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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
Special
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
Israeli Helicopters
In the upcoming Danger Zone update, Israeli helicopters come to War Thunder! A few words on history, initial line-up and the first look on the new to the game light attack helicopter MD 500 TOW.
  • 8 June 2022
Napalm comes to War Thunder!
In the Danger Zone update we are going to introduce a new type of weapon - incendiary air bombs! Details about napalm and its damage - inside!
  • 6 June 2022
The Shooting Range #305
You are watching The Shooting Range – a weekly show for all tankers, airmen and Captains in War Thunder.
  • 5 June 2022
Thunder Show: Insane Bombing!
Hi! Welcome to Thunder Show and the best moments of the past week. How do we sum up this episode? Maybe ‘You've got to see it to believe it’? We'll have a BMP-2, a couple of MiGs, a nuclear carrier, and even a master mortar sheller who got a plane by mistake. Let’s get started!
  • 3 June 2022
"D-Day" 2022 bundle -50%
On the 6th of June 1944, a date known as “D-Day” , the largest landing operation in history, Operation Neptune, took place. More than 150,000 Allied troops landed in Normandy on a mission to liberate Europe from German oppression.
  • 3 June 2022
ZTZ99A: Roaring Tiger
The ZTZ99A is the most modern variant of the Chinese ZTZ99 series of main battle tanks and also its most advanced iteration to date. Packing improved mobility and protection, the ZTZ99A will soon be arriving at the top of the Chinese tree as part of the “Danger Zone” Major Update!
  • 3 June 2022
Special
80th Anniversary of the Battle of Midway
This June marks the 80th Anniversary of the Battle of Midway, a turning point of the war in the Pacific during WWII. Japanese forces planned to catch the Americans by surprise, but the Japanese naval code was deciphered, and this allowed US troops to properly prepare and triumph in battle.
  • 3 June 2022