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Welcome to the 86th War Thunder Steam Screenshot Competition!
Your screenshots from last week looked fantastic! In many situations, small guns can still pack a punch! The three most popular and three selected by us will get 300 GE. See the winners down below!

Let’s begin the 86th edition of our competition!
Create a stunning screenshot and submit it on the War Thunder Steam Community Hub with the tag #WTscreen86. You have time until 29.09.2023 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 include a vehicle in motion.
  
• You must add the #WTscreen86 tag (title cannot have any other text in it)...

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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 flag names and icons to not update when changing camouflage has been fixed.
  
• A bug where during a test drive or flight, ammo fired from vehicles was swapped, for example a tank’s machine gun could fire smoke grenades and aircraft missiles fired flares, 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 Ki-48-II is a late modification of the prolific Japanese Ki-48 light bomber, more commonly known under the allied reporting name of "Lily". During the tail end of the war, this aircraft was specifically used as a testbed for an experimental guided missile. Soon you’ll be able to obtain this aircraft along with its unique weaponry by taking part in the upcoming Tokushu Heiki crafting event!

Ki-48-II, light bomber, Japan, rank II. Premium vehicle.
Features:

• Experimental guided missile.
  
• Premium bonuses.

The Ki-48 was developed in the late 1930s under the "fast bomber" principle, which sought to develop a bomber which utilized speed as a defense; if contemporary aircraft s... Read more

Ever heard of an ATGM that doesn’t use a shaped charge? Well meet the American LOSAT tank destroyer — equipped with guided missiles that feature a kinetic penetrator!

LOSAT, ATGM Carrier, USA, Rank VII. Event Vehicle.
Features:

• Unique kinetic ATGMs.
  
• No vertical traverse.
  
• Great mobility.
  
• Ineffective at close range.

The main tank prize of the Tokushu Heiki crafting event will be the American experimental LOSAT anti-tank system. Featuring a launcher for 12 ATGMs with kinetic armor-piercing cores on a highly mobile chassis — you've definitely never seen something like this before!

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

On September 22nd, 1970 the Soviet VTOL light strike aircraft Yak-38 performed its maiden flight — it was the first operational carrier-based VTOL fixed-wing aircraft in the Soviet Navy. It was designed especially for Project 1143 heavy aviation cruisers and served almost exclusively on them.

The Yak-38 is available for Golden Eagles and is here to stay!

When: From September 22nd (10:00 GMT).

About the aircraft

• The Yak-38 is a versatile aircraft that is great at attacking targets both in the air, on the ground, and in the sea, as it has access to powerful S-24B rockets, Kh-23M AGMs and R-60 AAMs. Its ability to perform vertical takeoff and landing opens u...

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

• The relative control mode for “Yaw axis for aimed weapons” and “Pitch axis for weapons aiming” control settings is set to off for standard control settings.
  
• Wind settings for trees have been adjusted so that they look more natural.
  
• By default, brightness and contrast have been added to the dynamic tone mapping setting for a richer picture.
  
• The modern U.S. flag on stat card images has been corrected.
  
• The progress of Steam achievements is now displayed.

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.

Aircraft

• Ju 87D-3 — a bug that made it impossible to go into battle with this aircraft has been fixed. (Report[community.gaijin.net])
  
• F-16C Block 50 — the position of the LITENING II targeting pod camera has been adjusted. (Report[community.gaijin.net])
  
• Tornado IDS ASSTA1 — the glass texture has been fixed. (...

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

Battlecruiser Kurama, the most advanced Ibuki-class ship, will be the grand naval prize of the upcoming Tokushu Heiki event!

Kurama, battlecruiser, Japan, rank V. Event Vehicle.
Features:

• More firepower in the form of auxiliary weapons.
  
• Improved armor protection.
  
• Low speed.

Battlecruiser Kurama will arrive at Japan's Bluewater research tree as an event vehicle which can be obtained during the upcoming Tokushu Heiki event that starts on September 26th! Kurama offers 305 mm main battery guns, an excellent selection of auxiliary caliber weapons, and alongside this, good armor protection — but with this, low speed and maneuverability, and a fairly long ... Read more

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