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Update 2.15.1.106



  • Battle chat is now available again for both teams. Please be advised: to avoid violations of the communication rules, there is a message send delay that is set equal to 30 seconds. We will continue to monitor the situation, and, if the number of violations in battle chat increases, we will have to disable it again.


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.

New authentic decals (available until June 10th)



Meet the latest selection of historical decals that you can get for your vehicle until the 10th of June. You will be able to distinguish your vehicles in the battle with exclusive designs: the “Spitting Viper” for Israeli ground vehicles, the fearsome “Shark” for Chinese aircraft and also the moustached tiger, of course for German tanks.







Emblem of "Tuskegee Airmen", 332nd Fighter Group, USAF, 1944

Emblem of 3rd tank corps, USSR

"Spitting Viper" emblem, 7th Armored Brigade of the Israel Defense Forces



Score 1st-3rd place in 10 battles while controlling US aircraft, or purchase for 200 GE

Score 1st-3rd place in 10 battles while controlling Soviet ground vehicles, or purchase for 200 GE

Defeat 40 players (20 in RB and SB) while controlling Israeli ground vehicles, or purchase for 200 GE



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Emblem of the Swedish Armoured Troops Cadet and Officer Candidate School

"Flying Shark" emblem, PLA Naval Air Force, 2013

Emblem of the 1e régiment de chasseurs d'Afrique, France



Score 2,000 points in 5 battles while controlling ground vehicle, or purchase for 200 GE

200 GE

Defeat 40 players (20 in RB and SB) while controlling French ground vehicles, or purchase for 200 GE



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Emblem of 161a Squadriglia CM, Stormo Misto Egeo, RA

Emblem of the 210th Sturmgeschutz-Brigade of Wehrmacht

Emblem of the 11th Fighter Squadron, RAF

"Shooting Star" emblem, Cpl Suzuki, 244th Sentai, IJAAF



Score 2,000 points in 5 battles while controlling Italian aircraft, or purchase for 200 GE

Defeat 40 players (20 in RB and SB) while controlling German SPG, or purchase for 200 GE

Defeat 40 players on aircraft (20 in RB and SB) while controlling British aircraft, or purchase for 200 GE

Defeat 40 players (20 in RB and SB) while controlling Japanese aircraft, or purchase for 200 GE



You can find these decals in the “Weeks latest” section in the customization tab, after which they will be available to their owners in the thematic sections of vehicle customization.

Tasks can be completed in vehicles of rank II-VII.
  • The requirements for the decals may be checked in the “Weeks latest” section in vehicle customization or in the Achievements → Decals → Weeks latest.
  • Tasks can be completed in random battles and events, except “Enduring Confrontation” and “Assault” missions.
  • Decals received earlier have been temporarily moved to the section “Weeks latest” and will be moved later to the thematic sections.


Some of the decals were created by Colin 'Fenris' Muir, Jej 'CharlieFoxtrot' Ortiz, Ricardo "BlueBeta" Lo Verso and Branislav 'InkaL' Mirkov.

Previous decals have been moved to their respective sections for the appearance of vehicles:

  • "Griffin" badge of VF-831, USS Antietam, 1951 → USA.
  • Insignia of the 3rd S-Boote flotilla of Kriegsmarine, (S57) → Germany (fleet).
  • "Ace of hearts'' personal emblem of G. A. Kogrushev, 168th IAP → USSR.
  • Emblem of Guards Armoured Division, Great Britain → Britain (tanks).
  • Emblem of 1st Tank District, Northern Army, JGSDF → Japan (tanks).
  • "Stork" emblem of the 37o Stormo, Italian Air Force → Italy.
  • Emblem of the 2/33 Savoie Reconnaissance Squadron, FAF → France.
  • Emblem of the Armoured Battalion Norwegian Army → Neutral countries (tanks).
  • Emblem of the Armoured Brigade Finnish Army → Neutral countries (tanks).
  • Emblem of 107th Squadron, IAF → Israel.

Update 2.15.1.102



Update 2.15.1.102


[h2]Ground vehicles[/h2]
  • Dardo, VCC-80/30 — the incorrect animation of the HE-IT round on the info card has been fixed (report).
  • FV102 Striker — armour penetration values on the info card have been corrected (report).
  • 15 cm Pz.W.42 — armour penetration values on the info card have been corrected.
  • T-80U, T-90A — targeting angles in the TKN-4 commander’s sight have been adjusted from -5/+10 to -20/+30 degrees. Source: Изделие 478Б. Техническое описание и инструкция по эксплуатации, 1985.
  • LVT(A)(4) — the name of the vehicle on the info card has been corrected (report).
  • Begleitpanzer 57 — the automatic loader has been added to the ATGM launcher (report).
  • Т-72M2 Moderna — a bug has been fixed where a reload time was overestimated .
  • Phòng không T-34, Phòng không T-34 (USSR) — different visibility values have been equalised, visibility of both vehicles are now set to 120% (report).
  • IS-4M — AA machine gun is now controlled by the gunner.
  • T29, T30, T34 — AA machine guns are now controlled by the gunner.
  • Merkava Mk.4B — material and thickness of the spare tracks on the turret have been fixed.

[h2]Aircraft[/h2]
  • MiG-21S — a bug has been fixed where in some situations the texture of pylons remains on the detachment line while the pylons are detached.
  • AD-2 / AD-4 (all versions) — icons of the 1,000 lbs bombs have been corrected in all weapon presets.
  • S-13OF rocket — the weight has been corrected to 69 kg. Source: “Неуправляемая авиационная ракета С-13ОФ - Концерн «Калашников»”; and others


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.

Server Update 06.05.22



  • Fixed incorrect display of the real value of the "Bomb activation time (sec)", which could occur after switching the game difficulty mode.


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.