War Thunder News

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From January 18th (12:00 GMT) until January 23rd (7:00 GMT)

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[h3]Play 3 battles using Chinese vehicles (rank III or higher, with an activity of not less than 70%) to receive the “Lucky Rabbit” decal.[/h3]



“Lucky Rabbit” 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 → Lunar New Year.

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

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From the 18th of January at 12:00 GMT until the 30th of January at 12:00 GMT

[h2]Temporarily available rare vehicle packs and a discounted bundle! Can be accessed via Shop > Online Store through the in-game hangar[/h2]

• Type 69-IIA Pack
• Type 69-IIG Pack
• Т-62 Pack

[h2]The Lunar New Year Bundle 2023 -50%[/h2]

• Type 69-IIA Pack
  
• Type 69-IIG Pack
  
• Т-62 Pack
  

Note! The offer is valid for PC, Mac and Linux users only. PC, PlayStation and Xbox users will be able to purchase Т-62 №545 tank in the game using Golden Eagles. Type 69-IIA Pack will also be available in both PlayStation and Xbox stores.

[h2]Chinese Starter Pack -50%[/h2]

• Tank M3A3 (1st PTG) (Rank 2, China);
  
• Fighter Curtiss Hawk H-81A-2 (Rank 2, China);
  
• 120000 Silver Lions;
  
• Premium Account for 7 day.
  

[h2]Ground Vehicles[/h2]

• A bug has been fixed where the hit indicator sometimes showed the wrong direction of incoming fire.
  
• A bug has been fixed that prevented external elements from detaching when destroyed, and prevented a geometrical change when hit.
  
• A bug where vehicle loss might be displayed incorrectly (for example “Crew knocked out”) because of detonation of the fuel tank has been fixed (report 1, report 2).
  
• A bug that caused some decorations of the “camouflage” section to disappear at certain angles when using the “minimal” graphics preset has been fixed (report).
  
• Strv 103A, Strv 103С — A bug that caused the crosshair to be displayed above the aiming circle if the vehicle was on a slight slope has been fixed (report).
  
• Strv 103A, Strv 103С — A bug has been fixed where the vehicle might move while aiming with hull aiming enabled and a machine gun selected.
  
• PGZ09 — A bug that caused the laser range finder to incorrectly change aiming distance while aiming at air targets has been fixed (report).
  
• ItO 90M — Optical target tracking mode has been added (report).
  
• ItO 90M — A bug that led to the inability to follow the target when the detection radar was turned off has been fixed.
  
• M3 Bradley (ADATS), ADATS (M113) — Maximum operating range of the radar has been changed from 20 to 25 km (report).
  
• Vickers Mk.3 — A bug that caused a shift of the aiming point when using commander fire control from commander sight in SB has been fixed (report).
  
• Khalid — A bug with used modification of coaxial and anti-aircraft machine gun has been fixed (report).
  
• Type 16 MCV — A bug with different thickness of radiator grill on right and left hull sides has been fixed (report).
  

[h2]Aircraft[/h2]

• Landscape LOD has been corrected in the aircraft optics. Now, a pilot will see the detailed picture of the landscape in the targeting optics as seen in helicopters previously.
  
• A bug where after firing and reloading all nine guided missile blocks the value settings for the salvo mode of suspended weaponry could be reset has been fixed.
  
• Mirage 2000D-R1 — A bug that made it impossible to detect ground targets at long distances when using a CDLP targeting pod has been fixed (report).
  
• Laté 298D — A bug that caused the Mle 33 offensive machine guns to be classified as large calibre weapons has been fixed (report).
  
• B-57B — Separate bomb drop has been added. Source: “T.O. 1B-57B-1 Flight Handbook B-57B aircraft”.
  

[h2]Naval[/h2]

• USS Newport News (CA-148) - Guidance angles and guidance speed for the main calibre turrets have been corrected:
  
  • Vertical guidance: -10°/+41° changed to -5°/+41°
    
  • Targeting Speed: 5.2°/s changed to 5°/s
    
  • Targeting Vertical Speed: 10°/s changed to 8.2°/s
    
• Pr.183 - A bug with the armour of the main calibre turrets in the vehicle card has been fixed.
  
• Shouku Tei No.4 - A bug that allowed the gaining of speed to be higher than declared in the vehicle card has been fixed.
  
• RN Duca degli Abruzzi - A bug where it was impossible to use spare torpedoes has been fixed.
  

[h2]Graphics[/h2]

• A bug where a shadow might appear near the vehicle after changing graphics settings has been fixed (report).
  
• A bug where the night sky on low graphics settings could be displayed with noticeable flickering stripes has been fixed.
  

[h2]Other[/h2]

• The physics of an icy surface has changed, ice is now more ‘slippery’.
  

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.

lengthy War Thunder forums discussion about the history and performance of the F-16 Fighting Falcon has resulted in—you guessed it!—yet another public leak of restricted military intel...
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Your vehicles wore their customised clothes beautifully! The collection of skins on live.warthunder are expansive, with many being of very high quality. If you were not previously aware of customised skins, we hope you will have fun with it in the future! The three most popular and three selected by us will get 300 GE. See the winners down below!

[h2]Let’s begin the 50th edition of our competition![/h2]

Create a stunning screenshot and submit it on the War Thunder Steam Community Hub with the tag #WTscreen50. You have time until 20.01.2023 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.

[h2]Important addition: Screenshot theme - The Big .50![/h2]

The Browning M2 has been in production for nearly 90 years, with Colt producing examples as early as 1933. Colloquially known as “The Fifty”, among many other names- What better way than to celebrate our 50th edition than with one of the worlds longest serving and biggest heavy machine guns?

[h3]Terms:[/h3]

Screenshots of machines with heavy machine guns of 12-14,5mm calibre are accepted- not all countries used .50 BMG or 12,7mm calibre.
You must add the #WTscreen50 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 49th edition - Custom Skins![/h2]

[h3]Winners selected via community votes:[/h3]
https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=2914054076
https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=2914668740
https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=2914790460

[h3]Winners selected by our judges:[/h3]
https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=2916038588 https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=2914399159
https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=2913953719

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

The history of the Swedish Armed Forces goes back half a millennium, when Gustav Vasa led a rebellion against Denmark, secured Sweden’s independence and became its king. On January 14th, 1521, sixteen young men were chosen to be Gustav’s life guards. And even today, the Life Guards are one of the largest units in the Swedish Armed Forces.


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From January 13th (10:00 GMT) until January 16th (7:00 GMT)

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[h3]Play 3 battles using Swedish vehicles (rank III or higher, with an activity of not less than 70%) to receive the “Emblem of the Life Regiment Hussars” decal.[/h3]



“Emblem of the Life Regiment Hussars” 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 → Swedish Armed Forces Day.

You can find the decal in the “Sweden > Tanks” tab in the Customisation menu.

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During the event the experimental Swedish SPG SAV 20.12.48 will be available for purchase for Golden Eagles.