I glanced up to starboard and saw one of our Tsetses disintegrate after being hit by a single engine fighter. A second Mosquito was also shot down, but I didn’t see what happened. I was aware of some red stuff coming past us, so I started doing some violent evasive action...

Dear players! We introduce the second episode of Top 5 Epic Plays of the Week! 

Grigoriy Rechkalov was born on February the 9th 1920; he made his name as the most successful P-39 Airacobra pilot ever (with 50 victories) and one of the best Allied aces.

Dear participants of the Gladiators.WT 4x4 Tournament! We are very pleased about the course of the competition and the dedication that the teams show! Since it is the first War Thunder cybersports event for many, we would like the players to remember it and we have decided to greatly increase the prizes at stake. Now the total prize fund exceeds $28 000!

The Winter Games are here and we have prepared some events and specials for our players.

History remembers the Battle of Britain and the Dam Busters Raid as being amongst the most notable achievements of Britain’s Royal Air Force. But whilst the exploits of Fighter Command and Bomber Command have received a great deal of media attention, the equally vital role played by RAF Coastal Command is sadly often neglected.

We are glad to announce a Winter games  program in War Thunder. Video competitions and a unique sport themed Event will be waiting for you.

Pilots! We introduce a new tutorial and guide video series dedicated to helping players through the War Thunder world and guiding them along their way as they progress through the game with eNtaK as our host of the series! 

We will be launching an AMA (Ask Me Anything) session with Kirill Yudintsev, Gaijin Entertainment creative director and co-founder and other Dev team members on Reddit this Thursday at 20:00 GMT (12:00 PST).

Join the “Large calibers” event! Sky duels for aircraft with 37mm and larger calibers will be available from 11am GMT (3am PST) February 5th till 11am GMT (3am PST) February 6th!

Many mistakenly consider Hugo Junkers involved in the crimes of the Nazi regime. But in reality he was a socialist and a pacifist; Junkers did not have any scruples in directly opposing the German authorities at any time.

Sky Duels are back in action! This time our players will have a unique opportunity to obtain Soviet premium P-63A-10 Kingcobra.

Six months after the Munich Agreement, German troops marched into Czechoslovakia while Czechoslovak soldiers were ordered not to offer any resistance. Thousands of Czechoslovak soldiers left the country to fight Hitler in the ranks of French and British armed forces.

Participate in the “Bulge” event, available from 10am GMT (2am PST) January 29th to 10am GMT (2am PST) January 30th! The American forces have breached the German defenses and are rushing to reach Bastogne. Both sides are tired from the heavy fighting, but fresh tank corps, which can change the tide of battle, are on their way.

War Thunder commemorates one of the most heroic episodes in the history of the Fleet Air Arm and announces a new premium aircraft - the Royal Navy operated Avenger Mk.I

Pilots! Recently registration for international team duel tournament «Gladiators.WT 4x4» 2014 has finished. Totally over 310 applications have been submitted with 254 of them being teams participating in Realistic Battles division.

The P-38 displayed an impressive array of armament and outstanding maneuverability, earning the nickname “Fork Tailed Devil” due to its combat prowess against both air and ground targets.