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KV-1B
A Unique premium tank, the KV-1B (Finnish designation) will be added in one of the future updates in War Thunder. It is a model of the heavy tank KV-1...
  • 29 May 2014
Hs.129B-2 (Premium)
In one of the patches in the near future in War Thunder,the new premium aircraft for Germany is the German Hs.129B-2 c with Romanian identification ma...
  • 27 May 2014
M4-748 “Sherman” – Armour Changes: Part 2
Dear players! Unfortunately mistakes are inevitable in such a complex task as recreating characteristics and performance of the war machines. We are ...
  • 22 May 2014
M4-748 "Sherman" - Armour Changes
Hello War Thunder tankers! We have discovered a series of errors in the armour equipment of our M4-748 (a) Sherman tank. Now we have found addition...
  • 21 May 2014
Ground Forces
Today, May 15th, War Thunder Ground Forces go into Open Beta thus becoming available for everyone to play. The tank part of the game is still consider...
  • 15 May 2014
North American PBJ-1H
North American PBJ-1H - the naval version of the B-25 bomber will arrive in your hangars in the coming updates. The machine is menacingly armed with 8...
  • 11 May 2014
MiG-3 mod. 34
In the next War Thunder major patch we added MiG-3 mod 34 with AM-35A engine and 20mm SHVAK cannons. ...
  • 9 May 2014
Bombs for Fairey Swordfish
In the next War Thunder major patch we added bomb pylons for Fairey Swordfish that will allow it to take 4 250 pound bombs. ...
  • 9 May 2014
Crew Lock
It’s a shame, but some players are ready to ditch their teammates when they feel their team is inferior to the opponents. For instance, if one or ...
  • 8 May 2014
The T-35 and Multi Turreted Control
Dear players, we are pleased to present to you a new feature of the Ground Forces in War Thunder. We are confident that turreted vehicles, with additi...
  • 7 May 2014
Spitfire Mk.XIVc
We are close to a major update, as usual our War Thunder players will appreciate the many new aircraft. Among them, the Spitfire Mk.XIVc! In early 194...
  • 6 May 2014
Horten H.IX (Ho.229)
The Horten Ho IX (also called Gotha Go 229) was an experimental German jet aircraft powerd by two Junkers Jumo 109-004B turbojet engines, with a nomin...
  • 1 May 2014
Ki-45 cockpit
We have finalized the Ki-45 heavy fighter cockpit. You can compare the results of our artists’ and modellers’ work to the reference historical picture...
  • 25 April 2014
Squadron Battles
Squadron events (will be named squadron battles in the future) - is a special mode, where only squadrons are permitted to fight. They take place in 8 ...
  • 19 April 2014
Aircraft - work in progress
Spitfire Mk.XVIIIе Hawker Sea Fury We would like to share with you some (not all!) of the aircraft we are working on for the upcoming update...
  • 18 April 2014
Battle Rating for Arcade Matchmaking Explained (1.39)
In patch 1.39 , we adjusted the principles behind the arcade battles matchmaker. Previously, the balance was calculated based on the combat rating of ...
  • 17 April 2014
Progression system 1.39
Hello everyone! Among the changes that War Thunder Update 1.39 will bring are the progression system changes. Unlike Update 1.37, we didn’t rework ...
  • 9 April 2014
Developers' Diaries: 1.39
Some of the features listed below might not be introduced in update 1.39 - it a list of what is currently in the development. If we are not able to fi...
  • 6 March 2014