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Nashorn: the German ‘Rhinoceros’

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.

  • 25 February 2016
Tiger II Sla.16: the diesel-engined “King Tiger”

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.

  • 24 February 2016
Sea Venom FAW.20: Two-seat Jet-Fighter

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!

  • 24 February 2016
S.25 Sunderland: The Flying Hotel

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.

  • 22 February 2016
Ki-83: The Japanese Surprise

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?

  • 22 February 2016
FV4004 Conway: IS Hunter

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.

  • 22 February 2016
Frozen Pass

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

  • 20 February 2016
P-61: The American “Flying Tank”

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!

  • 20 February 2016
Conqueror Armour Investigation

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.

  • 19 February 2016
KV-1S: How’s the tank?

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.

  • 18 February 2016
Fw 189A-1 Uhu

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.

  • 16 February 2016
Falcon AA: Britain’s foremost anti-air gun

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.

  • 12 February 2016
Т-44-100: Maneuver and fire!

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

  • 10 February 2016
A Rare Bird - Do 335

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

  • 8 February 2016
Last Man Standing

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.

  • 27 January 2016
New Thermodynamics

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?

  • 26 January 2016
Battle tasks

In update 1.55 “Royal Armour” we introduced new game mechanics - Battle tasks, these individual tasks bring variety into the gameplay and prevent situations when all the players in a battle try to complete one certain tasks ignoring mission objectives needed for a victory.

  • 24 December 2015
War Thunder: Update 1.55 "Royal Armour"

The British are coming! Rumbling over the ridge - but they are definitely not dressed in red, olive drab is the duty colour for the incoming 1.55 "Royal Armour" update.

  • 15 December 2015