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Duca degli Abruzzi: Ultimate Freelancer
Duca degli Abruzzi is the lead ship of the final Italian ‘Condottieri’ type cruiser class built for the Regia Marina in the years leading up to the outbreak of WWII. Arriving as part of the next major War Thunder update - “Apex Predators”, Duca degli Abruzzi will soon reinforce the Italian naval tree with its most advanced light cruiser design of the era!
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  • 15 December 2022
Apex Predators Update: New Locations
Introducing two new locations for mixed battles that will be added to the game in the upcoming major update. Meet the industrial area of the mine complex in the location "Gold Quarry" and the winter version of your favorite "Poland"!
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  • 15 December 2022
Khalid: The Sword from the Desert
The Khalid is a modified variant of the well-known British Chieftain main battle tank, developed for service with Jordanian forces in the late 1970s. Coming to War Thunder as part of the next major update, the Khalid will offer tankers an interesting twist on the design of a popular British high tier classic!
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  • 14 December 2022
M728: Combat Engineer
The M728 is a combat engineering vehicle, developed on the basis of the American M60A1 tank by the Chrysler company during the early 1960s. Fans of peculiar American ground vehicles and oversized weapon calibers alike may look forward to the M728 soon making its way to War Thunder as part of the next major update!
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  • 13 December 2022
Tornado IDS (GR.1): The European Striker
The Panavia Tornado is arriving soon as the new rank VIII strike aircraft in three gaming nations with the next major War Thunder update!
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  • 12 December 2022
MiG-29 (9-13): the Fulcrum
4th generation Soviet MiG-29 (type 9-13) jet fighter arrives in War Thunder as one of the first rank VIII aircraft.
F-16A: American Fighting Falcon
The F-16A Fighting Falcon jet fighter comes as a pioneer of the rank VIII aviation in the game. The ultimate vulture rises up to the War Thunder skies in the upcoming Apex Predators update!
Winter event vehicles: T-80UM-2
Upgraded T-80U MBT with a hard-kill active protection system will be the main tank prize of the upcoming special winter event!
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  • 7 December 2022
SUB-I-II: Speed and Bite
The SUB-I-II is one of four prototypes of what would eventually become the Type 73 APC in service with the JSDF from 1973. Coming to War Thunder as part of the next major update, Japanese tankers may look forward to the arrival of a specific version of this prototype, featuring a 20mm turret that didn’t make it into the production variant!
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  • 6 December 2022
AMX-32 (105): The Sidekick
Arriving in the high tiers of the French ground forces tree as part of the next major update, the second variant of the AMX-32 - a further development of the renowned AMX-30 MBT - will soon make its way into War Thunder ground battles!
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  • 5 December 2022
Winter Event: USS Newport News (CA-148)
USS Newport News will be one of the top prizes awaiting participants of this season’s winter event in War Thunder.
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  • 2 December 2022
Magach 7: The ram hits again!
The Magach 7 is one of the most advanced conversions of the US built M60 tanks of the Cold War era. Old soldier gets new armor - meet the new Israeli main battle tank!
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  • 1 December 2022
Aircraft Rank VIII announce and pre-order of the A-6E TRAM Intruder
In the upcoming War Thunder update, our aircraft trees will climb to rank VIII! We are also introducing a rank VII Premium aircraft to boost research of the new top-tiers. Meet the A-6 Intruder, a highly sophisticated American all-weather attack aircraft, originally developed in the late 1950s based on the USN’s experiences in the Korean War.
9A35M2 - it’s time to master missiles!
In the upcoming War Thunder update, the 9A35М2 will become the earliest SAM available for research in the Soviet tech tree.
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  • 29 November 2022
38 cm Sturmmörser (“Sturmtiger”) SPG
The legendary self-propelled assault gun with high-caliber rockets was designed to destroy whole buildings during urban fights! The Sturmtiger comes to War Thunder!
Tor-M1 and new options for SAM based SPAAGs
The Russian-built Tor-M1 surface-to-air missile system comes to the game as a new top-tier SPAAG in the Chinese tech tree. The vehicle brings new mechanics in launching missiles and tracking targets - check ‘em out!
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  • 27 October 2022
2S38 - Fast and Angry
The new Russian 2S38 SPAAG armed with an automatic 57mm cannon comes to War Thunder as a light tank capable of countering both aerial and ground targets.
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  • 25 October 2022
BT-42: From Tank to Tankhunter!
The BT-42 is a Finnish modification of the captured Soviet BT-7 tank, outfitted with a new turret housing a high-caliber howitzer. Soon, this highly anticipated and no less iconic Finnish tank will finally be making an appearance in War Thunder as it arrives in the Swedish ground forces tree as part of the “Fire and Ice” major update!
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  • 25 October 2022