

3, 2, 1… let’s go!
On the 12th of April 1961, mankind broke out of its small and fragile world towards infinity for the first time. “The first man in space!” - with such headlines the major world magazines and news came out. The hero of bilions at that moment and forever became Yuri Gagarin.
In honor of this day, dedicated to achieving new heights we return to the game special Space Thunder battle. Also don’t forget about your personal awards for achievements which are so important for War Thunder!
From 06:07 GMT on the 12th of April till 06:07 GMT on the 13th of April
Protect the space station by controlling the combat modules.

Well balanced between mobility and firepower, this space suit is efficient at all distances. Armored plates protect the pilot from back and front. Available for all mercenaries, even without any spawn points.

Light and mobile combat suit with frontal protection, designed for flanking attacks. Plenty of ammo allows spray-and-pray in the enemy’s direction.

All-round protected combat suit, extremely efficient at short distances.

Heavy suit featuring powerful weapons and good front and back protection. Its hard-hitting cannons are able to penetrate enemy armor with a single hit.
Characteristics:
- 12.5mm heavy machine guns.
- 2000 rounds.
- 16 universal short distance grenades.
- Average agility
Characteristics:
- 7,62mm machine guns
- 9000 rounds
- 16 universal short distance grenades.
- High agility
Characteristics:
- 40mm grenade launchers with smart proximity fuse to counter enemy suits and missiles.
- 1200 rounds
- 16 universal short distance grenades.
- Low agility
Characteristics:
- 30mm guns with hollow charge shells and guided missiles
- 800 rounds
- 4 missiles.
- Low agility
Comments (51)
You cannot get any resources for Space Race event.
Can i get The black paint bucket again with this?
Great question, would be nice to have chance to get some more paint. But I have bad feeling Gaijin doesn't care. I hope I am wrong.
All answers (2)_Argas_, Not only can you not get the paint, the zoom is also completely bugged
No we can't. See the pinned comment...
i really hope you put this as available thing in the custom battles i really loved it
Fix the balancing.
we need more paint
ahh no rewards ? ;(
They're here: https://warthunder.com/en/news/6675-special-award-for-record-breakers-en
All answers (1)Cyril_BartonVC, Those decals have been in game for years. Nothing new.
This mode is so fun, I hope it comes back every year for cosmonaut day !!
Can i get paint of the object 279 from this mode ?
Yes! That's the only way to get it.
Jareel_Skaj, Wrong, you can't get it anymore.