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Thunder Show: MausMarine
Welcome to Thunder Show and the most explosive moments of the past week. You know, it’s really important to know when you can exhale in battle—and when you need to show your best. Fortunately, every player today did a great job in this. Let’s get started!
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  • 2 June 2023
New effects in the La Royale update
La Royale is almost completed! Today we show some visual improvements and new mechanics that will make War Thunder look even better!
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D-Day: Event and Decal
On June 6th, 1944 over 150,000 Allied soldiers landed on the beaches of Normandy under heavy fire from German fortifications. Opening a second front in Western Europe was one of the most important events in World War II and led to the Allied victory in less than a year.
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Decal and Destroyer for Canadian Armed Forces Day
The first Sunday of June in Canada is dedicated to celebrating the country’s armed forces. Canada participated in both World Wars, and by 1945 it had the fourth largest air force and fifth largest navy in the world. Since then the Canadian Armed Forces have participated in numerous operations across the world — usually as a part of international coalitions.
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  • 2 June 2023
Battleship Lorraine: the last French dreadnought
Meet the Bretagne-class Lorraine battleship, the pinnacle of the French bluewater tech tree in the upcoming La Royale update!
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T129 is Back for the Turkish Air Force Day
The Air forces of the Ottoman Empire were founded on June 1st, 1911, and by the end of 1916 they commanded 90 aircraft. Mustafa Kemal Atatürk, the founder of the Turkish Republic, paid special attention to the Air Force of his country, and his adopted daughter Sabiha Gökçen became one of the first female pilots of military aircraft. Today the Turkish Air Force enlists over 50 thousand people and has over 500 aircraft.
Tactics: Wheeled Tanks of South Africa
The Republic of South Africa was one of the first countries to employ wheeled tanks. As it turns out, this configuration is just better suited for the vast expanses of South Africa than the conventional tracked one, and the good news is that there are quite a few wheeled tanks for you to try in War Thunder. Today we’ll share some tips on how to use these speedy vehicles to bring your team to victory!
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  • 31 May 2023
Missile Science: new physics with line-of-sight guidance missiles
We present details on the revised physics of guided missiles with line-of-sight guidance in the La Royale update.
Increasing the number of players in top ranked BR ground battles
Based on the feedback from the YouTube community and from content creators, as well as after analyzing the occupancy of players in sessions of specific ranks, we have decided to make changes to how the matchmaking works and will implement them in the near future (without additional announcements).
Freccia VBM: The Spike Thrower
The Freccia VBM is an Italian IFV with a rapid fire cannon and fire-and-forget anti-tank missiles Spike-MR. Meet the new top tier in ground battles in the upcoming La Royale update.
It’s fixed! №76
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.
Pz.Kpfw.38 (t) n.A.: The New Type
WWII era experimental light tank Pz.Kpfw.38 (t) n.A. featuring perfect mobility comes to the game in the La Royale update.
Analysing 15 thousand entries of your feedback from the Economy Survey
Ten days ago we asked you to share your key suggestions and complaints about the game in a special survey. As a result, we received 14,562 player submitted entries - many of them being very constructive. It is a very impressive number! Some submissions made a few pages of well organised bullet points. We are very grateful for such active support for the project and a desire to help us make War Thunder better! 
Pages of History (June)
In this month's Pages of History you'll find yourself in the center of events that happened at numerous battlefronts. Two of the more important Pacific battles, the landings in Normandy, and the beginning of Operation Barbarossa — participate in battles using the vehicles that were used in these historic events and receive prizes!
The Shooting Range #356
You are watching The Shooting Range – a weekly show for all tankers, airmen and Captains in War Thunder.
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  • 28 May 2023
DevTeam response to questions from the YouTube community and content creators
Content creators addressed us with their questions and feedback - we read and answer!
Thunder Show: CHEEKY SHOT
Hi! Welcome to Thunder Show and the most incredible moments of the past week. Today’s episode features a set of classic bragging moments. You know, those that you hear and go like: “Yeah, riiight...” Only, this time it all comes with video proof! Let’s get started!
  • 26 May 2023
Su-25T and the pre-order of the Su-39: Sergey Strikes Back!
Both researchable and Premium versions of the advanced Su-25 attack aircraft are to be added in the upcoming La Royale major update. Pre-order now to get special bonuses!