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Meet Major Update “Fire and Ice”!
New, Finnish branches for the Swedish tech tree - both Aircraft and Ground vehicles, including the Leopard 2A6! More than 50 new and updated vehicles with the long awaited American M1A2 SEP with the TUSK modification, SPAA ТОR-М1 missile and the iconic Fusō Japanese battleship! Apart from all this, two new locations: “Arctic” and “Rocky Canyon” and as always, a long list of bug fixes and smaller changes! Prepare yourself for the “Fire and Ice” update!
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  • 26 October 2022
2S38 - Fast and Angry
The new Russian 2S38 SPAAG armed with an automatic 57mm cannon comes to War Thunder as a light tank capable of countering both aerial and ground targets.
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  • 25 October 2022
Pages of History (November)
For the whole month, you will have 8 tasks available to you one by one. Completion of each task will award you with a trophy containing a reward, while completing all tasks will award you with a unique in-game player icon.
  • 25 October 2022
BT-42: From Tank to Tankhunter!
The BT-42 is a Finnish modification of the captured Soviet BT-7 tank, outfitted with a new turret housing a high-caliber howitzer. Soon, this highly anticipated and no less iconic Finnish tank will finally be making an appearance in War Thunder as it arrives in the Swedish ground forces tree as part of the “Fire and Ice” major update!
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  • 25 October 2022
Tank Versus #1
Please welcome the Tank Versus! Our newest, most dynamic, most genuine, most impressive, and the most awaited show about which tank is stronger. Today we’ll start with a fight between M1A2 Abrams and ZTZ99-III.
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  • 24 October 2022
Battle Pass: season “Smell of Victory”
New prizes await their future owners. The ninth season of Battle Pass, called “Smell of Victory”, is starting in War Thunder!
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  • 24 October 2022
Premium destroyer USS Frank Knox and economic changes to the USS Moffett
USS Frank Knox, a new Premium Gearing-class destroyer, arrives in the game in the upcoming “Fire and Ice” update!
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  • 24 October 2022
The Shooting Range #325
You are watching The Shooting Range – a weekly show for all tankers, airmen and Captains in War Thunder.
  • 23 October 2022
Thunder Show: Fine I'll do it myself!
Hi! Welcome to Thunder Show and the most beautiful moments of the past week. This episode’s main theme is hi-tech and innovations. Is it a must to employ the newest weaponry? Or are the old trusty tools more reliable? Let’s find out!
  • 21 October 2022
Battle Pass vehicles: LCM(6)(F) "Zippo"
The “Zippo” river monitor with flamethrowers comes to the game as the main naval prize in the upcoming new Battle Pass season “Smell of Victory”!
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  • 21 October 2022
HMS Glorious: An Outrageous Warship Design
HMS Glorious is a WWI-era British battlecruiser purpose-built for an ambitious plan to defeat Germany through a naval invasion on its eastern flank. Despite the plan itself never materialising, the ships necessary for it did and thus captains will soon have the chance to take command of this highly unorthodox warship design, arriving in War Thunder as part of the next major update “Fire and Ice”!
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  • 20 October 2022
New locations: “Arctic” and “Rocky Canyon”
The “Fire and Ice” update brings two new locations to the game - both hot and ice cold! Meet the “Rocky Canyon” designed for aerial battles, and the giant “Arctic” location with two combat zones for mixed battles!
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  • 20 October 2022
New authentic decals (available until November 22nd)
New rare decals await future owners! A Russian bear and Israeli bat, a Norwegian eagle and an American... whatever that beast is. You also have the opportunity to earn decals from previous sets: from imposing Japanese scorpion to South African boxing insect. As always, all nations and all vehicle types are represented here!
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  • 20 October 2022
Tactics: American Airborne and Amphibious Assault Vehicles
A highly mobile armed force is capable of all sorts of manoeuvres, including a rapid deployment of troops and vehicles to key areas of the battlefield. Today we’re talking about the most effective ways to use vehicles that were designed with this specific goal in mind – the American airborne and amphibious assault vehicles available in War Thunder.
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  • 19 October 2022
Battle Pass vehicles: A-1H Skyraider
Meet the main aircraft prize in the upcoming new Battle Pass season! A really huge payload and a very special piece of munitions onboard!
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  • 19 October 2022
TCM-20: Hail of Bullets
The TCM-20 is an Israeli SPAAG, developed on the basis of the M3 halftrack chassis commonly used by the IDF throughout the Cold War era. Coming to War Thunder as part of the next major update “Fire and Ice”, tankers may look forward to the arrival of the TCM-20 SPAAG to the starting rank of the Israeli ground forces tree!
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  • 19 October 2022
Pre-order: T-2 Early Pack
The Mitsubishi T-2 is a trainer jet fighter developed in Japan in the early 70s. Back in the mid-60s Japan investigated a new supersonic trainer aircraft to replace the obsolete sub-sonic Fuji T-1. In March 1968 the project took final shape, followed by the creation of the first prototype designated XT-2. Some of the prototypes were later brought up to production series standard. The aircraft was armed with a JM61A1 20mm rotary cannon, widely known as “Vulcan”.
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  • 18 October 2022
Battle Pass vehicles: Churchill Crocodile
In the upcoming War Thunder Battle Pass season we will introduce flamethrower vehicles to the game! Meet one of the most famous flamethrower tanks of WWII - the British Churchill Crocodile, a tank prize in the “Smell of Victory'' season!
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  • 18 October 2022