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Special: Best aircraft for Boom & Zoom
There were quite a few comments recently, asking us if there was an ultimate boom and zoom aircraft. If you don’t know, boom and zoom tactics, simply put, is when an aircraft uses an advantage in altitude to make a lightning-quick dive on an unsuspecting target.
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  • 17 October 2019
War Thunder: Wiki Share Program
The War Thunder wiki is officially launching to the public!
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  • 17 October 2019
BMP-3 - Helping hand
A top-rank light armored vehicle in the Soviet line, armed with a 100mm gun and a 30mm autocannon!
Centurion Action X - The Chiefturion
The Centurion Action X is an experimental variant of the Centurion main battle tank, developed during the early 1950s to feature the newly designed ‘mantletless’ turret - soon in War Thunder!
The Shooting Range #169
You are watching The Shooting Range – a weekly show for all tankers, airmen and Captains in War Thunder.
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  • 13 October 2019
Thunder Show: Two surprises
It's time for your weekly episode of the Thunder Show! Enjoy our selection of epic and humorous Community videos of the week.
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  • 11 October 2019
Ka-50 “Black Shark”
The legendary “Black Shark” will join the premium roster of the USSR/Russian helicopter tech tree.
Special
Operation “Shipyard”: Exchanging materials
The materials in operation “Shipyard” can now be not only traded on the market but also can be used to help you to win additional prizes or exchanged for warbonds.
Premium Vehicles - XM-1
Every legend has a beginning, and with the M1 Abrams, that begins with the XM-1. As one of the most popular machines in higher rank Ground Forces battles, the XM-1 has made itself well known on the Battlefields of War Thunder.
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  • 10 October 2019
War Thunder League Grand Final Streams
Join us today on the first stream in the play-off stage of the War Thunder League Season 2 Grand Final.
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  • 10 October 2019
WT Comparison: STB-1 vs Leopard 1
This is a fight between the tank industries of the East versus those of the West. Here they come! The first contender is the Japanese STB-1… its opponent is the German Leopard 1.
The Shooting Range #168
You are watching The Shooting Range – a weekly show for all tankers, airmen and Captains in War Thunder.
Special: The KV Family
The KV heavy tank, named after Kliment Voroshilov, one of the original five Marshals of the Soviet Union, is as famous as the original bearer of its name. First the tank had to win a tough fight against multi-turreted prototypes on its way to production. Then it went on to wreck Wehrmacht tanks in actual combat.
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  • 5 October 2019
Thunder Show: Plenty of help
It's time for your weekly episode of the Thunder Show! Enjoy our selection of epic and humorous Community videos of the week.
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  • 4 October 2019
Get ROCCAT Kone AIMO and Eurocopter Tiger - winners announced
It is time to treat our community with the help of our friends over at ROCCAT - tell us what is your most favourite vehicle and why.
  • 4 October 2019
Special
German Unity Day
Today we celebrate Germany Unity Day with all our friends from Germany!
Legends: IL-2
We are pleased to present to you a new "Legend" — the IL-2 soviet attack aircraft!
Special
Operation “Shipyard”
Assemble the MBK-161 armoured boats and exchange them for the VT1-2 tank, the Whirlwind P.9 fighter and the H-34 helicopter!