War Thunder News

Last week’s screenshot competition produced some amazing bridge shots, we loved them. Fantastic work to every one of you who submitted a screenshot! The three most popular and three selected by us will get 300 GE. See the winners down below!

[h2]Let’s begin the 21st edition of our competition![/h2]

Create a stunning screenshot and submit it on the War Thunder Steam Community Hub with the tag #WTscreen21. You have time until the 01.07.2022 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 300 GE.

[h2]Important addition: Screenshot theme - Danger Zone![/h2]

[h3]Terms:[/h3]

• Have you flown the Tomcat yet? Tried the almighty Hood, the funky G6 or even dropped a Napalm bomb on an enemy? Nice! Take a screenshot of anything featured in the Danger Zone update - one of the new vehicles, your vehicle on one of the new maps, or even a new addition to the game, such as napalm. It’s up to you!
• Screenshots need to be compliant with the War Thunder rules, otherwise they will not be considered.
  
• 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 20th edition - Bridge on the River Kwai![/h2]

[h3]Winners selected via community votes:[/h3]
https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=2822823931
https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=2823093489
https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=2823159564
[h3]Winners selected by our judges:[/h3]
https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=2822689528
https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=2823849797
https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=2822999661
Each winner will get 300GE! Congratulations and see you next week!

On June 26th, 1857, the first Victoria Crosses, the highest military awards in the British honours system, were awarded to veterans of the Crimean War by Queen Victoria herself. Since 2006 the United Kingdom has celebrated its soldiers on the last Saturday of June.

From June 24th (12:00 GMT) until June 27th (9:00 GMT)

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




“British Armed Forces Day” decal 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 → British Armed Forces Day.

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

In June of 1955, West Germany founded its Ministry of Defense that began working on rebuilding the country’s armed forces. The new army received a new name: instead of “Wehrmacht” it was called “Bundeswehr”.

From June 24th (10:00 GMT) until June 27th (7:00 GMT)

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




“Bundeswehr Day” decal 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 → Bundeswehr Day.

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

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From now until the 7th of July: Discounted DLC bundles!

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[h3]We've got a nice offer for you: 2 bundles: The Summer Ground and Summer Air bundle, each with 51% off![/h3]


https://store.steampowered.com/bundle/26838/War_Thunder__Summer_Ground_Bundle/

https://store.steampowered.com/bundle/26837/War_Thunder__Summer_Air_Bundle/

Discounts on selected DLC:

• 50% off selected Starter Packs;
  
• 25% off F-5C, T-72AV (TURMS-T), Su-7BMK, Leopard, Black Shark, XM-1 General Motors, MiG-21 SPS-K, A-5C packs.
  

Follow the link and click the Discount button:

https://store.steampowered.com/dlc/236390/War_Thunder/

• An error has been fixed that sometimes caused artefacts to appear in shadows from star shells on minimal SSAO settings.
  
• In the naval hit camera, a text message has been added for ammunition explosions.
  
• Bomb assault fuze for aviation in BR 7.3-8.3 ground Arcade battles has been rolled back to 10 seconds. Starting speed has been reduced from 680 to 550 km/h for bombers and attack aircraft and from 600 to 550 km/h for fighters.
  
• BTR-ZD - Battle rating in RB has been increased from 4.3 to 4.7.
  
• Lancia 3Ro (100/17) - Battle rating in the AB has been increased from 1.7 to 2.0
  

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.