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Updated Battle Tasks

Good news for those who still haven’t earned enough August warbonds. Warbonds duration period will be prolonged for a few days - follow the news!

The Shooting Range Ep. 60

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

Beriev Be-6 - “The Arctic Seagull”

The Be-6 is an all-metal, gull-winged flying boat, designed in the post war period in the Soviet Union to perform a wide variety of maritime missions. After having enjoyed a long service life in the real world, this flying gunship is now preparing to take off from the seas and oceans of War Thunder as well!

Weekend tournaments, 2nd - 3rd September

Pilots and tankers! Every weekend we continue to introduce more tournaments on the TSS portal!

  • 31 August 2017
Video Highlights

Pilots, Tankers and Captains! Its time for our regular roundup of Youtube creations from you, the War Thunder community. Enjoy watching!

  • 30 August 2017
Mitsubishi Ki-109: “An Unexpected Threat”

The Mitsubishi Ki-109, nicknamed “Peggy” by allied forces, was a Japanese late war design intended to defend the home islands from high altitude bombing raids, conducted by the USAF.

Answers from developers!

It's time for another round of Questions and Answers!

BMP-1 - “Master of Adaptation”

The BMP-1 was the first vehicle of its kind. It was developed by the Soviet Union in the postwar period to fit a new take on existing combat doctrines, modernized for a new age of warfare.

De Havilland Hornet: Deadly Sting!

Developed in the early 1940s to serve as a long range fighter in the Pacific, the de Havilland Hornet was not only one of Britain’s fastest twin-engine heavy fighter ever built, but was also the last aircraft of its kind in service with the RAF, before new state-of-the-art jet-powered aircraft would take its place.

BTR-152A (ZTPU-2): Skeet Shooter

The BTR-152A is a six-wheeled armoured personnel carrier designed in the Soviet Union in the early days of the Cold War. The SPAA modification of this APC provided much needed cover for motorized infantry units against low flying aircraft. 

XA-38 Grizzly - Packing a Punch

Capable of out-speeding certain contemporary single-engine aircraft, the outstanding performance of the two Wright R-3350 allows the Grizzly to perform lightning fast strike runs on enemy targets,  as well as quickly fall back to friendly lines, should the combat zone become too crowded.

Team Deathmatch 100

Participate in the '100' Team Deathmatch Event on the locations “Tunisia”, "Poland" and "Khalkhin Gol"!

M50 Ontos - Something Out of The Ordinary

Serving primarily with the USMC during the Vietnam War, the M50 Ontos didn’t just earn a formidable reputation for looking scary, but also because of its deadly effectiveness in the precarious jungle environment of the Asian South East.

A “New Era” in War Thunder: Early Details

For us, War Thunder is a bit of a shooting range for 20th century combat vehicles, an opportunity to see machines from various nations and of different designs in one battle. Today we will try to answer the most common questions related to the newest addition - rank 6 ground vehicles!

The Fulda Gap: where WW3 could have started

In War Thunder’s “New Era” update, we introduce a new location for combined battles – the Fulda Gap

KPz-70 & MBT-70 - A Warrior of Two Armies

Developed from a need to counter a new weapon from the other side of the Iron Curtain, the MBT-70 and the KPz-70 were the result of a joint effort between engineers from West Germany and the United States that attempted to create a brand new, high-tech MBT design by combining their resources and experience.

Explosive reactive and composite armour
We are happy to introduce some new features of the next major update 1.71 “New E.R.A” - composite and explosive reactive armour for the ground vehicles.
M60A1 RISE (P): Explosive Reactive American

After undergoing modernization efforts in the ‘70s to prolong its service life, the upgraded M60A1 (RISE) became the final old school US MBT that would be fielded, before newer, more modern tank designs would make their appearance.