Prepare to get sand between your toes, North Africa makes its much anticipated appearance in War Thunder, we hope you enjoy battling it out in the new maps as much as we did in designing them for you - and don’t forget, keep your hat on, only mad dogs and Englishmen go out in the midday sun!

Christmas is nearly upon us, so let’s kick off the festivities with a little discount on GE purchases in preparation for the upcoming holiday. We are sure you can put them to good use over the forthcoming weeks.

In our last video, we've shared a bit of an insight into the Simulator mode for Ground Forces in War Thunder. Today, we'll take it to the skies and teach you a few tips and tricks on how to get started with aircraft in Simulator.

Some British love for the defence from airborne attacks against your tea drinking colleagues on the ground. These two Crusader variants will have you downing the enemy and giving some ground based foes some grief.

The players have been asking us when the Mig-17 will be added to the game for several years. Now we can finally reveal this aircraft and tell you for sure that this plane will take its place as the top jet fighter of the USSR after the Mig-15bis.

Dear pilots, from the 12th of December (09.00 GMT) until the 15th of December (09.00 GMT) take part in aircraft duels 2 vs 2 and receive premium vehicles and other prizes.

You won't have long to wait now! British Ground vehicles will be appearing very soon to the sound of a kettle boiling, make the tea boys and girls.

A well-known event “100” in a new format. Tankers, today we are lighting up the ground!

In this event, teams are split between attackers and defenders. The task of the attacking aircraft team is to destroy tanks that are positioned inside the city and then anti-air units as well.

The R2Y2 series is one of the most deadly attack aircraft in the skies of War Thunder, whilst also being among the most beautiful. Boasting an impressive battery of 4 x 30mm cannons and thanks largely to its unique design spanning 3 variants, the Imperial Japanese Navy’s Kugisho R2Y2 is favorite among many pilots.

Armoured cars are making their way to War Thunder! With the addition of the T17E2 and Armoured Car MK II SPAA, gameplay in War Thunder is set to become a whole lot more diverse!

The Ki-44-II is soon to make its way into the the Japanese nation for War Thunder. Known for its powerful armament, it served mostly in air defence roles. In the right hands, the damage caused to the enemy can be more than extensive!

It's rocket time! Participate in our special to get the chance of driving one of the new rocket tanks introduced in Update 1.53 Firestorm - besides winning plenty of other ingame items!

Be it the A34's firepower, which was greater than any other allied tank for its time, or the A30's powerful cannon which could wreck heavy German tanks even at medium to long distances, both of these vehicles will prove useful additions for the British line in War Thunder.

After discussing Arcade and Realistic, we'll now detail the Simulator mode for the War Thunder Ground Forces. Learn everything you need to know for a good start in this exciting game mode!

Renowned for its increased lifting capacity and durability, and soon to appear on the British aircraft tree in War Thunder, the 4-engined Short Stirling heavy bomber will always be remembered for beginning a fundamentally new era of British aircraft design.

In this Dev Blog article, we would like like to introduce two brand new up and coming additions to the growing British Tank tree of War Thunder: The powerful centurion Mk III and the beastly Conqueror Mk II.

The Быстроходный танк 5, or BT-5 was the Allies most important tank, not for what it did but from where it came from and how it influenced the future of armored warfare.