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New decals in 1.51

With Update 1.51 we will introduce a great variety of new historical decals to War Thunder, which will allow you to decorate your vehicles with a piece of World War II or Korean War history. Good luck on the battlefield!

  • 27 June 2015
Hurricane Mk. IV and Mk. IIB

In this Devblog, we'll present to you two new models of the famous Hawker Hurricane, the British Hurricane Mk. IV with 40 mm Vickers cannons and the Soviet-modified Hurricane Mk.IIB!

  • 26 June 2015
Pz-35t & T-26-4

In this devblog post, we would like to show you two new vehicles from Rank I : Soviet T-26-4 and German Pz-35t.

  • 26 June 2015
M60

The American M60 main battle tank will be a new addition to the American armour tree at rank 5. It has a relatively powerful weapon – a 105 mm rifled cannon with a capacity of 57 shots.

  • 25 June 2015
SB2C-1c Helldiver and J2M5

In this devblog post, we would like to show you two new aircraft - American SB2C-1c and Japanese J2M5.

  • 25 June 2015
Leopard 1

In this devblog post, we would like to show you two a new vehicle on Rank V: the German Leopard 1.

  • 25 June 2015
T-34-100 and SuperHellcat

In this devblog post, we would like to show you two new vehicles from Rank IV : Soviet T-34-100 and American SuperHellcat.

  • 24 June 2015
Firebrand Mk.IV

Today we present the British carrier-based strike fighter Blackburn Firebrand Mk IV

  • 24 June 2015
New Battle Feature - Orders

In an upcoming update, we will make new Battle Trophies available in the game – Orders. Now any player in Arcade and Realistic battles can also become a commander.

  • 23 June 2015
Enduring Confrontation

Especially for those of you who have yearned for long and dynamic air battles, we are pleased to announce that we are developing a new game mode for update 1.51 "Cold Steel".

  • 23 June 2015
Neubaufahrzeug VI

In this Devblog, we present the German multi-turreted Neubaufahrzeug VI, as previously featured on our Social Media Marathon.

  • 22 June 2015
Location Finland

We introduce to you: War Thunder’s first winter tank location, to be available in game in an update soon!

  • 20 June 2015
Sector indicator

Coordination is extremely important in every battle - now you can inform your allies about enemies flanking friendly positions, or choose a priority target while not being limited to the capture of zones only. 

  • 16 June 2015
Dev Q&A compilation

Regularly, some of our development team interact with our community on the Official Forums. The players are invited to ask the team questions in regard to future development.

  • 12 June 2015
Expanded Matchmaking Mechanics - Quantitative Restriction System

In this Devblog, we want to present our plans to extend the rules of our matchmaking to further increase it’s effectiveness.

  • 10 June 2015
Dev Q&A compilation

Regularly, some of our development team interact with our community on the Official Forums. The players are invited to ask the team questions in regard to future development.

  • 15 May 2015
Penetration mechanic improvements

Since we are constantly working on increasing the accuracy and realism inside the game - an important aspect of the game mechanics as the calculation of armour penetration could not be ignored. Today we want to talk about the improvements and enhancements introduced in the calculation of the armour-piercing effect of projectiles.

  • 4 May 2015
SU-122-54 and J2M2

Today's review of the new vehicles of "Weapons of Victory" touches a soviet self-propelled gun SU-122-54, as well as the Japanese fighter J2M2.

  • 30 April 2015