By August 1940 the first phase of the Battle of Britain was drawing to a close as the Luftwaffe’s attempts to draw the RAF out with small scale attacks had failed to succeed. The second phase began on August 13th when Luftflotten 2,3 and 5 began a series of massive air attacks aimed at RAF air bases and the vital network of radar installations which provided them with the critical early warning of impeding attack. The Luftwaffe had at this time some 1100 fighters and 1300 bombers; opposing this the RAF had a mere 675 fighters.

“Summertime Madness!” is approaching its “golden finale”! The final phase of the global event will end with "Golden Battles". Participate in the “Golden Battles”  from 15th of August to 17th of August and earn up to one thousand Golden Eagles!

Multiple quizzes and giveaways await you on the first day of Gamescom 2014. Both the visitors of our Gamescom stand in Cologne and the War Thunder online players are welcome to participate!

The Messerschmitt Me 163 ‘Komet’ (English: Comet) was originally designed by Dr Alexander Lippsich, and was the result of a long line of experiments of tailless airplanes and gliders. Under the employment of Messerchmitt in 1939, he created the first working prototype, utilising a rocket engine in place of regular piston engines. However, it was not until 1941 that the Me 163 as we know it now emerged.

The strategic significance of the island of Malta could not be overstated: with war raging across North Africa, Malta gave the allies a vital base of operations for both air and maritime forces to strike at the supply convoys which kept axis forces in theatre alive. A series of convoys had kept a constant drip feed of personnel and supplies to the battered and besieged combatants of the valiant island as the defenders braved the might of both the Luftwaffe and the Italian Regia Aeronautica.

Gaijin Entertainment presents a new War Thunder CGI trailer - "Battle is on"! This feature conforms to our tradition of empowering music and wonderful story line.

August 14th marks both the independence of Pakistan as well as the birth of their air force. Having been founded in 1947, the PAF has a relatively short history among the air forces of the world.

Gaijin Entertainment, is proud to announce that War Thunder will support Project Morpheus, a prototype virtual reality (VR) system for PlayStation®4 in War Thunder. The launch date for this exciting update will be announced at a later time.

The early battles along the coast of Britain were merely an introduction, an Act 1. On August 13th Luftwaffe Reichsminister Göring let slip the full might of the Luftwaffe against a battered nation that many wondered would survive the onslaught.

Hello Players! We introduce episode 13 of the Top 5 Epic Plays of the Week!

On the 12th of August 1912, in the Russian Empire by the highest order of Nicholas II, the first aviation unit was formed, the first to create a new wing of the armed forces - The Imperial Air Force. The 12th of August became an official celebration day for the Russian Air Force, which was officially made so at the 1997 Russian Federation presidential edict “the establishment of Russian Air Force Day”.

The final week of the summertime madness begins! Complete the final tasks of “Summertime madness!” to get vehicles of ranks 3 and 4 of all the nations.

The American held island of Guam was taken by the Japanese only days after the attack on Pearl Harbour. This was mainly possible due to the fact it was not heavily fortified.  Being the largest of the Mariana Islands, Guam was held by the United States from 1898. Due to its strategic importance in the Pacific theatre it was only a matter of time before the United States would attempt to take it back.