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Fast & Dangerous: Best Sabres

Every period of fighter aircraft history has its own legends, and in the early jet era, the F-86 Sabre was one of the undisputed greats. Its popularity led to the creation of many different variants of the fighter, each of them pushing the jet even closer to perfection. Today we’re going to talk about the best of those Sabers available in War Thunder.

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The Dragon Box

The Dragon, a symbol of the New Year, has prepared a magical box for you that contains artifacts from the past. Items that were previously available in the Chronicles of World War II, Pages of History, World War Mode and May events, as well as from War Thunder’s birthdays are waiting for you in this box!

Fair Play: January 2024 and CAPTCHA

We’ve been fighting accounts that use bots for a long time, and we’re sure that active players have noticed the result as we’ve managed to significantly reduce the number of bots in all modes. We also continue to identify violators who use prohibited modifications, and today the number of blocked accounts is impressive.

It's fixed! №86

Hey everyone, in this article we’ll be talking about the bug fixes and improvements that we’ve been working on in the past 2 weeks — thanks as always for your bug reports!

The War Thunder Roadmap for Spring to Summer 2024

Hey everyone! We’ve finished processing your feedback and are ready to present the next Roadmap!

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The AMX-30 Super is Returning and is Here to Stay!

The French AMX-30 main battle tank entered service as early as 1966, but its first real combat test came on January 30th 1991 during the Gulf War. During the Battle of Khafji, Qatari AMX-30s fought Iraqi T-55s, destroying three enemy tanks and capturing four more with only the loss of two AMX-30s.

Pages of History (February): Through a Storm

In this month’s Pages of History, you’ll be at the center of events that took place in different theaters of war. Many important battles ranging from the end of World War II, as well as major battles in the Middle East: take part in battles with the vehicles corresponding to these historic battles and receive prizes.

The Shooting Range #391

You are watching The Shooting Range – a weekly show for all tankers, airmen and Captains in War Thunder.

Thunder Show: SHARK HUNT

Hi! Welcome to Thunder Show and the most hilarious moments of the past week. In this episode: a sure way out of a chase, some ferocious oldies, a shark migration... And something else! We don’t wanna show all of our cards right away, do we? Let’s get started!

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Australia Day: The Boomerang Mk.II Returns, Discounts and Earn a Koala Decal!

Good day mates. January 26th is Australia’s national day! This date coincides with the anniversary of the arrival of the First Fleet on the coast of the continent, which proclaimed these lands as the territory of the British Empire. This day is celebrated with concerts, festivals and awards for the year’s most outstanding Australians.

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Anniversary of lifting the Siege of Leningrad: Get the KV-2 (ZiS-6) and Earn a Decal & Decoration!

Following a successful offensive by Soviet troops in January 1944, the Soviets made it possible to push the Wehrmacht 70-100 km from Leningrad, ensuring a complete lifting of the blockade and safety from artillery strikes. On January 27th, the lifting of the siege of Leningrad was announced to the entire world, and in honor of this event, a celebratory fireworks display was held.

Call of the Dragon: Earn the Object 292!

It’s 2024 and a dragon is calling! We’re inviting you to celebrate the Year of the Dragon by participating in the Call of the Dragon event, starting February 1st, to earn yourself some sweet dragon related cosmetics and the unique Object 292 tank.

Call of the Dragon: Object 292

We’re taking a look at the main reward of the Call of the Dragon event, which is the Object 292, an experimental Soviet MBT based on the T-80 series tank that features a 152 mm smoothbore gun!

Panzerkampfwagen: Principal Weapon of Blitzkrieg

In September of 1939, Poland succumbed to German armored columns. It was the first time that Germany employed a combined arms surprise attack using a rapid, overwhelming force of armored formations supported by aircraft, and one of the main contributors to the success of that operation was the humble Panzer tank, the principal weapon of Blitzkrieg.

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Su-7BMK returns for the Anniversary of its maiden flight!

Soon after the Su-7 jet fighter was put into service, Soviet command instructed the Sukhoi design bureau to create a modification of this aircraft to be a fighter-bomber. At the same time, the USSR decided to completely abolish attack aircraft in favor of fighter-bomber aircraft. Entering service on January 24th 1961, the Su-7B became the first carrier of nuclear weapons.

Warbonds for the Airborne General Battle Pass!

We’re presenting an interesting range of items that are available for Warbonds and earned in the Battle Pass! There’s decals, decorations, camouflages, a brand-new stylish pinup, and six premium vehicles.

Introducing War Thunder’s New Event Cycle

We’ve got some news to share with you. From now on, we’ll be using a brand-new event cycle where events will start almost consecutively and will (wherever possible) be tied to real-life events.

Meet Airborne General, the 14th Season of the Battle Pass!

The M551 Sheridan light tank was named in honor of General Philip Sheridan, an American Civil War General. Equipped with a 76mm M32 cannon, this tank is the main reward of the 14th Battle Pass Season in War Thunder!