The War Thunder Holiday Marathon is on! Earn the rare premium Soviet fighter I-301 and US tank destroyer M8A1 by fulfilling tasks!

Professor Doctor Ferdinand Porsche is remembered as one of the pioneers in automotive engineering. However, what many people do not know, is that during the WW II Dr. Porsche was also trying to design tanks. While most of them did not leave the prototype stage, they were still fairly important thanks to innovative design philosophies.

In the 1930’s monoplanes were seen as the future of of aviation, yet this WW1 progeny, possibly the last biplane fighter designed for combat, was not going to let the future come unchallenged. Although it had only a brief operational career, it distinguished itself well.

Marders were liked for their reliability and firepower, and remained in service right until the end of war, even when they were substitued by fully enclosed designs such as Jagdpanzer 38(t) Hetzer. In total, from 1942 to 1944, 942 Marders III were made in the Böhmisch-Mährische Maschinenfabrik AG plant in Prague, and were used on all fronts, including the deserts of North Africa.

The history of Rhodesian Air Force started in 1935, when the air section of the 1st Battalion Rhodesia Regiment was formed in the British colony of Southern Rhodesia. Based at Belvedere airfield near Salisbury (present Harare), the newly born organisation accepted their first cadets which were then trained on de Havilland Tiger Moths

The fourth week of the WW2 Chronicles event series has begun, allowing the players to participate in the battles of Caucasus and Africa, the famous battles of the Pacific theatre and the battle of Stalingrad. Join the unique events involving ground vehicles and aircraft!

Smitten by military aviation, Chennault opted to remain with the US Army after the cessation of hostilities and the huge demobilization of the military. Specializing in the field of pursuit aviation – or fighters in modern terminology – Chennault became the Chief of the Pursuit Section at the Air Corps Tactical School.

We are happy to present a new episode of "Barrel Roll", our series of videos dedicated to War Thunder combat maneuvers and aircraft. In this episode, we present to you Meteor F.MK 3

We present to you the winners of our current War Thunder Skin Competition - December  winners.

We present to you the winners of our current War Thunder Skin Competition - December week 4 winners (22nd-31st December).

We present to you the winners of our current Video competition (15th-31st December)

We present to you the winners of our current War Thunder's Screenshot Competition  December.

We present to you the winners of our current War Thunder's Screenshot Competition (22nd-31st December)

We here at War Thunder are proud and happy to have such an active and creative community to support and enjoy the game with us. With our new Community Corner feature, we want to highlight some of the amazing masterpieces.

Operation Typhoon (or 'Taifun' in German) was the code-name for the German offensive of the Army Group Center against the Soviet Western, Reserve and Brjansk Armies with the ultimate goal to capture the Soviet capital, Moscow. 

At 0749 local time, Fuchida arrived over Pearl Harbor and gave the now famous signal ‘Tora, Tora, Tora,’ to the carrier Akagi: the attack had achieved complete surprise. The first wave had completed their devastating attack in some 20 minutes; after ordering them to return Fuchida remained in the overhead to supervise the second wave of the attack, consisting of a further 54 Kates, 78 Vals and 35 Zekes.

War Thunder and Igromania present a new series of “Video Tutorials” created for War Thunder. These will help players to improve their skills throughout the game.