Krysov’s first combat occurred on 27th July 1942, where his tank platoon was tasked to support infantry in an attempt to retake Hill 174.9 – a heavily fortified German outpost. Soon, they came under fire from well-concealed towed anti-tank guns.

The prices for premium accounts have been changed: The prices for purchasing the popular 30 days premium account as well as all longer premium accounts have been reduced, while the price for one day or one week of premium has been increased.

Welcome to our new Community Corner feature, where we highlight some of the amazing masterpieces created by our players. For our second community video feature, we present 'Wild Elephants', a War Thunder short movie by SquireFlyer.

From 21st to 24th November we will continue the "Formula War Thunder” competition. As in the first stage, the coming races will be judged by the best lap time.

You can now Download the War Thunder Linux client via Steam. You will need a Steam account of course but here are the system requirements for running it in Native Linux

In the near future, we will be introducing the starting line-up from our latest branch of ground forces. "Steel Generals" will bring many US machines into War Thunder.

Josef Priller was a German fighter ace of World War II and later commander of the JG 26 fighter squadron. In 1307 combat missions he claimed a total of 101 aerial victories.

The towns of Dubno, Lutsk, and Brody formed a triangle of the 4th,8th,9th,15th,19th, and 22nd Mechanized Corps of the Soviet Army commanded by Mikhail Petrovich Kirponos in the Ukraine was the most intense tank battle prior to Kursk.

‘Operation Uranus’ was a Soviet counter-offensive against the German attack on the city of Stalingrad. It led to the defeat of the German 6th Army and the capture of over 300.000 Axis soldiers.

The history of the Polish Air Force begins of the 11th of November 1918, when the country finally regained its independence after nearly 123 years of partitions.

Dear players we are happy to announce the winners of the facebook screenshot competition.

With the results of the each stage the 100 best pilots will receive the “Top Racer” title. The top three pilots from each stage will receive 3000, 2000 and 1000 Golden eagles respectively.In addition, the top three pilots will compete for super-prizes with the results of all four stages of Formula War Thunder!

In June 1942 the Grumman 'Iron Works' released the prototype of what would later become the F6F 'Hellcat'. As a sturdy and fast weapons platform, the new American fighter was a good match to the combat-hardened Japanese A6M Zero, which dominated the skies over the Pacific Theater up until now.

Dear players! There is always a place for bravery in our life. Deeds can be small, casual, and sometimes - significant and important. But there is a special kind of deeds: immortal. Deeds which will be recalled and admired in many years after.

Award-winning developer and publisher Gaijin Entertainment and the Central Museum of Armoured Vehicles in Kubinka, have announced a dual partnership to fully restore a World War 2 era Soviet T44 tank.

Recently War Thunder was presented at Paris Games Week 2014 show, and now we want to share some interviews and articles from this event

Under the Lend Lease Act, the United States provided much needed civil and military equipment to friendly states during World War II, like the United Kingdom, China and the Soviet Union. Started prior to the active US involvement in the war, the Lend Lease continued thorough the conflict.