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Book of Records: Japanese Navy

Japan was undeniably one of the main naval powers of the WW2 era. The Imperial Navy commanded hundreds of ships, and some of them were pretty remarkable indeed. Today we’re going to talk about the most outstanding vessels on the Japanese roster: the biggest, the fastest and the most dangerous

Battle Pass Vehicles: USS Flagstaff

Welcome to the naval reward for the upcoming Battle Pass season: USS Flagstaff. This is an amazing hydrofoil with a turret from the M551 Sheridan tank!

Following the Roadmap: Possible Changes to Ground Vehicle Damage Models

In the War Thunder Roadmap for Spring-Summer 2024, we promised to talk about new effects for damaging ground vehicle crews as well as healing them. We also mentioned that these changes will be based on player voting. We’ll being going through our proposals today and would like you to take the survey — let’s jump in!

Vehicle Review: T14 and its Decal!

As the smoke from the air battles over the very existence of Great Britain cleared, the British were already planning a counterattack, but quickly found out that they lacked robust ground vehicles.

The Shooting Range #402

You are watching The Shooting Range – a weekly show for all tankers, airmen and Captains in War Thunder.

Thunder Show: FIRE ARC

Hi! Welcome to Thunder Show and the coolest moments of the past week. In this episode: a hot Crocodile shower, a nuclear face-off, a danger parcel, and a couple more secrets. Let’s get started!

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Celebrate the Day of Aviation and Cosmonautics by Earning a Themed Decal!

Since the beginning of time, humanity has dreamed of conquering the sky, and having reached it we turned our sights even further. On April 12th 1961, a manned spacecraft with test pilot Yuri Gagarin on board orbited the Earth for the first time. In honor of this event, World Aviation and Cosmonautics Day is celebrated on April 12th.

Advancing Titans: Super-Heavy Tanks of 20th Century

In the first half of the 20th century, there wasn’t a single dominant tank layout that everybody used, like it happens nowadays with modern MBTs. It was a Wild West of experimentation and trial and error, with engineers coming up with all sorts of interesting and sometimes seemingly impractical ideas to adapt armored vehicles to different battlefield conditions. One of those ideas was to create a “landship”, a super-heavy combat vehicle capable of breaking through heavily fortified areas like the Maginot Line or the Siegfried Line.

It’s Fixed! №90

In this article, we’ll take a look at some of the main bugs we’ve been fixing in the past 1 week. Thanks very much for all of your reports!

We’re Rewarding Authors whose work has been included in Camouflage Trophies!

Recently, we released the Alpha Strike trophy! This one was special as it was the 30th trophy released with major updates containing original camouflages from WT Live. For this anniversary, we’ve decided to reward all of the authors whose work has ever been included in one of them.

The Toolbox!

The Mad Thunder event is in full swing! Create unique combat vehicles and modifications for them, travel through a post-apocalyptic wasteland, deal with rivals and collect resources.

The Shooting Range #401

You are watching The Shooting Range – a weekly show for all tankers, airmen and Captains in War Thunder.

Thunder Show: AS INTENDED

Hi! Welcome to Thunder Show and the most hilarious moments of the past week. This episode contains a pinch of luck, a handful of hope, and lots, and we mean LOTS of audacity. Let’s get started!

P-80 Shooting Star: First Step

Many people believe that wars drive technological advancement, citing the creation of the first jet fighters at the end of WW2 as one of the most striking examples of that phenomenon. Most academics or engineers involved in the field, though, beg to differ. Because of big conflicts, new technologies are often introduced in an unfinished, raw, sometimes outright dangerous state. In other words, wars contribute to technological advancement, but they push it in a particular direction, and not always the best or the most rational one.

Unique packs “Snail Gastropodsky” and “Eternal Shell”

Two unique packs, the “Snail Gastropodsky” and “Eternal Shell” are available from Snail and Shell until 8th April.

Mad Thunder: Rage and Loot!

In a world without hope, without law, without mercy, only one thing has a price: resources!

The Shooting Range #400

Hello, friends! It seems like our last anniversary was only yesterday, but today we’re celebrating a new one: this is episode 400 of The Shooting Range!

Thunder Show: BAD NEIGHBORHOOD

Hi! Welcome to Thunder Show and the most insane moments of the past week. This episode features aggressive armor, bomb wars, and battlefield monsters. Ready? Let’s get started!