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April 9th is traditionally observed in the Philippines as a national memorial day known as Araw ng Kagitingan (Day of Valor). This day commemorates the fall of the Bataan Peninsula to Japanese forces in 1942. For nearly four months, the defenders of the peninsula held off enemy attacks despite being starved, short of ammunition and low on manpower. For Filipinos, their feat is a shining symbol of valor and selflessness.

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In honor of this day, we’ve prepared a special video from the Moments of Valor series, as well as an exclusive bundle with premium vehicles and unique camouflages created by the War Thunder Live community. This bundle is available at a 50% discount in the Gaijin store until April 16th (6:00 GMT). Vehicle owners can purchase camouflages separately for Golden Eagles.

During the same time period, the F-86F-35 Sabre Skyblazers and Stuart VI (5th CAD) are available to purchase for Golden Eagles on all platforms.

To get to the Gaijin Store through Steam, go to the in-game hangar > Shop > Online Store.

[h2]Moments of Valor: Philippines Bundle -50%[/h2]
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• Sabre Skyblazers Pack + Philippine Air Force Sabre “468” camouflage by RenaiCirculation
  
• F-5C Pack + Philippine Air Force Blue Diamonds Aerobatic Team camouflage by Wilk28
  
• Stuart VI (5th CAD) Pack + + No.108, Armed Forces of the Philippines camouflage by Filipino_Komrad
  
• Unique decal: “Philippine Eagle”
  
• Unique title: “Protector of the People”
  

Additionally, all three packs are available separately with a 30% discount from April 9th until 16th (6:00 GMT) in the Gaijin store.

You can also get the decal and title if you already have all the vehicles in the pack and play 3 battles with each of them from April 9th to 16th (6:00 GMT).

The following camouflages created by War Thunder Live players have been permanently added to the game for Golden Eagles:

• Sabre Skyblazers (USA, Rank V) + Philippine Air Force Sabre “468” camouflage by RenaiCirculation
  
• F-5C (USA, Rank VII) + Philippine Air Force Blue Diamonds Aerobatic Team camouflage by Wilk28
  
• M113A1 (TOW) (Italy, Rank VI) + Philippine Civic Action Group camouflage by Filipino_Komrad
  
• M41A1 (USA, Rank IV) + 10th Battalion Combat Team, Armed Forces of the Philippines camouflage by Filipino_Komrad
  
• Scimitar (UK, Rank V) + “Scorpion” camouflage by Badass_Jellykin
  
• Sherman I Composito (Rank 3, Italy) + “Always Ready” camouflage by TonyTheJackal
  
• Stuart VI (5th CAD) (USA, Rank II) + No.108, Armed Forces of the Philippines camouflage by Filipino_Komrad
  

[h2]Aircraft[/h2]

• Sea Harrier FA 2 — a bug where the HUD in the cockpit did not automatically switch to the “air-to-air” mode when selecting air-to-air missiles has been fixed.
  
• Su-25, Su-25K, Su-17M2, Su-17M4, Su-22M3, MiG-21S — a bug where vehicles were rendered in from shorter distances when viewed through the sight glass than when viewed through the cockpit glass has been fixed. (Report).
  

[h2]Ground Vehicles[/h2]

• Sabra Mk.I — a bug that caused the gun mantlet fabric cover to not rotate with the turret has been fixed. (Report).
  
• Ho-Ri (all variants) — a bug where the armor plate above the gun did not rise in the damage model has been fixed.
  
• A bug where it was impossible to switch to the weapon view in replays has been fixed.
  
• Vilkas — a bug where the X-ray of the right rocket was not positioned coaxially with the launcher 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.

In honor of Alexander Ovechkin’s historic achievement of breaking Wayne Gretzky’s NHL goal scoring record, we’re launching a special event for all hockey fans!

Get unique decals, the “Callsign “Hockey Player”” profile icon and celebrate this incredible moment with us!

“Hockey puck” decal

“Hockey stamp” decal

“Callsign “Hockey Player”” profile icon

Until April 11th (07:00 GMT), look out for the “The Great Eight” tab in your achievements, where you’ll find rewards and tasks:

• Play 8 battles while using USSR or USA vehicles that are rank II or higher to receive the “Hockey puck” decal.
  
• Win 8 battles while using USSR or USA vehicles that are rank II or higher to receive the “Callsign “Hockey Player”” player icon.
  
• Activate the “OVI” code on the activation page here to receive the “Hockey stamp” decal the next time you log into the game until April 11th (07:00 GMT).
  

The achievement for obtaining the “Callsign "Hockey Player” profile icon will be available for completion on consoles from April 9th (13:00 GMT) until April 14th (13:00 GMT).

Don’t miss your chance to become part of hockey history in War Thunder. Let’s celebrate this sporting triumph together!

Hey everyone, we’re glad to be back with another set of historical decals! We hope you collected everything you were interested in during March, and that the selection for April is similarly appealing. This month, we have quite a varied selection of emblem types — if you’d like to submit an emblem for consideration for future monthly events, make a post on the forum and we’ll take a look!

The following decals will be available from April 7th (11:00 GMT) until May 7th (11:00 GMT).

All tasks can be completed using vehicles that are rank III or higher.

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Monthly markings can be found in a special tab at the bottom of the customization menu, (Monthly Decals) after a month, they’ll be moved to their corresponding category.

You can check the exact terms and track the progress of completing tasks for these decals by going to your Player Profile > Decals > Monthly Decals. From here, click the “Track progress” button on each decal to track from the hangar.

All of the emblems will come with a detailed description. This will generally consist of the history of the marking, its design, which vehicles used it, and where it was often placed on vehicles historically if applicable (some emblems are taken from badges, which weren’t always applied). This way you can more easily recreate the original positioning if you’d like.

We hope you like the selection this month! Thank you for all of your feedback and suggestions, and we’ll see you next month for more!

Your screenshots that you submitted last week were superb! This week, machines from World War I have joined us. Snap a picture with your favorite and show us! You can read more about the event here. The three most popular and three selected by us will get 300 GE. See the winners down below!

[h2]Let’s begin the 166th edition of our competition![/h2]

Create a stunning screenshot and submit it on the War Thunder Steam Community Hub with the tag #WTscreen166. You have time until the 11th of April 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 be from The Great War event, or include any of the vehicles from the event.
You must add the #WTscreen166 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 165th edition – Teamwork![/h2]

[h3]Winners selected via community votes:[/h3]
https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=3454123339
https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=3454154232
https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=3454376098

[h3]Winners selected by our judges:[/h3]
https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=3456210341
https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=3455325385
https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=3454561902

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