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Tornado IDS (GR.1): The European Striker
The Panavia Tornado is arriving soon as the new rank VIII strike aircraft in three gaming nations with the next major War Thunder update!
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  • 12 December 2022
MiG-29 (9-13): the Fulcrum
4th generation Soviet MiG-29 (type 9-13) jet fighter arrives in War Thunder as one of the first rank VIII aircraft.
F-16A: American Fighting Falcon
The F-16A Fighting Falcon jet fighter comes as a pioneer of the rank VIII aviation in the game. The ultimate vulture rises up to the War Thunder skies in the upcoming Apex Predators update!
Winter event vehicles: T-80UM-2
Upgraded T-80U MBT with a hard-kill active protection system will be the main tank prize of the upcoming special winter event!
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  • 7 December 2022
SUB-I-II: Speed and Bite
The SUB-I-II is one of four prototypes of what would eventually become the Type 73 APC in service with the JSDF from 1973. Coming to War Thunder as part of the next major update, Japanese tankers may look forward to the arrival of a specific version of this prototype, featuring a 20mm turret that didn’t make it into the production variant!
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  • 6 December 2022
AMX-32 (105): The Sidekick
Arriving in the high tiers of the French ground forces tree as part of the next major update, the second variant of the AMX-32 - a further development of the renowned AMX-30 MBT - will soon make its way into War Thunder ground battles!
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  • 5 December 2022
Winter Event: USS Newport News (CA-148)
USS Newport News will be one of the top prizes awaiting participants of this season’s winter event in War Thunder.
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  • 2 December 2022
Magach 7: The ram hits again!
The Magach 7 is one of the most advanced conversions of the US built M60 tanks of the Cold War era. Old soldier gets new armor - meet the new Israeli main battle tank!
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  • 1 December 2022
Aircraft Rank VIII announce and pre-order of the A-6E TRAM Intruder
In the upcoming War Thunder update, our aircraft trees will climb to rank VIII! We are also introducing a rank VII Premium aircraft to boost research of the new top-tiers. Meet the A-6 Intruder, a highly sophisticated American all-weather attack aircraft, originally developed in the late 1950s based on the USN’s experiences in the Korean War.
9A35M2 - it’s time to master missiles!
In the upcoming War Thunder update, the 9A35М2 will become the earliest SAM available for research in the Soviet tech tree.
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  • 29 November 2022
38 cm Sturmmörser (“Sturmtiger”) SPG
The legendary self-propelled assault gun with high-caliber rockets was designed to destroy whole buildings during urban fights! The Sturmtiger comes to War Thunder!
Tor-M1 and new options for SAM based SPAAGs
The Russian-built Tor-M1 surface-to-air missile system comes to the game as a new top-tier SPAAG in the Chinese tech tree. The vehicle brings new mechanics in launching missiles and tracking targets - check ‘em out!
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  • 27 October 2022
2S38 - Fast and Angry
The new Russian 2S38 SPAAG armed with an automatic 57mm cannon comes to War Thunder as a light tank capable of countering both aerial and ground targets.
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  • 25 October 2022
BT-42: From Tank to Tankhunter!
The BT-42 is a Finnish modification of the captured Soviet BT-7 tank, outfitted with a new turret housing a high-caliber howitzer. Soon, this highly anticipated and no less iconic Finnish tank will finally be making an appearance in War Thunder as it arrives in the Swedish ground forces tree as part of the “Fire and Ice” major update!
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  • 25 October 2022
Premium destroyer USS Frank Knox and economic changes to the USS Moffett
USS Frank Knox, a new Premium Gearing-class destroyer, arrives in the game in the upcoming “Fire and Ice” update!
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  • 24 October 2022
Battle Pass vehicles: LCM(6)(F) "Zippo"
The “Zippo” river monitor with flamethrowers comes to the game as the main naval prize in the upcoming new Battle Pass season “Smell of Victory”!
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  • 21 October 2022
HMS Glorious: An Outrageous Warship Design
HMS Glorious is a WWI-era British battlecruiser purpose-built for an ambitious plan to defeat Germany through a naval invasion on its eastern flank. Despite the plan itself never materialising, the ships necessary for it did and thus captains will soon have the chance to take command of this highly unorthodox warship design, arriving in War Thunder as part of the next major update “Fire and Ice”!
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  • 20 October 2022
New locations: “Arctic” and “Rocky Canyon”
The “Fire and Ice” update brings two new locations to the game - both hot and ice cold! Meet the “Rocky Canyon” designed for aerial battles, and the giant “Arctic” location with two combat zones for mixed battles!
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  • 20 October 2022