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Moments of Valor: France
The Great French Revolution shook the entire world, and one of the first and most important events of that time was the storming of the Bastille prison-fortress on July 14th, 1789. This date was not celebrated for almos…
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Screenshot Competition – Cold Front!
Welcome to the 180th War Thunder Steam Screenshot Competition! Thanks for another round of incredible entries! This week, we’re looking for screenshots set in snowy, icy, or winter-themed environments. Anything from fro…
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Update 2.47.0.51
Aircraft A bug that often caused ESA radars to start tracking a non-chosen target when switching from TWS to TRK mode has been fixed. (Report, Report). A bug that often caused radars to start tracking an empty place whe…
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The Israeli A-4E Returns to Mark its First Flight Anniversary!
On July 12th 1961, the A-4E attack aircraft took to the skies for the first time. This aircraft was a more modern version of the A-4 Skyhawk, featuring improved avionics, a more powerful engine, and as many as six hardp…
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Watch the WTCS Armored Apex Play-Off and Get Yourself Awesome Twitch Drops!
Now get ready for the next WTCS Major! Last Sunday marked the end of the Armored Apex 4x4 Tournament, the second major event of the WTCS season. After advancing from the qualifiers, AVReS delivered an outstanding perfor…
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Update 2.47.0.48
Aircraft F-2A, F-2A ADTW, Su-34 — a bug that caused 20°x12° ACM radar mode to be stabilized relative to the horizon has been fixed. (Report, Report). A bug that caused the indication of secondary targets (all targets, e…
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It’s fixed! №106
Today, we’ve rounded up and will be going over some of the bug fixes and improvements that we’ve made to the game today and over the past few weeks. If you’d like to catch up on every fixed bug, then be sure to check ou…
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Graphics Improvements in the Leviathans Update!
With the Leviathans major update, we have some good news for those who like playing with the latest graphics technologies on display. Ray tracing has improved a lot since the last update and today we wanted to share wit…
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Monthly Decals for July!
Hey everyone! We’re happy to be back with a new set of historical decals for this month, five new and five from previous events. We hope you’re enjoying these decal events, sometimes it’s nice to have a bit of a side qu…
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Update 2.47.0.46
Aircraft F-2A, F-2A ADTW, Su-34 — gating (filtering) restrictions for speed and range when switching from TWS mode to track modes have been made more stringent in order to reduce the likelihood of acquiring the wrong ta…
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Screenshot Competition – Moments Before Impact!
Welcome to the 179th War Thunder Steam Screenshot Competition! Thank you once again for your incredible submissions! This week, whether it’s a bomb falling, a shell mid-flight, or a torpedo closing in, we want to see th…
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War Thunder Steam Community Spotlight — 11th Edition!
Welcome to the 11th edition of the War Thunder Steam Community Spotlight! The War Thunder Steam Community Management Team have seen some of your fantastic screenshots and artwork uploaded to the Steam Community Hub! Onc…
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Decals and Discounts on Rare Vehicles for US Independence Day!
Happy 4th July! On July 4th 1776, the Declaration of Independence of the United States was officially adopted by the Second Continental Congress. The anniversary of this event is the United States’ national holiday, cel…
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Update 2.47.0.43
Graphics The size of the self-destruction visual effect of shells with a caliber of up to 40 mm has been reduced. The size of the rocket explosion visual effect when hitting ground vehicles, naval vessels and different…
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Update 2.47.0.40
Aircraft A bug where air targets could in some cases still not be correctly damaged by air-to-air missiles and anti-aircraft missiles when exploding close enough has been fixed. A bug that in some cases caused HE shells…
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A New Decal for French Air Force Day!
France has been actively using combat aircraft since the First World War. In the 1920s, France’s combat aircraft fleet was the largest in Europe, with more than a thousand aircraft. At that time, the Air Force was still…

