War Thunder News

[h3]Thank you for spending 2022 with us! All the best for the coming New Year in 2023![/h3]

The whole Gaijin team would like to wish that the coming 2023 will be full of positive emotions, smiles, joy and happiness both in your personal life and in the game!

See you on the seas, lands and skies of War Thunder!

Your screenshots, as always, have been wonderful! We hope that you have had a delightful time this holiday season! There is not much time left in 2022, have you made your new year's resolution? The three most popular and three selected by us will get 300 GE. See the winners down below!

[h2]Let’s begin the 48th edition of our competition![/h2]

Create a stunning screenshot and submit it on the War Thunder Steam Community Hub with the tag #WTscreen48. You have time until 06.01.2023 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 - Apex Predators![/h2]

[h3]Terms:[/h3]

Apex Predators was released a little more than a week ago, and all have had some time to unlock new vehicles. This week, we would love to see your favorite new vehicles or maps that were introduced in the latest major update!
You must add the #WTscreen48 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 47th edition - Happy Holidays & New Year![/h2]

[h3]Winners selected via community votes:[/h3]
https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=2906364953
https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=2907093896
https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=2907012025

[h3]Winners selected by our judges:[/h3]
https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=2907277173
https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=2906268730
https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=2906553332

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

[h2]Aircraft[/h2]

• R-23T, R-24T, R-27T missiles — the dominance of heat signatures for jet engines and flares in the missile seekers has been adjusted.
  
• J35XS - ammo capacity of the forward-firing cannon has been increased to 120 rounds.
  

[h2]Naval[/h2]

• Missing detonation in the shell and charge cellars of naval vessels 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.

We invite you to take part in holiday competitions on the tss.warthunder.com portal. We have prepared 14 tournaments for you with a total prize pool of 192,000 Golden Eagles!

From the 3rd of January until the 8th of January various competitions for all types of vehicles are waiting for you, as well as excellent rewards, including the rare titles "Santa Little Helper", "Hero of Olympus", "Hero of the Colosseum", decals "Steel Legion", "Gladiators" and the Hero of the Coming 2023 "Killer Rabbit" decal.

"Killer Rabbit" decal

Tuesday | January 3rd
Air RB 1x1 — 13:00 UTC Tanks AB 1x1 — 18:00 UTC Air AB 1x1 — 18:20 UTC

Wednesday | January 4th
Tanks RB 1x1 —18:00 UTC Air SB 1x1 — 18:00 UTC

Thursday | January 5th
Tanks RBm 1x1 — 13:00 UTC Air RB 1x1 — 18:00 UTC Tanks AB 2x2 — 18:30 UTC

Friday | January 6th
Fleet 3x3 AB — 18:00 UTC Front RBm 3x3 — 18:30 UTC

Saturday | January 7th
Tanks RB 2x2 — 14:00 UTC Fire Front RBm 5x5 — 17:00 UTC

Sunday | January 8th
Air US RB 1x1 — 00:20 UTC Tanks US RB 1x1 — 01:00 UTC

Join the official Discord of the eSports community for the game — take part in draws, find teammates for bright victories in War Thunder tournaments!

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From the 29th of December at 11:00 GMT until the 5th of January at 11:00 GMT

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[h2]A second wave of discounts![/h2]

[h3]You can access our store by going from the in-game hangar: Shop > Online Store.[/h3]

[h2]Discounted customizable bundles![/h2]
The new discount mechanism will allow you to create your own bundle of multiple packs with a discount by adding them to your Cart. Each single pack has 25% off, but the discount increases to 50% if you add two or more packs to the Cart at once.

Note! The discount will only be applied if you add these packs to the Shopping Cart and purchase them all together as part of one transaction. All vehicle packs are eligible for this offer except for Starter packs and those added in the “Fire and Ice" and “Apex Predators” updates.

[h2]Additional bonuses![/h2]
In addition to the discounts, you will receive unique decals and titles by purchasing packs selected for the Winter Sale via the Cart.

[h2]2 packs[/h2]

• Unique Fanboy Snail decal;
  
• Unique “Fanboy” title.
  

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[h2]3 packs[/h2]

• Unique The Connoisseur Snail decal;
  
• Unique “Connoisseur” title.
  

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[h2]4 packs[/h2]

• Unique Treasure hunter Snail decal;
  
• Unique “Treasure hunter” title.
  

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[h2]$/€150+ spent[/h2]

• Unique “Shopaholic” title.
  

If you made several separate purchases via the Cart, you will receive all respective bonuses after recalculation. For example, if you make one purchase of 2 packs and another purchase of 3 packs, you will receive all 3 decals and titles after recalculation. Recalculation will be made after January 9th.

Note! You can also get the unique “Shopaholic” title, if you log in to the game from the 29th of December until the 5th of January and gain three victories, and at the same time you have previously purchased all packs that are included in the sale. The title will be assigned after the 9th of January to all users who have fulfilled these conditions.

The offer is valid for PC, Mac and Linux users only. PlayStation and Xbox users will be able to get unique titles and decals if they make purchases worth $/€40, $/€60, $/€80, and $/€150 respectively during the offer. Titles and decals will be assigned after the 9th of January to all users who have fulfilled these conditions.

Note! The following packs will be retired from stores on all platforms after the promotion ends:

• T129 ATAK Pack;
  
• Vautour IIN Pack;
  
• Lightning F.53 Pack;
  
• Type 74 mod G/Kai Pack.