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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
Tournament evolution

We are regularly launching tournament events in our game and our task is to make them available for everyone, so today we will discuss future innovations coming to this area of interest.

  • 29 April 2015
Tournament Events

We are preparing a nice addition for all our players who love competitive gaming. Tournament events will now be available in the game in which a skilled pilot or tanker can earn prizes immediately after their victories without any need to wait for the tournament to be over.

  • 29 April 2015
Updated Aircraft Damage Models

In this devblog post, we would like to discuss some of improvements to the aircraft damage model that await you in the upcoming updates. These changes will be gradually introduced into the game during the development process of this new system so that we can gather as much feedback as possible. 

  • 28 April 2015
Fairey Firefly F.Mk.I and F.Mk.V

Today we will talk about the Fairey Firefly. In the update there will be two options available for this aircraft, the F.Mk.I and F.Mk.V. Both are located at the third rank.

  • 27 April 2015
M2A2 / 4M GAZ-AAA / BF109B-1

We continue to present you the new vehicles of "Weapons of Victory." Today we'll show you a reserve light tank M2A2, the first anti-air vehicle for our soviet lineup 4m GAZ-AAA and a Bf.109B-1, which undoubtedly will be liked by fans of the German Air Force.

  • 25 April 2015
РСЗО T34 Sherman Calliope

In the “Weapons of Victory” major update, we will be introducing a unique new vehicle - a multiple artillery rocket system! We have been working on these types of machines for quite a while and the first one will be the premium Callioppe Sherman which will join the second rank of U.S. ground forces tree.

  • 25 April 2015
Seafire Mk.XVII & Hawker Sea Hurricane

In the upcoming "Weapons of Victory" update we are preparing a huge surprise for all fans of British aviation. The research tree will be be updated with many variants of carrier-based fighters. We will show you some of them.

  • 24 April 2015
Attacker FB.1 and M10 & M36 Slugger

Today we will introduce some of the new vehicles which will arrive in game with the "Weapons of Victory" update - The British FB.1 Attacker, the M10 self-propelled gun, the Wolverine & M36 Slugger

  • 24 April 2015
Planned Aircraft Structural Improvements

We continue to work on improvements to the aircraft damage model in War Thunder. One of the major improvements for it will be in the transition for the calculation of structural strength of the aircraft from the simplified system to a more detailed one.

  • 23 April 2015