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Pvkv IV: the Last Effort
The Pvkv IV is the final design of a series of experimental Swedish tank destroyers, developed in the postwar period in an effort to equip the armed forces with modern fighting vehicles. Soon, the Pvkv IV will reinforce the early ranks of the Swedish ground forces tree with its arrival as part of the next major War Thunder update!
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MiG-15bis ISh returns for official service anniversary
Development of the MiG-15 jet fighter lasted throughout the entirety of 1947, while over half of 1948 was spent testing it. On August 23rd, 1948, two days before the official end of the tests, the MiG-15 officially entered service with the USSR Air Force. It prevailed against its competitor, the La-15, and became the most produced military jet aircraft in history.
  • 23 August 2023
MBT-2000: The Star of the East
Eastern exotics in War Thunder! Meet the MBT-2000 main battle tank designed in collaboration with China and Pakistan.
2S1: The Blast Blossom
The Soviet 2S1, comes to the game in the Sons of Attila update!
A Sound of Thunder! The Release of War Thunder Mobile
Commanders, get ready for battle: as we celebrate the recent global release of War Thunder Mobile! Fans of realistic tank, naval, and air battles can download the game for free on Android and iOS and join hundreds of thousands of players who participated in the open beta already.
The Shooting Range #368
You are watching The Shooting Range – a weekly show for all tankers, airmen and Captains in War Thunder.
  • 20 August 2023
Thunder Show: SWEDISH AMBUSH
Hi! Welcome to Thunder Show and the most booming moments of the past week. Sometimes you blow up your enemies, other times you’re the fireworks... And sometimes, both happen at once. Such are the random battles. Let’s get started!
  • 18 August 2023
Su-25: Return of Shturmoviks
The Su-25, a Soviet jet-powered CAS aircraft, was developed for roughly the same reasons as the American A-10 Thunderbolt II. After WW2, both superpowers came to the conclusion that there was no need for a dedicated ground attack aircraft anymore. After the harsh lessons of the Vietnam War, though, the US immediately revised their policy and started working on a new jet-powered attack aircraft.
  • 16 August 2023
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“Sky Dragons” decal and a UH-1C XM-30 for US Airborne Day
On August 16th, 1940, 48 volunteers from the US Army performed an official parachute drop for the first time. To commemorate this event, in 2002 August 16th was named the US National Airborne Day. Airborne forces played a big part of World War II: both in the Pacific and the European theaters. The XVIII Airborne Corps was created in 1942, in 1944 it participated in Operation Overlord, and today it remains as a rapid deployment force, earning the nickname "America's Contingency Corps."
Following the Roadmap: research helicopters with ground vehicles, marking spawn campers and more
We are continuing to improve War Thunder in a variety of ways based on your feedback, and have been making our way down the Roadmap. This time, we are introducing a number of new features that will improve clarity at spawn points while also deterring spawn campers, players who fall while capturing points will be rewarded if their allies finish the job, and helicopters can now be researched by playing ground vehicles - you can unlock them without leaving PvP battles!
It’s fixed! №80
In this digest we would like to tell you about our continuing work on improvements and fixes in the game. You can find information about all updates that have been released in War Thunder in the website special section.
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A Decal and Lanovski's P-47M-1-RE for Polish Armed Forces Day
On August 15th, 1920 the Polish forces delivered a crushing counterattack against the Red Army during the Battle for Warsaw. This decisive moment in the Soviet-Polish War is commemorated in Poland as the Armed Forces Day — with a military parade and placing wreaths on the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier.
The Shooting Range #367
You are watching The Shooting Range – a weekly show for all tankers, airmen and Captains in War Thunder.
  • 13 August 2023
Thunder Show: BOMB SHAKE
Hi! Welcome to Thunder Show and the most hilarious moments of the past week. This episode is all about achieving victory by any means available. Let’s get started!
  • 11 August 2023
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The Cuban MiG-17AS is back for GE and a Russian Air Force Decal
On August 12th, 1912 a document was signed that marked the beginning of the first air force of the Russian Empire. Later this date was used as the basis for holidays celebrating aviation: in the Soviet Union the Air Fleet Day has been celebrated on August 18th since 1931, in 1992 it was moved to the third Sunday of August, and since 2006 the Air Force Day is celebrated on August 12th.
Battle Pass: Armour Breaking Ambusher
On the 26th of July, a brand new battle-pass season started in War Thunder — “Armour Breaking Ambusher”. By participating in the season, you’ll have the opportunity to earn three premium vehicles as well as a lot of other rewards, from boosters to unique camouflages and decorations.
  • 9 August 2023
The French naval CBT is over! Meet the new heavy cruiser; Dupleix
We’re pleased to announce the end of the closed beta testing of the French bluewater navy and present a new French Premium heavy cruiser to boost your first steps in the mastering of the French ships!
Following the Roadmap: refining landscape
This is one more step along the War Thunder roadmap and a lot of important steps across many locations of the game. Today, we are going to tell you about the improvements to locations within the game based on your feedback. Fixes of overshots, imbalanced positions, vulnerable respawn zones and other improvements which we promised in our big roadmap that we released in June.