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Yugumo Class Destroyer

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!

Answers from developers

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World War: Start of the closed beta!

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

Fletcher Class Destroyer

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.

Latest Naval Q&A

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

Q&A for “World War” game mode

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

Closed testing of the new game mode “World War”

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

Answers from developers

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Fiat G.91R/1: The High-Speed Scout

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.

War Thunder on Mac supported by Metal

The version of our game for Apple computers will support Metal in the incoming update, this means that battles are going to look even better!

Piaggio P.108A: A Sailor’s Worst Nightmare

The “Artigliere” version is a prototype conversion of the P.108 bomber developed in 1943 with the purpose of allowing the aircraft to fulfill anti-ship duties. 

Update 1.69 "Regia Aeronautica" digest

Regia Aeronautica - one of the most "experienced" Air Forces will soon be represented in War Thunder!

PB4Y-2 Privateer: Pirate of the Skies

The PB4Y-2 Privateer is a heavy naval patrol bomber, a major redesign of the B-24 Liberator. A new tail,  new engines, more powerful and re-arranged defensive armament! Who could seriously question its pirate manners?

Macchi M.C.205 Veltro: Sicily’s Guardian Angel

Despite entering service late in the war, the Italian MC.205 “Veltro” found itself clashing in fierce combat with the most advanced allied aircraft over the skies of Italy - and holding it’s own. Meet one of the finest Italian fighter aircraft of the Second World War in War Thunder’s Update 1.69! 

A Whole New Kuban

We’ve made serious changes and improvements to the Kuban location, which should be familiar to all tank commanders. So what’s changed?

M60A2: The Starship

We are excited to present to you the M60A2 Starship - A Main Battle Tank based on the M60 chassis with good mobility, more than decent armour and great armament that was also used on the M551 Sheridan.

Breda Ba.65 K14: The Sharp-eyed Hawk

The Breda Ba.65 Nibbio is an Italian twin seater, multi-purpose aircraft designed to fulfill a wide variety of combat tasks. After being used extensively in combat in the Spanish Civil War and North Africa, the Ba.65 is now preparing to join the ranks of the Italian Air Force in War Thunder with Update 1.69 “Regia Aeronautica”!