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Pages of History (August)
In this month's Pages of History you'll find yourself at the centre of events that happened at numerous battlefronts. Battle for Britain, Falaise Pocket, Invasion of Kuwait and Operation Barbarossa — participate in battles using the vehicles that were used in these historic events and receive prizes!
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  • 21 July 2023
Battle Pass vehicles: SPz 12-3
The German anti-tank IFV comes to the game as one of the main prizes in the upcoming Battle Pass season “Armour Breaking Ambusher”!
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T-2 Early Available again for the Anniversary of its First Flight
After World War II Japan was left without its own jet fighters and by the mid 60s it began work on a supersonic training jet. A prototype developed by the Mitsubishi corporation performed its maiden flight on July 20th, 1971, and on November 19th of the same year it became the first aircraft developed in Japan to break the speed of sound.
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  • 20 July 2023
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Hunter FGA.9 Celebrates the Anniversary of its First Flight
On July 20th, 1951, the Hawker Hunter jet fighter took to the skies for the first time. Thanks to its speed, reliability and easy maintenance it quickly became a favorite of pilots across the world: over 20 countries used Hunters, while Zimbabwe (formerly Rhodesia) still employs them in its air force today.
MBT-70: Tank from the future
By the mid 1950s, the USSR became a behemoth of tank construction. Countries of the socialist bloc operated tens of thousands of cheap and effective T-34s, T-54s and T-55s. As suggested by US Secretary of Defense Robert McNamara, the US entered into a special agreement with West Germany to launch a joint project to create a true tank of the future, known as the MBT-70 in the US and the KpZ-70 in Germany.
  • 19 July 2023
Battle Pass vehicles: MC 485
A German E-Boat, that was used as a commercial cargo vessel after the war ended, gets new life in service with the Marina Militare Italiana!
It’s fixed! №78
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.
Decals for purchase!
From 13:00 GMT on the 17th of July until 13:00 GMT on the 31st of July, make any purchase of any item on the Gaijin.Net Store for War Thunder and you will get a “Robot snail Left” decal and, for any additional different(*) purchase, a “Robot snail Right” decal.
  • 17 July 2023
The Shooting Range #363
You are watching The Shooting Range – a weekly show for all tankers, airmen and Captains in War Thunder.
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  • 16 July 2023
Thunder Show: EAGLE EYE
Hi! Welcome to Thunder Show and the most explosive moments of the past week. Today’s episode features a fresh steaming pile of delicious, original frags, straight from the oven! Let’s get started!
  • 14 July 2023
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A Decal and Two Aircraft for Bastille Day
On July 14th, 1789, Parisians stormed the Bastille — a prison fortress that became one of the symbols of French absolute monarchy. Since 1880 this date has been celebrated as the main national holiday in France, with an annual military parade held on Champs-Élysées, one of the oldest and largest in the entire world.
Book of Records: German Aircraft
The German tech tree is one of the largest in all of War Thunder. Germans started building aircraft at the very beginning of the 20th century, and their industry has a very rich and turbulent history. At one point, there was even a split into two major warring camps! Today, though, we are here to celebrate the best designs that Germany has to offer: the fastest, the most agile... and most historically important aircraft!
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  • 12 July 2023
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The Israeli A-4E is Back for the Anniversary of Its Maiden Flight
On July 12th, 1961 A-4E, a highly modernized version of the Douglas A-4 Skyhawk carrier-capable light attack aircraft, took to the skies for the first time. The A-4E boasts a new, more powerful engine, tactical air navigation system, strengthened airframe with additional weapon pylons, toss-bombing computer, and low-altitude bombing system. Around 500 units were produced, and their number one importer was Israel.
Combat Robots of Atomic Heart come to War Thunder!
As you know, combat robots from the Atomic Heart world are being tested on the battlefields of War Thunder. From July 11th to July 31st, unique robots created at Enterprise 3826 will meet in battle with armored vehicles and helicopters of the Cold War era from the USSR and USA in Test Facility 2271.
The Shooting Range #362
You are watching The Shooting Range – a weekly show for all tankers, airmen and Captains in War Thunder.
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  • 9 July 2023
Thunder Show: Down there
Hi! Welcome to Thunder Show and the most eye-popping moments of the past week. Today we’d like to talk about surprises. Whether those surprises are pleasant or nasty depends on what side of the sights you’re on. Let’s get started!
  • 7 July 2023
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A Decal and a 3D Decoration Commemorating 80 years from Operation Husky
Operation Husky, a large-scale landing of the Allies on Sicily, began on July 9th, 1943. After a month and a half of fighting, the Allies gained full control of the island, opening naval routes through the Mediterranean sea. Soon after, Benito Mussolini was removed from power, Italy reached a peace agreement with the Allies, and Germany was forced to weaken the Eastern front to take hold of Central Italy.
CV 90: Swedish Quality
Some Swedish vehicles of the Cold War era are pretty hard to assign to a specific class. People still argue whether the Strv 103 MBT should be considered an SPG or not, and the Strv 74 is sitting in a weird gray area between light and medium tanks. That said, the Stridsfordon 90 is clearly a standard Western IFV – and we mean it in the best way possible: Swedish engineers managed to create one of the best vehicles of its class and it can be considered the golden standard of modern IFVs in more ways than one.
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  • 6 July 2023