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Update 2.53.0.42
Aircraft A direct hit on an aircraft's fuel tank by the high-explosive warhead of an air-to-air missile (or equivalent munition) will now always cause the fuel tank to detonate. F/A-18 (all variants) — a bug that caused…
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40 New User-Created Camouflages in the Line of Contact Trophy!
The holidays are here, and the festivities are in full swing! A major update, Line of Contact, was recently released — the fifth this year! Our work doesn’t stop there, and we’re continuing to bring you new content for…
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Screenshot Competition – A New Year’s Salvo!
Welcome to the 204th War Thunder Steam Screenshot Competition! Thank you for all of your submissions last week! As we look ahead, we’re opening the year with a theme focused on explosions and moments of action. Whether…
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Update 2.53.0.41
Aircraft Rafale C F3, Rafale M F3-R — a bug that caused the common rules of electronic equipment damage on aircraft without a detailed Damage Model to not apply to these aircraft has been fixed. Ground Vehicles T-64B, T…
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Update 2.53.0.37
Aircraft A bug that caused air-to-air missile explosions in fuel tanks to not lead to the wings tearing off has been fixed. F/A-18 (all variants) — a bug that caused the CCRP indication (azimuth steering line to the cur…
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Happy holidays!
Dear friends! The War Thunder team would like to warmly wish all of you a joyful holiday season and every success in the coming year. Thank you so much for spending your time with us — playing matches, watching streams,…
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The Winter Sale in our online store!
It’s Christmas and the New Year is just around the corner, so it’s time to stock your hangar with new premium vehicles! Our online store is having a holiday sale, with many packs going on sale with big discounts! When:…
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The Holiday Box for Golden Eagles!
As per tradition, the Holiday Box awaits you in the in-game Item Shop, available for purchase with Golden Eagles. It contains a variety of useful items, including a Premium Account, Silver Lions, universal backups and b…
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Update 2.53.0.33
Ground Vehicles BMPT, BMPT-72 — the Battle Rating in all modes has been increased from 10.3 to 10.7. Because the vehicles turned out to be very effective, it’s possible that the BR increase to 10.7 might not be enough f…
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Steam Winter Sale: Starter and selected Packs 50% Off!
Starter Packs for all nations and 6 additional, selected packs are available on Steam at a discount! When: From December 24th (11:00 GMT) until January 5th (18:00 GMT) KMS Gneisenau Pack [dynamiclink href="https://store…
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Update 2.53.0.26
Aircraft A bug on some aircraft that caused hits to some parts of the fuselage to never lead to the wings tearing off has been fixed. For rank VII–VIII aircraft without the detailed avionics damage model (no new electro…
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Tank Snowball: Get Ready For a Snowball Fight!
❄️ 🎯 Snow is falling, all around us! It’s Christmas, cold outside and snowing, so it’s time to take a break from regular battles and have a little fun with your enemies by throwing (firing!) snowballs at them! When: Fr…
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Celebrate the Winter Holidays and the New Year in War Thunder!
The holiday season is upon us! It’s that time of year where the snow is falling, the Christmas tree is decorated, good food will be had, presents will be unwrapped, and fireworks will light up the night’s sky at the New…
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Update 2.53.0.23
Aircraft JAS39E — the height of the extended landing gear struts have been corrected. (Report). Rafale M F3-R — this aircraft is now correctly recognized by radars with target recognition by radar signature (Non-Coopera…
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Screenshot Competition – Line of Contact!
Welcome to the 203rd War Thunder Steam Screenshot Competition! We loved seeing all of the submissions you shared with us last week! This week we released the major update Line of Contact, which introduced many new vehic…
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Update 2.53.0.19
Aircraft R-77-1 air-to-air missile — a bug that caused the missile autopilot to sometimes guide the missile to the incorrect trajectory which lead to the loss of tracking has been fixed. J-10C — additional LS-6(IR) 250…
