War Thunder Dev Tracker

Missions

• The minimum Battle Rating of sessions in which strike UAVs are available has been increased from 10.7 to 11.3.

Ground vehicles

• Fuzed projectiles that ricochet off the ground now detonate at a much shorter distance from the ricochet point.
  
• A bug that caused a lack of illuminating light in night-time ground battles has been fixed.
  
• A bug that caused a brief display of thermal imagery from the thermal sights in third-person view when switching the camera from third-person to sniper mode has been fixed.
  
• ZT3A2 — a bug that caused an offset of the coaxial machine gun which also made firing the guns shoot above the target has been fixed. (...

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

A special version of the T-90 main battle tank that is in service with the Indian Army comes to the game as a new squadron vehicle, available in the upcoming major War Thunder update!

T-90 Bhishma: MBT, Britain, rank VII!
Features:

• Good protection against other tanks.
  
• Advanced ammunition!
  
• Lacks soft-kill APS.
  
• Slow reverse speed.

The Indian T-90 Bhishma tank is a special version of the Russian T-90 tank, modified to fit the needs of the Indian Army. The T-90 Bhishma will arrive to the game as a new squadron vehicle in the upcoming War Thunder major update. Its ERA protection, guided missiles and a modern fire-control system make the tank an e... Read more

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

A formidable vehicle comes to the game: meet the AMX-10M, a French SPG that was specifically designed to fire anti-tank guided missiles!

AMX-10M: SPG, France, rank V
Features:

• A gun that is capable of firing ATGMs!
  
• An auxiliary 20mm gun, good against light tanks and aircraft.
  
• Decent mobility — able to get to cover quickly.
  
• Capability to be amphibious.

With the arrival of the next major update, the AMX-10M will help bolster the French ground force lineup in and around rank V, thanks to its decent mobility, 20mm autocannon and 142mm gun that is capable of firing anti-tank guided missiles. Let’s take a detailed look at what this SPG can offer!


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In this month's Pages of History you'll find yourself at the centre of events that happened at numerous battlefronts. From battles in WWII to conflicts of the 1960s and 1980s — participate in battles using the vehicles that were used in these historic events and receive prizes!

From September 1st until September 30th you’ll be offered 8 tasks consecutively. Completing each will reward you with a trophy, completing all of them earns you a unique player icon.

Reward for completing all 8 tasks
Roza Shanina Roza Shanina was a student and a kindergarten teacher in Arkhangelsk, who enlisted as a volunteer. She graduated from sniper school with excellence and participated in battles from April of 1944. For... Read more

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

Welcome to the 82nd War Thunder Steam Screenshot Competition!
Your screenshots from last week looked excellent. Let the thunderous roars of your cannons continue! The three most popular and three selected by us will get 300 GE. See the winners down below!

Let’s begin the 82nd edition of our competition!
Create a stunning screenshot and submit it on the War Thunder Steam Community Hub with the tag #WTscreen82. You have time until 01.09.2023 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 feature a vehicle with decals applied to it.
  
• You must add the #WTscreen82 tag (title cannot have any o...

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

USS Texas is one of two New York-class battleships constructed for the U.S. Navy prior to the outbreak of WWI. Considered as one of the most powerful warships at the time of its construction, in its 1945 configuration the USS Texas will soon reinforce the top rank of the American bluewater fleet in War Thunder as it docks in player ports with the arrival of the next major update!

Briefly: The first American super dreadnought built at the eve of WWI, serving through both world wars and introducing many technological innovations throughout its service.

USS Texas (BB-35): battleship, USA
Features:

• Heavy primary battery guns.
  
• Excellent anti-air armament.
  
• Competitive protection.
  
• High displacement.
  
• Low mobility.
  
• Air search radar.

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

• A bug that caused server crashes has been fixed.

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.

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

The TO-55 is a Soviet flamethrower tank based on the T-55 medium tank coming to the game in the next major update!

TO-55, medium tank, USSR, rank V. Premium.
Features:

• Coaxial flamethrower
  
• Mediocre protection

The premium Soviet TO-55 will be added to the game with the release of the next major War Thunder update. An overall good T-55A medium tank with an excellent gun gets a coaxial flamethrower and Premium bonuses!




The T-55A me... Read more

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

We’re continuing to move along with our Roadmap that we released back in June[warthunder.com]. First and foremost, we’d like to start off by saying thank you for your patience and understanding whilst we progress through it. Recently, after releasing other roadmap changes, we’ve noticed your anticipation and enthusiasm about progression changes and today we’re pleased to announce that we’re ready to talk about these changes with you.

When we initially released the roadmap, we set out to improve research and progression by condensing tech trees by grouping vehicles with each other, and alongside this, reduce the required amount of Research Points by 5... Read more

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

August 23rd, 1943 marked the end of the Battle of Kursk — the largest tank battle in history, with around 3000 tanks from the German side and over 5000 tanks from the Soviet side. It was the first time a German offensive on the Eastern Front failed with no significant gains. The decisive victory of the Red Army led to it gaining a strategic initiative and defined the way the rest of the war was fought.

“Vehicles of Victory: SU-152” decal and “Molotov c*cktail” decoration

From August 23rd (12:00 GMT) until August 25th (12:00 GMT)

Play 3 battles using USSR ground vehicles (rank III or higher, with an activity of not less than 70%) to receive the “Vehicles of Victory: SU-152” decal. Winning 5 battles under the same terms will earn you a “Molotov c*cktail” decoration.

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• The hit camera for recently respawned enemies that are in a state of temporary invulnerability has been returned.
  
• We’ve made changes to the rotation of missions of Ground Arcade and Realistic Battles:
  
  • Breslau (all missions) — A session’s minimum BR has been increased from 2.7 to 5.7.
    
  • Mozdok — We’ve temporarily disabled all missions except for [Domination #1] Mozdok, so that we can assess map preference data for this specific mission. The decision to change the rotation of the mission on Mozdok will be made after we’ve collected and studied statistics.
• We’ve also made changes to the rotation of missions in Ground Realistic Battles:
  
  • European Province (all missions) — A session’s minimum BR has been increased ...

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