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Developers about the M47
Vyacheslav BVV_d Bulannikov, game-designer For the 90 mm M36 cannon, we made a choice out of six (!) types of ammunition: armor-piercing, sub-caliber...
  • 25 January 2015
Developers about the M6A1
Vyacheslav BVV_d Bulannikov, game-designer The first relatively successful American experiment with a view to creating a heavy tank. The tank's under...
  • 24 January 2015
Developers about the Т32
Vyacheslav BVV_d Bulannikov, game-designer An American experiment to create a heavy tank able to effectively oppose the Tiger II. It has the thickest...
  • 23 January 2015
Revenue Share Program pays out $4000

The Revenue Share Partner System is a way for creative War Thunder players to earn real money by getting their custom content integrated as an official part of the game. Find out how the camouflages of our first five authors chosen for the Revenue Share system have performed in our short summary here.

  • 23 January 2015
The 761st Tank Battalion

At Camp Claiborne in April of 1941 the 761st was born and were deployed on October 10, 1944 on Omaha Beach in France. The 761st was part of the 5th Tank Group along with the 785th and the 784th, this was the first all African American Armored tank group.

  • 23 January 2015
New launcher option - 'Work-In-Progress' version

A new launcher option has been made available, allowing you to try out many client-side changes before they are made generally available through an update. Check in for details here!

  • 23 January 2015
Developers about the M4A3E2 76(W)
Vyacheslav BVV_d Bulannikov, game-designer A Jumbo which was transformed from an infantry support tank into a tank destroyer through a field modifica...
  • 22 January 2015
Hawker Typhoon Mk.Ia

The Ugly Duckling series has looked at a number of aircraft which are perhaps less popular than others in War Thunder, but has then gone on to detail how in real life these aircraft were actually very capable within their field. This month, we’re taking a different approach – an aircraft which is relatively popular within the game, but in real life fell far short of the mark…

  • 22 January 2015
Developers about the M19
Vyacheslav BVV_d Bulannikov, game-designer An anti-aircraft gun based on the elusive Chaffee. A quick vehicle with dangerous dual 40 mm automatic can...
  • 21 January 2015
ISU-152 «Zveroboy»

The ISU-152 was a Soviet heavy SPG built on top of an IS chassis and equipped with a ML-20S howitzer cannon. The powerful gun can have devastating effects on its enemies, but slow reload and limited maneuverability are serious drawbacks.

 

  • 21 January 2015
New Gun Scope for Ho.229 V3
Because of the fact that the real Ho.229 V3 never had a scope installed on it, we couldn’t define the precise position it should be mounted right from...
  • 21 January 2015
Developers about the M24
Vyacheslav BVV_d Bulannikov, game-designer Excellent armament for a light tank. When you play this tank, you can move around quickly, perform flankin...
  • 20 January 2015
PRC Air Force

Officially, the People’s Liberation Army Air Force of the People’s Republic of China was established on 11th November 1949. After the victory of the communists in the Civil War and the retreat of the Kuomintang to Formosa (Taiwan), the new government in Beijing knew the importance of air power in a modern battlefield.

  • 20 January 2015
New decals to be introduced in next major update

Here are four decals we didn't manage to introduce with articles because of holidays! Enjoy!

  • 20 January 2015
“You too can be a William Wordsworth!” - Results!

It's time to announce the best Poets of War Thunder! We read with great interest all your fantastic works of art, some of them were funny, some were moving, but all of them were great!

  • 19 January 2015
Press section update

We have updated Press section on our website with new articles. There you can find recent reviews of US ground forces, interviews with War Thunder developers, Top 100 Most Influential Video Game Studios by AnimationCareerReview.com with Gaijin Entertainment included and many other interesting materials.

  • 19 January 2015
Mariya Vasilyevna Oktyabrskaya

Mariya Vasilyevna Oktyabrskaya (Мария Васильевна Октябрьская) was the first female tank driver ever to have been awarded the title ‘Hero of The Soviet Union’.

  • 19 January 2015
Chronicles of World War II - Simulator Special

Join our special Simulator event as part of the Chronicles of World War II and experience massive air-and-land battles featuring 'join in progress'!

  • 19 January 2015