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Thunder Show: DRIFT'S UP
Hi! Welcome to Thunder Show and the craziest moments of the past week. Today we’re going to feature a rolling shot, some ice skating, a nuclear bomb race... And more! Let’s get started!
  • 19 May 2023
Special
French National Sailor Day Decal and Discounts
The history of the French Navy goes back to the legendary Cardinal Richelieu, who saw the fleet go from humble beginnings to conquering faraway lands across the globe — from Canada to Madagascar. Today the French Navy is amongst one of the largest in the world, with over 180 vessels and 200 aircraft.
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US Armed Forces Day
In 1947, President Harry Truman unified various parts of the US Armed Forces under a single chain of command, and in 1950 he dedicated a day to commemorate them all — the third Saturday of May. Now the US Armed forces employ over 1.3 million people: they are the biggest and most advanced in the world.
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  • 19 May 2023
'LA ROYALE' Update Trailer
The next major update for War Thunder — 'La Royale'!
  • 18 May 2023
Retarded bombs
Hello! Today we will tell you about a new type of weapon that will appear in the game in the next major War Thunder update!
Tactics: Leopard 2: Model MBT
The German Leopard 2 is one of the most famous modern tanks. It’s known for its great armor, cutting edge technology, reliability, and ease of maintenance. You can find Leopard 2 tanks in War Thunder in the top tiers of the German and Swedish tech trees. Today we’d like to talk about the most efficient ways you can use them.
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  • 17 May 2023
CV 9030 FIN: Finnish Shooter
The Swedish CV 9030 FIN infantry fighting vehicle armed with a 30mm Bushmaster cannon was developed to export to Finland.
It’s fixed! №75
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.
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  • 17 May 2023
Object 435: Armored hammer
The Object 435 is a prototype tank, built under the program of the new Soviet medium tank to test the 115mm smoothbore cannon.
New Locations: “Franz Josef Land” with new fortification mechanics
The abandoned frozen waters of Franz Josef Land welcome our captains! Meet the first location with destructible fortifications!
Raketenautomat: double-barrel rocket launcher
An experimental rocket SPG with two 81mm launchers and an extreme fire rate is coming to the game as part of the upcoming War Thunder update.
The Shooting Range #354
You are watching The Shooting Range – a weekly show for all tankers, airmen and Captains in War Thunder.
  • 14 May 2023
Thunder Show: HEAR, HEAR!
Hi! Welcome to Thunder Show and the most insane moments of the past week. Today we’d like to talk about rush. Sometimes it pays off pretty well to be hasty, like when you’re capturing points. But sometimes it’s, well, not as helpful. Let’s get started!
  • 12 May 2023
Colbert heavy cruiser: The Contender
Meet the Suffren-class Colbert heavy cruiser! Being one of the first rank IV ships it can be equipped with two scout aircraft, wields good gunnery and has a total of 10 torpedoes!
New location: “Iberian Castle”
Our team is preparing new locations for the upcoming War Thunder update. Meet the "Iberian Castle", new location for mixed battles!
Book of Records: Naval Battles
We already covered the biggest, the baddest and the most extraordinary ground vehicles and aircraft in previous episodes of the Book of Records. Now it’s time to go to sea: today we’re talking about the record-breaking vessels of War Thunder!
  • 10 May 2023
Pr. 56K Braviy destroyer: the Missile Apprentice
Project 56K Braviy destroyer was the first Soviet experimental carrier of the surface-to-air naval missile.
Le Malin: the malign destroyer
The French large destroyer Le Malin of the Le Fantasque class was built to chase and hunt other destroyers.