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Operation W.I.N.T.E.R.
“W.I.N.T.E.R.” begins in War Thunder and with it comes new unique vehicles for every taste, sets of winter gears and other cool prizes with which it will be more fun to welcome 2022.
End of the year giveaway - week 1!
Participate in our giveaway, we got a G915 and Apache premium packs!
  • 10 December 2021
Wiki Review: Tu-1 - assaulter, large target interceptor
This is the familiar Tu-1, so it will not surprise you with its great manoeuvrability. But it will surprise ‘them’ with its maximum speed and heavy forward volley - one of the heaviest in the game!
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  • 9 December 2021
Kfir C.7: The Sharp-Clawed Lion Cub
The Kfir C.7 was an Israeli fighter-bomber, a descendant of the well-known French Mirage fighter and equipped with the powerful J79 turbojet engine.
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Attack on Nibeiwa
On December the 9th, 1940, a fortified Italian base held by the Maletti armored group and the Italian 10th Army, was captured by British and Indian forces. Attack on the Nibeiwa fortified camp marked the beginning of Operation Compass, which resulted in the failure of the Italian offensive in Egypt in 1940.
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  • 9 December 2021
Best Classic SPGs
Today we’re going to talk about the best SPGs of that WW2 period. No ATGMs, recoilless rifles or computerized fire control systems. Just some tough armour and powerful guns… the true classics of War Thunder. Let’s go!
  • 8 December 2021
Bandkanon 1C: The Nordic Doomsday Weapon
The Bandkanon 1 was an autoloading Swedish self-propelled artillery piece, developed in the late 1950’s on the basis of a previous experimental project. Soon, the menacing Bandkanon 1 will join the ranks of the Swedish ground forces tree in War Thunder, coming to the game as part of the next major update ‘Winged Lions’!
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  • 8 December 2021
New locations: "Israel" and the return of "Volokolamsk"
In the Winged Lions update, we plan to add several new locations, and now we will tell you about two of them!
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  • 8 December 2021
It’s fixed! №33
In this digest we would like to tell you about our continuing work on improvements and fixes in the game. You can find information about all updates that have been released in War Thunder on the website special section.
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  • 8 December 2021
2S3M : Hammer of the war god
The hallmark of late Soviet self-propelled artillery, the 2S3M Akatsiya SPG, arrives in the game with the upcoming Winged Lions update!
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  • 7 December 2021
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Attack on Pearl Harbor
80 years ago, on Sunday morning on the 7th of December 1941, Japanese aircraft struck the US Navy’s Pacific fleet at Pearl Harbor. Thus began WWII for the United States.
Avia S-199: A "knife" for Israel
These Czech Avia S-199 fighters became the aircraft with which Israeli pilots achieved their first aerial victories.
The way the wind blows
Today we would like to tell you about the new effects of the influence of wind in the game environment of War Thunder - smoke, fire, sparks and dust.
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  • 6 December 2021
The Shooting Range #281
You are watching The Shooting Range – a weekly show for all tankers, airmen and Captains in War Thunder.
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  • 5 December 2021
Thunder Show: Spinning Dive
Welcome to Thunder Show and the best moments of the past week! Today we're going to enjoy a tactical spinning dive, some record bombings, an unexpected double frag, and a few chords of "strange music". Let's go!
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  • 3 December 2021
The Battlecruiser Scharnhorst and shipboard reconnaissance aircraft
Together with the legendary German battlecruiser, we introduce player-controlled reconnaissance aircraft in War Thunder naval battles!
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80th Anniversary of the Battle of Moscow
December the 5th is a day of Military Glory in Russia. 80 years ago, the Soviet army began the counteroffensive along the entire front line near Moscow that became one of the turning points of the Second World War.
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  • 3 December 2021
Type 10: Making the good, better.
The long-awaited top-tier Japanese main battle tank arrives in War Thunder. Meet the Type 10!