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Today we’ll be taking a look at the Sabra Mk.I, a tank that was derived from major upgrades made to the Magach 7 tank, featuring add-on armor modules and a new 120 mm gun!

Sabra Mk.I: A Medium Tank for Israel at Rank VII At a glance:

• 120 mm gun similar to the Merkava tanks with a good reload speed!
  
• Effective APFSDS shell.
  
• Decent protection.
  
• Average mobility.

Vehicle History
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As part of Magach 7C modernization, Israeli company Israel Military Industries (IMI) developed and created a prototype of the Sabra Mk.I MBT in 2002-2005, coming in as a deep and comprehensive modernization of the Magach series of tanks. The main differences of the project were a new 120 mm smoothbore gun, a set of add-on armor elements for the hull and turret, a... Read more

In this month’s Pages of History, you’ll be at the center of events that took place in different theaters of war. Belarus, the Philippines, Egypt and Hungary: take part in battles with the vehicles corresponding to these historic battles and receive prizes. 

From November 1st until November 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.

Marmaduke Pattle Marmaduke “Pat” Pattle was a South African-born British pilot and one of the Allies’ most successful aces. In less than a year of combat, he is credited with shooting down more than fifty enemy aircraft, most of them while he was piloting a... Read more

After four weekends filled with intense competition, we’re excited to reach the Play-Off stage of this year’s fourth major event! More than 150 teams competed in the qualifiers, and 16 have earned their spots in the finals.

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Hide vs TPC We begin the play-off with Team Hide, the first team to qualify against Team TPC, who qualified by fair means at the last Open Qualifier.

Jungle vs Restart Next up, in their first major qualifier, Team Jungle against Team Restart, a strong and experienced team from France.

FurryGirls vs BILITHP Following is Team FurryGirls, who will stiffen their hides against the old-timers from China, Team BILITHP.

DODEC vs AVRes Team DODEC, the undisputed champions of 2024 will fight against team AVRes, a team ... Read more

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

Today we’ll be taking a look at the most modern and heavily armed modification of the Mi-8 military transport helicopter, which will be arriving to the game in the Firebirds major update!

Mi-8AMTSh-VN “Sapsan”: An Attack Helicopter for the USSR at rank VII At a glance:

• Ataka ATGMs, not found on the Mi-8s already in the game.
  
• Verba air-to-air missiles.
  
• RWR with MAWS.
  
• Thermal imager for the gunner sight.

Vehicle History
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In 2017 at the MAKS exhibition, a new transport and assault modification of the Mi-8, developed at the Ulan-Ude Aviation Plant and retrofitted at the Mil and Kamov National Helicopter Manufacturing Center, was shown to the general public for the first time. The new Mi-8AMTSh-VN Sapsan was a further development of the M... Read more

We’re continuing to celebrate War Thunder’s 12th anniversary and are pleased to offer you special discounts in the Gaijin.Net store, with almost three dozen packs being half price.

When: From October 29th (11:00 GMT) until November 4th (11:00 GMT).

To get to the Gaijin Store through Steam, go to the in-game hangar > Shop > Online Store!

F-4S Phantom II Pack -50% This pack includes:

• F-4S Phantom II (Rank 7, USA);
  
• Premium account for 20 days;
  
• 2500 Golden Eagles.

M1A1 HC "Click-Bait... Read more

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

The highly advanced Su-34 is coming to War Thunder as the top ranking strike aircraft for the USSR/Russian tree in the Firebirds major update!

Su-34: A Strike Aircraft for the USSR at Rank VIII At a glance:

• Advanced air-to-surface weaponry.
  
• Decent flight performance.
  
• A wide variety of air-to-air missiles.
  
• Large-caliber countermeasures.

 
Vehicle History
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This 4th generation strike aircraft is a further development of the Su-27 family, with the first prototype taking to the skies in 1990. After several upgrades and the installation of cutting-edge electronics, rigorous flight tests of the pre-production model began in 1993. Following this however, development of the pre-production batch was delayed until 2005. In 2008, The Russian... Read more

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

The Spähpanzer 2 Luchs is a German wheeled reconnaissance vehicle developed in the late 1960s, set to replace the aging American and French light tanks serving the same role at the time.

Luchs A2: A Light Tank for Germany at Rank V At a glance:

• Excellent mobility!
  
• Light protection overall.
  
• Powerful autocannon with great gun depression!
  
• Thermal imager.
  
• Amphibious.

 
Vehicle History
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In the 1960s, the Bundeswehr sought to develop a new wheeled reconnaissance vehicle, intended to replace the dated American M41 Walker Bulldog and French SP1A. The German Ministry of Defence outlined the need for a reconnaissance vehicle that featured exceptional mobility, a long cruising range, day and night scouting capability as well... Read more