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Meet the bane of the Wehrmacht — MLRS BM-31-12 “Andryusha”! This vehicle undertook its baptism by fire under Novgorod in Russia and helped push the front way back to Berlin — truly a Legend of Victory! You can receive it and many other prizes, including keys from the “Demolition crate” that contains items from past War Thunder events!

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From May 10th (11:00 GMT) until May 22nd (11:00 GMT) earn points in battles, unlock stages, and receive prizes!

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[h2]BM-31-12, Rank III, USSR, Premium[/h2]
The BM-31-12 will surely please fans of rocket artillery with its powerful strikes that leave no chances of survival for light and medium vehicles. Its warheads carry almost 30 kg of explosives — six times the amount of the legendary BM-13 “Katyusha”! “Andryusha” joined the fight late — in the final year of the war — but it certainly contributed to the Great Victory!





[h3]How to earn prizes[/h3]
Each level unlocks for 35,000 mission points and earns you a new reward.

Score mission points in ground battles of rank III or above in Arcade, Realistic, or Simulator battles. See the score multiplier in the description of the mission, it depends on the gaming mode and maximum rank of the vehicles for the mission.

You may also score points using certain event vehicles of ranks I-II. Such vehicles have event names in their info cards.

Stages change every two days at 11:00 GMT: 12th, 14th, 16th, 18th, and 20th of May.

Your rewards are based on the number of stages you’ve unlocked:

• For 1 stage: “T-54-412” decal
  
• For 2 stages: one of decals + Crowbar
  
• For 3 stages: one of decorations + Crowbar
  
• For 4 stages: one of decals + Crowbar
  
• For 5 stages: one of decorations + Crowbar
  
• For 6 stages: premium BM-31-12 “Andryusha”
  

You can track your progress by clicking on your Nickname → Achievements → Legend of Victory.

If you don’t complete a stage in time, until May 25th you will be able to purchase the stages for Golden Eagles and receive the rewards.

[h2]Demolition crate[/h2]
A unique opportunity to receive items from previous War Thunder events, including rewards from Chronicles of World War II, three seasons of World War, Pages of History, War Thunder Birthdays, and last year’s Legend of Victory — over a hundred different prizes in total!

From May 10th (12:00 GMT) until June 5th (12:00 GMT) you can purchase a Demolition crate and a Crowbar to open the crate for Silver Lions in the in-game shop.

Demolition crate contains unique decals, decorations, player icons, loading screens, vehicles, and camouflages. Some items from past events appear for the first time as coupons, and you can trade them on the Marketplace! There are also Silver Lions, boosters, universal backups, wagers, and orders.

The price of a Demolition crate is 10 000 Silver Lions, the price of a Crowbar is 50 000 Silver Lions. You can also receive a Crowbar for unlocking 2, 3, 4, and 5 levels of the Legend of Victory event. On June 5th, 12:00 GMT all Demolition crates and Crowbars will disappear from your inventory, so be sure to use them before that time!









All prizes are immediately activated on your account, but there is a chance to receive some of them as coupons, unless stated otherwise.

[h2]Full list of items in Demolition crates (open spoiler):[/h2]

[h3]Vehicles (will be immediately activated on an account or in the form of coupons):[/h3]
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• He 51 B-2/H
  
• TB-3M-17-32 (immediately activated on the account only)
  
• LaGG-3-23 (immediately activated on the account only)
  
• DB-7 (Great Britain)
  
• XF5F
  
• I-29
  
• M8 LAC
  
• Ya-5M (immediately activated on the account only)
  
• D.371 H.S.9 (immediately activated on the account only)
  
• A13 Mk II 1939
  
• 38 cm Sturmmörser (immediately activated on the account only)
  
• IS-2 No.321 (immediately activated on the account only)
  
• BA-11
  
• USS Phelps
  
• IL-2 M-82
  
• M60 AMBT
  
• AMX-50 Surblindé
  
• Spitfire F Mk IXc
  
• T18E2
  
• Lorraine 155 Mle.50 (immediately activated on the account only)
  
• Tandem MAI (immediately activated on the account only)
  
• Whirlwind P.9
  
• PV-2D
  
• Yak-3T (immediately activated on the account only)
  
• MK-II "Matilda" (USSR)
  
• Excelsior
  
• KV-2 (1940)
  
• Comet I "Iron Duke IV"
  
• Bong's P-38J-15
  
• MBR-2-M-34
  
• Spitfire Mk IXc (USSR) (immediately activated on the account only)
  

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[h3]Camouflages (only in the form of coupons):[/h3]
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• BA-11: Bicolor summer camouflage (first time as a coupon)
  
• USS Phelps: Deforming camouflage Measure 32 (first time as a coupon)
  
• IL-2 M-82: Bicolor camouflage (first time as a coupon)
  
• M60 AMBT: Tricolor summer camouflage (first time as a coupon)
  
• T18E2: European camouflage (first time as a coupon)
  
• Whirlwind P.9: Standard unpainted camouflage (first time as a coupon)
  
• PV-2D: "Olathe" camouflage
  
• MK-II "Matilda" (USSR): Summer camouflage
  

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[h3]Decorations (will be immediately activated on an account or in the form of coupons):[/h3]
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• Anniversary cake (immediately activated on the account only)
  
• Golden X (immediately activated on the account only)
  
• PIAT (first time as a coupon)
  
• M1919A6 (first time as a coupon)
  
• Semi-automatic sniper rifle (Germany) (first time as a coupon)
  
• Assault rifle (Israel) (first time as a coupon)
  
• Reising M50
  
• Owen Machine Carbine
  
• PPD 34/38
  
• Mauser M98K
  
• Type 99 sniper rifle
  
• Beretta Model 38
  
• PPSh-41
  
• М3 "Grease gun"
  
• PPSh-42
  
• StG 44
  
• Type 100
  

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[h3]Decals (will be immediately activated on an account or in the form of coupons):[/h3]
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• 10 Year Better Together decal (immediately activated on the account only)
  
• 10 years ahead! pin-up (immediately activated on the account only)
  
• The Snail is 9 years old! decal (immediately activated on the account only)
  
• 8 years of Victories! (immediately activated on the account only)
  
• 7 years of War Thunder! (immediately activated on the account only)
  
• 6 years of War Thunder! (immediately activated on the account only)
  
• 5 years of War Thunder! (immediately activated on the account only)
  
• Brave text (first time as a coupon)
  
• Strong text (first time as a coupon)
  
• 321 tank number (first time as a coupon)
  
• The Kerch–Eltigen Operation (first time as a coupon)
  
• The Philippines Campaign (1941-1942) (first time as a coupon)
  
• USS Phelps emblem (immediately activated on the account only)
  
• Battle of the Chinese Farm (first time as a coupon)
  
• Battle for the Fulda Gap (first time as a coupon)
  
• Emblem of the 600th Armored Brigade (immediately activated on the account only)
  
• Operation Nordwind
  
• Second Battle of El Alamein
  
• Battle for Caen
  
• Battle of Vitebsk
  
• Bear head (first time as a coupon)
  
• Boar head (first time as a coupon)
  
• Crocodile head (first time as a coupon)
  
• Snake head (first time as a coupon)
  
• Tiger head (first time as a coupon)
  
• Wolf head (first time as a coupon)
  
• Monster Jaws (first time as a coupon)
  
• Tiger Jaws (first time as a coupon)
  
• Shark Jaws (first time as a coupon)
  
• Boar Jaws (first time as a coupon)
  
• Crocodile Jaws (first time as a coupon)
  

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[h3]Profile icons (will be immediately activated on an account):[/h3]
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• John Lavarack
  
• Mikhail Yegorov
  
• Richard Winters
  
• Charles Upham
  
• Aleksandra Samusenko
  
• Marcario Garcia
  
• Avigdor Ben-Gal
  
• Marcel Albert
  
• Gregory Boyington
  
• Dmitry Osatyuk
  
• Norman Schwarzkopf
  
• Reginald Mitchell
  
• Gerard Roope
  

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[h3]Loading screens (will be immediately activated on the account):[/h3]
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• 9th Anniversary of War Thunder
  
• 38 cm Sturmmörser
  

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[h3]Trophies (only in the form of coupons):[/h3]
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• World War trophy (decoration)
  
• World War trophy (vehicle)
  

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[h3]Silver Lions:[/h3]
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• 10000 — 1000000
  

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[h3]Expendable item:[/h3]
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• Battle trophy (RP booster)
  
• Battle trophy (SL booster)
  
• Universal back-up
  
• Universal back-up x2
  
• Universal back-up x3
  
• Random wager
  
• Random order
  

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• A bug that caused trees and bushes not to fall when they were hit by shells, bullets and rockets has been fixed.
  
• A bug that would randomly reset control settings has been fixed.
  

Improved camera in replays

• New camera “Two plane camera” for use in replays and arbiter mode has been added. The cinematic camera allows you to track other aircraft while keeping the selected player’s aircraft in the frame. You can seamlessly switch to the next aircraft in the range. To control the new camera you need to go to “Controls” under “Spectator camera”.
  
• The ability to fix the direction of the free camera movement independent of the direction of view has been added.
  
• You can move and rotate now the camera that follows the aircraft.
  
• The ability to disable and enable shaking of the aircraft tracking camera has been added.
  
• Blocking the direction of view in the horizontal plane has been added.
  
• Free camera speed blocking (current and according to aircraft speed) has been added.
  
• Zoom speed adjustment has been added for all cameras.
  
• “Field of view” setting has been added for cameras in replays. You can set the desired value in the menu “Session Settings” -> “Main parameters” -> “Replays and Spectator Mode”.
  

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.

[h2]Continuing the transition to an economy based on vehicle ranks[/h2]
In February last year we began the transition to a rank-based economy, which was chosen by the majority of players in a vote. We remind you that this transition requires several smoothed economy updates. With the release of the current economy update, the transition to the new system will be completed for most aircraft and ground vehicles of rank III and higher.

[h2]Maximum repair cost in the table sheet for economy changes[/h2]
Usually in the table sheet, economy changes indicate the minimum repair cost of vehicles without taking into account used modifications. This is the “default” repair cost of vehicles that will be shown in the vehicle card for example before research or purchase. However in the case of different number of modifications in the vehicle and accordingly different additions to the repair cost from modifications it is not quite correct to compare the minimum repair cost. For example, right now (before the economy changes), the repair cost of the T-80BVM in RB when all modifications are installed will be changed from 3690 to 7405 SL and for the Leopard 2A6 - from 5410 to 8050 SL. We see the estimated (maximum) repair cost of these vehicles differs by only 8.7% while the basic (minimum) - almost one and a half times. At the same time the change in the repair cost of vehicles must be of interest primarily to those players who own these vehicles; play them and have already researched a number of modifications or even all of them. And accordingly see and spend no longer the basic repair cost.

Beginning in this update we decided to use in the economy change tables, the maximum repair cost of the vehicle by taking into account all installed modifications.

Open the table sheet of changes

However, in this update, for the last time a table with minimum repair cost will also be presented, so that everyone can make sure that the repair cost of all vehicles hasn’t been increased several times and these are two different parameters - the minimum (basic) repair cost and the maximum (estimated) repair cost.

Open the table sheet of changes (with minimum repair cost)

[h2]Converting the repair time of vehicles in the hangar to the system of vehicle ranks[/h2]
Free vehicle repairs in the hangar allows you to save a certain amount of SL on vehicle repair. That’s why initially the time of free repair has been calculated from the repair cost of the vehicle. But for some vehicles in some game modes (aircraft in SB, fleet in AB and RB) the repair cost became very high due to the peculiarities of vehicles and modes (primarily because of the large average life span) which led to a very long time of free repair.

We decided to simplify this mechanics and fixed the free repair time depending on the economy rank of the vehicle (rank and position in the research tree) by analogy with such indicators as research cost, price, crew training price, RP multiplier and some others.

As a basis for calculating the new free repair time, the average repair time rates of ground vehicles were taken.

[h2]Changes of the cost of the expendable modification "Crew Replenishment"[/h2]
Repair costs are not the only expense in battle. Silver Lions will also be spent on ammo, suspended weaponry and the expendable modification "Crew Replenishment". All these expenses will be taken into account when calculating the repair cost and subtracted from the initially calculated value forming the final estimated repair cost. Moreover, the share of expenditures on consumables should be noticeably lower than the expenditures on repairs. However in the case of the “Crew Replenishment” modification this rule isn’t followed - the modification is too expensive for rank I vehicles but too cheap for rank V and higher and we will fix it in this economy update.

Now the cost of the "Crew Replenishment" will be linked not to vehicle rank but to the economy rank(rank and position in the research tree on the rank) which will allow to fine-tune the price of the modification for all vehicles. For reserve vehicles the price will drop from 100 to 10 SL, for other rank I vehicles it will drop from 100 to 40-70 SL, for rank VII vehicles it will increase from 700 to 1000-1100 SL. Once again, please note that an increase in the cost of an expendable modification does not mean an overall increase in costs, as it is taken into account when calculating the price of a vehicle repair.

[h2]Changes in the research and purchase cost of squadron vehicles[/h2]
There will be changes to the research and purchase costs for a number of squadron vehicles.

Open the table sheet with changes

[h2]Changes in the research tree[/h2]
M3A1 Stuart — taken out of the M3/M3A1 Stuart research group.
Pz.III J — taken out of the Pz.III F/J group.
Pz.IV C — moved to the position before Pz.II C.
Pz.II F — taken out of the Pz.II C/F group.
Pz.35(t) — moved to the position before Sd.Kfz.221 (s.Pz.B.41).
Pz.38(t) A, Pz.38(t) F — moved to the position after Sd.Kfz.221 (s.Pz.B.41).
Pz.38(t) F — taken out of the Pz.38(t) A/F group.
15cm sIG 33 B Sfl, Panzerjäger I, Sd.Kfz.251/9 — moved to the position before StuG III A.
Т-28 — taken out of the Т-28/Т-28E group and moved to rank I.
Ratel 20 — moved to rank IV to the position after Ratel 90.
G6 — moved to rank V to the position after Eland 90 Mk.7.
Spj fm/43-44 and Sav m/43 (1944) — switched the places.
PTL02 — moved to rank VI to the position after CM25.
Ki-109 — moved to rank I to the position after Ki-45 tei.
Ki-45 hei — taken out of the Ki-45 group.
J1N1 — moved to rank II to the position after Ki-45 hei.
Ki-45 otsu — moved to the position after J1N1.
B6N1 Model 11 — taken out of the B6N group and moved to rank I.
D4Y3 Ko — taken out of the D4Y group.
P1Y1 mod. 11 — moved to rank III to the position before B7A2.
H8K2 — moved to the position after Ki-49-IIa.
T18B and T18B (57) — switched places and moved to rank III; the requirement to open ranks IV and V have been adjusted.

[h2]Changes to research cost, purchase cost, and related vehicle parameters[/h2]

Open the table sheet with changes

[h2]Changes in cost and RP multiplier of premium vehicles[/h2]

Open the table sheet with changes

We continue to use all means to prevent cheating in War Thunder: Easy Anti-Cheat watches out for banned software, while we pay attention to the player’s reports. You can use the replay feature on our website to tell us about the players who violate the Terms of Use and EULA.

During April of 2023 we blocked 161 accounts that were violating the rules. For full transparency, we have published the full ban list.

This list will be available within two weeks of publication.

[h2]Recommendations[/h2]
Set a strong password for your account and enable two-step authentication in your profile - this will protect your account from fraudsters. Don’t use forbidden client modifications and never share your account information with anyone!

New reserve aircraft comes to the US tech tree in the upcoming War Thunder update. Meet first photos and details!

[h2]BF2C-1, fighter, USA., rank I. Reserve aircraft.[/h2]

Features:

• Good turn rate
  
• 4x100 lb bombs
  
• Poor offensive armament
  

The BF2C-1 carrier-based fighter project was proposed by Curtiss to equip the new American aircraft carriers, which began to enter service with the US Navy in the early 1930s. Curtiss modified its Curtiss F11C Goshawk fighter, equipping the aircraft with a retractable landing gear and reinforced metal wings. Despite the good speed performance, the aircraft became less maneuverable due to the heavier weight. Nevertheless, the naval command placed an order for a small batch of fighter-bomber modifications, designated BF2C-1 Goshawk. During trial service with the VB-5 squadron on the USS Ranger aircraft carrier, the fighter reveals serious issues with the landing gear, due to which it was soon decommissioned from service.



Until recently, the US carrier-based aviation reserve aircraft was the P-26 Peashooter, an all-metal monoplane that was noticeably inferior to reserve biplanes of other nations in terms of maneuverability. With the release of the next major War Thunder update, the new reserve of the US tech tree will be the Curtiss BF2C-1 Goshawk biplane. Let's take a closer look at it, shall we?

The new BF2C-1 is one of the most advanced biplane generations in the history of warfare, combining the signature biplane maneuverability with a good speed performance, which can even be even higher than some early monoplanes. A special feature of the BF2C-1 is the ability to install four 100 lb bombs with a separate drop, which makes the new reserve a great choice for the low rank mixed battles.



Like many other reserve biplanes, the BF2C-1 lacks firepower. A pair of rifle-caliber machine guns is usually not enough to instantly shoot down an enemy fighter with a short burst, while heavier aircraft will most probably require several attacks. However, the huge ammunition load of machine guns and good cooling of the barrels make it possible to pray-and-spray, while sticking on the enemy's six o’clock.

You will be able to test the new American navy reserve aircraft in battle, or even start studying the excellent lineup of the US aviation with the new BF2C-1 in the upcoming major War Thunder update. More news in our Developers Diary series - stay tuned!