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Discount on the Tu-1 in Honor of A.N. Tupolev’s Birthday
On November 10th, 1888, outstanding Soviet aircraft designer Andrei Nikolaevich Tupolev was born. He designed over 100 types of aircraft, including the Tu-2 frontline bomber, which was widely used in WWII, the Tu-4 strategic bomber, and the first Soviet passenger jet aircraft, the Tu-104.
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  • 8 November 2024
HMS Repulse: “Who Touches Me is Broken”!
Today we’ll be taking a look at the Renown-class Battlecruiser, HMS Repulse, coming to Great Britain’s Bluewater fleet research tree!
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  • 7 November 2024
Get Rare Vehicles in a Joint Event with War Thunder Mobile!
War Thunder Mobile is now in its second year! Featuring realistic vehicles, this game has now reached more than 10 million players. Not tried it yet? Then join us! The game can be downloaded on iOS and Android for free.
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Maximum Smoothness: War Thunder on the PS5 Pro up to 120Hz in 4K!
On November 7th, the PlayStation 5 Pro — an improved version of the popular console — went on sale. At its release, only 55 games support the advanced features offered by this new console, with War Thunder being one of them!
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  • 7 November 2024
Firebirds: Effects & Improvements to Aviation
The Firebirds major update brings with it an array of improvements to the aviation portion of the game, specifically test flights, airfields, cockpit models and graphical features. In today’s dev blog we’ll be diving in and taking a look at them, so let’s get started!
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  • 7 November 2024
French Light Tanks: From Cavalry to Thermals
Creatively different and boldly designed, French wheeled tanks are usually more fondly remembered than their tracked counterparts. This comes as no surprise, given the mixed performance of WW2-era French tracked tanks. Not to mention that after the war, French engineers opted for a completely new direction.
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  • 6 November 2024
Osa-AK and Osa-AKM: Air Defense Classics
Today we’ll be taking a look at the Osa-AK family of air defense missile systems that will be put into four different in-game nations at once.
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  • 6 November 2024
Location Improvements & Updated Abandoned Factory!
The Firebirds major update brings with it a host of improvements to several locations and a complete graphics update to the Abandoned Factory ground battles map!
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The He 219 A-7 is Temporarily Available on the Anniversary of its First Flight!
On November 6th, 1942, the twin-engine He 219 night fighter took to the skies for the first time. Being the first combat aircraft with ejection seats, it participated in battles during WWII from June 1943 and quickly demonstrated its effectiveness against the British Mosquito. In total, less than 300 He 219’s were produced before production ended in May 1944.
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  • 6 November 2024
Pre-order Premium Jets: AV-8S, Su-22M4 and JA37DI
Pre-orders for three store packs have started today! Meet the AV-8S Harrier for Japan, the Su-22M4 for Germany and the formidable JA37DI Viggen for Sweden.
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  • 5 November 2024
ICV(P): Fast Response!
The ICV(P) is a state-of-the-art experimental infantry combat vehicle belonging to a family of new tactical wheeled vehicles developed by Mitsubishi for the JSDF.
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  • 5 November 2024
Progressing the Guided Fury Battle Pass
A new battle pass season has begun recently: Guided Fury! Time to see what kind of challenges it brings to our players!
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  • 4 November 2024
P40 and a Decal for National Unity and Armed Forces Day of Italy!
One of the main national holidays of Italy is dedicated to the capitulation of Austria-Hungary in the First World War, which took place on November 4th, 1918. As a result of the peace treaty, Italy annexed South Tyrol, the Austrian Littoral, Trieste and part of Dalmatia, thus completing the unification of all the lands that it considered its own. For this purpose, Italy entered the First World War, so the victory over Austria-Hungary is also celebrated as the Day of Armed Forces of Italy.
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  • 4 November 2024
Dreams Come True — KV-7 U-13: Happy Birthday, War Thunder!
Today we’ll be taking a look at the KV-7, an experimental three-barreled tank destroyer and the main reward for the Dreams Come True event!
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  • 4 November 2024
Pages of History: Britain’s Workhorse
The Scimitar light tank is one of those machines that never get the limelight. When someone says ‘British tanks’, you instantly think of their famous MBTs like the Centurion or the Chieftain, but they weren’t really used much in actual combat. The small Scimitar, however, has been a British army staple in conflicts all over the world.
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  • 3 November 2024
Su-34 the Mighty Duckling
We just celebrated our game’s birthday! Thank you so much for enjoying it! As promised, today we’re airing the first episode of the Shooting Range in our new format!
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  • 2 November 2024
Thunder Show: FLARE FLAIL
Welcome to Thunder Show and the most exciting moments of the past week. Almost the entirety of this episode is dedicated to amazing shooting. Charge... And fire!
  • 1 November 2024
Squadron Vehicles: Super Hind
A unique take on the Mi-24 from South Africa — meet a new attack helicopter landing in the British helicopter tree, the Super Hind!
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  • 1 November 2024