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Operation Bowery

With war waging across the sands of North Africa between the British and the Germans and Italians, the Mediterranean quickly became a vitally important theatre of war in its own right. The British had significant bases of operation at Gibraltar at the southern tip of the Iberian Peninsula, and Alexandria in Egypt. Between these two powerful bases lay the lonely island of Malta, a strategically vital stepping stone in the Mediterranean.

  • 15 May 2014
Birthday of the Master Designer - Claudius Dornier

Claude (Claudius) Honoré Desiré Dornier (May 14th, 1884 - December 5th, 1969) is one of aviation's greatest pioneers, his creations are still in use today.

  • 14 May 2014
DEV Server open from 15:30 GMT to 21:00 GMT

13th of May, from 15:30 GMT to 21:00 GMT - The DEV Server with patch 1.41.5.2 will be available

  • 13 May 2014
War Thunder Tutorial & Guide - Ammunition Belts & Ammo Types [Revised] - Learning The Game #7

War Thunder Tutorial & Guide - Ammunition Belts & Ammo Types [Revised] - Learning The Game #7

  • 13 May 2014
Portuguese Military Aviation centenary

The 14th of May 2014 marks an important event in the annals of Portuguese Aviation History, it is the centenary (100 years) of the date that Portuguese Military Aviation was created by the formation of the Aviação Militar

  • 13 May 2014
North American PBJ-1H
North American PBJ-1H - the naval version of the B-25 bomber will arrive in your hangars in the coming updates. The machine is menacingly armed with 8...
  • 11 May 2014
Flight of the Destroyer

The Bf-110 family of aircraft were the mainstay of the Luftwaffe night fighter squadrons.

  • 10 May 2014
MiG-3 mod. 34
In the next War Thunder major patch we added MiG-3 mod 34 with AM-35A engine and 20mm SHVAK cannons. ...
  • 9 May 2014
Bombs for Fairey Swordfish
In the next War Thunder major patch we added bomb pylons for Fairey Swordfish that will allow it to take 4 250 pound bombs. ...
  • 9 May 2014
Bataille de France (The Battle of France)

May 10th, 1940 , a historical date that marks the end of the famous ''Phoney war'' , ''Drôle de guerre’’ and ‘’Sitzkrieg'' (The Sitting War)  and the start of the ‘’Bataille de France’’.

  • 9 May 2014
Victory Day Celebrations

The War Thunder team wishes to congratulate you all with the incoming “Victory Day” and we have great pleasure in announcing the bonuses and discounts over the weekend.

  • 9 May 2014
May 10th - Golden Battles in Warthunder!

Celebrate the Victory Day in War Thunder! Participate in Golden battles!

  • 8 May 2014
Crew Lock
It’s a shame, but some players are ready to ditch their teammates when they feel their team is inferior to the opponents. For instance, if one or ...
  • 8 May 2014
War Thunder Takes to the Clouds Via OnLive

From Mobile to Connected TVs, War Thunder is Now Streaming To Even More Devices Thanks To OnLive® Game Service and CloudLift™

  • 8 May 2014
Special
The fall of the Philippines

General Wainwright, the senior field commander of the allied forces in the Philippines having spent the entire previous day in negotiations with Lt. Gen. Masaharu Homma signed the terms of surrender, these were a total unconditional surrender of all forces in the philippines.

  • 7 May 2014
The T-35 and Multi Turreted Control
Dear players, we are pleased to present to you a new feature of the Ground Forces in War Thunder. We are confident that turreted vehicles, with additi...
  • 7 May 2014
Spitfire Mk.XIVc
We are close to a major update, as usual our War Thunder players will appreciate the many new aircraft. Among them, the Spitfire Mk.XIVc! In early 194...
  • 6 May 2014
SPECIAL
Thunderstrike

A Rainy morning on May 6th, 1941. The manager and chief test pilot of Republic Aviation Corporation, Lowry Brabham taxied the Republic XP- 47B for a few runs he then picked up speed and took off into the sky... he could barely land it.

  • 6 May 2014