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Italy was the first country to use aircraft in combat, which occurred in 1911 during the Italo-Turkish War. Despite this, an official separate air force was created on March 28th 1923. During World War II, the Italian Air Force had more than 3,000 aircraft that took part in combat operations in North Africa, the USSR and Italy itself. The modern Italian Air Force comprises of more than 500 aircraft, almost 100 of which are Eurofighter Typhoons.

Earn the “Italian Air Force badge” decal! We’ve prepared this decal for the anniversary!

When: From March 28th (11:00 GMT) until March 31st (07:00 GMT).
Task: Play 3 battles using Italian aircraft at rank III or higher to receive the “Italian Air Force badge” decal! 

Additional details:

• You must use a minimum of ran...

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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. Iran, Iraq, Cambodia and the final days of World War II: take part in battles with the vehicles corresponding to these historic battles and receive prizes. 

From April 1st until April 30th, 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.

Aleksandr Kosmodemyansky Aleksandr was the younger brother of saboteur Zoya Kosmodemyanskaya, the first woman awarded the Hero of the Soviet Union during World War II. Aleksandr went to the front at the age of 18 with the goal of avenging the death of... Read more

Ground Vehicles

• CV 90120 — the maximum forward and reverse speed has been changed from 78/51 km/h to 70/40 km/h. (Report[community.gaijin.net])
  
• AMX-32 (105) — engine power has been increased from 680 HP to 700 HP.
  Source: GIAT, 1983. AMX 32. s.l.:s.n. 1979, SATORY VII EXPOSITION DE MATERIELS D’ARMEMENT TERRESTRE. s.l.: s.n.
  
• Centurion Mk 2, Mk 3 — the incorrectly changed optical magnification has been returned from 3x-6x to 6x.
  Source: Techni...

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

• Valentine XI — errors in the turret damage model have been fixed. (Report[community.gaijin.net])
  
• AFT09 — errors in the optics damage model have been fixed. (Report[community.gaijin....

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

Aircraft

• Su-25k — a bug where the voice over was in Chinese while in the test flight has been fixed.

Naval Vessels

• A bug where projectiles could interact incorrectly with the water causing them to hit the underside of ships has been fixed. Projectiles could ignore the surface of the water and hit a ship from below. Because of this bug it could seem for example, that 100-140 mm shells could penetrate the main armor belts of ships. More details can be seen on our forum.
  
• A bug where destroyed ships began to levitate above the water has been fixed.

Graphics

• Screen flickering after a tank gun was fired has been fixed.

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

Welcome to the 112th War Thunder Steam Screenshot Competition!
Thanks for your screenshot submissions last week! Last week the major update introduced many new and interesting vehicles to War Thunder. This week, you can showcase any vehicle of your choice! The three most popular and three selected by us will get 300 GE. See the winners down below!

Let’s begin the 112th edition of our competition!
Create a stunning screenshot and submit it on the War Thunder Steam Community Hub with the tag #WTscreen112. You have time until the 29th of March 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 player vehicle...

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

Following the release of the Alpha Strike major update comes the corresponding trophy, which includes 40 custom camouflages from the Live.WT platform in the form of coupons! This trophy will especially please those of you who enjoy high-ranking vehicles, but there’s also something for others. To get the trophy, simply play the game!

Contents in the Alpha Strike trophy:

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

The LaGG-5 (later renamed to La-5), created by the OKB-21 under the leadership of S.A. Lavochkin made its first flight on March 21st 1942. By the summer of the same year, this aircraft arrived to the front where it went up against the Luftwaffe’s Fw 190. The La-5 was actively used until the end of the war, and almost 10,000 were built.

The La-5FN (Germany) is temporarily available for the Golden Eagles! In honor of its first flight, the premium German La-5FN is available for 5,250 Golden Eagles.

When: From March 21st (11:00 GMT) until March 24th (12:00).
Where: Germany > Aviation > Premium vehicles.

About this 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 article, we’ll take a look at some of the main bugs we’ve been fixing in the past 1 week. Thanks very much for all of your reports!

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].

Repair fixes for naval


There’s been a bug where after completing repairs on a ship, the module that had just been repaired magically started to become damaged by itsel... Read more

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

Aircraft

• A bug that caused the target acquisition indicator to blink when the seeker of missiles with SARH and active guidance systems was activated has been fixed.
  
• A bug where the allowed launch zone for Hellfire missiles was not displayed has been fixed.

Naval Vessels

• A bug where a repaired module would become damaged again for no apparent reason has been fixed. (Report[community.gaijin.net])

Other fixes

• A bug that emptied the friends list and...

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

RN Bolzano was the last and most advanced heavy cruiser built for the Regia Marina before the outbreak of WWII. Combining aspects of both the Trento and Zara-class which precede it, this heavy cruiser has now bolstered the Italian heavy cruiser lineup in the Alpha Strike major update!

RN Bolzano: A Heavy Cruiser for Italy at Rank IV
Features:

• Superb firepower!
  
• Excellent mobility.
  
• Mediocre protection.
  
• Scout plane included!

Vehicle History
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Bolzano was ordered in the late 1920s as part of a larger Italian naval rearmament program. Unlike the Trento and Zara classes however, Bolzano represented a one-off construction combining design aspects of both the older Trento as well as the more advanced Zara class. After its commissioni... Read more