With one of the upcoming updates, the gigantic Japanese H8K2 flying boat is coming. American fighter pilots called this aircraft the toughest nut to crack – destroying it required the combined effort of several fighters at once.

A lot has been happening as War Thunder moves closer to the release of Update 1.57, featuring new vehicles, locations and many other improvements. Find out what has been recently revealed in our Developer's Diaries!

The Nashorn self-propelled gun is a variant of a mobile tank destroyer with a threatening 88 mm cannon – new to War Thunder 1.57.

We would like to present to you with one of the most brutal tanks in the War Thunder 1.57 Update — the premium “King Tiger“ equipped with a diesel engine.

The British Sea Venom FAW.20 carrier-based jet fighter will be another new addition in War Thunder 1.57. Meet the first two-seat Jet-fighter in the game!

4 engines, 8 crew members, sleeping quarters for a relief crew, three turrets, bombs, even spare propeller blades – all this easily fits on board the British S.25 Sunderland flying boat.

The Japanese heavy Ki-83 fighter, one of the heroes of the War Thunder 1.57 update, is capable of amazing things. What hides under the veneer of this twin-engine hulk?

The top-range British FV4004 Conway SPG, which was created to fight against Soviet IS-3 tanks, will be one of the new additions in War Thunder 1.57.

The 1.57 update will introduce a new location "Frozen Pass", inspired by the Alpine landscape.

Created as a night fighter, the American P-61 Black Widow found itself adopting many professions in the war – and it was always good at them. One of the most interesting American aircraft of the Second World War has arrived in War Thunder with Update 1.57!

As it turned out, publicly available information about the Conqueror’s armour is inaccurate. In War Thunder, we’re fixing that. Hear our story about the history of one tank’s armour.

The KV-1S is a modification of the Soviet KV-1 heavy tank, created with the purpose of improving on the speed characteristics of its predecessor. How did the “fitter version” of the KV-1 turn out? We’ll find out in War Thunder update 1.57.

Work is in full swing in our offices to develop War Thunder version 1.57. A key part of this update will be the Fw 189 A-1 "Uhu" light reconnaissance aircraft, nicknamed ‘Flying Eye’ by the Germans.

British forces finally have a worthy successor in their line of self-propelled anti-air cannons for high-ranking battles. Meet the British ‘Falcon’ in War Thunder version 1.57.

The favourite of thousands of players, the T-44 medium tank, now has a model with a 100mm D-10T cannon.

Meet the Do 335 "Pfeil" - an aircraft of unusual design with tandem-mounted engines, a true air monster!

In the future, having less than two concious crewmen in your ground vehicle doesn't necessarly mean that you are defeated. With this change, one man is enough to make a last stand.

We have completed our work on the basic physics that relate to the thermodynamics of aircraft engines. For those who prefer Realistic and Simulator modes, information about the new thermodynamics will be extremely useful. So what’s new?