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Steam News7 August 202511mo ago

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!

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changedOne 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!
addedWhat’s in the Explosive Watermelon?The “Explosive Watermelon” contains vehicles and camouflages, decals and decorations, player icons from previous summer events and events from the new cycle from June to August inclusive, as well as useful consumable items: boosters, universal backups, wagers and orders. Some items from past events are appearing as coupons for the first time, and you’ll be able to trade them on the Market!
changedWhat’s in the Explosive Watermelon?[hr] All items are immediately credited to your account, but there’s a chance of receiving some of them in the form of a coupon, unless otherwise stated.
changedVehicles (will be immediately activated on the account or in the form of coupons):— the chances of receiving IS-7 are far lower than the other vehicles and are around 0,001%
changedVehicles (will be immediately activated on the account or in the form of coupons):All vehicles will be immediately credited to the account but there is a chance to get it in form of a coupon unless otherwise specified.

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!

The “Explosive Watermelon” can be purchased from the in-game Item Shop for Silver Lions from August 7th (11:00 GMT) until September 3rd (11:00 GMT).

It doesn’t require a key and can only be purchased by players who have bought at least one researchable vehicle at Rank II or higher on their account.

What’s in the Explosive Watermelon?

The “Explosive Watermelon” contains vehicles and camouflages, decals and decorations, player icons from previous summer events and events from the new cycle from June to August inclusive, as well as useful consumable items: boosters, universal backups, wagers and orders. Some items from past events are appearing as coupons for the first time, and you’ll be able to trade them on the Market!

The Explosive Watermelon costs 60,000 Silver Lions.

Explosive Watermelon

On September 3rd (11:00 GMT), all Explosive Watermelons will disappear from your inventory, so be sure to open them before then!

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[hr] All items are immediately credited to your account, but there’s a chance of receiving some of them in the form of a coupon, unless otherwise stated.

Full list of items in the Explosive Watermelon (open spoiler) [expand type="details"]

Vehicles (will be immediately activated on the account or in the form of coupons):

  • F-14A IRIAF

  • Alcione

  • Churchill AVRE Petard

  • Pz.Sp.Wg.P204(f) KwK (immediately activated on the account only)

  • CT-CV 105HP

  • Su-25BM

  • HMS Renown

  • Zrinyi I (immediately activated on the account only)

  • F4D-1

  • Leopard 2AV

  • IJN Haruna

  • Buccaneer S.1

  • VL Myrsky II (immediately activated on the account only)

  • BMD-4

  • Ka-Chi (immediately activated on the account only)

  • RN Aviere (immediately activated on the account only)

  • Bussard

  • F11F-1

  • Ar 196 A-3 (immediately activated on the account only)

  • C2A1

  • Ikv 73 (immediately activated on the account only)

  • Maxim Gorky

  • Freccia P-493 (immediately activated on the account only)

  • BT-7A (F-32)

  • HMS Spey

  • Bf 110 C-6

  • AUBL/74 HVG

  • IJN Yuudachi

  • P-59A

  • FJ-4B VMF-232

  • Martlet Mk IV (Britain)

  • Sd.Kfz.234/3

  • IS-7 *

  • Т-34E

  • P-43A-1

  • Ki-94-II

  • Sd.Kfz.234/4

  • Phòng không T-34 (USSR) (immediately activated on the account only)

  • F7F-3

  • Fw 189 A-1

  • KV-220

  • Grant I

  • P-63A-10 (USSR) (immediately activated on the account only)

  • KV-IB (Germany)

* — the chances of receiving IS-7 are far lower than the other vehicles and are around 0,001%

All vehicles will be immediately credited to the account but there is a chance to get it in form of a coupon unless otherwise specified.

Camouflages (coupons only):

  • F-14A IRIAF: Experimental camouflage (first time as a coupon)

  • CT-CV 105HP: Demonstration camouflage

  • Su-25BM: Digital camouflage

  • HMS Renown: Tricolor geometric camouflage

  • F4D-1: "Blue Nemesis" camouflage

  • Leopard 2AV: Bundeswehr сamouflage

  • IJN Haruna: Deforming camouflage

  • Buccaneer S.1: "736 NAS" camouflage

  • BMD-4: Deforming tricolor desert camouflage

  • Bussard: Deforming camouflage

  • F11F-1: "Blue Angels" camouflage

  • C2A1: Royal Canadian Regiment camouflage

  • Maxim Gorky: Deforming camouflage

  • BT-7A (F-32): Bicolor summer camouflage

  • HMS Spey: Deforming camouflage

  • Bf 110 C-6: Bicolor camouflage

  • AUBL/74 HVG: Tricolor summer camouflage

  • IJN Yuudachi: Deforming bicolor camouflage

  • P-59A: Standard olive-green camouflage

  • FJ-4B VMF-232: VU-7 camouflage

  • Martlet Mk IV (Britain):

Source

Steam News / 7 August 2025

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