War Thunder News

[p][/p][p]Dear friends! [/p][p][/p][p]The War Thunder team would like to warmly wish all of you a joyful holiday season and every success in the coming year. Thank you so much for spending your time with us — playing matches, watching streams, and being a part of our community. [/p][p][/p][p]See you in 2026![/p]

[p][/p][p][/p][p]It’s Christmas and the New Year is just around the corner, so it’s time to stock your hangar with new premium vehicles! Our online store is having a holiday sale, with many packs going on sale with big discounts![/p][p][/p]

[p]When: From December 24th (11:00 GMT) until January 1st (11:00 GMT)[/p][p]50% discount on 34 selected packs![/p][p] [/p][p]To get to our online Store through Steam, go to the in-game hangar > Shop > Online Store.[/p]

[p][/p][h2]The Holiday Collection![/h2][p]During the sale, when you purchase any of the following 12 packs, you’ll receive a pleasant bonus: a unique camouflage that looks like an Ugly Sweater![/p][p][/p][carousel][/carousel][p][/p]

• [p]F-2A ADTW Pack -50%[/p]
• [p]MiG-29 Sniper Pack -50%[/p]
• [p]Saab JA 37DI Viggen F21 Pack -50%[/p]
• [p]Leopard 2 (OTCo) Pack -50%[/p]
• [p]Al-Khalid-I Pack -50%[/p]
• [p]Challenger DS Pack -50%[/p]
• [p]Merkava Mk.3 Ra’am Sagol Pack -50%[/p]
• [p]F/A-18C Hornet (Swiss) Pack -50%[/p]
• [p]M1 KVT Pack -50%[/p]
• [p]T-80U-E1 Pack -50%[/p]
• [p]A-10A Thunderbolt (Early) Pack -50%[/p]
• [p]MiG-21 Bison Pack -50%[/p]

[p][/p][carousel][/carousel][p][/p][p]Owners of vehicles in these packs who purchased them before the start of this promotion will be able to receive the Holiday Collection camouflages by getting three wins while using each of the corresponding vehicles before January 2nd.[/p][p][/p][p]During this promotion, camouflages from the Holiday Collection will also be available for Golden Eagles.[/p][p][/p][p]Please note! After the special promotion ends, the following packs will be removed from purchase on all platforms:[/p]

• [p]Arkansas Pack[/p]
• [p]Object 140 Pack[/p]

[p][/p][p]As per tradition, the Holiday Box awaits you in the in-game Item Shop, available for purchase with Golden Eagles. It contains a variety of useful items, including a Premium Account, Silver Lions, universal backups and boosters, premium vehicles, and all vehicles that were previously sold for Golden Eagles or War Bonds but are currently not available in-game or on the Market (list below).[/p][p][/p][p][/p][p]Getting the Holiday Box is a bargain! If you have opened enough boxes, you’ll be guaranteed to receive talismans and premium vehicles. And that’s not all, as the average value of the box contents are almost one and a half times the price of the box itself![/p][p]Additionally, after opening a specific number of boxes, you’ll receive memorable additional rewards:[/p]

• [p]For 3 boxes, the “Looking into 2026” decal[/p]
• [p]For 5 boxes the “Christmas sack” decoration for ground vehicles[/p]
• [p]For 7 boxes the “Spruce garland” profile icon frame[/p]
• [p]For 10 boxes the “Christmas night” profile background[/p]

[p][/p][h2]The Holiday Box[/h2][h3]Guaranteed Prize: 1 day premium account + 120000 Silver Lions (total purchase price of 490 Golden Eagles).[/h3][p]Additional Guaranteed Prize:[/p]

• [p]1 day premium account — 15% chance[/p]
• [p]3 days premium account — 10% chance[/p]
• [p]7 days premium account — 5% chance[/p]
• [p]100000 SL — 16% chance[/p]
• [p]250000 SL — 8% chance[/p]
• [p]500000 SL — 4% chance[/p]
• [p]1000000 SL — 2% chance[/p]
• [p]100% booster for 3 battles — 20% chance[/p]
• [p]Universal backup — 5 pieces — 20% chance[/p]

[p]Additional random prizes:[/p][p]1) Talisman for vehicles (15% chance but at least once for every 14 box openings); breakdown of chance by vehicle rank:[/p]

• [p]Rank I — 16% chance[/p]
• [p]Rank II — 20% chance[/p]
• [p]Rank III — 25% chance[/p]
• [p]Rank IV — 18% chance[/p]
• [p]Rank V — 10% chance[/p]
• [p]Rank VI — 7% chance[/p]
• [p]Rank VII — 3% chance[/p]
• [p]Rank VIII — 1% chance[/p]

[p]If all vehicles of the dropped rank already have a talisman, the player will be refunded the full 999 GE for the Holiday Box.[/p][p]2) Premium vehicles including unavailable for sale (15% chance but not less than once for every 14 box openings); breakdown of chances by vehicle ranks:[/p]

• [p]Rank I — 20%[/p]
• [p]Rank II — 20%[/p]
• [p]Rank III — 20%[/p]
• [p]Rank IV — 20%[/p]
• [p]Rank V — 10%[/p]
• [p]Rank VI — 7%[/p]
• [p]Rank VII — 3%[/p]

[p]If all vehicles of the dropped out rank are already obtained, the player will be refunded the full 999 GE for the Holiday Box.[/p][p]Unavailable for purchase vehicles presented in the Holiday Box along with the usual premium vehicles:[/p]

• [p]Т-62 №545[/p]
• [p]Vijayanta[/p]
• [p]M728 CEV[/p]
• [p]Type 69-IIa[/p]
• [p]IS-2 "Revenge"[/p]
• [p]M26E1[/p]
• [p]KV-1E[/p]
• [p]SAV 20.12.48[/p]
• [p]M43 "G.C.Leoncello"[/p]
• [p]Panzer IV/70(A)[/p]
• [p]Achilles (65 Rg.)[/p]
• [p]T-34 (1st Gv.T.Br.)[/p]
• [p]МК-IX "Valentine" (USSR)[/p]
• [p]Stuart VI (5th CAD) (USA)[/p]
• [p]P40 "G.C. Leoncello"[/p]
• [p]Pz.Sfl.Ic[/p]
• [p]A-129 International (p)[/p]
• [p]Mi-24D (USSR)[/p]
• [p]UH-1C XM-30[/p]
• [p]BO 105 CB-2[/p]
• [p]IAR 316B[/p]
• [p]MiG-17AS[/p]
• [p]Su-7BMK[/p]
• [p]J35A[/p]
• [p]T-2 Early[/p]
• [p]MiG-21 SPS-K (Germany)[/p]
• [p]F-84F IAF[/p]
• [p]Milan[/p]
• [p]S.O.4050 Vautour IIN[/p]
• [p]Hunter FGA.9[/p]
• [p]Lightning F.53[/p]
• [p]F-86F-35[/p]
• [p]F-89D[/p]
• [p]J29D[/p]
• [p]Sea Hawk Mk.100 (Germany)[/p]
• [p]Attacker FB.2[/p]
• [p]Fw 190 D-9 (USSR)[/p]
• [p]Spitfire Mk IXc (USSR)[/p]
• [p]La-11[/p]
• [p]Dolgushin's La-7[/p]
• [p]Bostwick's P-47M-1-RE[/p]
• [p]Lanovski's P-47M-1-RE[/p]
• [p]P-51D-10[/p]
• [p]P-38K[/p]
• [p]J2M4 Kai[/p]
• [p]Fw 190 A-5 (Japan)[/p]
• [p]A6M5 Ko[/p]
• [p]Tempest Mk V (Germany)[/p]
• [p]He 219 A-7[/p]
• [p]Bf 109 Z-1[/p]
• [p]Plagis' Spitfire LF Mk IXc[/p]
• [p]Prendergast's Spitfire FR Mk XIVe[/p]
• [p]Pokryshkin's P-39N-0 (USSR)[/p]
• [p]Pe-2-205[/p]
• [p]IL-2M "Avenger"[/p]
• [p]Golovachev's Yak-9M[/p]
• [p]P-61A-11[/p]
• [p]A6M2 (USA)[/p]
• [p]Ki-96[/p]
• [p]P-47D (Germany)[/p]
• [p]La-5FN (Germany)[/p]
• [p]Typhoon Mk Ib[/p]
• [p]I-16 type 28[/p]
• [p]YP-38[/p]
• [p]He 112 B-1/U2[/p]
• [p]Wellington Mk Ic (Germany)[/p]
• [p]Boomerang Mk II (Great Britain)[/p]
• [p]D.520 (Great Britain)[/p]
• [p]Hudson Mk V (Great Britain)[/p]
• [p]Havoc Mk I (Great Britain)[/p]
• [p]Hurricane Mk.I/L FAA M[/p]
• [p]Prinz Eugen[/p]
• [p]Stroyny[/p]
• [p]Neustrashimy[/p]
• [p]USS Cowell[/p]
• [p]IJN Kiyoshimo[/p]
• [p]RN Geniere[/p]
• [p]Z20 Karl Galster[/p]
• [p]T31[/p]
• [p]HMCS Haida[/p]
• [p]Fairmile D (5001)[/p]

[p][/p][p][/p][h2]Ground Vehicles[/h2]

• [p]BMPT, BMPT-72 — the Battle Rating in all modes has been increased from 10.3 to 10.7. Because the vehicles turned out to be very effective, it’s possible that the BR increase to 10.7 might not be enough for them to become balanced. We will continue to monitor them and will make changes if needed.[/p]
• [p]T-64B — Battle Rating in all game modes has been increased from 9.7 to 10.0.[/p]
• [p]A bug that caused some APDS shells to lack an armor plate that demonstrated the penetration characteristics in the hangar has been fixed.[/p]

[h2]Locations and Missions[/h2]

• [p]\[Assault] Sinai — a bug that caused the invisible rocks to appear in the mission has been fixed. (Report).[/p]

[h2]Customization and Achievements[/h2]

• [p]Demonstration camouflages for BMPT, BMPT-72 — the conditions for automatic camouflage selection have been corrected to desert conditions.[/p]

[hr][/hr][p]Patch notes reflect only key changes, meaning they may not include a complete list of all improvements made. Additionally, War Thunder is constantly being updated and some changes may not require an update. Changes reflected in patch notes are formed by taking reactions and requests of the community from the bug reporting service, forums and other official platforms into account. Bug fixes and changes are implemented in order of importance, for example a game-breaking bug will be worked on and implemented sooner.[/p]

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[p]Starter Packs for all nations and 6 additional, selected packs are available on Steam at a discount![/p][p]When: From December 24th (11:00 GMT) until January 5th (18:00 GMT)[/p]

[p][/p][p][/p][h3]KMS Gneisenau Pack[/h3][p][dynamiclink][/dynamiclink][/p][h3]F/A-18C Hornet (Swiss) Pack[/h3][p][dynamiclink][/dynamiclink][/p][h3]RAH-66 Comanche Pack[/h3][p][dynamiclink][/dynamiclink][/p][h3]T-80U-E1 Pack[/h3][h3][dynamiclink][/dynamiclink][/h3][h3]A-10A Thunderbolt (Early) Pack[/h3][p][dynamiclink][/dynamiclink][/p][h3]RDF/LT Pack[/h3][p][dynamiclink][/dynamiclink][/p][p][/p]