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A Discount on the MiG-15bis ISh for the Anniversary of its Adoption into Service!
The MiG-15 jet fighter was designed by the Mikoyan and Gurevich Design Bureau in the second half of the 1940s. The engine was based on the Rolls-Royce Nene, which was located in the tail section of the two-section fuselage. The MiG-15 was accepted into service by the Soviet Air Force on August 23rd, 1949 and was produced in the USSR, China, Poland and Czechoslovakia. In total, more than 17 thousand units of the MiG-15 and its variants were produced!
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  • 22 August 2025
Prinz Eugen is on a Discount to Celebrate its Launch Anniversary!
The German heavy cruiser Prinz Eugen was named after one of the most outstanding commanders of the 18th century, Eugene of Savoy. Prinz Eugen was launched on August 22nd, 1938 and actively took part in operations during the Second World War. One of its most famous moments was during Operation Cerberus, also known as the Channel Dash, where Prinz Eugen, Scharnhorst and Gneisenau sailed from western France through the English Channel all the way to Germany. Prinz Eugen was one of the few large German ships that remained intact until the end of the war.
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  • 22 August 2025
Rearrangements to the British Ground Forces Tree
Hey everyone! Today we wanted to go over some changes happening to the British ground forces tree soon.
Ram I: The Black Sheep
The first variant of the Ram will be making its way to the British ground forces tree to help reinforce the early ranks with some Canadian power!
Video Digest 18.08.2025
Welcome to the weekly digest of videos from our YouTube channel! Take a look at the M113 APC, the Soviet Mi-28 and the American AH-1W helicopter and learn about multi-barrel vehicles in War Thunder!
  • 18 August 2025
A Decal and Discount on the UH-1C XM-30 for U.S. Airborne Day!
National Airborne Day was established in 2002 to honor the first parachute landing of the United States Army on August 16th, 1940. American paratroopers received their baptism of fire in November 1942 on the North African front, and their contribution to the Allied victory on D-Day and in the Battle of the Bulge is difficult to overestimate.
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  • 15 August 2025
Lanovski’s P-47M-1-RE and a Decal for Polish Armed Forces Day!
On August 15th, Poland celebrates Armed Forces Day! During the Second World War, the Poles were the fourth largest within the Allies, behind the USSR, the USA and Great Britain. On the Eastern Front, they participated in the liberation of Belarus, Ukraine and Poland, as well as in the Battle of Berlin. As part of the Western forces, Polish formations fought for Tobruk and Monte Cassino, participated in the Battle of Britain and the Falaise Offensive.
The F-89D is Temporarily Available at a Discount on its First Flight Anniversary!
Northrop first flew the F-89 Scorpion all-weather interceptor on August 16th, 1948. It was the first jet aircraft designed primarily for the interceptor role, the first to carry air-to-air nuclear weapons — the AIR-2 Genie missile — and one of the first to be equipped with air-to-air missiles. The F-89 Scorpion remained in U.S. service until the late 1960s.
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  • 15 August 2025
Stream By Hercules: The Summer CUP Concludes!
The summer of 2025 brought us an incredible new competition! In collaboration with Stream By Hercules, we hosted a thrilling three-week event where one hundred Gaijin-partnered content creators clashed across different game modes for exclusive Stream By Hercules prizes.
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  • 14 August 2025
Community Update No.7: Talking About What’s Coming Soon!
It’s Community Update time! The summer is progressing and we have been working on the September major update. As always, today we’ll be talking about some upcoming content and we also have two free decals and a special pack for you. So sit back, grab your favourite snack and read on!
Publisher Spotlight Sale on Xbox
Xbox Players, Gear Up for Big Savings! Score 50% off on select packs from August 14-27 - secure it before it’s shot down.
  • 14 August 2025
War Thunder Comes to Game Pass — And With Gifts!
From today, the PC version of War Thunder is now available in the Microsoft Store! This allows War Thunder players on Xbox Series X/S and Xbox One to freely switch between the console and PC versions of the game, all while preserving their progress and purchases, provided they use the same Microsoft account.
  • 13 August 2025
Sky Guard: F-106A “Six Shooter”
The F-106A Delta Dart is a supersonic interceptor developed for the U.S. Air Force in the late 1950s as part of an effort to counter the growing threat of Soviet long-range bombers.
Video Digest 11.08.2025
How to use aircraft at sea, where your targets often have a solid AA defense? How to use the Soviet T-72 tank in battles? What’s most interesting about the Chinese tank destroyer WZ-141-1, the main prize of the current Battle Pass? What’s the story of the F-8 Crusader, the fighter that served for several decades? Check out our new video digest for answers.
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  • 11 August 2025
The Ki-96 Temporarily Returns on Shozo Kawasaki’s Birthday!
Shozo Kawasaki was born on August 10th, 1837 in Kagoshima, the city that our recent Naval Event is dedicated to. He was a businessman who worked closely with the Japanese government to establish trade with the Nansei Islands. After being on two ships that were shipwrecked, Kawasaki decided to modernize Japanese ships. He asked for help from fellow countryman Masayoshi Matsukata, who was then the Minster of Finance, and opened a shipyard in 1878. In 1896, the Kawasaki Company was established, and Matsukata’s son (then the Prime Minster of Japan) became its first director. In the 20th century, the company expanded its product range to include trains, cars, motorcycles and aircraft.
Monthly Decals for August!
Hello decal enjoyers! We’re happy to be back with some historical markings for you to unlock, five new and five from previous events. Quite a few inscriptions this time around, the previous monthly events had fewer of these so we’ve added some more for a bit of variety. We hope you give each nation a try and add the decals you like to your collection!
Special
The Explosive Watermelon!
One of the best fruits you can eat on a hot summer August day is a big, cold, juicy, sweet watermelon. It’s full of flavor! In War Thunder, the Explosive Watermelon is filled with rewards and you can buy it for Silver Lions!
Get the F-106A “Six Shooter” in the Sky Guard Event!
The F-106 supersonic interceptor entered service with the U.S. Air Force in 1959. This aircraft did not take part in combat operations in Vietnam, but the possibility of using it as air cover was considered. In view of this, in 1972 the fighter was modernized under the Six Shooter program, where it was equipped with an internal cannon, an optical sight and a transparent canopy. Closer to the 1980s, the U.S. Air Force switched to more modern fighters, causing the F-106s to be transferred to the National Guard, serving until 1988.