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It is time to introduce to the game the main force of any military conflict - the infantry troops! We are pleased to announce our vision on the infantry progression tree and invite you to take part in the open testing of the most advanced soldiers!

War Thunder Mobile Infantry - open beta testing of the troops of the future! Commanders! We’re happy to share our plans on infantry units in War Thunder. Today we’re talking about how we see troops in the game and invite you into the first open testing session. Unlike the combat vehicles testing, we decided to start with the top-tier units of the infantry line-up, featuring the most advanced soldier equipment, which is a prospective of modern warfare trends.


Exo-suits According to many military experts, combat exoskeletons will become the most likely de... Read more

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On April 1st, 1918 the Royal Air Force was founded, and on the same date in 1924 — the Fleet Air Arm of the Royal Navy. Around that time HMS Hermes, the first purpose built aircraft carrier, was commissioned.

Both the Royal Air Force and the Fleet Air Arm of the Royal Navy proved instrumental in 1940, during the Battle for Britain, when they managed to hold against the might of the entire Luftwaffe and prevent invasion by Germany.

From March 30th (13:00 GMT) until April 3rd (7:00 GMT)

Play 3 battles using British aircraft (rank III or higher, with an activity of not less than 70%) to receive the “Royal Air Force Day" decal.

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

Aircraft

• TB-3M-17-32, J7W1 — separate bomb drop has been added.
  
• Mi-28NM — a bug has been fixed that prevented a 4 x 500 kg bombs setup.
  
• BI — camera zoom position has been adjusted.
  
• Tornado F.3 — a bug has been fixed that prevented night vision in third-person view.
  
• An extra red square has been removed from the helicopter sight when stabilization is on.

Ground Vehicles

• ZTS63 — a bug has been fixed where the vehicle lacked some camouflages.

Naval

• IJN Isuzu, IJN Chidori, SKR-1, SKR-7 — main calibre turrets now able to turn 360 degrees.
  
• RN Duilio — different speed parameter between in battle and in the data card has been fixed.
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The Italian Royal Army founded its air arm back in 1884, but a separate Air Force was founded on March 28th, 1923 — precisely 100 years ago. In the 1930s it participated in military operations in Ethiopia and Spain, in the 1940s it fought in WWII as a part of Axis powers (and then partially for Allies), and in 1990 it took part in the Gulf War in an international coalition.

From March 28th (14:00 GMT) until March 31st (07:00 GMT)

Play 3 battles using Italian aircraft (rank III or higher, with an activity of not less than 70%) to receive the “100th Anniversary of the Italian Air Force” decal.

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

Currently more than 700,000 Turkish players have played War Thunder and they are an important part of the global community. In gratitude for their interest we have prepared a special trailer dedicated to the brave Turkish tankers and pilots.

From 12:00 GMT on the 28th of March until 11:00 GMT on the 11th of April

A unique bundle with a discount!
To coincide with the release of the Turkish Armed Forces video we have also prepared a themed special in the Gaijin store. A pack with the T129 ATAK attack helicopter is temporarily on sale and those who purchase the Leopard 2A4 and F-5C packs before the end of the special will receive unique Turkish camouflages for those vehicles.
All 3 packs are also available as a bundle with 50% discount!

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For the whole month, you will have 8 tasks available to you one by one. Completion of each task will award you with a trophy containing a reward, while completing all tasks will award you with a unique in-game player icon.

A detailed description of the current task as well as your overall progress can be found by clicking on your nickname → Achievements → Pages of History

Reward for completing all 8 tasks
Gerard Roope During World War II Gerard Roope, commander of HMS Glowworm, was the first to perform a heroic deed deserving of a Victoria Cross, the highest military award of the British forces. On April 8th, 1940, near the coast of Norway ... Read more

Welcome to the 60th War Thunder Steam Screenshot Competition!
We loved seeing your screenshots from last week! Sky Guardians introduced a lot of vehicles and animations that had been long-awaited by many. Try to avoid having to use the ejection seat too often! The three most popular and three selected by us will get 300 GE. See the winners down below!

Let’s begin the 60th edition of our competition!
Create a stunning screenshot and submit it on the War Thunder Steam Community Hub with the tag #WTscreen60. You have time until 31.03.2023 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.

Important addition...

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• A bug has been fixed that caused torpedoes not to leave a trail in the water.
  
• Incorrect reflections from snow during rain on the Ardennes, Maginot Line and Seversk-13 locations at medium and low graphic settings have been fixed (report[community.gaijin.net]).

PC and Mac Only

• Mac — an error that allowed the mouse cursor to leave the game window has been fixed (report[community.gaijin.net]).
  
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• Incorrect display of the gun crosshair in the HUD of some aircraft has been fixed (report[community.gaijin.net])
  
• The terms of some Battle Tasks have been changed. New terms are applied to fresh tasks only, The terms of the tasks in progress remain (table with details[docs.google.com]).

The current provided changelog reflects the major changes within ... Read more

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A little more details of a recent update with noticeable improvements in the radar mechanics, the IRST... Read more

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Ground vehicles

• Laser warning sensors in random battles have been restored.
  
• A bug has been fixed where the destroyed antenna of SAM SPAAGs continued to rotate.
  
• Pantsyr-S1 — a bug has been fixed that prevented the radar from tracking air-to-surface missiles and aircraft bombs (report[community.gaijin.net]).
  
• Pantsyr-S1 — an issue, where the search radar was unable to detect low flying targets, has been solved.
  
• Pantsyr-S1 — incorrect display of the radar scanning cone angles has been fixed.
  
• Pantsyr-S1 — scan time of the search ...

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