Victory in the Battle of Britain not only saved the United Kingdom from invasion, but also in the long-term saved Europe too. For the first time, Nazi Germany had been unable to impose its will on the rest of Europe through threat or military might, and it’s feared Luftwaffe had tasted defeated in battle.

A  few interesting facts and considerations that are often taken into account when designing naval aircraft. 

War Thunder presents new wallpapers  with Japanese aircraft.

The War Thunder community on Reddit recently reached 10 000 subscribers! 

The Spanish Civil War was a challenging test of Soviet and German technical preparedness for a major conflict. And it was in Spain where many future aces saw the challenges they were yet to face in upcoming battles

Take part in War Thunder Halloween art contest and win some  prizes!

The company was founded in Bremen, Germany  on the 24th October 1923 as Bremer Flugzeugbau AG by Heinrich Focke and Georg Wulf, not long after this, they formalized their association on the 1st of January, 1924 with the creation of Focke-Wulf Flugzeugbau AG. 

Pilots, the PC & PS4 War Thunder servers are off for maintenance

By the summer of 1944 the war in the Pacific had turned against the Japanese. A series of clashes with Allied forces had forced the Japanese military into a retreat, surrendering much of their early gains in theatre.

October 22nd is the anniversary of Tupolev Construction Bureau.

In the Pacific, Japanese forces considered it a disgrace to surrender; it would be letting down their families, country and their honour. Many chose instead to fight to the death.

And once again War Thunder presents Weekend Special - Sky Duels! This time it is  La's vs. FW's. Both La's and FW's were revolutionary aircraft of their time.

Schweinfurt was the location of most of the ball-bearing production in Nazi Germany at the onset of World War II, and was eventually devastated following a series of Allied strategic bombing raids. It was hoped that the destruction of the factories located in the city would cripple the production of new tanks and aircraft.

Pilots! We continue our section - Stories of Soviet Warriors by Artyom Drabkin. Today we would like to introduce the story of Lieutenant Vasily  Kanishchev, a fighter pilot.

 War Thunder would like to present you the story of the CG-trailer music creation. Exclusive interview with Lorenzo Scagnolari - composer and creative director of the recording studio and authour of the lyrics  and production manager - Francesco Libralone

The attack on Rosyth was launched on the 16^th of October, 1939, it was a significant moment in the war, where crucial lessons would be learned that would be used in the Battle of Britain.

15th (28th) of October is a birthday of soviet fighter ace - Arseny Vorozheikin, and 16th - Brendan Finucane, famous RAF wing commander and Spitfire ace.

One of the new tracks for War Thunder recorded for ground battles performed by Baltic Symphonic Orchestra. The soundtrack was recorded in June 2013, in St. - Petersburg