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British Armed Forces Day!
On June 26th, 1857, the first Victoria Crosses, the highest military awards in the British honours system, were awarded to veterans of the Crimean War by Queen Victoria herself. Since 2006 the United Kingdom has celebrated its soldiers on the last Saturday of June.
  • 24 June 2022
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Bundeswehr Day!
In June of 1955, West Germany founded its Ministry of Defense that began working on rebuilding the country’s armed forces. The new army received a new name: instead of “Wehrmacht” it was called “Bundeswehr”.
  • 24 June 2022
Wheeled tanks of France
In the early 1930s the French military decided to support the development of a new reconnaissance armoured car for the French Cavalry. They wanted a 4x4 vehicle with a 20mm gun that could reach the speed of 70 kph and have a weight of around four tonnes
  • 22 June 2022
Summer Sale!
Discounted customizable bundles!
  • 22 June 2022
It’s fixed! №53
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.
  • 22 June 2022
The Shooting Range #307
You are watching The Shooting Range – a weekly show for all tankers, airmen and Captains in War Thunder.
  • 19 June 2022
Thunder Show: Bomb Kick
Hi! Welcome to Thunder Show and the freshest moments of the past week. Today we’re going to have a bunch of true unstoppables showing their skill: a heavy Pe-8, an experimental American light tank, a South African ATGM carrier, a Panther, and even an Su-7 with a nuke. You’d think “what else can you do with a nuke?” Well, you’ll see! Let’s get started!
  • 17 June 2022
New authentic decals (available until July 19th)
Introducing a new set of rare decals for your vehicles! This time the heraldry of military forces of the nations familiar to War Thunder players is complemented by the emblems of the Argentinian Air Force and South African tankers - not very common guests in our digests.
  • 17 June 2022
Trophies with user-created “Danger Zone” camouflages
40 new camouflages from content creators on the Live.WT portal arrive in the game with the user content support program.
  • 17 June 2022
New Premium jets: Lightning F.53 and Ariete
Meet two very unusual Premium jets from the upcoming Danger Zone update: The Saudi Lightning F.53 with fancy rocket pods, and the Italian Ariete - a light twin engined jet fighter based on Sagittario 2.
  • 15 June 2022
Meet Major Update “Danger Zone”!
The long awaited F-14A Tomcat, an Israeli helicopter tech tree, the first Chinese helicopter and a new type of bomb - with napalm! Two brand new locations, updated Sun City map, dozens of new vehicles and few updated models for old legends. Additionally the highly anticipated rewind functionality for replays and a long list of bug fixes and new features awaits you! Join us with a ride into the "Danger Zone" Update!
  • 15 June 2022
Replay rewind
The ‘Danger Zone’ update brings the long-anticipated rewind in replays! Read our DevBlog about the new feature and how it works in War Thunder.
  • 14 June 2022
The Shooting Range #306
You are watching The Shooting Range – a weekly show for all tankers, airmen and Captains in War Thunder.
  • 12 June 2022
Helicopters of China: Z-19E
The Harbin Z-19E light attack helicopter will be the first Chinese helicopter available for all War Thunder players!
  • 10 June 2022
Thunder Show: Savage Dive Drop
Hi! Welcome to Thunder Show where we showcase the most interesting, odd, and fun things that our players send to us. Today’s episode may be titled in a straightforward way: “What on Earth was that?!” Get ready to be surprised by a fierce Mi-24, a ZiS-30 SPG, two guests from the past, and an unlucky Jaguar with a nuke. Let’s get started!
  • 10 June 2022
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Italian Navy Day
On the 10th of June, 1918 the Italian Navy sank the Austro-Hungarian dreadnought SMS “Szent István” during its first major voyage. In honor of this, the 10th of June in Italy is celebrated as Navy Day.
  • 10 June 2022
BTR-ZD: Gun Savvy
The BTR-ZD is a light Soviet self-propelled anti-aircraft unit, developed as a makeshift solution based on the design of the BTR-D airborne APC. Coming soon as part of the next major War Thunder update, Danger Zone, the BTR-ZD will join the battle and provide capable air defense for the mid rank units of the Soviet ground forces tree!
  • 9 June 2022
Climbing the Ranks: Israeli Aircraft
Last time we told you about Israeli armour that made it into the game with Update ‘Wind of Change’. In this episode, let’s talk about Israeli aircraft!
  • 8 June 2022