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Project 183 Bolshevik torpedo boat: Speed and Power

The large Project 183 Bolshevik torpedo boat became an essential vessel of this class for the USSR in the postwar years. We are proud to present this Ship on the battlefields at sea in War Thunder.

The Fairmile D motor torpedo boat: Dog Boat

We begin our acquaintance with the British naval forces with the famous early-series Fairmile model D motor torpedo boats.

Project 1124 Armored River Boat: Waterborne Katyusha

Meet the Soviet pioneer of sea battles in War Thunder – the Project 1124 Armored River Boat, with a rear-mounted Katyusha multiple rocket launcher.

PT-109: Kennedy's Torpedo Boat

Ahoy, future Captains of War Thunder! We begin our presentation of the U.S. Naval Tech tree with a truly legendary vessel - the famous Elco torpedo boat PT-109 of John F. Kennedy!

War Thunder Tournament Service tss.warthunder.com

We are pleased to present our new tournament service. The tournament service allows both solo players and squadron members to participate in a series of automated tournaments with a wide variety of conditions, vehicle sets and missions.

Squadron Battles

In War Thunder update 1.61, squadron battles will switch to a full-fledged seasonal system. Read the details in our Developer Diary.

Updated model of the He 111H-6 bomber

Excellent news for fans of German aviation: one of War Thunder’s old timers, the He 111H-6 bomber is receiving an updated model! In addition, we’ve fixed a range of bugs that were present in the old model.

M4A5: Canadian Cadet

Good news for all collectors and anyone who just loves unusual vehicles – very soon, the range of ‘rare’, but series-produced vehicles in War Thunder will receive a new addition: the M4A5 medium tank!

Crew Reinforcements

We're present you the latest War Thunder mechanic – Reinforcement. You will be able to draft a new crew member on the battlefield !

T-62 In Keeping With Tradition

The Soviet T-62 medium tank is one of the most exciting vehicles to arrive with War Thunder 1.61 "Road to Glory" Let’s meet this new top-tier Soviet medium tank!

Ki-100 A New Heart

We are pleased to present another new addition to War Thunder in the upcoming major update – the Japanese Kawasaki Ki-100, the most recent development of the Ki-61 line of military fighters.

M60A1: Facing the Enemy

Meet the new leader of the US medium tank branch - the M60A1. This tank will be added to the game very soon!

Sturmpanzer IV Brummbär – The High-Calibre Grouch

We are pleased to present a new German self-propelled gun - the long-awaited Brummbär, coming to hangars in the next major update in War Thunder.

P-47N - A Bolt from the Blue

A new addition is coming to War Thunder very soon: the first P-47 series N fighter to appear in the game, the most up to date version of all the series-produced Thunderbolt fighters. Meet the incredibly fast and powerful P-47N-15!

Visual changes in the bonuses and awards

Very soon we’re planning to redesign our visual display of rewards and accruing bonuses on them to make them easier to understand and to clarify the calculation method.

Optimisation of Matchmaking Rules

Matchmaking  is a core game mechanic which has many elements unknown to some players. Today we will explain further into the developments of our Matchmaking Process. 

Spitfire F Mk.IX

We’re continuing to improve our current vehicle models. Today we’ll tell you about some upgrades to the legendary Spitfire F Mk.IX.

Squad Functionality

We are constantly working on the improvement of in-game cooperation and teamwork, this time we are updating Squad functionality.