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Welcome to the 55th War Thunder Steam Screenshot Competition!
We hope all of you had a very wonderful Valentine's Day with your dearest beloved! Your screenshots of French, Italian and Japanese vehicles were excellent. Hopefully everyone enjoyed spending some time with these nations' vehicles! The three most popular and three selected by us will get 300 GE. See the winners down below!

Let’s begin the 55th edition of our competition!
Create a stunning screenshot and submit it on the War Thunder Steam Community Hub with the tag #WTscreen55. You have time until 24.02.2023 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.

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The premium version of the menacing Japanese tank destroyer comes with a brutal outfit and unique pre-order bonuses!

Pre-order: Type 16 (FPS) Pack

• Type 16 (FPS) (Rank VI, Japan)
  
• 2,000 Golden Eagles
  
• 15 days Premium
  
• Pre-order bonus: Demon Camber title
  
• Pre-order bonus: Wanyūdō decal

The modern Japanese Type 16 (FPS) wheeled tank destroyer was developed in the early 2000s to increase the operational mobility of the Japan Self-Defense Forces. Since 2016, the Type 16 (FPS) has been put into service. Type 16 (FPS) is capable of reaching a maximum speed of up to 100 km/h. It is armed with a 105 mm gun with a coaxial 7.62 mm machine gun, and it is also equipped with a 12.7 mm AA machine gun. The ammunition is represented by the HEATFS,... Read more

Heat seekers on missiles are now able to react to the heat signatures of jet aircraft engines in various run modes.

Hey guys! We’d like to unveil details of the recent improvement in the mechanics of acquiring the thermal signatures of jet engines by missile seekers. The fact is that the picture of the intensity and distribution of heat from an aircraft jet engine directly depends on its operational mode. So, in non-afterburning modes, the intensity of the plumes of hot gasses in the forward hemisphere of an aircraft is low and comparable to the intensity of the glow of a heated fuselage skin. At the same time, the expanding flame of burning fuel in afterburner modes has a significant luminosity not only in the rear, but also in the front hemispheres of the aircraft.

The lock-on range of infrared homing heads in the forwa... Read more

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

First work-in-progress images of the new location from the upcoming War Thunder update!

“Pyrenees” The new location for air battles “Pyrenees” invites you to the mountainous area of the Principality of Andorra. Small villages with farm fields are spread upon valleys, ancient castles and medieval abbeys compete for the most picturesque view of the surroundings, and the clear water of the mountain lakes sparkle bright in the green hued highlands. Visit the "Pyrenees" in your combat aircraft, it's so beautiful here!





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On February 16th, 1967 the Bo 105 multi-purpose helicopter, created by Messerschmitt-Bölkow-Blohm, took to the air for the first time. The Bo 105 pioneered a hingeless rotor system, received over 20 modifications and is still widely used in many countries across the globe.

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To celebrate this date, the Bo 105[wiki.warthunder.com] will be available for purchase with Golden Eagles in the German tech tree from February 16 (11:00 GMT) until February 20 (11:00 GMT).

Nenohi is one of six Hatsuharu class destroyers built for the IJN in the early 1930s. Armed with punchy cannons and even deadlier torpedoes, Nenohi will come to reinforce the ranks of the Japanese bluewater tree as part of the next major War Thunder update!

Briefly: A Japanese interwar destroyer, sporting good mobility and armed with deadly Type 90 torpedoes.

IJN Nenohi, destroyer, Japan, Rank II, premium vessel Features:

• Deadly firepower
  
• Satisfying mobility
  
• Premium bonuses
  
• Modest anti-air arsenal
  
• Light protection

In War Thunder, Nenohi will be a new premium destroyer... Read more

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

Aircraft

• The chance of radar lock transfer on nearby targets has been decreased, which means more stable target tracking.
  
• Launch range of R-530, R-27R and R-27T missiles has been slightly increased.
  
• Launch range of R-530F and R-530D missiles have been increased.
  
• AIM-9L - field of view of the seeker has been increased from 2.5 to 3.6 degree, max lock angle increased from 17 to 40 degrees, tracking rate reduced from 36 to 22 degrees per second (report[forum.warthunder.com])
  
• Missiles wi...

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

Have any feedback about these changes? Please follow the link to the dedicated thread
Ground Vehicles

• 2S38 — elevation angles in the commander sight have been increased from -10…+20° to -15…+75° (report[forum.warthunder.com]).
  
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A lil somethin somethin: You can find the details for this event on the announcement page here.

ZTS63 is a Chinese amphibious light tank created on the Soviet PT-76 platform. The vehicle has an 85 mm rifled gun with a laser rangefinder and armour-piercing fin-stabilised rounds.

ZTS63 (1980), light tank, China, rank V Features:

• 85mm gun with APFSDS rounds
  
• Decent mobility
  
• Light armour
  
• Amphibious

Modern amphibious tanks have become especially demanded in the People’s Liberation Army of China due to the growing tensions in the southeastern borders. For a long time, obsolete American-made tanks filled this gap, but they were obviously no longer suitable for the conditions of modern warfare. The Chinese mil... Read more

Valentine’s Day is the perfect time to spend a romantic evening together in your favorite game, give out gifts and compliments, and, of course, get new decals in War Thunder.

Decorate your vehicles and share your love with others!

From February 14th (12:00 GMT) until February 17th (7:00 GMT)

Play 3 battles (rank III or higher, with an activity of not less than 70%) to receive the “Cyber Cupid” decal.


"Cyber Cupid" decal.

Complete the task in random battles, except for Enduring Confrontation missions and [Assault] mode. Track your progress in the hangar by clicking Nickname → Achievements → Holidays → Valentin... Read more

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

We will soon move to a new game client file structure that will reduce the size of updates and speed up their installation.

Hello!
Today we would like to tell you about the transition to the new file structure in the War Thunder game client that the development team has already planned for in the upcoming major update.

In short: the new file structure will speed up the installation of updates on your computers and consoles, as well as reduce the size of download files!

The goal of the restructuring is to break up a number of heavy game files into smaller ones so that when these files are changed, players on consoles and the Steam client will download smaller volumes. On a PC, for those who update through our launcher, a partial file update system has been available for a long time, but this file st... Read more

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

Welcome to the 54th War Thunder Steam Screenshot Competition!
It was a pleasure to see all of your screenshots from last week! There was a great assortment of vehicles that could have been seen in the Battle of Stalingrad, and many vehicles from more modern times! The three most popular and three selected by us will get 300 GE. See the winners down below!

Let’s begin the 54th edition of our competition!
Create a stunning screenshot and submit it on the War Thunder Steam Community Hub with the tag #WTscreen54. You have time until 17.02.2023 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 addi...

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

The Sd.Kfz.222 light reconnaissance armored vehicle was one of the most successful vehicles of this type in service with the German land army and saw intense use in combat during WWII.

Sd.Kfz.222, SPAAG, Germany/China, rank I Features:

• High mobility
  
• 20mm autocannon
  
• Shoots both ground and aerial targets
  
• Light protection

In War Thunder, the Sd.Kfz.222 will become one of the initial vehicles in the German and Chinese tech trees. The main difference from its predecessor, Sd.Kfz. 221, lies in its magazine-fed 20 mm automatic cannon, the real game changer. The early Chinese version comes with a KwK30 cann... Read more