Serving primarily with the USMC during the Vietnam War, the M50 Ontos didn’t just earn a formidable reputation for looking scary, but also because of its deadly effectiveness in the precarious jungle environment of the Asian South East.

For us, War Thunder is a bit of a shooting range for 20th century combat vehicles, an opportunity to see machines from various nations and of different designs in one battle. Today we will try to answer the most common questions related to the newest addition - rank 6 ground vehicles!

In War Thunder’s “New Era” update, we introduce a new location for combined battles – the Fulda Gap

Developed from a need to counter a new weapon from the other side of the Iron Curtain, the MBT-70 and the KPz-70 were the result of a joint effort between engineers from West Germany and the United States that attempted to create a brand new, high-tech MBT design by combining their resources and experience.

We are happy to introduce some new features of the next major update 1.71 “New E.R.A” - composite and explosive reactive armour for the ground vehicles.

After undergoing modernization efforts in the ‘70s to prolong its service life, the upgraded M60A1 (RISE) became the final old school US MBT that would be fielded, before newer, more modern tank designs would make their appearance.

Developed in the early 1960s, the T-64 was the first tank in the world to feature composite armour protection and was, in many ways, a revolutionary design that would not only kick off development of the next generation of Soviet tanks, but would also announce the dawn of a new era of tank development.

Update 1.71 “New E.R.A.” means rank 6 armoured vehicles, reactive and composite armour, new aircraft and locations. Welcome to the new era!

The Waffenträger concept was conceived to combine German artillery tractors and SPGs into one vehicle type that would salvage precious resources.

It's time for another round of Questions and Answers! Click here for more information about the future plans.

Originally laid down in 1936, the Type 1936 class destroyer served the Kriegsmarine faithfully in the early stages of WW2. Now, the time has come for this battle-hardened German veteran to prove its worth once more in one of the upcoming naval testing sessions in War Thunder!

It's time for another round of Questions and Answers! Click here for more information about the future plans.