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Decals, Discounts, and Rare Vehicles for Japan’s National Foundation Day!
Ancient Japanese chronicles date the accession of the first Emperor Jimmu to the first day of the first month of 660 BCE. During the transition to the Gregorian calendar in the Meiji era, this date was aligned with Febr…
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Great War Thunder Deals at the Steam PvP Festival!
This February, Steam is hosting a festival dedicated to PvP games, and of course War Thunder is participating! This is your chance to pick up packs at a great discount! When: From February 9th (18:00 GMT) until February…
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Screenshot Competition – Tailored for Combat!
Welcome to the 210th War Thunder Steam Screenshot Competition! Thank you to everyone who shared their screenshots last week! This week’s theme highlights vehicles that have been customized for the battlefield. Pick out…
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War Thunder Championship Series 2026 Plans!
As the dust settles on an unforgettable 2025 season, we stand on the threshold of a brand new year for War Thunder Esports, with 2026 promising to be bigger, bolder, and more competitive than ever. This year, War Thunde…
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Bullet Hell Returns Today, With Changes!
Last November, we hosted a three day event where top-tier aircraft fought each other... with just guns! No air-to-air missiles or other armaments were allowed. We saw the positive response, have taken in feedback, and w…
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It’s fixed! №112
Today, we’ve rounded up and will be covering 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 out…
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Rank IX Aircraft and Reshuffles to Aviation and Ground Vehicle Research Trees
Hey everyone! At the beginning of March, we’ll be introducing rank IX for aircraft research trees. This rank will include some existing top-tier aircraft, while some rank VIII aircraft will be grouped or relocated. Comp…
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Update 2.53.0.72
Battle Ratings The Planned Battle Rating changes have come into effect. Aircraft A bug where the missile launch zone indication was not displayed on the radar indicator unless the target was also locked on by the target…
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Screenshot Competition – Streets of Conflict!
Welcome to the 209th War Thunder Steam Screenshot Competition! We loved getting to see all of your submissions from last week! This week’s theme focuses on battles fought in dense, built-up environments. Capture a scree…
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Pages of History (February): Operation Detachment
In Pages of History this month, you will find yourself at the center of events that took place in various theaters of war. From Iwo Jima and Narva, Laos and Iraq: participate in battles while using vehicles linked to th…
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Update 2.53.0.70
Ground Vehicles The cool down time on placing ammo boxes has been reduced from 60 seconds to 15 seconds. Sound A bug that caused the engine sound of all VTOL aircraft to not depend on the engine RPM, but instead on a “T…
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Update 2.53.0.65
Aircraft A bug that caused the SC2500 bomb to clip through the trolley and ground in the hangar has been fixed. (Report). Graphics A bug with HDR that caused black artifacts to appear where the bomb CCIP indicator and a…
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Update 2.53.0.63
Aircraft A bug that caused the calculation of track speeds to be incorrect when a large number of targets was detected by a radar with ESA in TWS mode has been fixed. (Report). Interface A bug that caused an extra param…
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Screenshot Competition – After the Hit!
Welcome to the 208th War Thunder Steam Screenshot Competition! Thanks for your submissions last week! This week’s theme- capture the moments immediately following impact, when the outcome of an engagement becomes clear.…
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Paintball Arena: T-72B3 “Arena”
Today we’ll be taking a look at the Paintball Arena event’s main reward: a T-72B3 main battle tank with the Arena-E active protection system! T-72B3 “Arena”: An Event Vehicle Main Battle Tank for the USSR/Russia at Rank…
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It’s fixed! №111
Today, we’ve rounded up and will be covering 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 out…
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