War Thunder News

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• The engine sounds of enemy and allied ground and air vehicles fade more prominently and lose high frequencies over distance. This means that situations with excessive “noise” in the environment have been corrected, and the realism of the sound has improved.
  
• The HSTV-L and Abrams tank series have been made to sound less distinctive as the distance increases.
  
• New sounds have been created for the Challenger 2 tank engines. The old Challenger 2 sounds have been transferred to the Chieftain tank series.
  
• The throttle sounds of the player’s ground vehicles will now stop if the throttle button is pressed and then released before the throttle sound ends.
  
• A bug where piston aircraft sounded similar to each other has been fixed, meaning each engine type sounds unique again. This applies to both the player’s vehicles and the vehicles of enemies and allies.
  
• The flyby volume of jet aircraft has been reduced.
  

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.

Thank you for submitting all of those beautiful screenshots last week! This week, the terms have been revised slightly with the intention of allowing different authors a chance to shine for art picked by community votes. The three most popular and three selected by us will get 300 GE. See the winners down below!

[h2]Let’s begin the 104th edition of our competition![/h2]

Create a stunning screenshot and submit it on the War Thunder Steam Community Hub with the tag #WTscreen104. You have time until the 2nd of February 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 vehicle that is not moving.
You must add the #WTscreen104 tag (title cannot have any other text in it).
Artists may only win by popular vote once per four screenshot competitions. This will start with the winners of the 104th edition.
• 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 103rd edition - Making Waves![/h2]

[h3]Winners selected via community votes:[/h3]
https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=3145031978
https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=3144993691
https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=3146007138

[h3]Winners selected by our judges:[/h3]
https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=3144166430
https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=3143650870
https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=3147340278

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

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.