War Thunder News

[h3]Aircraft[/h3]

• A bug that led to switching on the automatic abandonment timer in air RB by receiving critical damage although it was possible to reach the airfield and repair the vehicle, has been fixed.
  
• Z-9W, Z-9WA — A bug where the “Compressor” modification decreased climbing speed has been fixed.
  

[h3]Ground vehicles[/h3]

• T-80UK — Mistakenly presented tank rack has been removed. The amount of ammunition has been changed from 39 to 30 shells.
  
• HJ9 — Jamming channel for ATGM has been added. Source: «Research and Development of Chinese ATGMs (1958—2000)».
  

[h3]Interface[/h3]

• A rare bug on the icon of an already researched vehicle where the “Research” button was displayed instead of the “Purchase” button has been fixed.
  

[h3]Other changes[/h3]

• A bug causing the client to crash with vulkan render (Linux) has been fixed.
  

The current provided update notes reflect the major changes within the game as part of this Update. Some updates and fixes may be not listed in the provided notes. War Thunder is constantly improving all the time and certain fixes may be implemented without the client being updated.

Brrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrt! That was a lot of cannonfodder! The sparks, muzzle flash and detail were sublime! The three most popular and three selected by us will get 300 GE. See the winners down below!

[h2]Let’s begin the 33rd edition of our competition![/h2]

Create a stunning screenshot and submit it on the War Thunder Steam Community Hub with the tag #WTscreen33. You have time until 23.09.2022 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 - Wooden Wonders![/h2]

[h3]Terms:[/h3]

• In War Thunder, many vehicles are made mostly or entirely out of metals. Hidden in the tech trees, there exist vehicles constructed in part, or even mostly, of wood: The wooden wonders of War Thunder!
  Many aircraft were constructed of wood- perhaps most well known, the RAF’s de Havilland Mosquito. Some ground vehicles are constructed in part of wood, such as the Italian Lancia 3Ro. In the naval tech trees, some of the fastest PT boats utilized wooden hulls!
  You must add the #WTscreen33 tag (without other text).
• 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 7 working days.
  

[h2]And now, time for the winners of the competition’s 32nd edition - Autocannon Special![/h2]

[h3]Winners selected via community votes:[/h3]
https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=2861035505
https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=2862465807
https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=2862714346

[h3]Winners selected by our judges:[/h3]
https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=2861259984
https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=2861331237
https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=2861098110

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

Prototype of a light airborne tank designed for fire support for infantry will be the main ‘tank’ prize of the upcoming crafting event!

[h2]CCVL, light tank, USA, rank VI. Event vehicle.[/h2]

Features:

• Good mobility
  
• Light armor
  
• Thermal imagers for gunner and commander
  
• Auto loader
  
• Crew: 3 members
  

And here is the main "tank" prize of the upcoming crafting event - the CCVL experimental light tank. The vehicle was designed as an airborne one, so it is compact and has low weight, and features only bulletproof armor, while possessing excellent armament and remarkable driving performance. It's a mean little scout!

The CCVL is the direct ancestor of the AGS, VFM 5 and XM8 light tanks already known to War Thunder tankers. The light chassis gains quite a high power-to-weight ratio, allowing the tank to perfectly overcome off-road terrain, climb hills, and quickly get up to maximum speed.





The tank is well-armed. The 105mm cannon, familiar from the AGS and early M1 Abrams tanks, supports ammunition for all combat situations, including smoke and a couple of fin-stabilized AP rounds. Reloading is fast, thanks to the automatic loader; the electric turret drive makes it easy to target the weak spots of opponents in close combat, even while moving. The modern fire control system includes a stabilizer and thermal imagers both for the commander and gunner.





The survivability of the CCVL depends entirely on mobility and skillful use of cover. The fact is that aluminum alloy armor can easily be penetrated by all types of ammunition, except for machine guns and shrapnel. The crew of the tank was only three members. In general, if you get caught in the enemy's sight, there will almost never be any hope of a return shot. CCVL must move to live!



Get yourself a special event tank just by playing the game! The autumn crafting event is happening soon! We will continue to tell you about other event prizes - stay tuned for our news and social networks!

World War II proved air superiority to be crucial, so on September 18th, 1947 US Air Force became a separate branch of the country’s armed forces. Today it’s the largest air force in the world with more than 320 000 troops, 5 000 aircraft and 400 ICBMs.

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From September 16th (12:00 GMT) until September 19th (7:00 GMT)

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[h3]Play 3 battles using American aircraft (rank III or higher, with an activity of not less than 70%) to receive the “Lieutenant America” decal. [/h3]



“Lieutenant America”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 → US Air Force Birthday.

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




During the event two premium aircraft from the US research tree — George Bostwick's P-47M-1-RE and Raymond Wetmore's P-51D-10 — will be made available for purchase for Golden Eagles.

[h3]Aircraft[/h3]

• Automatic selection of the next suspended weaponry after full consumption of the selected one has been added. Selection of the next weapon will be done with a 1 second delay to avoid accidental firing during volley fire.
  
• Kfir C.2/7, Nesher, Mirage 5F, Mirage F1C/СT, Mirage 2000 — instability of the directional damper has been fixed (with auto control enabled an aircraft might sideslip while the rudder is enabled).
  

[h3]Ground vehicles[/h3]

• VRCC — Turret armour scheme has been clarified. The material of the turret armour has been changed from aluminium alloy to high hardness armour. Thickness has been changed from 20mm to 15mm.
  
• M3 GMC — A bug which caused the unit not to apply transmission changes specified in the changelog of the “Drone Age” update has been fixed.
  
• Challenger (all), Vickers Mk.7 — The order of ammo racks consumption has been clarified.
  

[h3]Naval[/h3]

• A bug has been fixed where a target lock might be disabled by objects in the line of sight, or by moving the camera to the side.
  

[h3]Enduring Confrontation and helicopter PvE[/h3]

• The situation where team B bombers would stop respawning in a number of situations has been fixed.
  
• In helicopter PvE the ground forces of team A now always counterattack if they manage to win ground battle in which team B was the attacker.
  

[h3]Other changes[/h3]

• Fixed a number of bugs that caused the game to crash on Linux.
  

The current provided update notes reflect the major changes within the game as part of this Update. Some updates and fixes may be not listed in the provided notes. War Thunder is constantly improving all the time and certain fixes may be implemented without the client being updated.