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Battle Pass: Armour Breaking Ambusher

On the 26th of July, a brand new battle-pass season started in War Thunder — “Armour Breaking Ambusher”. By participating in the season, you’ll have the opportunity to earn three premium vehicles as well as a lot of other rewards, from boosters to unique camouflages and decorations.

The French naval CBT is over! Meet the new heavy cruiser; Dupleix

We’re pleased to announce the end of the closed beta testing of the French bluewater navy and present a new French Premium heavy cruiser to boost your first steps in the mastering of the French ships!

Following the Roadmap: refining landscape

This is one more step along the War Thunder roadmap and a lot of important steps across many locations of the game. Today, we are going to tell you about the improvements to locations within the game based on your feedback. Fixes of overshots, imbalanced positions, vulnerable respawn zones and other improvements which we promised in our big roadmap that we released in June.

The Shooting Range #366

You are watching The Shooting Range – a weekly show for all tankers, airmen and Captains in War Thunder.

Thunder Show: STONE STILL

Hi! Welcome to Thunder Show and the craziest moments of the past week. You might say, “Crazy again?” Well, you find new ways to surprise your enemies, allies, and us every time! Let’s get started!

Summer Extreme

Hot summer is the perfect time for extreme sports! Ride the wind using a wingsuit or a paraglider, conquer the waves on a board or a jet ski, explore the off-road wilderness on a bike or perform tricks on a skateboard — whichever you prefer, you’ll be able to show off your hobby in War Thunder thanks to new sets of thematic decals and decorations that you’ll be able to receive in the Summer Extreme event!

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Incredibly Fast Lightning Jet Fighter Temporarily Available for GE

On August 4th, 1954 the Lightning jet fighter, developed by English Electric, took to the skies for the first time. Outfitted with two vertically stacked Rolls-Royce Avon engines, it could reach a top speed of over Mach 2 and perform a sustained supersonic flight without using an afterburner. Due to its amazing speed and rate of climb pilots have described flying it as "being saddled to a skyrocket".

Challenger MBT: Tracked Fortress

In the 1980s, the outdated Chieftain MBT was superseded in the British Army by the more modern Challenger. The new MBT became the main tank that the British Armed forces used at the end of the century. In War Thunder, the vehicle proudly sits at the very top of the sixth rank in the ground vehicles part of the British tech tree.

It’s fixed! №79

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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T-69 II G and a decal to commemorate PLA Day

Each year China celebrates its army on the 1st of August. Today the People's Liberation Army is the largest in the world — over 2 million serve in it. As a part of UN missions, Chinese soldiers participated in peacekeeping missions across the entire world: from Lebanon and Sudan to Haiti and Mali.

Bots in War Thunder: what they are and how we plan to get rid of them

We’d like to address an issue that has become increasingly prevalent in our community: the issue of bots that some of you encounter during battles, primarily due to their unnatural behavior. There are also player accounts with strange stats that raise a few eyebrows. We feel it is essential to keep our community informed about the nature of these bots and our plans to combat them.

In Detail: Air event markers in Ground Arcade Battles

Greetings, fighters! We continue to work on making our game better in all aspects, and today we’d like to present a new article type: In Detail. It will include both player suggestions and our ideas that we’d like to elaborate upon and discuss with you.

The Shooting Range #365

You are watching The Shooting Range – a weekly show for all tankers, airmen and Captains in War Thunder.

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“Stroyny” and “Neustrashimy” for Golden Eagles

Destroyers “Stroyny” and “Neustrashimy” from the Soviet blue water research tree are available for purchase for Golden Eagles.

Thunder Show: ZSU-152-4

Hi! Welcome to Thunder Show and the most beautiful moments of the past week. Today we’re finally bringing battle to the fliers with their... majestic wings, strong engines, and amazing mobility. It’s time to stop! Let’s get to it!

Best Boom & Zoom Fighters

Boom & Zoom is a very popular playstyle in Air Battles that any pilot is bound to experience sooner or later. A lightning-quick dive, a few well-placed shots... and the enemy gets to rethink their life choices on the way to the ground. Today we’re going to talk about the best fighters for Boom & Zoom tactics and suggest some picks for both veterans and absolute beginners.

“Armour Breaking Ambusher”: Warbonds

The Warbond shop for the “Armour Breaking Ambusher” Battle Pass season will be open from 26th of July until 25th of October.

Following the Roadmap: Battle Pass available in Simulator Battles

We are continuing to tell you about the improvements that we are implementing based on the Roadmap we released in June. In this news, we’ll be talking about the changes that will allow Battle Pass tasks to be completed in Simulator Battles (SB).