Developed from a need to counter a new weapon from the other side of the Iron Curtain, the MBT-70 and the KPz-70 were the result of a joint effort between engineers from West Germany and the United States that attempted to create a brand new, high-tech MBT design by combining their resources and experience.

After undergoing modernization efforts in the ‘70s to prolong its service life, the upgraded M60A1 (RISE) became the final old school US MBT that would be fielded, before newer, more modern tank designs would make their appearance.

Developed in the early 1960s, the T-64 was the first tank in the world to feature composite armour protection and was, in many ways, a revolutionary design that would not only kick off development of the next generation of Soviet tanks, but would also announce the dawn of a new era of tank development.

Update 1.71 “New E.R.A.” means rank 6 armoured vehicles, reactive and composite armour, new aircraft and locations. Welcome to the new era!

The Waffenträger concept was conceived to combine German artillery tractors and SPGs into one vehicle type that would salvage precious resources.

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Originally laid down in 1936, the Type 1936 class destroyer served the Kriegsmarine faithfully in the early stages of WW2. Now, the time has come for this battle-hardened German veteran to prove its worth once more in one of the upcoming naval testing sessions in War Thunder!

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Captains, a brand new vessel is being launched from the drydock to join the ranks of the Imperial Japanese Navy - the Yūgumo class destroyer is making its way to the naval battlefields of War Thunder in one of the upcoming test sessions!

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Squadrons begin their glorious journey in the all-new gaming mode - World War! Closed beta testing launches tomorrow, read more for details.

Introduced in the early 1940s and serving well after WW2 with other nations, few ships ever managed to gain such an iconic status during their operational service as the US Fletcher class destroyer.

Not so long ago we talked about how the development of the War Thunder fleet was proceeding. Today we present new developer answers.

More information regarding the planned “World War” game mode!

Commanders, officers and other Squadron members, attention! In the nearest future we plan to run a closed test for the “World War” mode.

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The G.91R is the reconnaissance version of a light Italian jet-powered attack aircraft that was designed by the standards set by the newly formed NATO in the early 1950s.