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On August 16th, 1940, 48 volunteers from the US Army performed an official parachute drop for the first time. To commemorate this event, in 2002 August 16th was named the US National Airborne Day.

Airborne forces played a big part of World War II: both in the Pacific and the European theaters. The XVIII Airborne Corps was created in 1942, in 1944 it participated in Operation Overlord, and today it remains as a rapid deployment force, earning the nickname "America's Contingency Corps."

UH-1C XM-30 available for Golden Eagles

From August 16th (11:00 GMT) until August 19th (11:00 GMT)

The American UH-1C XM-30 utility helicopter will be temporarily available for Golden Eagl... Read more

We are continuing to improve War Thunder in a variety of ways based on your feedback, and have been making our way down the Roadmap. This time, we are introducing a number of new features that will improve clarity at spawn points while also deterring spawn campers, players who fall while capturing points will be rewarded if their allies finish the job, and helicopters can now be researched by playing ground vehicles - you can unlock them without leaving PvP battles!

Invulnerability Indication

When respawning, all players have a brief period of invulnerability which allows them to better react to the situation at the spawn point. If there is a spawn camper nearby - an enemy that tries to destroy a player shortly after they spawn - this period of... 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 in the website special section.

Please feel free to leave your feedback on these changes i... Read more

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

On August 15th, 1920 the Polish forces delivered a crushing counterattack against the Red Army during the Battle for Warsaw. This decisive moment in the Soviet-Polish War is commemorated in Poland as the Armed Forces Day — with a military parade and placing wreaths on the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier.

Witold Łanowski’s P-47M-1-RE for Golden Eagles

From August 15th (12:00 GMT) until August 18th (12:00 GMT)

To commemorate the holiday, the P-47M-1-RE Thunderbolt fighter, decorated with a camouflage of Witold Łanowski, a Polish pilot who fought for the US Army Air Force, will be available for purchase for Golden Eagles from August 15th (12:00 GMT) until August 18th (12:00 GMT). This is an ex... Read more

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

Welcome to the 80th War Thunder Steam Screenshot Competition!
Your screenshots from last week were excellent! Going into battle with your friends is much more fun than having to go into battle alone. The three most popular and three selected by us will get 300 GE. See the winners down below!

Let’s begin the 80th edition of our competition!
Create a stunning screenshot and submit it on the War Thunder Steam Community Hub with the tag #WTscreen80. You have time until 18.08.2023 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 damaged or destroyed player vehicle.
  
• You must add the #...

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

On August 12th, 1912 a document was signed that marked the beginning of the first air force of the Russian Empire. Later this date was used as the basis for holidays celebrating aviation: in the Soviet Union the Air Fleet Day has been celebrated on August 18th since 1931, in 1992 it was moved to the third Sunday of August, and since 2006 the Air Force Day is celebrated on August 12th.

MiG-17AS for Golden Eagles

From August 11th (12:00 GMT) until August 14th (12:00 GMT)

The MiG-17AS fighter in the Cuban Air Force paint will be temporarily available for Golden Eagles. It is a fast and maneuverable aircraft with very powerful cannons and payload that can include two air-to-air missiles.... Read more

Dear friends! At the moment you may experience problems with launching the game. We are currently working on fixing those problems. Workaround: delete the folder \WarThunder\cache\.

Sorry for the temporary inconvenience.

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

• A bug has been fixed where after respawning in tank battles, in another vehicle from the player's lineup, there was only one crew member in the tank, as well as gun aiming and turret turn were disabled.

The current provided changelog reflects the major changes within the game as part of this Update. Some updates, additions and fixes may not be listed in the provided notes. War Thunder is constantly improving and specific fixes may be implemented without the client being updated.

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We’re pleased to announce the end of the closed beta testing of the French bluewater navy and present a new French Premium heavy cruiser to boost your first steps in the mastering of the French ships!

Captains! The closed beta testing of the French bluewater navy is over! French warships are now available for research by all players, so hurry up to the bridge!

CBT participants have already trained their crews for perfect control of French ships, and so that newcomers can quickly compete with them in skill, we are pleased to announce the new French Suffren-class Dupleix heavy cruiser Premium to boost research in new ships and get a great bonus in Silver Lions!

Dupleix Pack

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• Attempts to attack allied ground vehicles from aircraft in ground AB now scores in the automatic punishment program to determine whether a player should be banned or kicked from session. At the same time, damage to allies is still not applied. Similar mechanics have been working in aircraft AB for a lengthy period.
  
• Private messages after a battle ends now contain detailed reward information for hits to allies, and bonus rewards for results of the mission.
  
• When activating a tradable coupon for a vehicle, the player now receives backups for it along with the vehicle. The number of backups depends on the rank of the vehicle.
  
• Data cards on Market vehicles now contain their status (Premium or event vehicles), their ranks, as well as the number of gift backups for activating the coupon. Vehicle statu...

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

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

This is one more step along the War Thunder roadmap and a lot of important steps across many locations of the game. Today, we are going to tell you about the improvements to locations within the game based on your feedback. Fixes of overshots, imbalanced positions, vulnerable respawn zones and other improvements which we promised ... Read more