On the 19th of July 1941, Hitler ordered a bombing raid on Moscow. This was meant to soften up the capital of the Soviet Union, and to reduce the morale of the defending troops for when the German army would eventually reach the city. However, the Soviet troops were prepared and expecting the bombers. The Germans were met with fire from countless AA guns and illuminated by over 300 searchlights. The Luftwaffe continued their campaign throughout 1941, but failed to achieve significant results.

Gaijin Entertainment has announced the Revenue Share program to support user created content created using the War Thunder CDK. Players receive an opportunity to earn real money while contributing to the game content - if vehicles, missions, locations or skins are implemented in War Thunder.

The battles for Guadalcanal starting from August 1942 were the beginning of the end of the Pacific War. The lessons and trials endured during Operation Watchtower would form the basis of the method in which the war in the Pacific would be conducted. The tragedies endured by Allied naval, air, and ground forces during this campaign lead to many lessons being learned by the their commanders while these same lessons were not taken on board by the Japanese high command.

Discounts in Playstation Store

From 6th August till 21st August Sony have special offert on Playstation Store for all War Thunder fans from Europe!

An armada of B-17’s is sent to a German airfield to once and for all put an end to the domination and constant victories of the latest German fighter - the Me.262. The interception of the bombers raised the cream of Germany’s pilots. The battle promised to be “hot”, the enemy "Flying Fortresses" were being covered by the infamous "Mustangs".

The long awaited mobile phone payment system is now available for a number of European countries!

While Japanese efforts to build an efficient jet engine started before the beginning of the war in the Pacific, the Nakajima Kikka was the first jet aircraft to start from Japanese soil on August 7th, 1945.

Artem Mikoyan was born in Armenia on the 5th of August 1905. He would later become one of the most celebrated Soviet aircraft designers together with his colleague, Mikhail Gurevich. MiG, the company prefix associated with many Soviet jet fighters, comes from the surnames of these two engineers.

Gamers are invited to visit Gaijin Entertainment this year at Gamescom in Cologne, Germany, August 13-17th to get a first-hand look at World War II combat in glorious virtual reality with War Thunder through the Oculus Rift VR system, as well as on-stage presentations of new features in the upcoming 1.43 update. 

Dear War Thunder players and community Members! Recently, we made a promise to you that we would take steps to improve the communication between the Gaijin staff and developers >>

On July 26th we held a gathering for players in Novi Sad, Serbia.

Formed by the Kuomintang Party in 1920, the Republic of China Air Force relied heavily on export aircraft in order to build up a substantial force. Initially the air force was used as a mere tool of local warlords.

Adolf Galland was a German Luftwaffe general who fought through the Second World War in Europe. As a flying ace, Galland scored a multitude of aerial victories on a variety of aircraft, including the pioneering jet fighter, the Me 262.