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Commanders!

The holiday season is a time of surprises. And what holiday treats do fellow Commanders enjoy the most? Brand-new vehicles, of course! This year’s Large Boxes will feature three formidable Tier VIII Premium tanks, each with its own unique advantages, so you can find a cool tank that best fits your individual playstyle. These vehicles will be available for the first time in the game, and they can all be yours! Let’s take a look at each tank and its gameplay.

[h2]The M-IV-Y: A Versatile Brawler Featuring Unique Mechanics[/h2]

This is a Premium representative of the brand-new Yoh branch in the American Tech Tree. If you missed the Developer Diaries announcement about the brand new Yoh mechanics, check it out here.

The M-IV-Y heavy tank is a classic front-line brawler with a well-armored turret and a comfortable, high-penetrating 105 mm gun with 360 HP of alpha damage. It also features short aiming time, low gun dispersion, and high accuracy.

Its hull resembles that of the T110E5, but its turret is something different—it’s oscillating, cylindrical, and features a protective "skirt" that’s not a screen! The turret’s armor is up to 279 mm thick in the frontal projection and 241 mm on the sides, so your opponents will have a hard time trying to penetrate it. The weak point is the commander’s cupola, which is rather large, but not easy to hit from a distance.



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The M-IV-Y’s gun has great elevation and depression angles (–10/20 degrees), allowing it to take advantage of terrain irregularities on any map. Thanks to the short aiming time, you can roll out into a firing position, fire a shot, and quickly pop back into cover. While the enemy is aiming at your commander's cupola, you will already be back in position. Even if the opponent shoots, your tough turret will be able to block most of the shots.

The M-IV-Y is moderately maneuverable but has a good top forward (45 km/h) and backward (18 km/h) speed for a heavy. The armor penetration value of the M-IV-Y’s standard AP shell is 220 mm, while the penetration of the special APCR shell is 251 mm.

The parameters displayed are valid for the vehicle with each crew member trained to 100% major qualification level. Some vehicle characteristics can be further improved with the Commander's bonus to major qualification level, crew perks, and skills, as well as special in-game items.

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Finally, like other high-tier vehicles of the Yoh branch, this Premium features a unique mechanic, namely, a pair of smaller reserve tracks in addition to the main ones. If the main set of tracks is broken—one or even both—the vehicle won’t stop and can continue to move, but at a reduced speed. If you lose another track, the speed will be reduced further. But the tank can still turn or move forward or backward. To immobilize the M-IV-Y, you need to destroy at least one reserve track in addition to the main one.

Repairing tracks also has its nuances. The reserve track is repaired first. As soon as this is done, the repair of the main track begins. The vehicle can move at this point, but a penalty is added to the repair time. If the tank remains stationary, there will be no penalty. A Repair Kit will repair all tracks at once.

[h2]The Caliban: Large Caliber With an Unusual Autoreloader[/h2]

This unusual British Tier VIII heavy tank features a 2-shell autoreloading system and a menacing 152.4 mm gun that fires HE shells as standard, dealing 850 HP of alpha damage with 180 mm of penetration. The Caliban’s special AP rounds cause less damage (600 HP) but have a higher penetration value (292 mm). However, the Caliban is primarily a tank for HE-based gameplay.



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The reload time between shells is only 3.75 seconds, so this tank will be a real menace in close-range combat, no matter what shells you fire. But for big alpha, you have to pay with poor accuracy, and massive reloading and aiming times. When firing this gun, you’ll need to aim carefully and seize your moment to hit the opponent. But once you get used to this gun and catch the enemy at the right time, you'll be dealing maximum damage time and time again.

The parameters displayed are valid for the vehicle with each crew member trained to 100% major qualification level. Some vehicle characteristics can be further improved with the Commander's bonus to major qualification level, crew perks, and skills, as well as special in-game items.

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Considering its firepower characteristics, the Caliban performs best on the front line or from the second line of fire, trading HP at a high rate. Its gun depression reaches –10 degrees and can take full advantage of hilly terrain. The thickness of its frontal turret armor is up to 250 mm, but in battle, the Caliban is better off relying on its destructive firepower.

The tank has a top speed of 33 km/h, so you’ll be able to take key positions at the same time as other heavy tanks. This speed can be further improved with equipment to make the Caliban faster and more maneuverable.

[h2]The Bofors Tornvagn: The Viking With a Bulletproof Turret[/h2]

This versatile Swedish heavy tank features a turret of an unusual design. It is narrow, rectangular, and has no vulnerable hatches. Its armor thickness in the frontal projection is up to 280 mm, so there’s almost no point in targeting it. Hitting this turret is not easy, and it’s even more difficult to penetrate, so don’t waste your time—try to flank the vehicle instead.



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The Bofors Tornvagn is the epitome of classic heavy tank gameplay and has everything you need to succeed on the battlefield. It is armed with a 120 mm gun with 400 HP of alpha damage. Its standard APCR shell penetrates 248 mm, while the special APCR shell penetrates 297 mm! This is one of the best penetration values for the special round, giving you confidence in any situation on the battlefield.

In addition, the Bofors Tornvagn has a short aiming time, as well as great gun depression and elevation angles (–10/20 degrees). It will fight decently in the hills and on other irregular terrain—simply go hull down, expose your incredibly solid turret, and you will triumph in any duel.

The parameters displayed are valid for the vehicle with each crew member trained to 100% major qualification level. Some vehicle characteristics can be further improved with the Commander's bonus to major qualification level, crew perks, and skills, as well as special in-game items.

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Its forward speed is nothing special, but is easy to maintain. It has no obvious weaknesses and easily realizes its high combat potential thanks to its comfortable, well-balanced gun and decent armor. You can calmly make your way to the front line, fire a shot from the hills, and then pop back into cover to reload. This simple yet effective tactic will allow you to stay constantly in the heat of battle and terrorize your opponents.

[h2]How to Get the Vehicles[/h2]

Want to park these brand-new, formidable tanks in your Garage? Check out our article on Large Boxes for more details, including an overview of the other valuable goodies they contain.

We're sure you’ll love playing in these vehicles, Commanders! See you on the battlefield!

Commanders!

The dazzling Holiday Ops 2022 event is not only about decorating your Garage and completing special missions, but also wonderful surprises from the Large Boxes we’ve prepared for you this festive season. Brand-new and rare Premium vehicles, exclusive 3D styles, gold, and much more will be up for grabs from December 9, 2021, at 07:00 CET through January 10, 2022, at 07:00 CET (UTC+1). Enjoy Large Boxes and celebrate the holidays with us!


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In compliance with local legislation, Large Boxes are not available for purchase in Belgium.

[h2]Large Boxes: What’s Inside?[/h2]
   
When selecting boxes, you can choose from the four different festive Collections:

• New Year
  
• Christmas
  
• Lunar
  
• Magic
  

As always, the total value of the items inside is greater than or equal to the price of the box in gold, so there’s no way you can lose out.
     
Since this year’s decorations have no level, each Large Box will always contain one random Standard Decoration of the Collection selected. Plus, all Large Boxes contain 250 gold as a default treat.

In addition to these two standard goodies that never change, a box will also drop a surprise item from the list below, so you'll never only get a decoration and 250 gold.

• 1, 3, or 7 days of WoT Premium Account
  
• 250, 500 or 1,000 gold (on top of the default 250 gold)
  
• 100,000 credits or 500,000 credits.
  
• A Tier VIII Premium tank
• A brand-new Tier II–V Premium vehicle
• A brand-new 3D style for selected Tier X vehicles
• A 3D style from last year’s Large Boxes

All Premium vehicles come with a free Garage slot.

[h2]Guaranteed Vehicle Mechanics[/h2]

This year, Large Boxes feature guaranteed vehicle mechanics. It’s simple—if you open 49 boxes but still do not receive a Premium vehicle, then, with the 50th opening, you’re guaranteed to receive a random Premium Tier VIII tank from the set list below that you don't have yet.

There’ll be a special guaranteed vehicle counter in the game client, on the Large Box opening screen. Each time you get a Tier VIII Premium tank, this counter is reset, and the countdown to the next Tier VIII vehicle drop starts over.

As soon as you have all the Tier VIII Premium vehicles from Large Boxes on your account, the value of each subsequent dropped tank will be compensated with gold according to the standard rules. A Garage slot will also be added.



[h2]Formidable Tanks for Your Collection[/h2]

The sweetest and most coveted gifts you might find inside Large Boxes are the formidable Tier VIII Premium tanks, including three brand-new vehicles. Each box may contain one Tier VIII Premium tank from the following list:

• NEW! The Bofors Tornvagn —a Swedish heavy tank with a powerful regular (cyclic) gun that deals 400 HP of alpha damage. Its standard APCR shell penetrates 248 mm of armor, while the special APCR round penetrates 297 mm. It also features a turret of an unusual design with 280 mm of frontal armor, which makes it almost impenetrable. Mighty and menacing, the Bofors Tornvagn can easily carry a team and become a game-changer in any battle.
  
• NEW! The Caliban —a British heavy tank with a quick 2-shell autoreloader and HE-based gameplay. The main feature of this large-caliber Brit is its 152.4 mm gun, which deals 850 HP of damage with the standard HE shell and 600 HP with the special AP round. The reload time between shells is 3.75 seconds, so you can cause an astonishing 1,700 HE-damage within two breaths. This tank is sure to strike fear into your opponents in close combat!
  
• NEW! The M-IV-Y —an American heavy tank from the newest Yoh branch featuring the unique reserve track mechanics. This special hallmark allows the M-IV-Y to continue moving (although with a speed penalty) even if both main tracks are destroyed, which opens up new tactical possibilities and provides an unusual gameplay experience. This well-armored tank has good mobility for a heavy and is armed with a 105 mm gun that deals 360 HP of alpha damage.
  

• The 122 TM —a Chinese medium tank with a significant 400 HP of alpha damage and 233 mm of default penetration. Its gun depression can reach –8 degrees, compared to the nation’s standard of –5 degrees, which makes the 122 TM the first Chinese tank you can comfortably bring to hilly terrain. It is one of the most well-protected mediums at Tier VIII, brilliantly performing as a long-range sharpshooting support vehicle.
  
• The Škoda T 56 —a Czechoslovakian heavy with a 2-shell autoloader. It deals 460 HP of alpha damage—one of the highest among fellow Tier VIII tanks. The rapid reload time between shots means it can cause 920 HP of damage in under 4 seconds! A unique combination of firepower, a sturdy turret with protective screens, and great gun depression make the Škoda T 56 one of the best tanks in the game.
  

You might receive one of the brand-new Tier II–V Premium vehicles instead. All of them are real historical projects and represent tanks assembled from components of various vehicles:

• The Pz.Kpfw. 35 R—a Tier II German light tank. In 1940, the German army received more than 800 French Renault R35 light tanks. The turret of this vehicle was very cramped, and the armament was considered weak even for auxiliary operations. The German forces replaced their turrets with those of captured Soviet T-26 tanks, and so the hybrid Pz.Kpfw. 35 R was born.
  
• The Pz.Kpfw. M15—a Tier III German light tank. In September 1943, the German army gained control of the Italian company Ansaldo. At that time, this plant was producing the Carro Armato P26 / 40 and Carro Armato M15 / 42 tanks. The latter received the new designation Pz.Kpfw. M15/42. In the process of repairing damaged vehicles belonging to one of the German military units, a hybrid of the Pz.Kpfw. M15/42 and Pz.Kpfw. 38 (t) was created, which combined the turret of one tank and the chassis of another. The resulting vehicle was used in Yugoslavia, where it was captured by Yugoslav troops in the spring of 1945.
  
• The Matilda LVT—a Tier IV British medium tank. In the autumn of 1941, the Australian army received 200 Matilda infantry tanks as military aid, which were later actively used in battles in Southeast Asia. The vehicle combined decent armor with mediocre weaponry and was delivered without HE shells; the Australians began to produce these on their own. Later, several experiments were carried out to install turrets from other vehicles on this tank, including those from the LVT (A) -4 and LVT (A) -5.
  
• The M4-85—a Tier V Soviet medium tank. From 1943 to 1944, Soviet engineers worked to improve the characteristics of various tanks in service with the Red Army. They studied the possibility of installing more powerful guns on vehicles supplied under Lend-Lease. One such promising project was the refinement of American M4A2 medium tanks for the installation of Soviet T-34 turrets, which were designed for an 85 mm gun.
  
• The KV-1 Shielded—a Tier V Soviet heavy tank. In March 1941, the Kirov and Izhora plants were ordered to develop shields for the KV-1 tank that would enhance its frontal armor, as well as the turret and hull sides. By June 1941, the first three shielded tanks had already been assembled at the Kirov plant. Their production continued until the end of July of the same year.
  

[h2]Amazing 3D Styles for Tier X Vehicles[/h2]

If Lady Luck is on your side, you might find another item instead—a brand-new 3D style* for one of the following Tier X vehicles:

• The Vz. 55 (“Hurricane”)
  
• The Object 268 Version 4 (“Fair Trade”)
  
• The XM551 Sheridan (“Salamander”)
  
• The FV4005 Stage II (“Thunder Child”)
  
• The ST-II (“Saiga”)
  
• The Rinoceronte (“Fortuna”)
  

*If you currently don't own the vehicle, you will still receive the 3D style and you can apply it once you get the tank. You can only get one 3D style of each kind per account, which means that the styles that you have already obtained will no longer drop.

Finally, you may find one of five stunning 3D styles from last year’s Large Boxes for the following vehicles:

• The Conqueror Gun Carriage (“Little Bart”)
  
• The Maus (“Landkreuzer”)
  
• The 60TP Lewandowskiego (“40:1”)
  
• The STB-1 (“Winter Lotus”)
  
• The WZ-111 model 5A (“The Last Dragon”)
  

There are a total of 11 unique 3D styles available this festive season—try to collect them all!

[h2]Compensation[/h2]

If you receive a vehicle that is already in your Garage, you will be compensated its full value in gold, no matter how many times it happens. A free Garage slot will also be added.

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All items dropped from opened Large Boxes will be displayed on a special screen in the game client, so you can easily keep track of the gifts you have received.

If you still have unopened Large Boxes at the end of the event on your account, they will be opened automatically. Once the event ends, any Large Boxes that you sent as gifts, but that were not opened by their recipients, will return to your account and be opened automatically.

Choose Large Boxes with wonderful treats for yourself and your friends, Commanders!

[h3]Holiday Ops 2022[/h3]

EU: December 9, 2021 at 07:00 CET through January 10, 2022 at 07:00 CET (UTC+1)
NA: December 9, 2021 at 03:20 PT | 05:20 CT | 06:20 ET through January 10, 2022 at 03:20 PT | 05:20 CT | 06:20 ET
ASIA: December 9, 2021 at 12:00 UTC+8 through January 10, 2022 at 12:00 UTC+8



Knock-knock, Commanders! Come with me… if you want to celebrate! If you have been waiting this whole year for an action hero, your wait is over!

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The amazing season of miracles is around the corner, and I thought, why not spend it with you? It’s time for the long-awaited Holiday Ops—with a magical atmosphere, festive bonuses, special combat missions from me, and tons of other wonderful surprises. Follow me to get your share of joy, holiday spirit, and wonderful rewards! Alright, team—let's kick some ice!

[h2]Event Summary[/h2]

• Holiday Ops 2022 kicks off on December 9, 2021, at 07:00 CET and runs until January 10, 2022, at 07:00 CET (UTC+1).
  
• Complete Missions From Arnie to earn Small Boxes and additional rewards, including an exclusive 2D style and Arnold Schwarzenegger himself as a custom commander.
  
• You can also get Small Boxes by completing the standard daily and Advent Calendar missions, as well as receive them in parcels from your friends through the Holiday Post.
  
• In the previous Holiday Ops events, decorations had levels from I to V. This year, all decorations in the event have no level and are of equal value. They’re all magnificent and feature their own beautiful story. Let’s call them Standard Decorations.
  
• Small Boxes contain Shards instead of decorations, so you can craft yourself the decorations you want and for the slots you need with the Large Holidron Decorider. Put up your decorations and fill your Garage with fairy lights and magic!
  
• Earn Holiday Stamps for completing missions to send surprise parcels containing Small Boxes to your friends through the Holiday Post. You can send each of your friends one parcel with one Small Box once a day.
  
• By sending Small Boxes to your friends, you get Friendship Tokens, which help you receive special customization rewards.
  
• Every day, one new Mission From Arnie will be available for you to complete in Random Battles (including Grand Battles) in Tier IV vehicles and higher. There are 32 missions in total, and you’ll receive Small Boxes and Holiday Stamps for completing each of them. Upon completing a certain number of missions, you will receive rewards, including a unique medal, cool inscriptions, a decal, a spectacular 2D style, Arnold Schwarzenegger himself as a tank commander, and more.
  
• In addition to the Standard Decorations, outfit your Garage with four Large Decorations. Each Large Decoration will help you earn 2.5% more credits in Random Battles.
  
• Craft decorations in the Decorider and place them in their respective slots on the decorative objects—Christmas Tree, Fair, Installation, and Large Decorations—to earn Festive Atmosphere Points and improve your Festive Atmosphere Level.
  
• All the decorations you obtain are arranged into four thematic Collection Albums. Assembling a full Collection Album nets you an exclusive 2D style and a unique decal.
  
• Building Collections and increasing the Festive Atmosphere gives you a Random Battle bonus to credits of up to 40%. Each Large Decoration gives you a bonus 2.5% to credits earned.
  
• Once you reach Festive Atmosphere Level X, you will be able to complete the Collections from previous years’ Holiday Ops events (2018–2021).
  
• This year, the Holiday Ops vehicles branch will consist of three slots. You will get two of them upon improving your Festive Atmosphere Level, after reaching Levels V and X. You will unlock the special third "Arnie's slot" when you complete five Missions From Arnie. But, most importantly, now all slots work the same, and you can select any of the bonuses available: +50% to Combat XP, +100% to Crew XP, or +200% to Free XP.
  
• Holiday Ops vehicles will continue to enjoy their slot bonuses from January 10 at 07:00 CET until January 24 at 07:00 CET (UTC+1). Plus, they will receive the highest bonus to credits you achieved during the event.
  

[h2]Discover Your Festive Garage![/h2]



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The day the event kicks off on December 9, your Garage will turn into a snowy Square full of magic, all dressed up in fairy lights and garlands. You’ll instantly find here a festive gift: the brand-new T3 Convertible, a Tier III Premium American vehicle. This is a variant of the famous Christie tank, which was used in the development of the Soviet T-34 and other vehicles. It’s a fast and maneuverable medium with a menacing gun, and it comes with a 100% trained crew and a Garage slot.

You will also find several interactive objects in your Garage, including a special celebrity area where you can receive combat Missions From Arnie and track your progress in completing them. And, of course, there will be four magnificent decorative areas: the Christmas Tree, Fair, Installation, and Large Decorations. Show off your talents and decorate them to create a magical atmosphere!

[h2]Decorations: They Have No Level![/h2]

You can outfit your Garage with amazing decorations. This year, decorations have no level and are of equal value—let's call them Standard. No more useless decorations! Each of the decorations has its own beautiful story, and each one is fancy and charming.

Among the decorations there will be several very special ones, closely related to our incredible guest. For example, "Monorail" will remind you of the legendary action film (can you guess which one?) starring Arnie, and his "Mr. Olympia" Sculpture will remind you that nothing is impossible for a person who has the desire, motivation, and will to win.



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[h2]Small Boxes[/h2]

As before, you will receive Small Boxes as a reward for completing:

• Daily missions: 1–4 boxes
  
• Special Missions From Arnie (read below for details): 3 boxes
  
• Advent Calendar Missions: 1 box (and 3 boxes for the final mission)
  

You can also get parcels with Small Boxes from your friends through the Holiday Post, a festive system of giving and receiving presents within the game client (read below for details).

This year, Small Boxes contain Shards instead of decorations. You can use Shards to craft both Standard and Large Decorations you want and for the slots that interest you most with the Large Holidron Decorider.

In addition to Shards, all Small Boxes will include useful in-game items (credits, consumables, directives, etc.). If you’re lucky enough, you may even find decorations inside these boxes.



[h2]Holiday Post[/h2]

But that’s not all! Thanks to the Holiday Post, you and your friends can now help each other assemble Collections and improve your Festive Atmosphere by sending each other gifts of Small Boxes—parcels. You can find the Holiday Post here:



Earn Holiday Stamps for completing missions to send parcels to your friends. You can send each of your friends one parcel with a Small Box once a day. To do this, you need one Holiday Stamp, a special event currency.



You can earn Holiday Stamps in the following ways:

• For completing Missions From Arnie (3 Holiday Stamps for each completed mission)
  
• Upon reaching certain Festive Atmosphere Levels
• For completing standard daily missions

You can only send parcels to players who are on your friends list. If it's empty, now is the perfect time to help your clanmates or find friends in battle when playing in dynamic Platoons.

By sending parcels to your friends, your thanks will be some nice customization items. Send 10 parcels per day to earn one Friendship Token. Treat your friends to presents and collect Friendship Tokens to receive:

• a cool inscription (×6, 4 Friendship Tokens required)
  
• a spectacular decal (×6, 8 Friendship Tokens required)
  
• an amazing 2D style (×1, 12 Friendship Tokens required)
  

You will unlock these rewards sequentially as you collect the required number of Friendship Tokens for each customization item. You can only obtain one Friendship Token per day. Your progress in accumulating sent parcels is reset the next day.

[h2]Missions From Arnie: Terminate ’Em All![/h2]

Arnie usually works alone and never minces his words. But now that you are part of his team, let our incredible guest of honor brief you on the surprises he has prepared!

You have to see yourself winning before you win. And I can easily see you completing my challenge, so take on these missions and prove that you can become real heroes, too!

Every day, one new mission will be available for you to complete in Random Battles (including Grand Battles) in Tier IV vehicles and higher. All missions are cumulative and can be performed at the same time. If you skip several missions, you can complete them all in one go.

There are 32 missions from me in total, and you’ll receive Small Boxes and Holiday Stamps for completing each of them. Upon completing a certain number of missions, you will receive rewards, including a unique medal, cool inscriptions, a stunning decal, and other great stuff. In addition, completing missions from me will grant you credit discounts on researchable tanks.

You’ll unlock these discounts gradually as you complete missions. The first discount on purchasing Tier II vehicles will become available after completing two missions. As you progress, the tier of vehicles covered by the discount will also increase. To earn a discount on purchasing researchable Tier X vehicles, you need to complete all 32 tasks of the challenge.



Think a particular mission is too challenging for you? NO PROBLEMO! Use 1,000 Shards to simplify it for easier conditions and receive rewards more quickly. This option is available once per mission.

Once you have completed 23 missions, you'll get my exclusive 2D style that features special Marks of Excellence that will replace the default marks on the vehicle's gun. Take a look.



I promised to be back, and I kept my word! Once you have completed 27 missions, you'll be able to recruit me in the Barracks. I will become the commander of one of your vehicles, and I hope it will be your best and favorite of all the ones you have in your Garage!

I come with three skills—Sixth Sense, Repairs, and Brothers in Arms as a zero perk—plus enough experience to learn a fourth skill of your choice, so someone's gonna have bi-i-ig problems on the battlefield. And it won’t be me or you! And yeah, no matter what happens in battle, keep cool—my voice will always cheer you up!

[h2]Large Decorations[/h2]

Apart from the Standard Decorations, you can outfit your Garage with Large Decorations that will make it even merrier. There are four Large Decorations in the event, and all of them provide a 2.5% bonus to credits when fighting in Random Battles. You can either get Large Decorations in Small Boxes (if you’re lucky) or craft them in the Decorider. Check it out.

Once you have all 4 Large Decorations, their crafting is blocked. You can't duplicate Large Decorations in the Decorider.

[h2]Boost Your Festive Atmosphere![/h2]

UPDATED 08.12: The number of Festive Atmosphere Points you earn for obtaining new decorations for your Collections was increased from 2 to 3.

There are 10 levels of Festive Atmosphere, which define your progress in the event and provide you with rewards. At the start of Holiday Ops 2022, you’ll have Festive Atmosphere Level I.

Since all Standard Decorations are of the same level this year, you need to earn special Points to level up the Festive Atmosphere. You can get these points in two ways:

• By obtaining new decorations for your Collections (you receive 3 Points for each new Decoration)
  
• By installing decorations in slots (check out the infographics below)
  

*Duplicate Standard Decorations will earn you one additional Point, according to the rules above.

Here is the number of Festive Atmosphere Points required to reach each Festive Atmosphere Level:

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• If you fill all slots with decorations, you will get 54 Points.
  
• If you place all Large Decorations in their respective slots, you will receive 20 Points.
  
• If you collect all 70 Standard Decorations for one Collection, you will earn 210 Points.
  
• And if you complete all the Collection Albums of the event, you will get 840 Points.
  

By increasing your Festive Atmosphere and reaching each new level, you will earn a host of in-game items: Personal Reserves, a bunch of national and universal fragments, Antiduplicator Charges, and more. You will also be able to recruit four unique female crew members.

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[h2]Assemble Collections and Get Holiday-Inspired Styles![/h2]

All Standard Decorations you can earn are arranged into four festive-themed Collection Albums:

• New Year
  
• Christmas
  
• Lunar
  
• Magic
  

Building each full Collection nets you an amazing holiday-inspired 2D style and a decal. Plus, after collecting all the Large Decorations, you'll also get another cool decal. Complete all four sets and all Large Decorations to earn all four of the spectacular 2D styles and decals available during Holiday Ops 2022!

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[h2]Bonus to Credits[/h2]

But styles and decals are not all that Collections can bring you! Building Collection Albums and increasing the Festive Atmosphere gives you a bonus to credits that will increase gradually up to 40%. In addition, each Large Decoration placed in its slot gives you a bonus 2.5% to credits earned. Thus, your total bonus to credits when playing in Random Battles can reach up to 50%!

[h2]Assemble the 2018–2021 Collections![/h2]

Once you reach Festive Atmosphere Level X, you’ll have a chance to complete your Collections from previous years—from 2018 through 2021. Use Shards to craft the decorations you need separately or the entire Collection at once, and get the corresponding style and other customization items as rewards.

The cost of one missing Decoration in Shards depends on its level. Check it out:


[h2]Crafting Decorations[/h2]

You can create new Standard and Large Decorations in the special Large Holidron Decorider. There is no decoration level selection in the Collider this year, but you can still choose the Type and Collection—specific or random.

• Random type and Collection: 1,000 Shards
• Specific type or Collection: 1,250 Shards
• Specific type and Collection: 1,500 Shards

[h3]Antiduplicator[/h3]

If you want a 100% chance of getting a decoration that you don't have in your Collection, use Antiduplicator Charges. Remember: after each use, the Antiduplicator turns off and you need to turn it back on manually to craft a new decoration without duplication.

As an alternative to using Charges, you can spend 2,000 more Shards (on top of the cost of the decoration itself) and craft a new decoration that you don't already have in your Collections. You can use the Antiduplicator or an alternative method if you have a specific type and a specific Collection selected!



Once all Collection Albums are 100% complete (excluding Large Decorations), all Charges will be automatically converted into Shards at the following rate: 1 Charge = 150 Shards. Plus, each new free Charge you receive will also be automatically converted into Shards.

[h2]Holiday Ops Vehicles Branch[/h2]

This year, the Holiday Ops vehicles branch will consist of three slots, which you can unlock in the following ways:

• For completing five Missions From Arnie
  
• For reaching Level V of Festive Atmosphere
  
• For reaching Level X of Festive Atmosphere
  

All vehicles can be placed in these three slots—regardless of their tier, nation, and type—except for Premium and rental vehicles. Now, all slots work the same, and for each slot, you can assign any of the following bonuses to XP you earn in Random Battles:

• +50% to Combat XP
• +100% to Crew XP
• +200% to Free XP

Initially, you will only be able to place any Tier V vehicles in the slots. But each new Festive Atmosphere Level will increase the tier of vehicles that can be assigned to your Holiday Ops vehicles branch.



Each slot has an individual cooldown of 30 minutes for tank changes. If, after assigning a tank to a slot, you sell it or remove it from your Garage, the slot will be freed automatically at the end of the cooldown.

[h2]Treat Yourself to Large Boxes![/h2]

What presents would fellow commanders like most during Holiday Ops 2022? Large Boxes, of course! Choose Boxes from four different Collections, stuffed with valuable in-game items to treat yourself to! Each Box contains one Standard Decoration and 250 Gold. Plus, a Box has a chance of dropping even more gold, credits, and days of WoT Premium Account. But if Lady Luck’s on your side, you might also find a formidable Tier VIII Premium tank, a Tier II–V vehicle, or a spectacular 3D style.

[h2]Holiday Ops Extension[/h2]

Like all good things, the holidays will come to an end sooner or later. But in World of Tanks, they last a bit longer than usual! You’ll still be able to use your Holiday Ops vehicles until January 24 at 07:00 CET (UTC+1). You will have as many Holiday Ops vehicles slots as you manage to unlock during the event.

During the event extension:

• Vehicle cooldown will increase (from 30 minutes to once per game day), but by spending a few credits, you can change them after each battle.
  
• All tanks currently placed in your Holiday Ops vehicle branch will continue to receive their credit and chosen XP bonuses.
  
• The amount of bonus to credits will be equal to the highest value you achieved during the event.
  

Get ready to decorate your Garage, enjoy festive gifts, and celebrate the holidays with me, Commanders!

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