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Get ready for a series of War Thunder special events and tournaments to get unique prizes and tons of Golden Eagles! Discounts at the Gaijin Store are also available!

From February 22nd (13:00 GMT) until February 25th (13:00 GMT), complete in-game tasks and get unique decorations and decals for your combat vehicles!


“Shields” trophy, containing decals and decorations, is available for Golden Eagles in the item store.

Every “Shields” trophy can bring you a decoration that you don’t own yet. The following decorations may be found in the trophy: Shields, Round Shield, Round Shield (Lion), Gallic Shield

Track your progress by clicking your Nickname → Achievements → Defender Sp... Read more

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The Turm III is a German experimental tank, developed during the mid 1960s on the basis of the Leopard 1 main battle tank. Soon, the unique Turm III will make its way into War Thunder top ranked ground battles, arriving in the game as part of the next major update!
Briefly: An experimental design based on the Leopard 1 chassis featuring a three-plane stabilized turret, providing excellent accuracy. Turm III, main battle tank, Germany, premium, rank V Features:

• Good mobility
  
• Fast-firing 105 mm cannon
  
• Secondary 30 mm cannon

[expand type=showmore]During the 1960s, West Germany and the USA worked on the joint MBT-70 program which ultimately wouldn’t deliver the desired results. During its development however, German engineers also worked on other projects in parallel in order t... Read more

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Welcome to the 15th War Thunder Steam Screenshot Competition! You have proved that love counts! More than 130 lovely screenshots with your favourite vehicles warmed our hearts! The three most popular and three selected by us will get 300GE! We will meet again next week!
Before we announce 15th edition winners, let’s begin the 14th edition of our competition! Create a stunning screenshot and submit it on the War Thunder Steam Community Hub (... Read more

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• A bug has been fixed where hit markers on vehicle armour did not correspond to actual armour penetration and damage caused.
  
• A bug has been fixed where a switch box on the ERA block was not detached when the block was destroyed.
  
• A bug has been fixed where the TVD might remain enabled in server replays for third-person view.
  
• A bug has been fixed that prevented artillery strikes and vehicle control during a nuclear blast.

Sound

• Distant sounds of aircraft engines have been changed to more distinctive and less annoying.
  
• Sound management system of the engines of ground vehicles has been reworked in order to calculate the priority of engines and tracks sounds based on their actual volume. Previously, the calculatio...

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

USS Arizona is one of two Pennsylvania-class battleships built for the U.S. Navy during WWI and incorporating many new technologies which would find themselves in subsequent American battleship designs. Soon, captains will have the chance to take command of the famous USS Arizona as it arrives in War Thunder naval battles with the next major update!
Briefly: An American WWI-era ‘super dreadnought’ battleship, incorporating heavy armor protection and firepower, but lacking in mobility. USS Arizona (BB-39), battleship, USA, rank V Features:

• Excellent armor protection
  
• Numerous hard-hitting cannons
  
• Poor AA defenses
  
• Low mobility

[expand type=showmore]After the design of the preceding Nevada-class battleships that employed the novel ‘all or nothing’ armor sche... Read more

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