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WAR THUNDER PRESENTS

UPDATE 1.69 «REGIA AERONAUTICA»

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38 NEW AIRCRAFT

9 NEW TANKS

3 NEW LOCATIONS

We are happy to announce the release of Update 1.69 ‘Regia Aeronautica’, which unlocks the Italy as War Thunder’s sixth nation, initially offering a formidable line-up of 35 of the most historically accurate representations of their famous Air Force in any computer game ever.  Other features include new aircraft and tanks for five other nations, the long-awaited ability to launch smoke grenades and smokescreens from tanks, new realistic recreations of battlefields, and support for PlayStation®4 Pro.

Italian aircraft

Click on the link to see the full Italian research tree

The new Italian aircraft tree stretches from Italy’s famous biplanes of the 1930’s to its powerful jet fighters of the 1960s. Among the latter is the Fiat G.91, a light, fast and agile fighter-bomber. Italian bombers include highlights such as the heavy four-engined Piaggio P.108B, which can carry a staggering 3.5 tons of bombs or three torpedoes. Its sister model, the ship hunter P.108A, comes equipped with a massive 102mm anti-ship cannon with 50 rounds of ammunition, which is now the largest aviation weapon in the game by far. All players will get gradual access to the new nation’s aircraft, with new models being unlocked for research every few days.

C.202EC	BR.20 DR	C.205 serie 3
S.M.79 serie 8	Bf.109G-14/AS	F-84G-21-RE

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Breda Ba.65 K14	Sd.Kfz 234/2 «Puma»	Fiat G.55 Centauro
CANT Z.1007 Alcione	М60А2: «Starship»	PB4Y-2 Privateer
Т-55A	Ba.88 Lince	Fiat G.91 pre-series
Fiat G.91R/1	Piaggio P.108A

More ground vehicles

The United States gets access to a new top-rank vehicle, the M60A2 “Starship”, which can fire both conventional shells and guided-missiles from its 152mm cannon. For the Soviet Union, the T-55A is introduced as a worthy successor to the T-54, sporting excellent close combat and flanking capabilities. The Japanese tree sees improved version of the Chi-To Late version. Fans of the British vehicles will be able to obtain Churchill Mk.I, the older brother of the Churchill Infantry tanks that are already presented in the game and rank 5 reinforcement - the mighty Vickers Mk. 1.

Churchill Mk.I	Vickers Mk.1	Object 268
Chi-To Late	T95E1	Chieftain Mk.5

Smoke grenades & smokescreen launchers

A completely new feature in War Thunder are smoke grenades and smokescreen launchers. The first will allow tankers to deploy protective smoke over large distances, while the latter are an effective method to hide from enemy fire while repairing on the battlefield or defending a capture point.

Improved locations

The ground battles location ‘Kuban’ has been greatly revamped, which will make tank combat on the new location much more tactical and varied. For pilots, the hot sands of ‘Tunisia’ await. Knights of the Sea pre-beta testers will be able to try the Black Sea Port!

Tunisia location for aircraft	Reworked Kuban location	Black Sea Port

Check full list of changes

See you on the battlefield!

The War Thunder Team