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New music!
In update 1.77 “Advancing Storm” you will now be accompanied with the music from the nation for which you are playing, and for the newly added nations we have recorded new tracks which we present to you now!
Birthday of Alexander Pokryshkin
In honour of the 105th anniversary of the birthday of the famous pilot Pokryshkin, his P-39N-0 is available for purchase until 09:00 GMT on the 21st of March.
The Shooting Range Ep. 87
You are watching The Shooting Range – a weekly show for all tankers, airmen and aspiring Captains in War Thunder.
Naval Test pre-beta testing schedule
From 17:00 GMT on the 16th of March, until 05:00 GMT on the 19th of March, Naval Battles testing will be available for all who purchased Naval packs!
Thunder Show: French boxing
It's time for your weekly episode of the Thunder Show! Enjoy our selection of epic and humorous Community videos of the week.
  • 16 March 2018
The War Thunder Market and User Camouflages
We are pleased to present our plans to add an exchange for in-game War Thunder items and new opportunities for user-made camouflages in the game.
St. Patrick’s Day
St. Patrick’s Day has come to War Thunder. Players can win decals and avatar by winning battles!
Make your vehicle more authentic!
Make your vehicle more authentic! We regularly introduce new decals that you can unlock and/or purchase.
War Crash Course: French Tanks
Today we’re returning with a new Crash Course, this time with the French flavour!
Weekend tournaments, March 17th and 18th
Check out new tournaments this weekend on the TSS portal!
  • 15 March 2018
Meet Update 1.77 “Advancing Storm”! (Survey added)
Welcome to Update 1.77 "Advancing Storm" - New game engine, new sounds, new vehicles and much more.
Modern Tank Realism and Balance
Modern tanks can be challenging in terms of creating accurate 3D models and making them behave authentically, as most tank data is still classified. Let's have a look on how it was done.
  • 13 March 2018
Rocket's new chant: new sounds for the MLRS
In update 1.77 “Advancing Storm” we are updating the sounds for all the MLRS vehicles in the game.
Invite a friend - get a reward!
Going to battle alone is dangerous, especially on the fierce battlefields of War Thunder. Playing together as a team is the key to victory.
  • 12 March 2018
The Shooting Range Ep. 86
You are watching The Shooting Range – a weekly show for all tankers, airmen and aspiring Captains in War Thunder.
Thunder Show: Tiger Tamer
It's time for your weekly episode of the Thunder Show! Enjoy our selection of epic and humorous Community videos of the week.
First-order ammo racks and automatic loaders
In War Thunder update 1.77 “Advancing Storm”, we present a new system for loading ammo in tanks during battle.
Answers from the developers
Another round of questions and answers, with War Thunder producer Vyacheslav Bulannikov!
  • 9 March 2018