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Good day mates. January 26th is Australia’s national day! This date coincides with the anniversary of the arrival of the First Fleet on the coast of the continent, which proclaimed these lands as the territory of the British Empire. This day is celebrated with concerts, festivals and awards for the year’s most outstanding Australians.



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When: From January 26th (13:00 GMT) until January 29th (13:00 GMT).
Where: Great Britain > Aviation/Army > Premium vehicles.

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• The Boomerang Mk.II is only available to purchase if you already own the Boomerang Mk.I, and the Boomerang Mk.I and A.C.IV are available at a 25% discount!
  

[h3]About this aircraft [/h3]

• The Boomerang Mk.II is an excellent aircraft for ‘turn’ dogfights: although it’s not very fast, in terms of maneuverability, few aircraft at its rank can compete with it. Its 20 mm Hispano cannons have a modest amount of ammo, but its 7.7 mm Browning machine guns have 1,000 rounds of ammunition per barrel. In addition to this, the Boomerang Mk.II can carry 2 x 250 lb bombs for attacking ground targets. Devastating!
  

[h3]About this tank[/h3]

• The A.C.IV features a 76 mm 17-pounder cannon that is capable of firing AP, APC and the great APCBC shell. This coupled with its 48 km/h speed allows it to give good account in battles and take out most opponents, making it a fantastic all-rounder Australian tank!
  

Earn yourself this sweet Australia Day decal by completing the following task.

“Koala” decal

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When: From January 26th (13:00 GMT) until January 29th (13:00 GMT).
Task: Play 3 battles using British vehicles to receive the “Koala” decal!

Additional details:

• You must use a minimum of rank III.
  
• Your activity must not be below 70%.
  
• You can complete the task in random battles, except for Enduring Confrontation missions, [Assault] mode and Helicopter PVE battles.
  
• Track your progress in the hangar by clicking Nickname → Achievements → Holidays → Australia Day.
  
• You can find the decal in the “Holidays” tab in the Customisation menu.
  

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Following a successful offensive by Soviet troops in January 1944, the Soviets made it possible to push the Wehrmacht 70-100 km from Leningrad, ensuring a complete lifting of the blockade and safety from artillery strikes. On January 27th, the lifting of the siege of Leningrad was announced to the entire world, and in honor of this event, a celebratory fireworks display was held.



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When: From January 26th (11:00 GMT).
Where: USSR > Army > Premium vehicles.

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[h3]About this tank[/h3]

• The KV-2 (ZiS-6) is essentially a KV-2 with a 1940 model turret fitted with a long-barrelled 107 mm ZIS-6 cannon, mounted instead of the 152 mm M-10T howitzer. This newly fitted gun has brilliant armor penetration — combining it with this tank’s decent mobility makes the KV-2 (ZiS-6) in general fun to play when sniping enemies from great distances.
  

You can also earn this awesome decal and decoration by completing the following two tasks.

“Vehicles of Victory: GAZ-AA” decal
“Maxim machine gun (Leningrad)” decoration

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When: From January 26th (11:00 GMT) until January 29th (11:00 GMT).
Task:

• Play 3 battles using USSR vehicles to receive the “Vehicles of Victory: GAZ-AA” decal.
  
• Win 5 battles using USSR ground vehicles to receive the “Maxim machine gun (Leningrad)” decoration!
  

Additional details:

• You must use a minimum of rank III.
  
• Your activity must not be below 70%.
  
• You can complete the task in random battles, except for Enduring Confrontation missions, [Assault] mode and Helicopter PVE battles.
  
• Track your progress in the hangar by clicking Nickname → Achievements → Holidays → Lifting the Siege of Leningrad.
  
• You can find the decal in the “Holidays” tab in the Customisation menu.
  

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• A bug relating to AMD GPU drivers being incorrectly detected, causing the game to suggest updating freshly installed drivers has been fixed. (Report)
  
• A bug that caused the game to crash when connecting late to a battle already in progress with the message “Error 8111000A: Freeze detected” has been fixed.
  

The current provided changelog reflects the major changes within the game as part of this Update. Some updates, additions and fixes may not be listed in the provided notes. War Thunder is constantly improving and specific fixes may be implemented without the client being updated.

It’s 2024 and a dragon is calling! We’re inviting you to celebrate the Year of the Dragon by participating in the Call of the Dragon event, starting February 1st, to earn yourself some sweet dragon related cosmetics and the unique Object 292 tank.

Call of the Dragon is the first event in our new event cycle that we announced earlier this week. If you’re wondering about the new event cycle, click here to find out all of the details.

[h3]From February 1st (11:00 GMT) until February 19th (11:00 GMT), earn mission points in Ground Battles, unlock stages and receive rewards![/h3]

[h2]Object 292 — an event vehicle MBT for the USSR at Rank VII[/h2]
Meet the Object 292. This was one of the last Soviet experimental tank developments, developed from the T-80 that features a newly filled 152 mm smoothbore gun. The grand reward for this event — complete 8 stages and it’s yours!



Read more about the Object 292

[h2]Dragon Decals and a Decoration![/h2]
For a specific number of stages, you’ll also be able to get yourself the following dragon decals, decoration and loading screen, plus a chest that contains rewards.



“Call of the Dragon” loading screen

Among the rewards of the event is also this chest that you can open and get the chance of one of the following items:

• 50,000 - 100,000 Silver Lions
  
• Silver Lion and Research Point boosters
  
• Random Wagers and Orders
  
• Universal Backups (1 - 3)
  
• A random camouflage for a vehicle you own
  
• 1 day of Premium Account
  

[h2]How to get all rewards[/h2]
Each stage can be obtained for 45,000 mission points, where every new stage obtained will give you a new reward.

You’re able to earn mission points in Ground Battles at Rank III or above in Arcade, Realistic and Simulator Battles. The number of mission points to complete a stage depends on the game mode and the maximum Rank of the vehicle that you use in battle. There’s a multiplier for earning mission points, which is shown in the task description in-game.

You can also earn mission points by using event vehicles that are Rank I and II. Event vehicles that can be used have the name of the event that they were obtainable in on their stat card.

[h3]Stages change every two days at 11:00 GMT on February 3rd, 5th, 7th, 9th, 11th, 13th, 15th and 17th.[/h3]

[h2]Rewards are given when you complete a specific number of stages[/h2]

• For 1 Stage: chest with a random reward
  
• For 2 Stages: one of the decal rewards
  
• For 3 Stages: “Dragon Box” Silver Chest
  
• For 4 Stages: one of the decal rewards
  
• For 5 Stages: chest with a random reward
  
• For 6 Stages: “Green Dragon” decoration
  
• For 7 Stages: “Dragon Box” Silver Chest
  
• For 8 Stages: non-tradable coupon for the Object 292
  
• For 9 Stages: the “Call of the Dragon” loading screen
  

When you complete 8 stages, you’ll receive a non-tradable coupon for the Object 292, where using it will immediately activate the vehicle onto your account. If you don’t want the vehicle and would like to sell the coupon on the Market, you’ll need the “Upgrade for coupon” item.

The “Upgrade for coupon” item can be earned in parallel with the stages throughout the event from February 1st (11:00 GMT) until February 19th (11:00 GMT) for 750,000 mission points.

After receiving the “Upgrade for coupon” item, you can convert a non-tradable coupon for the vehicle into a tradable one and sell it on the Market. The tradable coupon can be sold after 6 days from the moment it’s created.

The “Upgrade for coupon” item is valid until 11:00 GMT on February 22nd. Until this time, you can use it or exchange it for War Bonds. Afterwards, it’ll disappear from your inventory.

You can track the progress of completing stages and receiving the “Upgrade for coupon” by clicking on your Nickname > Achievements > Call of the Dragon. If you don’t manage to complete a stage on time or would like to purchase a stage, until February 22nd from the Achievements window, you can purchase each stage with Golden Eagles which will give you the corresponding rewards.

• The planned Battle Rating changes have been implemented.
  
• Changes to the rotation of available Battle Rating brackets in Air Simulator Battles will take effect in the next rotation change.
  
• The maximum luminosity and burning time of BOL flares have been reduced in accordance with the mass of pyrotechnic compound. The number of BOL countermeasures in one salvo has been doubled to maintain sufficient effectiveness (released in one of the previous updates).
  

The current provided changelog reflects the major changes within the game as part of this Update. Some updates, additions and fixes may not be listed in the provided notes. War Thunder is constantly improving and specific fixes may be implemented without the client being updated.