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Take part in a football competition that’s going to leave a lasting impression. Participate in football matches, earn points and receive rewards!

To help you prepare for the competition, from March 12th (11:00 GMT) until March 14th (10:45 GMT), training events without achievement progression are available.

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From March 14th (11:00 GMT) until April 1st (05:00 GMT) daily football matches are available at the following times: from 11:00-14:00 GMT, 16:00-22:00 GMT and 00:00-05:00 GMT.

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Join other players in a 3v3 event (solo), or gather your team and fight until the final whistle in a 4v4 event (squad). Use the energy of your dash and jump to hit the ball spectacularly and get rewards!

[h2]Football Rewards! [/h2]
For every goal, assist or save, you’ll receive achievement progression points. Each reward is given for a certain number of points received during matches in the “Tank Football” events.





For 500 points: Coupon for one of the golden decorations: Glove, Ball or Boot


The top 50 players on the leaderboard of every event will be granted with in-game titles:

• Top goalscorer — “Best striker 2024”
  
• Top assist score — “Best winger 2024”
  
• Top save score — “Best goalkeeper 2024”
  

[h3]Event details[/h3]

• You can see the exact conditions of each task and track your progress by clicking on your nickname and going to the Achievements → Tank Football menu.
  
• The coupons for the “Dragons” and “Tigers” decal, “M551 Football Camo” coupons and “Golden Football Decoration” coupons can be sold on the Gaijin Market.
  
• PlayStation and Xbox players can exchange each coupon for 100 Warbonds.
  
• Reward titles will be given to the top 50 players in each category until April 7th.
  

[h3]Match rules[/h3]

• Each match consists of two halves of 5 minutes each. As with mini-football, only pure playing time is taken into account.
  
• If the result is a draw, players receive an additional 2 halves of 1.5 minutes each. If at the end of two halves and extra time, it’s still a draw on the scoreboard, victory is not awarded to any team.
  
• To win early in a 3 vs 3 match, you must get a 3 goal advantage.
  
• To win early in a 4 vs 4 match, you must get a 5 goal advantage.
  

Your screenshots from last week that you captured looked amazing! Most vehicles in War Thunder are filled to the brim with combustible materials and when damaged, burn fiercely. One solution? Don’t get hit! The three most popular and three selected by us will get 300 GE. See the winners down below!

[h2]Let’s begin the 110th edition of our competition![/h2]

Create a stunning screenshot and submit it on the War Thunder Steam Community Hub with the tag #WTscreen110. You have time until the 15th of March to submit your screenshot.

After that date, 6 winners will be selected (3 of which will be the highest rated by the community and 3 selected by our judges), each of which receive a reward of 300GE.

[h3]Terms:[/h3]

Your screenshot must include a player vehicle with a tan camouflage, or any player vehicle with tan scenery.
You must add the #WTscreen110 tag (title cannot have any other text in it).
Artists may only win by popular vote once per four screenshot competitions.
• Screenshots need to be compliant with the War Thunder rules.
  
• You need to be the author of the screenshot.
  
• Screenshot needs to be new. You cannot use those which have previously been published or used in other competitions.
  
• We will only accept raw screenshots from the game. You cannot use any editing software nor any other visual enhancements (like Nvidia Ansel filters).
  
• You can use filters and settings built into War Thunder.
  
• You can use the replay functionality built into War Thunder.
  
• Rewards will be delivered to the author's account within 14 working days.
  

[h2]And now, time for the winners of the competition’s 109th edition - Hot![/h2]

[h3]Winners selected via community votes:[/h3]
https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=3171523286
https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=3171613549
https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=3171925837

[h3]Winners selected by our judges:[/h3]
https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=3171522854
https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=3171615516
https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=3164650245

Each winner will get 300GE! Congratulations and see you next week!

This is the interesting M60 120S, which takes the M1A1 Abrams’ turret and combines it with the M60A1 hull. This vehicle was designed to be exported to countries that wanted a cheaper and upgradable option for a main battle tank.

[h2]M60 120S: An MBT for the USA at Rank VII[/h2]

Features:

• 120 mm smoothbore cannon!
  
• Laser rangefinder.
  
• Thermal sight.
  

Vehicle History
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Late in 1999, General Dynamics Land Systems were looking to put a tank together that was suitable to export to countries as a cheaper alternative to the current main battle tanks. To attract buyers, it was decided to pair an M1A1 turret onto an M60A1 hull — a hull which was already in use with many countries around the world. This combination could also allow for countries to convert their existing M60 hulls into the M60 120S standard if required. In August 2001 the first prototype was completed and subsequently shown at the IDEF Exhibition in Turkey in October 2001. Having been proposed to countries such as Turkey and Egypt, there was no interest and the project was abandoned with only 1 prototype being built. 
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[h2]Meet the M60 120S![/h2]

The M60 120S is what you get when you take an M1A1 Abrams tank turret and wedge it onto an M60A1 hull — you get some sort of Frankenstein creation, which is in fact going to be arriving in the Alpha Strike major update. Let’s take a look at what else this scary monster has to offer!

For those of you who are already familiar with the Abrams in-game, this tank is going to feel quite close to home. This is because the M60 120S comes fitted with a 120 mm M256 smoothbore cannon that’s capable of firing HEAT-FS and the M829A1 APFSDS round, which are good enough to take out most enemy tanks at this rank. To top it all off, the main gun is backed up with good electronics including a handy laser rangefinder and GEN 1 thermal sights for the gunner, perfect for engaging targets at longer distances. In typical fashion, we must not forget about the .50 caliber machine gun on the turret roof that’s solid for firing at low flying helicopters and planes!



As probably expected, the armor of the M60 120S is a combination of two things. It takes the M1A1 turret — featuring composite armor — and combines it with the weaker M60 hull armor that has no composite armor to speak of. The end result is a mishmash of core tank parts from two different eras of tank design. Ensure you try to utilize your turret armor, which is stronger than the hull!

Due to the placement of a heavier turret, the mass of the M60 120S is 56 tons, which is heavier than the M60. In terms of mobility, this tank features the same 750 HP engine as a regular M60, allowing it to reach a max speed of 48 km/h, but its general maneuverability will feel more sluggish due to the increased weight. Overall the M60 120S is certainly not the fastest, but will still allow you to get to positions or get to capture points at a reasonable pace!

In your matches by Viacheslav, Game Director: “The 120S is going to provide good firepower to some lineups. You will be able to withstand some shots to the turret, but your weaker hull will be penetrated by the majority of shells at this Battle Rating, so make sure to hide it wherever possible. I would peek over ridge lines and hills, utilizing the 120 mm’s firepower to your advantage ensuring your hull is not exposed to enemies.”

With that, we’ve reached the end of this development blog! In short, the M60 120S is going to be a fun tank to play in different types of lineups. Keep an eye out on our website for other blogs that will be coming, until then, success to you in battle

The most prestigious tournament of the year — Thunder CUP 2024, has come to an end! Those of you who have watched the live streams on Twitch have received unique camouflages, the profile picture and the decal through Twitch Drops and were the first to witness who won in the tournament!
 
Now, the time has come to reveal the results and award the champions!

[h2]The winners[/h2]

[h3]Winners of Thunder CUP 2024[/h3]

• 1st place – DODEC team
  
• 2nd place – MRCLS team
  
• 3rd place – LEET team
  

Congratulations to the winners! They’ll share the cash prize fund of $5000.

[h2]The Esports Trophy II![/h2]
With the tournament, we introduced new camouflages representing esports teams created by some of the best authors from the Live.WT portal! The full list is below.

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[h3]J-11 [eSport] KAPER Team[/h3]

[h3]JAS39C [eSport] RAWR Team[/h3]

[h3]JAS39A [eSport] MRCLS Team[/h3]

[h3]Su 27 [eSport] LEET Team[/h3]

[h3]Leopard 2A7 [eSport] DODEC Team[/h3]

[h3]F-15A [eSport] RESTART Team[/h3]

[h3]Strv 122b+ [eSport] DEVCON Team[/h3]

[h3]T-90M [eSport] 25 FPS Team[/h3]

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Represent and support your favorite team by getting these camouflages from the ESPORTS TROPHY II that is on the Gaijin Market among other esport camouflages. Like the ESPORT TROPHY I, it can be obtained by simply playing regular War Thunder battles. PlayStation and Xbox players can purchase the trophy in the Item Shop and open it with Golden Eagles.

Read more on our Wiki.

To open it, you’ll need to purchase a key on the Market (income is shared with the authors of the camouflages). You can either activate the coupon on your account, or trade it on the Market to get Gaijin Coins (GJN). A trophy can be sold as well!
(i) To unlock the trophy, you’ll need an “Esport” key that can be purchased on the Market for GJN.

Read more about the Market and Gaijin Coins on our Wiki.

[h2]“Snailonidas” pack[/h2]

For War Thunder Esports fans, don’t forget about this small but very cute pack that contains a unique decal and title.

We’d like to extend our best wishes and congratulations to all women of the world. You are loved and appreciated, we hope your spirits are high, and that you may soar even higher.


You can get this decal by completing the below task.

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When: From March 7th (14:00) until March 9th (11:00 GMT).
Task: Play 3 battles with vehicles that are rank III or higher (with an activity rating of 70% or more) to earn this decal!

Track your progress in the hangar by clicking Nickname → Achievements → Holidays → International Women’s Day.

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“Queen of the Seas” decal