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The Ki-96 Temporarily Returns on Shozo Kawasaki’s Birthday!
Shozo Kawasaki was born on August 10th, 1837 in Kagoshima, the city that our recent Naval Event is dedicated to. He was a businessman who worked closely with the Japanese government to establish trade with the Nansei Islands. After being on two ships that were shipwrecked, Kawasaki decided to modernize Japanese ships. He asked for help from fellow countryman Masayoshi Matsukata, who was then the Minster of Finance, and opened a shipyard in 1878. In 1896, the Kawasaki Company was established, and Matsukata’s son (then the Prime Minster of Japan) became its first director. In the 20th century, the company expanded its product range to include trains, cars, motorcycles and aircraft.
Monthly Decals for August!
Hello decal enjoyers! We’re happy to be back with some historical markings for you to unlock, five new and five from previous events. Quite a few inscriptions this time around, the previous monthly events had fewer of these so we’ve added some more for a bit of variety. We hope you give each nation a try and add the decals you like to your collection!
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The Explosive Watermelon!
One of the best fruits you can eat on a hot summer August day is a big, cold, juicy, sweet watermelon. It’s full of flavor! In War Thunder, the Explosive Watermelon is filled with rewards and you can buy it for Silver Lions!
Get the F-106A “Six Shooter” in the Sky Guard Event!
The F-106 supersonic interceptor entered service with the U.S. Air Force in 1959. This aircraft did not take part in combat operations in Vietnam, but the possibility of using it as air cover was considered. In view of this, in 1972 the fighter was modernized under the Six Shooter program, where it was equipped with an internal cannon, an optical sight and a transparent canopy. Closer to the 1980s, the U.S. Air Force switched to more modern fighters, causing the F-106s to be transferred to the National Guard, serving until 1988.
It’s fixed! №108
Today, we’ve rounded up and will be going over some of the bug fixes and improvements that we’ve made to the game today and over the past few weeks. If you’d like to catch up on every fixed bug, then be sure to check out the changelog section on our website.
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  • 6 August 2025
Fair Play: August 2025
Each month, we share with you some details on our progress in fighting unfair play. The BattlEye anti-cheat helps us find violations, and your reports are a great asset as well! You can learn more about the anti-cheat and how you can report players who violate rules on our Wiki.
  • 5 August 2025
35 New Skins Now Available in the ‘WTCS Trophy II’!
The WTCS Trophy II is now complete, with camouflages created by authors on WT Live! This new release of 35 camouflages includes: 18 aircraft, 16 ground vehicles and 1 ship. This trophy continues to showcase a wide variety of vehicles from different battle ratings.
The Lightning F.53 is Available at a Discount for the Anniversary of its First Flight!
The English Electric Lightning jet fighter first flew on August 4th, 1954 and entered service in 1960. In that same year, English Electric merged with other companies to form the British Aircraft Corporation, with the aircraft becoming the BAC Lightning. It was designed to intercept Soviet strategic bombers and served until the late 1980s.
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  • 4 August 2025
Video Digest 04.08.2025
This time we’d like to tell you more about the hidden features of the Leviathans major update and the Mirage IIIS C.70, the Swiss fighter introduced in it. Also check out the new episode of the Thunder Show, the prizes of the 20th Season of the Battle Pass, and the incredible gun of the Object 292!
  • 4 August 2025
A Decal and Discounts for PLA Day!
The history of the People’s Liberation Army of China dates back to August 1st, 1927. Today, the PLA is the largest army in the world with 2 million service personnel and some of the most high-tech equipment. The army has the ZTZ99A tank, DF-17 hypersonic missile systems and modern drones.
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  • 1 August 2025
A Decal and Discount on the P-16 for the Anniversary of the Foundation of the Swiss Air Force!
Switzerland approved the creation of its air force on July 31st, 1914, three days after the start of the First World war. The country maintained neutrality in both World Wars and the Cold War, but still continued to upgrade its air force with increasingly capable and modern aircraft. Currently, the F/A-18 Hornet and Northrop F-5 Tiger are in service with the Swiss Air Force and the purchase of 36 F-35A aircraft manufactured by Lockheed Martin has already been announced.
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  • 31 July 2025
Pages of History (August): Master of the Ram
This month's Pages of History will take you to the heart of events that took place in different theaters of war. From the invasion of the USSR to the liberation of France, the triumph of the Royal Air Force and the heroism of the defenders in Kuwait: take part in battles with vehicles that represent these historical battles and win prizes!
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  • 30 July 2025
Video Digest 28.07.2025
Welcome to our weekly digest of our new YouTube videos featuring the Swedish Saab Draken interceptor, the Soviet KV-2 tank, the South African IFV Badger, the best tactics for the MLRS, and, of course, a new episode of the Thunder Show.
  • 28 July 2025
The Attacker FB.2 Temporarily Returns at a Discount for its First Flight Anniversary!
On July 27th, 1946, the Supermarine Attacker took to the skies for the first time. The Attacker was the first jet aircraft in service with the Fleet Air Arm. A batch of Attacker aircraft, designed to take off from airfields rather than from an aircraft carrier, was also developed for Pakistan. The fighters served with Britain until 1957, and Pakistan, according to some sources, until 1964.
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  • 25 July 2025
Stream By Hercules: The Summer CUP is Here! Watch your favorite content creators and Get Yourself Awesome Twitch Drops!
In the summer of 2025, a new event will be born! In collaboration with Stream By Hercules, we're organizing a three-week event where one hundred Gaijin-partnered content creators will compete in different game modes to try and win exclusive Stream By Hercules brand prizes!
"Naples of the East": The Frigate Shisaka
Today, we would like to tell you about the main prize in the "Naples of the East" event — the powerful Japanese ‘Kaibokan’; Shisaka!
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  • 23 July 2025
It’s fixed! №107
Today, we’ve rounded up and will be going over some of the bug fixes and improvements that we’ve made to the game today and over the past few weeks. If you’d like to catch up on every fixed bug, then be sure to check out the changelog section on our website.
Discounts on Sukhoi Aircraft for Sukhoi’s Birthday!
Pavel Sukhoi was born on July 22nd, 1895. From his youth, he aspired to become an aircraft designer, and in 1925 under the supervision of Andrei Tupolev, he defended his diploma thesis and in 1930 became Tupolev’s deputy. In 1937, Sukhoi won a competition to create a light bomber (later called the Su-2) and received the ability to found his own design bureau. In total, Sukhoi developed more than 50 aircraft designs.