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Meet the “Dance of Dragons” Major Update!
Meet Dance of Dragons, War Thunder’s third 2024 major update that features brand-new vehicles, quality of life additions and plenty of bug fixes.
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  • 10 September 2024
Get HMS Barham in the Steel Baron Event!
Meet the new Steel Baron naval event. In this one, you can get the British HMS Barham, themed decals and a profile icon of Vice-Admiral Arthur Craig Waller, who commanded this ship in the Battle of Jutland!
Thunder Show: WW2 Fighter vs 3 Jets
Hi! Welcome to Thunder Show and the most crushing moments of the past week. Today we have a bunch of impressive explosions at different altitudes for you. Let’s get started!
  • 13 September 2024
40 New User-Created Camouflages in the Dance of Dragons Trophy!
The Dance of Dragons major update has been released and we have a new themed trophy with coupons ready! This trophy contains 40 camouflages created by 38 authors: 18 for aircraft, 18 for ground vehicles, 2 for naval vessels and 2 for helicopters.
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  • 13 September 2024
Discount on the Ka-50 for Nikolai Kamov’s Birthday!
On September 14th 1902, Nikolai Ilyich Kamov, a famous Soviet aircraft designer, was born. In 1929, together with Nikolai Skrzhinsky, he created the first Soviet autogyro, the KASKR-1 and in 1940, he headed his own helicopter design bureau, where the famous series of Ka helicopters was produced. Kamov and Skrzhinsky invented a Russian word to replace the word “helicopter”: “vertolyot”, an amalgamation of verbs “to spin” and “to fly”.
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  • 13 September 2024
“The Few” Decal, Two Fighters and Discounts for Battle of Britain Day!
The Luftwaffe had hoped to destroy RAF fighters in four days and then bomb all military bases and factories of Britain’s military within a month, but thanks to fierce British resistance, the battle dragged on for several months. On September 15th 1940, Germany made a final attempt to gain air superiority, sending more than a thousand aircraft into battle, but the RAF repulsed this attack too. “Never in the field of human conflict was so much owed by so many to so few” Winston Churchill declared during the battle, collectively making all RAF pilots known as “The Few”.
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  • 13 September 2024
Tip of the Spear: How to Play on Т-54/55
A few years after World War II, the USSR began producing the T-54 tank. Thousands of these tanks were produced and saw action across the globe, from Europe to Africa. Even though half a century has passed since then, T-54s are still in service today. Tanks from this family are also featured in War Thunder, appearing across multiple ground vehicle tech trees.
  • 11 September 2024
Join the Testing for the French Coastal Fleet!
With the release of the Dance of Dragons update, testing for France’s Coastal fleet tree has started. From VTB torpedo boats, the Arras submarine hunter to the converted LCG(M) and P-730 Combattante with SS.11 missiles, these interesting boats are all ready to take on board new captains!
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  • 10 September 2024
Stormer Air Defence: Aircraft Ablaze!
Today we’ll take a look at the Stormer Air Defence, featuring a new type of turret placed onto a Stormer chassis, providing 25 mm GAU-12U and Stinger firepower against planes and helicopters, plus a 7.62 mm machine gun.
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  • 9 September 2024
The Shooting Range #423
You are watching The Shooting Range – a weekly show for all tankers, airmen and Captains in War Thunder.
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  • 8 September 2024
Moments of Valor: Brazil
Brazil celebrates Independence Day on September 7th, and this year the largest South American country turns 202 years old. We’re marking this date with a new cinematic video from the Moments of Valor series dedicated to Brazil.
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  • 7 September 2024
Thunder Show: I’M IN DANGER
Hi! Welcome to Thunder Show and the most unpredictable moments of the past week. We mean it! None of the things happening in this episode could be expected. Let’s get started!
  • 6 September 2024
Antelope: Sky Sword!
Today, we’ll be taking a look at the Antelope, set to become one of the most advanced short-range anti-air systems in the Chinese ground forces tree.
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  • 6 September 2024
Discounts on Soviet Tanks and a Decoration for Tanker’s Day!
On September 11th 1944, the Red Army’s ground forces broke through German defenses in the Eastern Carpathians. After the end of WWII, this date began to be celebrated in the USSR as Tanker’s Day.
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  • 6 September 2024
PUMA VJTF: Claws and Spikes
This is the PUMA VJTF, the most advanced modification of Germany’s latest IFV currently fielded by the Bundeswehr. Featuring upgraded firepower, the PUMA VJTF will soon join the top ranks of the German ground forces tree!
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  • 6 September 2024
Following the Roadmap: Customizable Tank Reticles!
Our 2024 Roadmap included several interface improvements, and one of them was new reticles for modern tanks with improved elements of the tank’s gun sight systems. Today, we’re pleased to present it to you, not just in an updated form, but in a deeply customized form as well. This new feature will come to the game in the Dance of Dragons major update — let’s take a look!
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  • 5 September 2024
Pre-order: AV-8B Night Attack
Today, pre-orders for this special variant of the AV-8B Harrier VTOL strike aircraft with thermal imaging have started!
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  • 5 September 2024
Steel Baron: HMS Barham
Unrivaled in its time and one of the first representatives of a class of fast battleships, HMS Barham is the main reward for the Steel Baron naval event!
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  • 5 September 2024