On December the 17th, War Thunder will be starting a series of historical events, step by step, it will recreate the historical episodes of World War II. Historical Lineups, new scenarios and a description of each event will enable you to fully explore the possibility of a virtual reconstruction of a real battle in the sky and on the ground in War Thunder.

We present to you the winners of our current Christmas Skin Competition - week 2 winners.

Socially and financially exhausted by the disastrous First World War, the Austro-Hungarian Empire completely collapsed days before the end of “The War to End All Wars” on 11th November 1918. 

The moment you've all been waiting for is here! A big new update has come to our game, triumphantly escorted in by American ground vehicles. That's right, US tanks are the heroes of the 1.45 Steel Generals update: Sherman, Patton, Lee, Chaffee, Stuart, Walker.

Dear players! Steel Generals are on their way and eager to join battlefields of War Thunder in Update 1.45! For the first time in the project’s history we invite our players to take part in the most important stage of development: testing new vehicles in the same battles with the ones that were in the game before.

The War Thunder game servers will be closed down for scheduled maintenance on the 16th of December at 08.00 GMT they are likely to be down till at least 12:00 GMT.

The first large-scale racing championship, “Formula War Thunder”, has come to an end. We couldn't miss the opportunity to find out the secrets of such truly impressive results, and to have a chat with the player who was at the very core of this fierce battle for speed.

Born in Manchester on December 9th 1916, James Brian Tait came from a family of military tradition. As a Bomber pilot with the Royal Air Force he participated in 101 combat missions, including the attack of the German battleship 'Tirpitz'.

We present to you the winners of our current War Thunder Skin Competition - December week 2 winners (8th-14th December).

We present to you the winners of our current Video competition (1st-14th December)

We present to you the winners of our current War Thunder's Screenshot Competition (8th-14th December)

Our Gladiators international tournament reaches the final stage. This weekend you will see epic finals in the “Simulator Battles” division!

For next community video feature, we present to you highlight video of SB kills in War Thunder. This may please our hardcore SB fans! If you enjoyed the video, give Nighsaint1989 a thumbs up and leave a comment!

The Panzerkampfwagen VI "Tiger" Heavy Tank is one of the most famous tanks ever produced and, next to the M4 Sherman and the T-34, it has become unanimously associated with World War II. It's fearsome reputation amongst Allied tank crews has cemented it's place in history.