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Your screenshots from last week were excellent! Going into battle with your friends is much more fun than having to go into battle alone. The three most popular and three selected by us will get 300 GE. See the winners down below!

[h2]Let’s begin the 80th edition of our competition![/h2]

Create a stunning screenshot and submit it on the War Thunder Steam Community Hub with the tag #WTscreen80. You have time until 18.08.2023 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 damaged or destroyed player vehicle.
You must add the #WTscreen80 tag (title cannot have any other text in it).
• 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 79th edition - Fun with Friends![/h2]

[h3]Winners selected via community votes:[/h3]
https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=3015986072
https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=3015525175
https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=3017566348

[h3]Winners selected by our judges:[/h3]
https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=3017141193
https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=3017055368
https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=3017947012

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

On August 12th, 1912 a document was signed that marked the beginning of the first air force of the Russian Empire. Later this date was used as the basis for holidays celebrating aviation: in the Soviet Union the Air Fleet Day has been celebrated on August 18th since 1931, in 1992 it was moved to the third Sunday of August, and since 2006 the Air Force Day is celebrated on August 12th.

[h2]MiG-17AS for Golden Eagles[/h2]


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From August 11th (12:00 GMT) until August 14th (12:00 GMT)

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The MiG-17AS fighter in the Cuban Air Force paint will be temporarily available for Golden Eagles. It is a fast and maneuverable aircraft with very powerful cannons and payload that can include two air-to-air missiles.

[h2]“Russian Aerospace Forces Day” decal[/h2]

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From August 11th (12:00 GMT) until August 14th (12:00 GMT)

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Play 3 battles using Soviet aircraft (rank III or higher, with an activity of not less than 70%) to receive the “Russian Aerospace Forces Day” decal.


“Russian Aerospace Forces Day” decal

Complete the task in random battles, except for Enduring Confrontation missions and [Assault] mode. Track your progress in the hangar by clicking Nickname → Achievements → Holidays → Russian Air Force Day.

You can find the decal in the “Holidays” tab in the Customisation menu.

• A bug has been fixed where after respawning in tank battles, in another vehicle from the player's lineup, there was only one crew member in the tank, as well as gun aiming and turret turn were disabled.
  

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.

We’re pleased to announce the end of the closed beta testing of the French bluewater navy and present a new French Premium heavy cruiser to boost your first steps in the mastering of the French ships!

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Captains! The closed beta testing of the French bluewater navy is over! French warships are now available for research by all players, so hurry up to the bridge!

CBT participants have already trained their crews for perfect control of French ships, and so that newcomers can quickly compete with them in skill, we are pleased to announce the new French Suffren-class Dupleix heavy cruiser Premium to boost research in new ships and get a great bonus in Silver Lions!

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[h2]Dupleix Pack[/h2]

• Price: 54.99
  
• Suffren-class, Dupleix, 1942 (Rank 4, France)
  
• 2000 Golden Eagles
  
• Premium account for 30 days
  

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To purchase, navigate to Shop > Online Store whilst in the in-game hangar.

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[h2]Dupleix, heavy cruiser, France, rank IV. Premium[/h2]

Features:

• Improved protection
  
• Linear layout of the main turrets
  
• Good speed
  

The French heavy cruiser Dupleix belongs to the Suffren class, which is already familiar to French navy testers from the cruiser Colbert. Rapid-firing 203mm main guns, good sailing performance and solid air defense capabilities are complemented by reinforced armor. Let’s see in detail.

So, the main difference between Dupleix from Colbert, aside from her premium status, is a modified and improved armoring. While Colbert could only offer the captain a narrow 50mm armor belt along the hull, the Dupleix is slightly better protected. The plates of the main armor belt are 60 mm thick and, most importantly, cover a much larger area. On the sides of the hull in the central part of the hull, the plates descend below the waterline, the sections covering the main guns magazines at the bow and stern have an elongated profile. Internal protection of the boiler rooms has also been improved. Of course, this armor is not able to withstand most armor-piercing rounds even from light cruisers, but Dupleix can count on more stable protection of vital modules when being hit by cruisers’ HE and even semi-AP shells at acute angles.



The auxiliary guns have also been slightly changed. The Dupleix is armed with the same 90mm guns as the Colbert, but here they are placed in four twin mounts instead of eight single mounts. Anti-aircraft artillery is represented by four twin mounts of 37 mm cannons, a pair of quadruple Hotchkiss guns, as well as 13.2 mm Brownings for short range combat. Like her sister, the Dupleix also has a torpedo armament of a pair of three-tube launchers in the central part of the deck.



Reinforced armor obviously affects the mobility of the cruiser. Nevertheless, Dupleix can accelerate to quite tolerable for its class 32 knots (almost 60 km/h).

Purchase the Premium heavy cruiser Dupleix in the Gaijin online store and welcome aboard the ships of the French fleet in War Thunder!

• Attempts to attack allied ground vehicles from aircraft in ground AB now scores in the automatic punishment program to determine whether a player should be banned or kicked from session. At the same time, damage to allies is still not applied. Similar mechanics have been working in aircraft AB for a lengthy period.
  
• Private messages after a battle ends now contain detailed reward information for hits to allies, and bonus rewards for results of the mission.
  
• When activating a tradable coupon for a vehicle, the player now receives backups for it along with the vehicle. The number of backups depends on the rank of the vehicle.
  
• Data cards on Market vehicles now contain their status (Premium or event vehicles), their ranks, as well as the number of gift backups for activating the coupon. Vehicle status and its rank now can be used as keywords to search for vehicles in the search menu.
  
• The French navy is now available for research for all players.
  
• The Dupleix heavy cruiser (pack) has been added to the French bluewater fleet tech tree.
  
• CV 90105, CT-CV 105HP — ATGM Falaric 105 have been added to ammunition
  
• Saetta P-494 — a bug has been fixed which prevented the “Blue” camo from being applied.
  

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.