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Pre-order: USS CA-134 Des Moines 1948 heavy cruiser
A fast-firing Premium heavy cruiser, the USS Des Moines is available for pre-order as a special pack with Golden Eagles, Premium days and unique customization options!
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  • 21 February 2023
Challenger 2E: Hurry up, Sir!
A new British top-tier main battle tank comes equipped with a new power plant and improved mobility.
Pre-order: Type 16 (FPS) wheeled SPG
The premium version of the menacing Japanese tank destroyer comes with a brutal outfit and unique pre-order bonuses!
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  • 17 February 2023
Improved heat signatures for jet engines
Heat seekers on missiles are now able to react to the heat signatures of jet aircraft engines in various run modes.
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  • 17 February 2023
New locations!
First work-in-progress images of the new locations from the upcoming War Thunder update!
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  • 16 February 2023
IJN Nenohi: Lightweight Battler
Nenohi is one of six Hatsuharu class destroyers built for the IJN in the early 1930s. Armed with punchy cannons and even deadlier torpedoes, Nenohi will come to reinforce the ranks of the Japanese bluewater tree as part of the next major War Thunder update!
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  • 16 February 2023
ZTS63 (1980): Nimble Sniper
ZTS63 is a Chinese amphibious light tank created on the Soviet PT-76 platform. The vehicle has an 85 mm rifled gun with a laser rangefinder and armour-piercing fin-stabilised rounds.
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  • 14 February 2023
Optimization of the War Thunder file structure
We will soon move to a new game client file structure that will reduce the size of updates and speed up their installation.
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  • 14 February 2023
Sd.Kfz.222: A Little Tank
The Sd.Kfz.222 light reconnaissance armored vehicle was one of the most successful vehicles of this type in service with the German land army and saw intense use in combat during WWII.
Update for the War Thunder CDK!
Did you know how easily you can customize War Thunder, or even add your own content to the game? Meet the official content creation tools pack, the War Thunder CDK!
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  • 9 February 2023
Battle Pass vehicles: AMX-50 (TO90/930)
The main tank prize in the upcoming Battle Pass season “Royal guard” is a new member of the AMX-50 family, a premium French tank equipped with a 90mm gun, oscillating turret and autoloader!
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  • 20 January 2023
Battle Pass vehicles: Bf 109 F-4 (Italy)
Meet the aircraft prize of the upcoming season! A Premium winter version of the Bf 109 F-4 coated with a livery of the most effective Hungarian ace Dezső Szentgyörgyi!
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  • 19 January 2023
Battle Pass vehicles: Project 183 BM-21
The Cold war Soviet torpedo boat gets into a gun frenzy with a BM-21 "Grad" multiple launch rocket system mounted instead of the rear turret!
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  • 18 January 2023
Char 2bis: the Beast of Champagne
Char 2C is a superheavy French interwar tank, equipped with 155-mm howitzer. The apex predator of the low ranks!
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  • 22 December 2022
Winter event vehicles: Laté 298
A French Premium Hydroplane with a deadly torpedo is one of the prize in the upcoming winter special event in War Thunder.
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  • 21 December 2022
Squadron vehicles: Sea Harrier FRS.1
The Sea Harrier is a later modification of the British V/STOL Harrier jet fighter that entered service with the Royal Navy in the late 1960s. Soon, the Sea Harrier FRS.1 will come to War Thunder as a new squadron vehicle, available with the release of the “Apex Predators” major update.
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  • 19 December 2022
News for the sea!
Post-war uniforms, a total rehashing of crew voice-overs, as well as a new pack of WWII AI aircraft carriers for air battle modes! Only good news is coming from the sea in the Apex Predators update!
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  • 19 December 2022
Winter event vehicles: Tornado IDS Marineflieger
German top-tier Tornado IDS Marineflieger jet fighter is the main aviation prize of the upcoming winter special event in War Thunder.
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  • 16 December 2022