War Thunder News

Thank you for continuing to capture and share the most stunning moments from War Thunder! With the arrival of "Leviathans," it’s time to turn your lenses toward the giants of the seas. Whether you're commanding a battleship like Yamato, Iowa, or Bismarck, or exploring new and updated locations, we want to see your favorite new content from the update! The three most popular and three selected by us will get 300 GE. See the winners down below!

[h2]Let’s begin the 178th edition of our competition![/h2]

Create a stunning screenshot and submit it on the War Thunder Steam Community Hub with the tag #WTscreen178. You have time until the 4th of July 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.



[h3]Terms:[/h3]

Your screenshot must include a vehicle or location introduced in the latest major update, “Leviathans”.
You must add the #WTscreen178 tag (title cannot have any other text in it).
Artists may only win by popular vote once per four screenshot competitions.
• 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 177th edition – Heat & Humidity![/h2]

[h3]Winners selected via community votes:[/h3]
https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=3505145590
https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=3504890380
https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=3505042209

[h3]Winners selected by our judges:[/h3]
https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=3507780740
https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=3507719729
https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=3508031709

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

[p][/p][h2]Aircraft[/h2]

• [p]Fixed a bug where air targets were not correctly damaged by air-to-air  missiles and anti-aircraft missiles when flying close enough. (Rеport).[/p]
• [p]F-2A ADTW — a bug where the elements on the HUD in the cockpit were unreadable has been fixed. (Report).[/p]

[h2]Interface[/h2]

• [p]A bug where the messages about Capture Points would stack up on the screen and not disappear until the player’s vehicle was destroyed has been fixed. (Report).[/p]

[h2]Locations[/h2]

• [p]For correct operation and resource synchronization, the Finland and Golden Quarry locations have been temporarily removed from the rotation. They will be returned to the rotation early next week.[/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]

On the last Saturday in June, Great Britain celebrates its military — both current soldiers and veterans, with the reservists celebrating their day three days earlier. There are 170 events across the country, from parades and performances to family and charity events. The aim of the day is to show public support for the country’s armed forces.

[h2]Get the “British Armed Forces Day 2025” decal![/h2]
We’ve created this British-themed decal for this day.

“British Armed Forces Day 2025” decal

When: From June 27th (12:00 GMT) until June 30th (12:00 GMT).
Task: Play 3 battles using British vehicles at rank III or higher to receive the “British Armed Forces Day 2025” decal.

Additional details:

• Your activity must not be below 70%.
  
• You can 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 → British Armed Forces Day.
  
• You can find the decal in the “Britain → Tanks” tab in the Customization menu.
  

[p][/p][p][/p][p]Today we’re presenting the Leviathans trophy! It features 40 awesome camouflages created by 36 talented authors from War Thunder Live. You’ll find 24 camouflages for the new vehicles from the Leviathans major update, including 5 specifically for those massive new battleships that inspired the update’s name. Plus, there are 35 camouflages for tanks, planes, and helicopters. As a bonus, you can also get a unique decal and even some rare vehicles as coupons!

[/p][h2]Contents of the Leviathans trophy:[/h2][p] [/p][p]
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• [p] Coupons for rare vehicles[/p]
• [p] 17 camouflage coupons for ground vehicles[/p]
• [p] 16 camouflage coupons for aircraft[/p]
• [p] 5 camouflage coupon for naval vessels[/p]
• [p] 2 camouflage coupons for helicopters[/p]
• [p] Coupon for the Leviathans decal
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[p]Ground Vehicles[/p][carousel][/carousel][p][/p][p]Aircraft[/p][carousel][/carousel][p] Ships[/p][carousel][/carousel][p][/p][p][/p][h3]

[p]To unlock the trophy, you’ll need the new “Leviathans” key that can be purchased on the Market for GJN. Read more about the Market and Gaijin Coins on the Wiki.[/p]

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[/p][h2]How to get the trophy[/h2][p]Camouflage trophies can be earned with a certain probability after any battle on vehicles rank II or higher, with activity of no less than 50% (except for \[Assault] PvE mode). PlayStation and Xbox players can purchase the trophy in the Item Shop and open it with Golden Eagles. Read more on our Wiki.

PC players must purchase a key from the Market to open the trophy, with part of the cost going to the camouflage creators. You can activate a key from the trophy on your account or sell it on the Market for Gaijin Coins — just like the trophy itself.

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[p]You can become a creator of user camouflages — check out an updated guide on our wiki! It will bring you both glory and real money as a part of the War Thunder partnership program Additionally, all authors who are included in these trophies will receive a unique title, player icon and decal. Join the creative team over on WT Live![/p]

[h2]Customization[/h2]

• Many of you may have noticed that you were able to purchase some new camouflages, with their names being in an unusual format with file paths instead of the regular in-game names. These were/are test camouflages and/or camouflages that we use for videos etc, and were not intended to be purchasable. We’ll be removing these camouflages from the server and refund the Golden Eagles used to purchase them over the coming days. Sorry about the confusion caused here.
  

[h2]Aircraft[/h2]

• A bug where SAS modes sometimes did not work in full control has been fixed.
  
• H.P.12 — a bug where bombs did not show on the aircraft has been fixed.
  
• L-39ZA Albatros — visibility of the machine gun pods when viewed from the cockpit has been fixed.
  
• L-39ZA Albatros — a bug that caused the PK-3 gunpod to not have mass has been fixed.
  
• F-2A — a bug that caused the AN/AAQ-33 SNIPER ATP targeting pod to lack thermals has been fixed.
  
• AN/AAQ-33 SNIPER ATP — incorrectly set minimum and maximum zoom values have been corrected.
  
• Z.1007 (all variants) — a bug that caused the bombs to be dropped in an incorrect sequence (all from one wing first, then the other, instead of from each wing at a time) has been fixed.
  
• Yak-28B — flares have been removed. (Report).
  
• F/A-18C MLU 2, F/A-18C Late — a bug that caused the pre-installed weapon presets for the GBU-54B LJDAM and GBU-62 LJDAM-ER laser bombs to not have a targeting pod has been fixed. (Report).
  
• Mirage IIIS C.70 (Germany) — a bug where the visual effect of the JATO system remained when turning off the SEPR 844 booster has been fixed.
  

[h2]Ground Vehicles[/h2]

• RakJPz 2 — horizontal aiming has been fixed.
  

[h2]Naval Vessels [/h2]

• IJN Yamato — a bug that caused the Scout hydroplane to launch sideways has been fixed. (Report).
  

[h2]Sound[/h2]

• A bug where disabling the hangar sound in the settings did not disable all of the sounds correctly has been fixed.
  
• The volume of the new engine sound for the Type 10, TKX and SPz Puma under player control has been reduced to the volume level of the engines of other ground vehicles.
  
• The volume of all automatic loaders has been reduced to the level of the reloading sound of other ground vehicle guns.
  

[h2]Other[/h2]

• A bug that caused the interaction with water on some locations to work incorrectly which allowed driving/flying into the water has been fixed.
  

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.