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[p][/p][p][/p][p][/p][p]The Battle Pass is Temporarily Unavailable[/p][p][/p][p]Hey everyone,[/p][p]Due to server issues, the game’s Battle Pass is temporarily unavailable. We’re already working on fixing this problem to stabilize the situation. We apologize for any inconvenience this may cause.[/p]

[p][/p][p][/p][p]Get yourself some Soviet discounted packs and a cool Golden HEAT decoration to display on your tanks.[/p][p][/p][h3]30% Discount on Soviet tanks in the Gaijin Store![/h3][p]All Soviet tank packs in the Gaijin store (except for the “In May 45” Pack) are available at a 30% discount![/p][p] [/p][p]When: From September 12th (11:00 GMT) until September 15th (11:00 GMT).[/p][p] [/p][p]To get to the Gaijin Store through Steam, go to the in-game hangar > Shop > Online Store.[/p][p] [/p][p][/p][h3]Get the “Golden HEAT” decoration![/h3][p][/p][p]When: From September 12th (11:00 GMT) until September 15th (11:00 GMT).[/p][p]Task: Earn 10,000 mission points with USSR ground vehicles at rank III or higher to receive the “Golden HEAT” decoration.[/p][p]Please note: After finishing the task, you’ll need to collect the reward manually.[/p][p][/p][p][/p][p]“Golden HEAT” decoration[/p][p] [/p][p]Additional details:[/p]

• [p]You can complete the task in random battles, except for \[Assault] mode.[/p]
• [p]Track your progress in the hangar by clicking Nickname → Achievements → Holidays → Tanker’s Day.[/p]
• [p]You can find the decoration in the “Other”  tab.[/p]

[p][/p][p][/p][p]Nikolay Ilyich Kamov was born on September 14th 1902. In 1940, he became the head of his own design bureau, where he designed the Ka-8, Ka-10, Ka-15, Ka-18, Ka-25 and Ka-26 helicopters. After Kamov’s death in 1973, the bureau continued to use his name and produced further Ka series aircraft, including the Ka-50.[/p][p] [/p][h3]The Ka-50 has a 30% discount![/h3][p]The Ka-50 attack helicopter, designed by Kamov’s company, can be purchased with a 30% discount in the Gaijin Store![/p][p] [/p][p]When: From September 12th (09:00 GMT) until September 15th (09:00 GMT).[/p][p]Where: USSR > Helicopters > Premium vehicles.[/p][p] [/p][p]To get to the Gaijin Store through Steam, go to the in-game hangar > Shop > Online Store.[/p][p] [/p][p][/p][carousel][/carousel][p][/p][p]About this helicopter[/p]

• [p]The Ka-50, nicknamed the “Black Shark” is a highly effective helicopter. It features the potent 9K121 Vikhr air-to-ground missile that can be used effectively against both ground targets and aircraft. Once you’ve fired them all you can then rely on the 30 mm 2A42 cannon, capable of significant vertical traverse, located on the right side of the helicopter. Thanks to the coaxial-rotor design, the Ka-50 offers high speed and maneuverability.[/p]

[p][/p][p]Semyon Alekseevich Lavochkin was born on September 11th 1900. In 1939-40, together with V.P. Gorbunov and M.I. Gudkov, they developed the LaGG-3 fighter, which was widely used at the beginning of the Second World War. This aircraft led to the creation of its successors: the La-5, one of the most widely produced fighter aircraft during the war, and its further development, the La-7.[/p][p] [/p][h3]The La-11 and Dolgushin’s La-7 are temporarily available for Golden Eagles![/h3][p]Dolgushin’s La-7 and the La-11 (rank IV) are temporarily available for purchase for 3850 and 4880 Golden Eagles respectively.[/p][p] [/p][p]When: From September 11th (11:00 GMT) until September 15th (11:00 GMT).[/p][p]Where: USSR > Aviation > Premium vehicles.[/p][p][/p][carousel][/carousel][p][/p][p][/p][carousel][/carousel][p][/p][p]About these aircraft[/p]

• [p]S.F Dolgushin was a Soviet ace with 28 aerial victories to his name. This number is emblazoned on the side of the La-7 that Dolgushin flew in the final days of the Second World War. At low altitudes, the La-7 retains excellent speed, maneuverability and rate of climb, and is armed with two 20 mm ShVAK cannons with 340 rounds of ammunition.[/p]
• [p]The La-11 was one of the last Soviet piston fighters, a development of the La-9 with an increased fuel capacity. It’s a fairly heavy aircraft, equipped with three 23 mm NS-23 cannons that can easily deal with fighters and bombers.[/p]

[p][/p][p][/p][p]The Tusk Force major update is not complete without interface refinements! Today, we’d like to tell you about improvements made to aircraft radars, helping you to interact with them in a more visual and convenient way, regardless of whether you are already familiar with them or are just learning. Let’s start![/p][p][/p][h3]How it will work[/h3][p]Before the changes we’re talking about today, players had to use and remember a large number of key binds to use radars. To simplify this, part of the radar control logic will be accessible from the HUD, similar to how it was done for ground-based anti-aircraft vehicles when we added the Radar Control Screen.[/p][p][/p][p]The radar on the screen for aircraft in the Tusk Force major update will be interactive, making it possible to click it using the mouse cursor (when activating the “Show mouse cursor” button). You’ll be able to select targets on the radar by simply clicking on them, double-click to immediately capture the desired target, change the mode and range of the radar by clicking on the inscriptions, and when holding the mouse button down, move the radar’s scan area and/or acquisition cursor (with “Cyclic target switching” turned off).[/p][p][/p][p]In addition to this, separate buttons can be displayed around the radar screen, which can be used to activate many radar functions (changing mode, scale, etc) with the click of your mouse.[/p][p][/p][p][/p][p][/p][p]To enable these buttons around the radar, click “Switch the radar control type” in the action bar. Once enabled, and by default, the assigned keybinds will be displayed above the buttons that appear. When clicking the button on the action bar again it will hide the keybinds above the buttons, and then clicking it again will hide the buttons altogether.[/p][p]There’s also two more actions in the action bar: “Lock Radar/IRST on target” and “Select Radar/IRST target to lock” (which only works when the “Cyclic target switching of aircraft radar” option is enabled in the settings).[/p][p][/p][p][/p][p][/p][p]These improvements are intended to allow newcomers to quickly master the complexity of how radars work, and for experienced players to use the radar to its maximum ability — and even free up a few keybinds.[/p][p][/p][p]That’s it for today, we have some more dev blogs still to come, so make sure to be on the look out for those![/p]