Even a cursory search through the War Thunder forums and status updates will identify a small number of aircraft which are highlighted for being amongst the most ineffectual in the game. One of the most commonly mentioned is the Polikarpov Po-2. But there are some aspects of real life combat which cannot be modeled in a computer game, and the Red Army Air Force was able to exploit some of these

The War Thunder Race Mode has just been released with Update 1.43. Join us this weekend to celebrate the launch and experience speed at a whole new level!

1.43 update is now being installed on the servers and we suggest that you familiarize yourself with the changes that will occur to War Thunder in the new update.

You battle in a 3D world modeled from real things, so why not go and see the real thing?  Or better yet step up and volunteer to help preserve these fragments of history and keep the legends alive!
 

In the fields near Moscow the first major defeat of the German army in World War II occurred after six months of intense fighting. In 9th of May 1945, after the Battle of Berlin, Germany signed the capitulation. To commemorate the heroism of all the participants of the Great Patriotic War, we dedicate our new video to them.

The War Thunder CDK user mission contest has come to an end - and we are happy to finally announce the winners!

From all the Air Forces around the world, the Egyptian Air Force is one of the youngest. It was formed in 1930 as the Egyptian Army Air Force, by a decree from king Fuad I

Dozens of creative players have participated in our War Thunder 'The Beast Inside You' Poster Contest - and now it is up to you to decide about the finalists!

100 years ago, Sergeant Joseph Frantz and Corporal Louis Quenault managed to achieve the honor of being the firsts aviators to shoot down an enemy aircraft with gunfire.

Overshadowed by the Ju-88, He-111, even He-177, the Do-217 was however the Luftwaffe’s most successful bomber carrying on average more tonnage to target, but its greatest threat was not the enemy fighters....
 

In the Federal Republic of Germany, the 3rd of October every year is celebrated as a national holiday, called the ‘Day of German Unity’, or ‘Tag der Deutschen Einheit’. To the country and its people it is a day to celebrate the fall of the Berlin Wall and the subsequent reunification of Germany a year later

On the 2nd October 1938 the new design from French aviation engineer Émile Dewoitine, designated the D.520, took off for it's first flight. Profit this weekend from a discount on the Dewoitine D.520 Starter Pack and unlock the unique Dewoitine D.521 through special missions! 

The name Boeing, known across the world, it’s a name with a rich and intriguing history, not just for the company that bears the name to day, but for the man that would inject the world of aviation with a vision of scale and innovation for the future

The beginnings of the Hungarian Air Force can be traced to the Austro-Hungarian Air Force. Hungarian aviators took part in the First World War, and pilots such as Ferenc Gräser, István Fejes and József Kiss became aces

 The aircraft was designed by the Boeing Corporation as a true strategic bombing platform. it’s endurance, altitude and payload was beyond any other aircraft of it’s day, and was truly a contender for the title of greatest bomber of World War 2