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A Decal, USS Cowell and USS Des Moines for the US Navy’s Birthday!
The history of the US Navy dates back to October 13th 1775, when the rebellious colonies first created their Continental Navy. The US Navy’s most significant growth occurred during World War II, when by the end of the war it had become the largest navy in the world.
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  • 11 October 2024
HMS Iron Duke Is Back on the Anniversary of its Launch!
HMS Iron Duke, a dreadnought and the lead ship of the Royal Navy’s Iron Duke class of battleships, was launched at Portsmouth on October 12th, 1912. She took part in all the major operations of the Grand Fleet in the First World War, including the Battle of Jutland.
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  • 11 October 2024
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German Unity Day: A Tank and Plane for Golden Eagles, plus a Festive Decal!
In 1945, the Allies divided Germany into zones, which later turned into two countries, the GDR and FRG. In 1989, the process of their unification began, officially completing on October 3rd 1990. Since then, this date has been Germany’s main national holiday!
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  • 3 October 2024
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Discounts, Rare Tanks, and a Decal for the National Day of the PRC!
Today, the People’s Republic of China turns 75! The official announcement of the formation of the PRC was made on October 1st 1949, and since then this day has become the country’s main national holiday. A flag-raising ceremony takes place in Tiananmen square, cities across the country are decorated with flowers, fireworks are set off, and a series of holidays begins on this day — Golden Week.
Grab Some Vehicles for Golden Eagles at a Discount Before They’re Gone!
Soon, 11 vehicles that are available for Golden Eagles will soon be removed from sale. If you’re interested in these vehicles, be sure to take advantage of the discount for them that is going on right now!
  • 26 September 2024
Discount on the Yak-38 for the Anniversary of its First Flight!
The Yak-38 was the first Soviet vertical take-off and landing (VTOL) aircraft and first hovered in the air for the first time during testing on September 22nd 1970. This aircraft was built for service on the Project 1143 heavy aircraft carrier, and first landed on this type of ship in 1975. The Yak-38 was fully introduced and operated in only 1977, 231 Yak-38s were produced by 1989, and the aircraft was decommissioned in 2004.
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  • 20 September 2024
Three Variants of the Mi-24 are Available at a Discount to Mark the Anniversary of its First Flight!
The legendary Mi-24 made its maiden flight on September 19th 1969, 55 years ago. It remains one of the most widely used attack helicopters in the world to this day. More than 3,500 Mi-24s were produced, dozens of countries used it (and still do!), and it has taken part in more than 30 different armed conflicts.
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  • 19 September 2024
A New Decal, Two Fighters & a Discount to Celebrate the U.S. Air Force’s Birthday!
On September 18th, the U.S. Air Force turns 77 years old! It currently has nearly 500,000 service members (including the National Guard and reservists) and operates about 5,500 aircraft and 400 intercontinental ballistic missiles.
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  • 18 September 2024
The YP-38 Makes a Temporary Return for the Anniversary of its First Flight!
On September 17th 1940, the YP-38, being the second prototype of Lockheed’s P-38, took to the air for the first time. Only 13 YP-38s were produced, with P-38s themselves mass-produced in the United States throughout WWII — more than 10,000 aircraft in total. Famous French writer Antoine de Saint-Exupéry also flew the P-38!
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  • 17 September 2024
Starter Pack Sales!
Until September 23rd (17:00 GMT) you can purchase Starter Packs in the Gaijin.net Store at a 50% discount!
  • 16 September 2024
Discount on the Ka-50 for Nikolai Kamov’s Birthday!
On September 14th 1902, Nikolai Ilyich Kamov, a famous Soviet aircraft designer, was born. In 1929, together with Nikolai Skrzhinsky, he created the first Soviet autogyro, the KASKR-1 and in 1940, he headed his own helicopter design bureau, where the famous series of Ka helicopters was produced. Kamov and Skrzhinsky invented a Russian word to replace the word “helicopter”: “vertolyot”, an amalgamation of verbs “to spin” and “to fly”.
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  • 13 September 2024
“The Few” Decal, Two Fighters and Discounts for Battle of Britain Day!
The Luftwaffe had hoped to destroy RAF fighters in four days and then bomb all military bases and factories of Britain’s military within a month, but thanks to fierce British resistance, the battle dragged on for several months. On September 15th 1940, Germany made a final attempt to gain air superiority, sending more than a thousand aircraft into battle, but the RAF repulsed this attack too. “Never in the field of human conflict was so much owed by so many to so few” Winston Churchill declared during the battle, collectively making all RAF pilots known as “The Few”.
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  • 13 September 2024
Join the Testing for the French Coastal Fleet!
With the release of the Dance of Dragons update, testing for France’s Coastal fleet tree has started. From VTB torpedo boats, the Arras submarine hunter to the converted LCG(M) and P-730 Combattante with SS.11 missiles, these interesting boats are all ready to take on board new captains!
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  • 10 September 2024
Moments of Valor: Brazil
Brazil celebrates Independence Day on September 7th, and this year the largest South American country turns 202 years old. We’re marking this date with a new cinematic video from the Moments of Valor series dedicated to Brazil.
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  • 7 September 2024
Discounts on Soviet Tanks and a Decoration for Tanker’s Day!
On September 11th 1944, the Red Army’s ground forces broke through German defenses in the Eastern Carpathians. After the end of WWII, this date began to be celebrated in the USSR as Tanker’s Day.
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  • 6 September 2024
Pre-order: AV-8B Night Attack
Today, pre-orders for this special variant of the AV-8B Harrier VTOL strike aircraft with thermal imaging have started!
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  • 5 September 2024
Pre-order: Al-Khalid-I
Today we’ll be taking a look at the AI-Khalid-I, a further development of the Chinese-Pakistani MBT-2000 main battle tank. Pre-orders for this tank have just started today!
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  • 2 September 2024
A Discount, Decal & Decoration for Operation Bagration’s Anniversary!
The Belarusian strategic offensive operation, named after the a general in war of 1812, Prince Pyotr Bagration, successfully ended on August 29th 1944. As part of it, the Wehrmacht suffered its greatest defeat in the entire military history of Germany. Its losses amounted to around 400,000 combat soldiers.
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  • 29 August 2024