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Welcome to the 100th War Thunder Steam Screenshot Competition!
The new year is upon us! We loved seeing your screenshots from last week, especially those with a holiday theme. The three most popular and three selected by us will get 300 GE. See the winners down below!

Let’s begin the 100th edition of our competition!
Create a stunning screenshot and submit it on the War Thunder Steam Community Hub with the tag #WTscreen100. You have time until the 5th 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 feature a vehicle with an armament of 100mm or less.
  
• You must add the #WTscreen100 tag (...

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

On December 30th 1947, the MiG-15 jet fighter took off for the first time, later becoming one of the most popular jet fighters in history. The MiG-15 was actively used to protect Warsaw Pact countries and showed itself well especially in the Korean War.

The MiG-15bis ISH is available for Golden Eagles and is here to stay!

When: From December 29th (11:00 GMT).
Where: USSR research tree > Aviation > Premium vehicles.

About the aircraft

• The ...

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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. Many important battles ranging from the end of World War II, as well as major battles in the Middle East: 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.

Reward for completing all 8 tasks
William Arthur Shomo William Arthur Shomo was an American reconnaissance pilot during the Battle of Luzon. On January 11th 1945, during one of his flights, Sh... Read more

Aircraft

• Mirage IIIE, IIIC — take-off elevation time of the nose gear leg has been reduced.
  
• Saab JAS39A, JAS39C — The dependence of the available engine thrust on speed is adjusted closer to the available thrust of the installed F404-GE-402 (F-18) engine (report). Sea level static thrust has been increased by ~1,500 lbs; at М0.9 reduced by ~3,000 lbs. Landing distance has been reduced.
  
• F-111A — sustained turn rate has been reduced by 13 deg per sec at 60,000 lbs weight, climb rate adjusted.

Sound

• The sound of the GAU-8A cannon now features an additional layer with a characteristic crackling and howling noise when heard at a distance.
  
• A bug that caused flares/chaff to sound like an ATGM while passing by the player has been fixed.

Locations

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

• The sounds of ATGMs and unguided rockets flying past the player have been adjusted so that they sound less like jet aircraft flying over, and also sound more distinctive.
  
• Squares A1-A2 and partially B1-B2 have been excluded from the available play area on the [Domination #1]Mozdok mission to avoid spawn trap kills on the northern spawn point.
  
• The available play area in all missions on the Sinai location have been shifted to the left to exclude the hills, which allowed for control of most of the location and spawn points.
  
• All AB missions on the Sinai location now have spawn points located similar to RB/SB missions.
  
• J-9 — artifacts have been removed from the c*ckpit view.
  
• SMS Sachsen — camo mapping has been fixed.
  
• Target re-acquisition afte...

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

Meet the “Air Superiority” skin trophy, which includes 40 camouflages from Live.WT presented in coupon form! This trophy features camouflages for all nations in the game; this time we decided to give more attention to high rank vehicles, especially those added in the “Air Superiority” major update. Play War Thunder — and receive trophies!

Contents of the “Air Superiority” trophy:

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

We’re continuing to celebrate winter holidays and we’re glad to offer you discounts in the Gaijin.Net store. More than 30 offers with vehicles with 50% discounts and 30% for selected pack from the latest updates! Boost your progress, or kick start research in any tech tree from any nation in the game!

From 12:00 GMT on 26th of December until 12:00 GMT on 2nd of January

F-4S Phantom II Pack -50%

• F-4S Phantom II (Rank 7, USA);
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• Fairmile D (697) — a bug that caused the “Blue” camouflage to not display on this boat has been fixed.
  
• A-5C, Hs 129 B-3 — a bug that caused extensively huge holes from tank rounds has been fixed.
  
• An FPS drop on certain locations while controlling UAVs or aircraft in tank battles has been fixed.

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

Welcome to the 99th War Thunder Steam Screenshot Competition!
Your screenshots from last week featuring vehicles from the latest update Air Superiority looked fantastic! The three most popular and three selected by us will get 300 GE. See the winners down below!

Let’s begin the 99th edition of our competition!
Create a stunning screenshot and submit it on the War Thunder Steam Community Hub with the tag #WTscreen99. You have time until the 29th 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 the colors red, green, or white.
  
• You must add the #WTscreen99 tag (title cannot have a...

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

We’ve seen a lot of topics regarding the armor of the Abrams series of tanks, more specifically the presence of DU (depleted uranium) armor, and so we’d like to share our data on the subject.
Most sources on radiation safety clarify that the only threat to personnel is posed from armor packages in the cheeks of the turret. The M1A2 Abrams in War Thunder has uranium armor in the turret cheeks.


Source: The Medical NBC Battlebook, USACHPPM, 2011.[apps.dtic... Read more

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