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Thunder Show: Unexpected Turn of Events
It's time for your weekly episode of the Thunder Show! Enjoy our selection of epic and humorous Community videos of the week.
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  • 12 March 2021
Trophies with a user-created “Ixwa Strike” camouflage
Unlock a unique trophy simply by playing the game! Activate your camo coupons, or sell them on the Market to get Gaijin Coins (GJN)!
Special: Climbing the Ranks: Italian MBTs
It's time to find out how to climb the ranks with Italian MBTs!
Improvements in the high-explosive action of ammunition
We have finalized and improved the system for simulating explosions and high-explosive impact for shells in armoured vehicles in the game.
OlySt CUP and Twitch Drops
Don’t miss the live streams in the competition which will be held simultaneously on 5 multi-language channels. Get prizes for watching the battles in the “OlySt CUP” tournament.
New packs and a unique bundle!
A unique discounted bundle and new packs are now available in the Gaijin Store, PlayStation™ Store and Microsoft Store.
  • 10 March 2021
Meet Major Update “Ixwa Strike”!
A new line of South African ground forces, the first Variable Swept Wing jet and over 30 new vehicles are joining the game! New location, tactical air-to-surface missiles and a pilot HUD along with new graphical effects, gunfire sounds for aircraft, and much more!
New features upcoming with the "Ixwa Strike" update
The “Ixwa Strike” update is on its way. Today we will tell you about some of the new features you may have missed.
MARS 15: Light Cavalry
The MARS 15 is an experimental French light tank developed in the late 1980s with the intention of being the modern successor to the popular AMX-13. Seasoned tankers in War Thunder will soon have the chance to command the speedy MARS 15, arriving to the top ranks of the French ground forces tree as part of the Ixwa Strike update!
F8U-2 Crusader: The Last of the Gunfighters
The F8U-2 Crusader is the best carrier-based gunfighter in the game and true legend of the US Navy!
The Shooting Range #242
You are watching The Shooting Range – a weekly show for all tankers, airmen and Captains in War Thunder.
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  • 7 March 2021
Thunder Show: Wrong Way
It's time for your weekly episode of the Thunder Show! Enjoy our selection of epic and humorous Community videos of the week.
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  • 5 March 2021
Head-Up Displays (HUD)
As we continue to implement the impressive capabilities of modern military equipment in War Thunder, today we would like to tell you about a further development of aircraft aiming and pilot assistance systems. The HUD - a device that is an integral part of any modern military aircraft, has now been implemented in War Thunder.
Happy International Women’s Day!
The 8th of March is a day where we all join in giving thanks for their attention and love. We join in congratulating and admiring all women around the world on International Women's Day.
  • 5 March 2021
Twitch Drops rewards for War Thunder and Enlisted this weekend!
On the occasion of the start of the Closed Beta Testing of Enlisted on PlayStation®5 and the introduction of the “Invasion of Normandy” campaign, we have prepared rewards for those playing Enlisted and War Thunder!
SARC Mk.VI: Elephant in the Bushes
The South African Reconnaissance Car (SARC) commonly known in Commonwealth service as the Marmon-Herrington were a series of armoured cars developed in South Africa during WWII and widely used by many nations even after the war. Soon, tankers in War Thunder will have the chance to command one of the later variants as it arrives in the British ground forces tree as part of the new South African subtree with the next major update!
Su-17M2 - the first swing-wing aircraft in War Thunder
We present to you a new type of aircraft in War Thunder - an aircraft with variable sweep wings! We are going to discuss the first such aircraft today, the Soviet Su-17M2 jet fighter-bomber that is going to appear in the game with the release of the next major update “Ixwa Strike”.
The Sabre Family
With the arrival of swept-wing aircraft, jets could push on to the next level… and one of the most well-known of those swept-wing fighters is the MiG-15… and the hero of this video, the legendary F-86 Sabre.