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The Advance mode is back with higher Battle Ratings!
We’d like to thank everyone for their feedback and participation in the previous Advance mode test, the feedback was overall positive, you wanted more, and we’re happy to oblige! This time we’re back with a higher BR ra…
Event12 changesBalanceMaps - War Thunder
The German Su-22M4 Returns at a Discount for the First Flight of the Su-17!
On August 2nd 1966, test pilot Vladimir Ilyushin made the first flight of the Su-17 fighter-bomber prototype. This was the USSR’s first aircraft with variable-sweep wings. In total, more than 2,800 units were produced,…
Patch notes2 changesBalancePerformance - War Thunder
Update 2.57.1.58
Aircraft BO 105 PAH-1A1 — a bug that caused deployed countermeasures to appear from the other side of the helicopter when only one countermeasure pod was installed has been fixed. (Report). Ground Vehicles ASRAD-R — a b…
Patch notes7 changesFixServer - War Thunder
A Discount for the P-16 to Mark the Swiss Air Force’s Founding Day!
The history of the Swiss Air Force began on July 31st 1914, with the First World War. Switzerland remained neutral throughout all of its neighbors’ conflicts. During the Second World War, its aircraft repeatedly interce…
Patch notes1 changeBalance - War Thunder
Unplanned Technical Maintenance
Dear players. The game may not be available at the moment as we are experiencing some technical issues on our servers. We are endeavouring to fix these issues as quickly as possible. Thank you for your understanding. Ma…
Event2 changesServer - War Thunder
A Decal and Discounts on the ZTZ96B and Type 69-IIa for PLA Day!
The modern Chinese army traces its history back to August 1st 1927. With the proclamation of the People’s Republic of China in 1949, the People’s Liberation Army (PLA) became the nation’s official military force. Even t…
Store3 changesBalanceGameplay - War Thunder
It’s fixed! №116
Today, we’ve rounded up and will be covering some of the fixes and improvements that we’ve made to the game today and over the past weeks. If you’d like to catch up on every fixed bug, then be sure to check out the chan…
Patch notes33 changesFixMaps - War Thunder
Update 2.57.1.50
Aircraft A bug that made fuel dumping impossible after using rocket boosters has been fixed. (Report). J-22M1A — a bug that caused the fuel in the drop tank to show up in the interface as a part of the fuel in the main…
Patch notes16 changesFixUI/audio - War Thunder
Screenshot Competition – Changing Tides!
Welcome to the 234th War Thunder Steam Screenshot Competition! We really enjoyed seeing all of your screenshots that you submitted last week! This week we’re featuring amphibious vehicles! These often unusual looking ve…
Event4 changesGameplay - War Thunder
Work-In-Progress: The M7 Tank
Today we’re very pleased to share a new work in progress vehicle with you, currently being crafted by War Thunder artists. This is the American M7 medium tank, a project developed right alongside the Sherman. Initially…
Announcement6 changesGameplayPerformance - War Thunder
Update 2.57.1.48
Aircraft F/A-18C MLU 2 (Sweden) — a bug that caused the pylons with 2x AGM-154A1 JSOW to not display has been fixed. (Report). I-16 type 5 — a bug that caused the landing gear to appear deployed when spawning in the air…
Patch notes11 changesFixGameplay - War Thunder
Update 2.57.1.43
Aircraft IAR-81C (DB 605) — a bug that caused the aircraft to be hidden from the tech tree when the test-drive was active has been fixed. (Report). ☢MiG-29SMT (9-19) — a bug that caused chaff to be missing from the avai…
Patch notes6 changes1 numericFix - War Thunder
Scimitar Strike: Scimitar Mk.2
Scimitar Mk.2: An Event Vehicle Light Tank for Great Britain at Rank VI At a glance:High speed and reversible transmission30 mm cannon with APDS roundsAdditional composite armor elements and slat armor screens Introduci…
Event9 changesBalanceGameplay - War Thunder
Try the Korean War “Black Thursday” Event!
The confrontation between North and South Korea that began in 1950 quickly escalated into a large-scale conflict, with the USSR and China supporting one side, and the USA, Great Britain, and several other nations backin…
Event2 changes - War Thunder
New Run of Nuclear Escalation!
We're excited to present a new iteration of the Nuclear Escalation mode! When: From July 22nd (13:00 GMT) to July 28 (13:00 GMT) Nuclear Escalation depicts a large-scale conflict involving nuclear weapons, putting you i…
Event20 changesFixGameplay - War Thunder
Update 2.57.1.38
Aircraft F/A-18E, F/A-18F (Britain) — the maximum number of AGM-154A1 JSOW bombs that can be carried simultaneously has been increased to 10. (Report). F/A-18C Late, F/A-18C MLU 2 (Sweden), AF/A-18A Late (Britain) — the…
Event16 changes8 numericFix
