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Battle Pass Season 19: “First Sample” and Its Warbond Shop!

Meet the “Hornet’s Sting” Major Update!

Legend of Victory: T-34-85 “Partisan”

80 years have passed since May 1945, when the Second World War in Europe ended. It’s time to celebrate Victory Day! In this event, you’ll be able to get a decorated Soviet T-34-85 that was used in ‘45, decals dedicated to the capture of Berlin, and a profile icon of Grigory Brazhnikov.

Video Digest 19.05.25

How to use World War I tanks in combat? Which loadout to choose for the Mi-24? How was the Su-30 created? What are the features of Soviet radar homing AAMs? You’ll find all the answers in our new video digest!

Badger IFV: A Beast Yet To Come

Meet the Badger IFV, a South African light tank featuring a 30 mm gun on the Patria chassis, still yet to be delivered to the South African Army.

Get the HF-24 in the Spirit of the Tempest Event!

Today we’re announcing the aircraft event, dedicated to an Indian aviation classic. In this event, you can get themed decals, a player profile icon and the very first domestically produced Indian combat aircraft — the HF-24, which was in service from 1967 until the late 80s.

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Celebrate US Armed Forces Day With A New Decal!

The third Sunday in May marks US Armed Forces Day, a day where people pay tribute to all US personnel. The US accounts for a third of global military spending, and in 2026, the US military budget is expected to reach a trillion dollars.

It’s fixed! №105

Today, we’ve rounded up and will be going over some of the bug fixes and improvements that we’ve made to the game today and over the past few weeks. If you’d like to catch up on every fixed bug, then be sure to check out the changelog section on our website.

Video Digest 12.05.25

St-Chamond, the precursor to SPGs; KV-2, the SU-152, and the ISU-152, the Soviet “Beast Slayers”; Spitfire F Mk.24, the outstanding piston-engine fighter; and the most remarkable aircraft of the Cold War era: the videos posted to our YouTube channel last week will take you on a twentieth century military vehicle history tour.

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Celebrate the 80th Anniversary of Victory Day!

May 8th is an important anniversary — 80 years ago on this day, the Second World War in Europe ended after 6 years of brutal conflict. Many countries in Europe have this day as a main holiday, and in War Thunder we’re celebrating this anniversary with a decal, decorations, profile background, sales and an event!

May Sale in the Gaijin Store!

To celebrate Victory in Europe Day, we’re temporarily returning rare bundles with themed vehicles to the store! You can also find huge discounts for individual packs.