Gaijin Entertainment is pleased to announce that we are developing a new type of armoured vehicle to our military-historical online game War Thunder: The experimental model of the Soviet ST-1 tank.

We’ve added new [Ground Attack] missions for different country pairs and ranks to the rotation of Realistic Air Battles and, in addition, we’ve increased the number of possible locations for [Operation] missions for all available nations. We’ve also further improved the creation of sessions based on the available countries and vehicles of the players waiting in queue. As a result, matches and their locations will become much more varied!

Players have already fought over Berlin and brought down hundreds of thousands of aircraft in this location and now, intense ground battles will erupt in the centre of the city - at the Reichstag.

War Thunder game modes are constantly evolving, while offering players an interesting mix of missions, maps, vehicles and diversity of controls options. Today we going to discuss the changes that will occur in the Simulator and Realistic modes.

In this DevBlog we want to present to you an updated model of the La-5FN, as well as show a new anti-air vehicle - the M42 Duster.

In previous blogs, we have already discussed the introduction of different types of terrain into the game, where tracks or wheels will grip the surface differently, and hence the behavior of any vehicle in combat - its speed and maneuverability, is changed.

We would like to introduce another two new vehicles to you, these will be available in the upcoming update. This time we will focus on the appearance, as well as the name change of the A-20G-30 to the A-20G-25. In addition, we are presenting the 1949 model of the T-54 to our players

Bombers, for tankers, often appear as a sudden surprise, frequently there is not enough time to react. This particularly affects arcade battles where the mechanics of this mode are such that enemy aircraft will only appear when players select the air support event via the HUD.

We continue to talk about new vehicles, which will be available in the upcoming update. This time we looking at the B-57B-2 and T-28E.

We have plans to improve further the feedback on damage made to a players vehicle, giving you even more feedback on where and how that last shot affected the situation. We are also changing the Artillery system again in arcade to satisfy more of our players and improving the dynamic of the air support functionality.

Introducing the new "driver" mode! In this mode, your vehicle will be controlled by the driver, who will steer based on your commands and at the same time will attempt to develop the highest possible speed.

Today we would like to introduce the latest additions from the upcoming update. Meet the new IL-2 AM-38 which went into production in 1941, and we will also be looking at the Pz.Kpfw. VI Ausf. E Tiger.

We present to our community a feature that will add a wide variety of opportunities for players in War Thunder.

We know that some players are looking forward to the ability to be able to operate the canopy opening mechanism for aircraft cockpits in War Thunder. For these players, this is not just an interesting graphical feature, but also a real way to get the maximum view in situations where the ability to look out of the cockpit, remove parts of the canopy that are blocking the view or open the cockpit hatches can be a decisive final tool in the balance between success and failure in the game.

Ground battles occur at very large distances sometimes. On the battlefield, it is important not only to spot enemy movement, but also to be able to warn teammates about impending danger. This is why we are introducing a new view mode for ground forces battles - a view through binoculars!

We continue to work on existing maps for ground forces in War Thunder. Our goal is to both improve their overall appearance, and to add various areas of interest - such as additional shelter or places with tactical advantage over enemy forces. We present to you a selection of changes in existing maps:

Our team is constantly and actively working on both graphical improvements and the optimization of the game. Even if players have older systems, unsupported by many modern games, they are still able to play War Thunder, although on minimal settings. 

 Players may be familiar with the situation where during night battles it could be difficult to navigate using instruments alone because it was way too dark. This is why we are introducing the ability of enabling lighting for the entire cockpit for aircraft that had them in reality.