On the 14th July we commemorate Bastille Day, where French revolutionaries stormed the Bastille fortress and marked a major turning point in the French Revolution in 1789. A salute to our friends in France. Bonne fête du 14 juillet!
On July 2nd, 1776, In a near-unanimous vote, the Continental Congress voted in favor and then approved the Declaration of Independence on the 4th of July, 1776 – now known as ‘Independence Day’ or colloquially ‘The Fourth of July’– and every year Americans honor the 4th of July as the birthday of the United States of America.
Each year, Canadians celebrate the anniversary of their nation becoming an independent confederation of the United Kingdom after the three separate British colonies of ‘Canada’, ‘Nova Scotia’, and ‘New Brunswick’ united to form a single dominion on 1 July 1867.
This year, the moon decided that two good holidays should come together at the same time: Lunar New Year, a day where families commonly come together to celebrate, and Valentine's Day, a time to share one’s love with that special someone close to your heart.
Snow sparkles in the hangar, so that means it’s time to celebrate New Year in War Thunder. Discounts, sales and special events are waiting for you! Here is a guide to the War Thunder New Year calendar - let’s take a look!
BMP-2 and BVP-2: views from Russia and the Czech Republic
We continue to publish real stories the combat use of War Thunder vehicles. Today we’re talking about the Russian BMP-2 IFV, and the Czech BVP-2 version, with our two guests, one a BVP-2 driver and the other a BMP-2 gunner.
Recently we made a video on the first ever production jet fighter, the iconic German Me. 262. It’s hard to overstate the importance of that aircraft… but just a few months into its service, it already had a proper rival. In July 1944, the Royal Air Force were already using the Gloster Meteor.
Today we’re speaking about the tracked Kalashnikovs — the T-54 and the T-55. These fearsome, reliable vehicles served in South America, Africa, in the Finnish snow or the jungles of Vietnam!
Today we’re going to talk about one very special type of vehicles made by the British — their heavy armour. The Conqueror... the Churchill... and their other armour-clad brethren
