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Meet update 1.83 “Masters of the Sea” - Survey added!
Naval battles OBT, British Royal Navy, German helicopters, new ground vehicles and aircraft, and much more! All aboard!
Weekend tournaments, October 27th and 28th
Check out new tournaments this weekend on the TSS portal!
  • 25 October 2018
Guns, ATGMs, and Two Whirly Rotors: Flying Helicopters 101
Update 1.81 introduced a brand new class of vehicles into the game — the majestic helicopters! Today we’re going to teach you how these whirlybirds are flown.
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  • 24 October 2018
Naval forces for all players and CBT of the Royal Navy!
With the release of update 1.83 “Masters Of The Sea”, fleets in War Thunder will go into the OBT stage and will become available for all players! From now on, every daredevil will be able to try on the commander's tunic and lead their ship into battle!
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  • 23 October 2018
Explosive Reactive Armor for the T-80B
We would like to present you a new researchable module for one of the top tanks of the USSR/Russian armored vehicle tech tree – an explosive reactive armor set for the T-80B.
The Shooting Range 118
You are watching The Shooting Range – a weekly show for all tankers, airmen and aspiring Captains in War Thunder.
  • 21 October 2018
War Thunder Wiki: Centurion Mk 5 AVRE
Today the War Thunder Wiki team will experience one of the more unique machines in game, in the form of the Centurion Mk 5 AVRE Engineering vehicle.
  • 20 October 2018
Thunder Show 132: There's always a way
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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  • 19 October 2018
HMS Grafton (H89): The spirit of self-sacrifice
HMS Grafton is a G-class destroyer built for the Royal Navy during the 1930s, which saw limited action in the early stages of WW2 before meeting her fate. The destroyer HMS Grafton will await all aspiring captains in the CBT of War Thunder’s Royal Navy !
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  • 19 October 2018
Type 75 Multiple Rocket Launcher: Explosive Hailstorm
The Japanese multiple rocket launcher designed in the 70s will appear in the War Thunder tankers’ hangars with the release of update 1.83 "Masters of the Sea"!
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  • 19 October 2018
Ju 288C
The upcoming, promising bomber that was to replace the Ju 88 had to outclass its predecessor in every single way – it had to be faster, more powerful, better defended, and capable of carrying a greater bomb load.
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  • 18 October 2018
HMS Armada (D14): Keeping The Birds at Bay
The British Battle-class destroyer was Britain’s last wartime destroyer design and represented a radical shift in design philosophy compared to previous classes.
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  • 18 October 2018
Weekend tournaments, October 20th and 21st
Check out new tournaments this weekend on the TSS portal!
  • 18 October 2018
UH-1D: The German Iroquois Helicopter
An export version of the American Iroquois for the German army with an enlarged fuselage, a new rotor system, and a new engine!
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  • 17 October 2018
Update 1.83 giveaway: get War Thunder RC tanks - winners announced
Pilots, tank commanders and aspiring captains of War Thunder! Update 1.83 "Masters Of The Sea" is approaching and it is time to treat our community with a help from our friends over at Torro.
  • 17 October 2018
Flower-class Corvette: The Convoy Guardian
The Flower-class is a British WW2-era corvette, designed specifically to escort Atlantic convoys and protect them from German U-boats. HMCS Brantford will soon be available in the game as part of the CBT of the Royal naval forces!
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  • 17 October 2018
SA.313B: The First Skylark
The French SA.313B light helicopter acquired guided missiles and unguided rockets while in use by the German army. Meet the first helicopter in the German tech tree!
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  • 16 October 2018
Reset of research progress for fleet. Awards for CBT participants.
Hello participants of the Naval Forces CBT. Tomorrow, on the 17th of October, we will do the planned reset of the research progress in naval forces that we told you about previously at the start of CBT.
  • 16 October 2018