The 1.57 update will introduce a new location "Frozen Pass", inspired by the Alpine landscape.

Created as a night fighter, the American P-61 Black Widow found itself adopting many professions in the war – and it was always good at them. One of the most interesting American aircraft of the Second World War has arrived in War Thunder with Update 1.57!

As it turned out, publicly available information about the Conqueror’s armour is inaccurate. In War Thunder, we’re fixing that. Hear our story about the history of one tank’s armour.

The KV-1S is a modification of the Soviet KV-1 heavy tank, created with the purpose of improving on the speed characteristics of its predecessor. How did the “fitter version” of the KV-1 turn out? We’ll find out in War Thunder update 1.57.

Work is in full swing in our offices to develop War Thunder version 1.57. A key part of this update will be the Fw 189 A-1 "Uhu" light reconnaissance aircraft, nicknamed ‘Flying Eye’ by the Germans.

British forces finally have a worthy successor in their line of self-propelled anti-air cannons for high-ranking battles. Meet the British ‘Falcon’ in War Thunder version 1.57.

The favourite of thousands of players, the T-44 medium tank, now has a model with a 100mm D-10T cannon.

Meet the Do 335 "Pfeil" - an aircraft of unusual design with tandem-mounted engines, a true air monster!

In the future, having less than two concious crewmen in your ground vehicle doesn't necessarly mean that you are defeated. With this change, one man is enough to make a last stand.

We have completed our work on the basic physics that relate to the thermodynamics of aircraft engines. For those who prefer Realistic and Simulator modes, information about the new thermodynamics will be extremely useful. So what’s new?

In update 1.55 “Royal Armour” we introduced new game mechanics - Battle tasks, these individual tasks bring variety into the gameplay and prevent situations when all the players in a battle try to complete one certain tasks ignoring mission objectives needed for a victory.

The British are coming! Rumbling over the ridge - but they are definitely not dressed in red, olive drab is the duty colour for the incoming 1.55 "Royal Armour" update.

The second map that we plan to release very soon, along with El Alamein, Tunisia will allow our players to experience the new British vehicles in some of the locations they were best known for as Monty’s troops fought ferociously against Rommel’s finest. Some of the most iconic moments took place in the locations we are featuring. We hope you enjoy them.

Prepare to get sand between your toes, North Africa makes its much anticipated appearance in War Thunder, we hope you enjoy battling it out in the new maps as much as we did in designing them for you - and don’t forget, keep your hat on, only mad dogs and Englishmen go out in the midday sun!

Some British love for the defence from airborne attacks against your tea drinking colleagues on the ground. These two Crusader variants will have you downing the enemy and giving some ground based foes some grief.

The players have been asking us when the Mig-17 will be added to the game for several years. Now we can finally reveal this aircraft and tell you for sure that this plane will take its place as the top jet fighter of the USSR after the Mig-15bis.

You won't have long to wait now! British Ground vehicles will be appearing very soon to the sound of a kettle boiling, make the tea boys and girls.

Armoured cars are making their way to War Thunder! With the addition of the T17E2 and Armoured Car MK II SPAA, gameplay in War Thunder is set to become a whole lot more diverse!