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The Most Important Strike

We are finishing our series of “WW2 Chronicles” and this time you will be able to to compete for one of the ‘Weapons of Victory’ vehicles - a premium Self-Propelled gun - SU-76M of 5th Guards Cossack Cavalry Corps.

  • 5 May 2015
Penetration mechanic improvements

Since we are constantly working on increasing the accuracy and realism inside the game - an important aspect of the game mechanics as the calculation of armour penetration could not be ignored. Today we want to talk about the improvements and enhancements introduced in the calculation of the armour-piercing effect of projectiles.

  • 4 May 2015
War Thunder Skin, Screenshot and Video Competition - April winners

We present to you the monthly winners of our current War Thunder Skin Competition, Youtube Competition & Screenshot competition. Enjoy!

  • 3 May 2015
War Thunder Skin and Screenshot competition April week 4 winners

We present to you the winners of our current War Thunder's Screenshot and Skin Competition (April week 4)

  • 2 May 2015
"War Thunder: Victory is ours" trailer wins Patriotic Short Films contest on Russian TV!

Gaijin Entertainment is proud to announce that our "War Thunder: Victory is ours" trailer has been awarded first place on a contest of patriotic short films, which took place on one of the biggest federal TV-channels in Russia - Russia-2.

  • 2 May 2015
Special
WW2 Chronicles: U.S. tanker heroes

We continue our series of “WW2 Chronicles” specials leading up to the celebrations for Victory day and this time you will be able to to get a premium М5А1 5th Canadian Armoured Division light tank!

  • 2 May 2015
War Thunder Video Tutorials - Part 6: Squads and Squadrons

War Thunder and Igromania present a series of “Video Tutorials” created for War Thunder. The sixth video will describe how to join Squads and Squadrons and what profits you get from teamplay!

  • 1 May 2015
Weapons of Victory Packs

With the culmination of our ongoing series of articles “Weapons of Victory” we present to you the community, our latest bundles that will be added to our shop and available from the 1st of May - with a discount of 25% on the packages from the launch until the 15th of May.

  • 1 May 2015
May Day in War Thunder!

May the 1st - This holiday is most commonly associated as a commemoration of the achievements of the labour movement. The holiday may also be known as Labour Day or International Worker's Day.

  • 1 May 2015
SU-122-54 and J2M2

Today's review of the new vehicles of "Weapons of Victory" touches a soviet self-propelled gun SU-122-54, as well as the Japanese fighter J2M2.

  • 30 April 2015
1.70.1945 - Weapons of Victory

Well, thanks to our fantastic community, here we are again with another jaw dropping update for War Thunder. "Weapons of Victory" - Update 1.70.1945 is now live on our servers. War Thunder players worldwide have access to 40 new vehicles and 3 new maps thematically tied to the final stages of WWII plus a host of other changes that will keep us all interested.

  • 30 April 2015
Tournament evolution

We are regularly launching tournament events in our game and our task is to make them available for everyone, so today we will discuss future innovations coming to this area of interest.

  • 29 April 2015
Tournament Events

We are preparing a nice addition for all our players who love competitive gaming. Tournament events will now be available in the game in which a skilled pilot or tanker can earn prizes immediately after their victories without any need to wait for the tournament to be over.

  • 29 April 2015
Co-production of the movie "Panfilov’s 28 men"

Gaijin Entertainment, developers of the online game War Thunder, is pleased to announce the co-production of the movie "Panfilov's 28 men" with the eponymous studio. War Thunder is now taking part in the organizational and technical aspects of the filming and supports it financially.

  • 28 April 2015
Weapons of Victory: T-34-85E

Field modernization of the T-34-85, 1945 with mesh screens. A victory-tank, preserved by photos and footage of military chronicles. We wanted to recreate this tank in game.

  • 28 April 2015
MiG-15

Top of the Soviet aviation line, the MiG-15 is one of the most iconic jet fighter aircraft designs from after the Second World War. Earning its reputation on fame over the skies of Korea against its US contemporary, the F-86 Sabre.

  • 28 April 2015
Updated Aircraft Damage Models

In this devblog post, we would like to discuss some of improvements to the aircraft damage model that await you in the upcoming updates. These changes will be gradually introduced into the game during the development process of this new system so that we can gather as much feedback as possible. 

  • 28 April 2015
Minengeschoß shells

In the middle of 1930’s, German Luftwaffe started to receive a new type of auto cannon – 20 mm cannon MG FF, based on Swiss Oerlikon FF. It was significant leap forward in effectiveness of aircraft armament compared to rifle-caliber machine guns, since larger shells could carry explosive filling, increasing the damage.

  • 27 April 2015